The Moscow International Film Festival is the second oldest film festival in the world, after the Venice Film Festival.
The Moscow International Film Festival took place for the first time in 1935 and has been held annually since 1959. The film festival gathers and honours many famous filmmakers and artists, such as Hollywood director Stanley Kramer, Italian actor-director Federico Fellini, who has won four Oscars, actor Jack Nicholson, and actress Meryl Streep.
The 45th Moscow International Film Festival takes place from April 20-27.
Ivan Kudryavtsev, Artistic Director of the Moscow International Film Festival sent an official invitation to the director and producer of the film '578 Magnum', to participate in the Wild Nights category, with a special screening.
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Many thrilling action scenes were performed at Dinh Vu container port (Hai Phong). |
After the film attracted attention in the international market, a producer from Germany and a partner in Italy, offered to buy the sequel’s movie rights from the script stage, for international release.
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The movie was filmed with several action scenes at Da Trang Pass (Hoa Binh). |
In June 2023, '578 Magnum' received an invitation from the Director of the Kimolos International Film Festival (Greece), to enter the "Golden Tree" category for Best Film and Best Director. The film also received invitations to participate in two other international film festivals.
In 2022, the film competed for the Grand Prix, the top prize at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. The festival has been one of the top 14 A-class film festivals in the world, since 2014, along with Cannes, Venice, and Berlin, by the Fédération Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films (FIAPF).
