3rd Moscow International Film Festival
| Location | Moscow, Soviet Union | 
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959 | 
| Awards | Grand Prix | 
| Festival date | 7–21 July 1963 | 
| Website | http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru | 

The 3rd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1963.[1] The Grand Prix was awarded to the Italian film 8½ directed by Federico Fellini.
Jury
- Grigori Chukhrai (USSR - President of the Jury)
 - Shaken Ajmanov (USSR)
 - Sergio Amidei (Italy)
 - Dušan Vukotić (Yugoslavia)
 - Mohamed Kerim (Egypt)
 - Stanley Kramer (USA)
 - Jean Marais (France)
 - Nelson Pereira dos Santos (Brazil)
 - Emil Petrov (Bulgaria)
 - Jan Procházka (Czechoslovakia)
 - Satyajit Ray (India)
 - Jan Rybkowski (Poland)
 - Kiyohiko Ushihara (Japan)
 - János Herskó (Hungary)
 
Films in competition
The following films were selected for the main competition:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Shore of Waiting | Sahele entezar | Syamak Yasami | Iran | 
| The Great Escape | The Great Escape | John Sturges | United States | 
| The Marriage Circle | Saat Pake Bandha | Ajoy Kar | India | 
| The Suitor | Le soupirant | Pierre Étaix | France | 
| 8½ | Otto e mezzo | Federico Fellini | Italy, France | 
| Changes in the Village | Gamperaliya | Lester James Peries | Ceylon | 
| Naked Among Wolves | Nackt unter Wölfen | Frank Beyer | East Germany | 
| The Twelve Chairs | Las doce sillas | Tomás Gutiérrez Alea | Cuba | 
| Los signos del zodiaco | Los signos del zodiaco | Sergio Véjar | Mexico | 
| Meet Baluyev! | Знакомьтесь, Балуев! | Victor Komissarjevski | Soviet Union | 
| Bad Girl | Hiko shojo | Kirio Urayama | Japan | 
| Kozara | Kozara | Veljko Bulajić | Yugoslavia | 
| Mediterranean Holiday | Flying Clipper – Traumreise unter weißen Segeln | Hermann Leitner, Rudolf Nussgruber | West Germany | 
| Lupeni 29 | Lupeni 29 | Mircea Drăgan | Romania | 
| The Boys | Pojat | Mikko Niskanen | Finland | 
| Den kære familie | Den kære familie | Erik Balling | Denmark | 
| The Silent Raid | De overval | Paul Rotha | Netherlands | 
| The Beggars | Os Mendigos | Flávio Migliaccio | Brazil | 
| New Friendship | Nuevas amistades | Ramón Comas | Spain | 
| Ah, These Girls! | Ene huuhnuu duu | Ravjagiin Dorjpalam | Mongolia | 
| Salladin the Victorious | الناصر صلاح الدين, Al Nasser Salah Ad-Din | Youssef Chahine | Egypt | 
| A Trip Without a Load | Порожний рейс, Porozhniy reys | Vladimir Vengerov | Soviet Union | 
| Tales of a Long Journey | Legenda a vonaton | Tamás Rényi | Hungary | 
| Death Is Called Engelchen | Smrt si říká Engelchen | Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos | Czechoslovakia | 
| The Dragonfly Is Not an Insect | La Cigarra no es un bicho | Daniel Tinayre | Argentina | 
| Sammy Going South | Sammy Going South | Alexander Mackendrick | Great Britain | 
| Those Who Take Risks | Die ihre Haut zu Markte tragen  a.k.a. Deutschland – deine Sternchen  | 
Edwin Zbonek | Austria,  West Germany  | 
| Tоha, the Hero of South Bandung | Toha, Pahlawan Bandung Selatan | Usmar Ismail, N. D. Afifi | Indonesia | 
| Mrs. Tu Hau | Chị Tư Hậu | Phạm Kỳ Nam | North Vietnam | 
| Cold Tracks | Kalde spor | Arne Skouen | Norway | 
| Black Wings | Czarne skrzydla | Ewa Petelska, Czesław Petelski | Poland | 
| Adventures of Nils Holgersson | Nils Holgerssons underbara resa | Kenne Fant | Sweden | 
| Stranger in the City | Şehirdeki Yabancı | Halit Refiğ | Turkey | 
| Chouchou and the Million | Chouchou wa al million | Issam Hamawi | Lebanon | 
Awards
- Grand Prix: 8½ by Federico Fellini
 - Golden Prizes:
 - Special Silver Prize: Frank Beyer for Naked Among Wolves
 - Silver Prizes:
- A Trip Without a Load by Vladimir Vengerov
 - Tales of a Long Journey by Tamás Rényi
 - Black Wings by Ewa Petelska and Czesław Petelski
 - Chi tu hau by Pham Ky Nam
 - Lupeni 29 by Mircea Drăgan
 - Best Actor: Steve McQueen for The Great Escape
 - Best Actress: Suchitra Sen for Saat Paake Bandha
 - Director of Photography: Jørgen Skov for Den kære familie
 
 - Special Diploma: Pierre Étaix for The Suitor
 - Prix FIPRESCI: The Four Days of Naples by Nanni Loy
 
References
- ^ "3rd Moscow International Film Festival (1963)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2012.