The 17th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 8 to 19 July 1991. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Soviet-German film Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea directed by Karen Gevorkian.
Jury
Oleg Yankovsky (Soviet Union – President of the Jury) Márta Mészáros (Hungary) Gabriele Rohrer-Kumlin (Germany) Kang Soo-yeon (South Korea) Michèle Mercier (France) Dušan Makavejev (Yugoslavia) Luigi Magni (Italy) Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón (Spain)
Films in competition
The following films were selected for the main competition:
Awards
Golden St. George: Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea by Karen Gevorkian
Special Silver St. George: The Adjuster by Atom Egoyan The Wedding Maidens by Jin Wang Silver St. George: Actor: Mustafa Nadarević, Branislav Lečić for Silent Gunpowder Actress: Isabelle Huppert for Madame Bovary Special Mention: Homework by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo Prix FIPRESCI: Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea by Karen Gevorkian Special Diplomas: Matti Manushulu by B. Narsing Rao Special Mention: A Woman Between Two Brothers by Amir Karakulov (non-competition film) Prix of Ecumenical Jury: Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea by Karen Gevorkian Special Mention: Walerjan Wrobel's Homesickness by Rolf Schübel