The 41st Moscow International Film Festival was held from 18 April to 25 April 2019. Russian film director Nikita Mikhalkov was the president of the festival. South Korean film director Kim Ki-Duk was head of the main jury. The Emperor of Paris was the opening film and Meeting Gorbachev was the closing film. The opening ceremony took place at the Rossiya theatre, hosted by actress Elizaveta Boyarskaya. The closing ceremony took place at the Rossiya cinema, hosted by actress Marina Alexandrova. The Golden Saint George for best picture was awarded to the Kazakh film The Secret of a Leader directed by Farkhat Sharipov. Jury Main Competition Kim Ki-Duk, film director (South Korea) – President of the Jury Semih Kaplanoglu, film director & producer (Turkey) Valia Santella, film director & screenwriter (Italy) Maria Jävenhelmi, film actress (Finland) Irina Apeksimova, film actress (Russia) Documentary Competition Kevin Simm, film director (UK) – President of the Jury Boris Karadzhev, film director (Russia) Gulbara Tolomushova, film historian (Kyrgyzstan) Short film competition Alisa Khazanova, film actress and director (Russia) - Chairman of the Jury Heidi Zwicker, Sundance festival programmer (U.S.) Ognjen Glavonic, film director (Serbia) Films in competition Main Competition Documentary Competition Awards Golden Saint George for Best Film: The Secret of a Leader by Farkhat Sharipov, Kazakhstan Silver Saint George Special Jury Prize: In Search of Echo (Háiyáng dòngwù) by Zhang Chi, China Silver Saint George for Best Director: Valerio Mastandrea, Laughing, Italy Silver Saint George for Best Actor: Tommi Korpela, Void, Finland Silver Saint George for Best Actress: Soha Niasti, My Second Year in College, Iran Silver Saint George for Best Documentary: Men's Room (For Vi Er Gutta) by Petter Sommer & Jo Vemund Svendsen, Norway Silver Saint George for Best Short Film: Tiger (Tigre) by Delphine Deloget, France FIPRESCI jury prize: Lune de Miel (My Polish Honeymoon) by Elise Otsenberger, France NETPAC jury prize: Min Urduber Kyun Khahan Da Kiirbet (The Sun Above Me Never Sets) by Lybov Borisova, Russia The Russian film critics' awards Jam, by SABU, Japan Tyhjiö (Void), by Aleksi Salmenperä, Finland, Shonibar Bikel (Saturday Afternoon), by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, Bangladesh To Plant a Flag, by Bobbie Peers, Norway (short film) Russian Cinema Club club federation awards Tēvs Nakts (The Mover), by Dāvis Sīmanis, Latvia, Germany Core of the World, by Natalya Mechshaninova, (Russian program) Voskreseniye (Sunday), by Svetlana Proskurina, Russia (diploma) Audience Award: Min Urduber Kyun Khahan Da Kiirbet