The 34th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 21 to 30 June 2012.^[1] Dukhless was selected as the opening gala film and closed with Beloved by Christophe Honoré.^[2][3] The Golden George was awarded to Junkhearts (2011) directed by Tinge Krishnan.^[4]

Jury

The Jury for the 34th Moscow International Film Festival announced on June 7, 2012.^[5]

Main Competition Jury

• Hector Babenco (Brazil – President of the Jury)
• Sergei Loban (Russia)
• Jean-Marc Barr (France)
• Adriana Chiesa Di Palma (Italy)
• Javor Gardev (Bulgaria)

Perspectives Competition Jury

• Marina Razbezhkina (Russia – Perspectives competition Jury)
• Sylvia Perel (Mexico)
• Darezhan Omirbayev (Kazakhstan)

Documentary Competition Jury

• Vladimir Evaldovich Eisner (Russia – Documentary competition Jury)
• Pawel Pawlikowski (Poland)
• Jon Alpert (USA)

Competition

The following films were selected for the main competition:^[6]

• 80 Million / 80 Millionow directed by Waldemar Krzystek
• A Cherry on a Pomegranate Tree? / Shi Liu Shu Shang Ошу ying Tao directed by LI chen
• A.C.A.B. directed by Stefano Sollima
• Expiration Date / Fecha de caducidad directed by Kenya Marquez
• Fire in Hell / Jioghwa directed by Lee Sang-woo
• Growing in the Wind / Routedan dar Bad directed by Rahbar Ghanbari
• Gulf Stream Under the Iceberg / Golfa straume zem ledus kalna directed by Jevgeņijs Paškevičs
• July / Krapetz directed by Kiril Stankov
• Junkhearts directed by Tinge Krishnan
• Lonely Island / Üksik saar directed by Peeter Simm
• Magnifica presenza directed by Ferzan Özpetek
• Naked Harbour / Vuosaari directed by Aku Louhimies
• Apostle / O Apóstolo directed by Fernando Cortizo
• Rita's Last Fairy Tale / Poslednyaya skazka Rity directed by Renata Litvinova
• The Door / Az ajtó? directed by István Szabó
• The Horde / Орда directed by Andrei Proshkin
• Vegetarian Cannibal / Ljudozder Vegetarijanac directed by Branko Schmidt

Perspectives competition

• 170 Hz
• Amaro Amore
• Ana-Bana
• Bebop
• City of Children / I poli ton paidion
• Dr.Ketel
• Everybody's gone
• Fourth Dimension
• Garbage
• Horizon / Tian Bian
• If only everyone... / Yet’ye bolory...
• The wreckers
• Where is my mother tongue? / Ana Dilim Nerede

Documentary competition

• Colors of Math
• Searching for Sugarman
• The Ambassador
• The World before Her
• Theatre Svoboda / Divadlo Svoboda
• Tomorrow / Zavtra
• TT3D: Closer to the Edge

Short film corner

• Ash
• Away / V Put
• Brother / Broer
• Jealousy
• Man in Fear
• Sirocco / Shluq
• Taxi Karaoke
• The Centrifuge Brain Project
• The Metamorphosis

Awards

Winners for the 34th Moscow Film Festival has been announced on June 30, 2012.^[7]

• Main Prize “Golden George” for the best film:

JUNKHEARTS (dir. Tinge Krishnan, UK)

• Special Jury Prize “Silver George”:

FECHA DE CADUCIDAD (dir. Kenya Marquez, Mexico)

• “Silver George” for the best director:

ANDREY PROSHKIN (“THE HORDE”, Russia)

• “Silver George” for the best actor:

Eddie Marsan (“Junkhearts”, UK)

• “Silver George” for the best actress:

ROZA HAIRULLINA (“THE HORDE”, Russia)

• “Silver George” for the best film of the "Perspectives" competition:

THE WRECKERS (dir. D.R.HOOD, UK)

• “Silver George” for the best film of the documentary competition:

SEARCHING FOR SUGARMAN (dir. Malik Bendjelloul, Sweden, UK)

• Special Prize for An Outstanding Contribution To The World Cinema:

Tim Burton (USA)

• Special Prize for The Outstanding Achievement In The Career Of Acting and Devotion To The Principles of K.Stanislavsky's school:

Catherine Deneuve (France)