30th Moscow International Film Festival
The 30th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 19 to 28 June 2008. The Golden George was awarded to the Iranian film As Simple as That directed by Reza Mirkarimi.
Jury
- Liv Ullmann
- Michael Glawogger
- Irina Rozanova
- Derek Malcolm
- Sebastián Alarcón
Films in competition
| English title | Original title | Director | Production country |
| Absurdistan | Absurdistan | Veit Helmer | Germany |
| The War of the Shore | Duiande zhangzheng | Li Xin | China |
| Zift | Zift | Javor Gardev | Bulgaria |
| For My Father | Sof Shavua B'Tel Aviv | Dror Zahavi | Israel |
| Days and Clouds | Giorni e nuvole | Silvio Soldini | Italy |
| The Moon and Other Lovers | Der Mond und andere Liebhaber | Bernd Böhlich | Germany |
| Mao Tse Tung | Mao Ce Dun | Besnik Bisha | Albania |
| The Quiet Storm | Veðramót | Guðný Halldórsdóttir | Iceland |
| Once Upon a Time in the Provinces | Odnazhdy v provintsii | Katya Shagalova | Russia |
| The Visitor | The Visitor | Tom McCarthy | United States |
| Virtually a Virgin | Majdnem szüz | Péter Bacsó | Hungary |
| Awaking from a Dream | Amanecer de un sueño | Freddy Mas Franqueza | Spain |
| A Simple Heart | Un cœur simple | Marion Laine | France |
| As Simple as That | Be hamin sadegi | Reza Mirkarimi | Iran |
| Birds of Paradise | Rayskie ptitsy | Roman Balayan | Ukraine |
| The Cherry Orchard | Sad | Sergei Ovcharov | Russia |
Awards
- Golden George: As Simple as That by Reza Mirkarimi
- Special Jury Prize: Silver George: A Simple Heart by Marion Laine
- Silver George:
- * Best Director: Javor Gardev for Zift
- * Best Actor : Richard Jenkins for The Visitor
- * Best Actress : Margherita Buy for Days and Clouds
- Silver George for the best film of the Perspective competition: Cumbia Connection by Rene U. Villareal
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Takeshi Kitano
- Stanislavsky Award: Isabelle Huppert
- FIPRESCI Prize: Once Upon a Time in the Provinces by Katya Shagalova
- Russian Critics Jury's Prize for Best Film in-competition: As Simple as That by Reza Mirkarimi