| Location | Moscow, Soviet Union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959 |
| Awards | Grand Prix |
| Festival date | 14–28 August 1979 |
| Website | http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru |
The 11th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 14 to 28 August 1979.[1] The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Italian-French film Christ Stopped at Eboli directed by Francesco Rosi, the Spanish film Siete días de enero directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and the Polish film Camera Buff directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski.
The following films were selected for the main competition:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anton the Magician | Anton der Zauberer | Günter Reisch | East Germany |
| The Barrier | Barierata | Christo Christov | Bulgaria |
| Road Without End | Road Without End | A. Hussein | Bangladesh |
| Fight for Freedom | Ija ominira | Ola Balogun | Nigeria |
| The Being | The Being | Tom Ribero | Ghana |
| Takeoff | Vzlyot | Savva Kulish | Soviet Union |
| The Children of Sanchez | The Children of Sanchez | Hall Bartlett | United States |
| Tomorrow Never Comes | Tomorrow Never Comes | Peter Collinson | United Kingdom |
| In My Life | Honning Måne | Bille August | Denmark |
| Fish Hawk | Fish Hawk | Donald Shebib | Canada |
| Dawn! | Dawn! | Ken Hannam | Australia |
| The Canal | Kanal | Erden Kıral | Turkey |
| Camera Buff | Amator | Krzysztof Kieślowski | Poland |
| The Fortress | Az erőd | Miklós Szinetár | Hungary |
| The Moment | Clipa | Gheorghe Vitanidis | Romania |
| Mireille and the Others | Mireille dans la vie des autres | Jean-Marie Buchet | Belgium |
| The Young Man and Moby Dick | Mladý muž a bílá velryba | Jaromil Jireš | Czechoslovakia |
| Moment | Tren | Stole Janković | Yugoslavia |
| Nahla | Nahla | Farouk Beloufa | Algeria |
| Sky Became Clear | Sky Became Clear | Ravjagiin Dorjpalam | Mongolia |
| Parashuram | Parashuram | Mrinal Sen | India |
| Travelling Companion | Compañero de viaje | Clemente de la Cerda | Venezuela, Spain |
| The Tailor from Ulm | Der Schneider von Ulm | Edgar Reitz | West Germany |
| Portrait of Teresa | Retrato de Teresa | Pastor Vega | Cuba |
| Poet and Muse | Runoilija ja muusa | Jaakko Pakkasvirta | Finland |
| Damn for Those Who Cries | Damn for Those Who Cries | Mohamad Ali Najafi | Iran |
| Broken Flag | Bandera rota | Gabriel Retes | Mexico |
| Seven Days in January | Siete días de enero | Juan Antonio Bardem | Spain, France |
| My Love is Sweet | Habibati ya hab al-tout | Marvan Haddad | Syria |
| The Dogs | Les Chiens | Alain Jessua | France |
| The Walls | Al-asuar | Mohamed Shukri Jameel | Iraq |
| The Walls of Freedom | Frihetens murar | Marianne Ahrne | Sweden |
| Only Ahead | Only Ahead | Long Van | Vietnam |
| Christ Stopped at Eboli | Cristo si è fermato a Eboli | Francesco Rosi | Italy, France |