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The Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF) starts on Friday, August 26, TASS reports. ''The Heart of Parma" by Anton Megerdichev was chosen as the opening movie. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Alexei Ivanov.
The festival will last until September 2, more than 230 films from 65 countries will be screened during this time.
13 films from Russia, Serbia, China, Turkey, Sri Lanka and other countries will compete in the main competition: Vegetable Garden by Larisa Sadilova, The Beheading of St. John The Baptist by Serbian director Sinisa Cvetic, Youth by Dmitry Davydov, The Voice Crying in the Wilderness by Ciprian Mega from Romania, The Journey of Mastorna by Chinese director Chan Ming Zhi Liao, Camel Arch by Vladimir Suslin from Russia, Hives by Luis Basurto from Peru, A Hope, by Turkish director Umit Kereken, Maariya - The Ocean Angel, by Sri Lankan director Aruna Jayawardana.
The jury is headed by the artistic director of the Theater of Nations Yevgeny Mironov.
The documentary section includes ten films. They represent Russia, Mexico, USA, China, Iran and other countries. Almost 20 films from 15 countries will go to the short film program.
Russkiy Mir
