Archive 2024: Minsk International Film Festival 'Listapad'

November 1-8

2024

November, 1-8

Festival Winners

Special Prize of the President of the Republic of Belarus "For the Preservation and Development of Traditions of Spirituality in Cinema"
Dmitry Kharatyan, People's Artist of the Russian Federation

Prize of the President of the Republic of Belarus "For Humanism and Spirituality in Cinema"
Mikhail Lukachevsky, director of the film "Where the Cranes Dance", Russian Federation

PRIZES OF PARTNERS AND ORGANIZERS OF THE FILM FESTIVAL

Prize of the Minsk City Executive Committee
Film "Sirin's Song" dir. Elena Turova

Special Prize of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States for the Development of Cultural Cooperation and Strengthening Friendship between Peoples "Cinema without Borders"
Film "Black Castle" dir. Kirill Kuzin, Republic of Belarus, Russian Federation

Prize of the Intergovernmental TV and Radio Company "Mir" in the Republic of Belarus "Cinema Language - Language of Friendship"
Film "Hold on to the Sun" dir. Leonid Kulibaba, Russian Federation

Prize of the Public Association "Belarusian Union of Cinematographers" "For Best Film"
Film "For the Flock and the Fatherland" dir. Ekaterina Pelenichenko

MAIN FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

"Grand Prix 'Gold of Listapad' for Best Feature Film"
Film "Chang'an, Xi'an", dir. Zhang Zhong

Prize "For Best Direction in a Feature Film named after Mikhail Ptashuk"
Film "Where the Cranes Dance"

Prize "For Best Cinematography in a Feature Film named after Yuri Marukhin"
Alisher Khamidkhodzhaev for the film "Snow in My Yard"

"Special Jury Prize of the Feature Film Competition"
Film "Black Castle", dir. Kirill Kuzin

Prize "For Best Actress in a Feature Film"
Marisa Anita for her role in the film "Crocodile Tears"

Prize "For Best Actor in a Feature Film"
Radivoje Bukvich for his role in the film "Guardians of the Formula"

Prize "For Best Sound (Musical) Design in a Feature Film"
Debojyoti Mishra for the film "Love Songs"

Audience Choice Award based on audience voting results
Film "Tricky Business", dir. Erkan Kolçak Köstendil and Kadir Çermik

Diploma "For embodying the victorious spirit of the hero's image in the genre of sports drama"
Film "Unique", dir. Umar Nasir Ali

"Diploma 'For a multi-layered historical, cultural, and theological approach in showing the theme of traditions and modernity'"
Film "Nora", dir. Tawfik Alzaidi

Diploma "For a Successful Debut"
Film "In Search of Truth", dir. Manzarali Sherali

Diploma "For a contrasting display of the psychology of character images"
Film "Sparrow in the Fireplace", dir. Ramon Zürcher

Diploma "For kindness, warmth, humanity, and hope given to us"
Film "Two Days", dir. Basel Al-Khateeb

Diploma for the best embodiment of the film festival motto "CINEMA WITH A MARK OF QUALITY"
Film "Universal Harmony", dir. Fabio Massa, Italy 2023

MAIN DOCUMENTARY FILM COMPETITION

"Special Jury Prize of the Documentary Film Competition"
Film "Marcos - Willpower", dir. Zoran Djordjevic

Prize "For Best Film of the Documentary Film Competition"
Film "Land of the Saved Giant", Belarus, dir. Igor Byshnev

MAIN ANIMATED FILM COMPETITION

Prize "For Best Film of the Main Animated Film Competition"
Film "Stream Running in the Mountains" dir. Alexander Khramtsov

Special Prize of the Main Animated Film Competition"
Film "Sapiens?", dir. Bruno Bozzetto

Diploma "For Best Children's Film"
Film "The Big One", dir. Anastasia Chikerlan

Diploma "For a Bright and Moving Embodiment of a Dramatic Story"
Film "Shadows", dir. Rand Beirut

Diploma "For a Frank and Necessary Conversation with the Younger Generation"
Film "State Symbols of the Republic of Belarus. Holiday Calendar", dir. Konstantin Andryushechkin, Elena Turova, Irina Tarasova, Natalia Kostyuchenko, Tatiana Nagorskaya, Yulia Pintzak

Diploma "For a leisurely and poetic cinematic journey"
Film "Song of Flying Leaves", dir. Armine Anda

Diploma "For the original stylistic solution of the film"
Film "To Kill a Horse", dir. Xiaoru Guo

FILM COMPETITION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH AUDIENCE "LISTAPADZIK"

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST FILM FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH AUDIENCE IN "LISTAPADZIK" COMPETITION
"Mukhadrakon", Russia, 2023, directed by Tatyana Kolganova

PRIZE FOR BEST CHILD ROLE
Katja Matković, "Paulina P.'s Diary", Croatia, 2023

PRIZE FOR BEST ADULT ACTOR IN A CHILDREN'S FILM
Sergey Migitsko, "Hold on to the Sun", Russia, 2024

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE OF "LISTAPADZIK" COMPETITION
"Sirin's Song", Belarus, 2024, directed by Elena Turova

DIPLOMA FOR ARTISTIC ADAPTATION OF FOLK HERITAGE
"The Giant of Es Vedrà and Other Tales", Spain, 2023, directed by Pablo Alcántara

DIPLOMA FOR BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING
"Mukhadrakon", Russia, 2023, directed by Tatyana Kolganova

DIPLOMA FOR ARTISTIC EMBODIMENT OF UNIVERSAL HUMAN VALUES
"Tetanus", Mexico, 2024, directed by Rafael Aparicio

DIPLOMA FOR PROFESSIONAL CONVEYANCE OF THE DEPTH OF THE HEROINE'S FEELINGS THROUGH ANIMATION
"Clarice's Dream", Brazil, 2023, directed by Fernando Gutierrez

GRAND PRIX "GOLD OF LISTAPADZIK" FOR BEST FILM FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
"Hold on to the Sun", Russia, 2024, directed by Leonid Kulibaba

SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE CHILDREN'S JURY "CINEMA THROUGH THE EYES OF CHILDREN"
"Hold on to the Sun", Russia, 2024, directed by Leonid Kulibaba

YOUTH FILMS COMPETITION "CINEMA OF THE YOUNG"

Prize for Best Film in the "Cinema of the Young" Competition named after V. T. Turov
"Gandhi and Grandpa's Tree", dir. Padmavati Malladi

Special Jury Prize of the "Cinema of the Young" Competition
"On the Shore", dir. Büşra Bilginer

Audience Choice Award of the "Cinema of the Young" Competition
"Gandhi and Grandpa's Tree", dir. Padmavati Malladi

Special Jury Diploma with the wording "Human Destiny"
Film "The Fight", dir. Er Sanaa Okh-Khotoor

Special Jury Diploma for "Best Poetic and Ethnographic Film"
"Shambhala", dir. Min Bahadur Bham

Special Jury Diploma for Sparkling Humor and Creating a Good Mood
Film "Gas Station №1", dir. Ilya Baranov

Special Jury Diploma for an Interesting View on Traditions and Modernity"
"City of Wind", dir. Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir

NATIONAL FILM SCHOOLS COMPETITION

Prize for Best Film in the National Film Schools Competition for the embodiment of humanistic values at a high artistic level
Film "Bitter Honey", dir. Yulia Makarova

Diploma for Artistic Synthesis of Dramatic and Visual in Revealing Human Destiny
Film "The Carrier", dir. Kristina Lebedeva

Diploma for Original Artistic Reflection of the Teenage World
Film "Topsy-Turvy", dir. Ekaterina Ksenets

NATIONAL COMPETITION

Prize for Best Feature Film in the National Competition
Film "Waiting List", dir. Alexander Efremov

Prize for Best Documentary Film in the National Competition
Film "Leonid Shvartsman. A Tale of a Boy and an Old City", dir. Ekaterina Sharomet

Prize for Best Animated Film in the National Competition
Film "Memorial Complexes" (film "Breakthrough" from the series), dir. Tatyana Kublitskaya

Special Jury Prize of the National Competition
Film "Genocide. No Right to Life" (films № 1, 3, 8 from the series), dir. Oleg Shichko

Festival Participant Films

MAIN FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

Opening Film of the Festival
Black Castle
Belarus, Russia
Dir. Kirill Kuzin

All That We Imagine As Light
India, France, Netherlands, Italy, Luxembourg
Dir. Payal Kapadia

Sparrow in the Fireplace
Switzerland
Dir. Ramon Zürcher

Nora
Saudi Arabia
Dir. Tawfik Alzaidi

New Berlin
Russia
Dir. Alexey Fedorchenko

Guardians of the Formula
Serbia, Slovenia, France
Dir. Dragan Bjelogrlić

It Will Be Different
USA
Dir. Michael Felker

Love Song
India
Dir. Amit Jain

Milonga
Argentina
Dir. Laura González

Universal Harmony
Italy
Dir. Fabio Massa

Crocodile Tears
Indonesia, Singapore, France, Germany
Dir. Tumpal Tampubolon

Snow in My Yard
Georgia, Russia
Dir. Bakur Bakuradze

Two Days
Syria
Dir. Basel Al-Khateeb

Tricky Business
Turkey
Dir. Erkan Kolçak Köstendil

Unique (Nayab)
Pakistan
Dir. Umar Nasir Ali

Where the Cranes Dance
Russia
Dir. Mikhail Lukachevsky

Chang'an, Xi'an
China
Dir. Zhang Zhong

In Search of Truth
Tajikistan
Dir. Manzarali Sherali

MAIN DOCUMENTARY FILM COMPETITION

Marcos' Willpower
Brazil
Dir. Zoran Djordjevic

Karakoran
Poland
Dir. Adrian Dmoch

Remains of Laughter
India
Dir. Arjun PJ

Life Little by Little
Russia
Dir. Oksana Semenova

Convent of St. Euphrosyne
Belarus
Dir. Vladimir Lutsky

Golden Age of "Belarusfilm"
Belarus
Dir. Evgeny Setko

Turgenev's Belarusians
Russia, Belarus
Dir. Ashot Dzhazoyan

Return
Belarus
Dir. Alexander Anisimov

General Karbyshev's Main Fortress
Belarus
Dir. Dmitry Los

Shukhrat Abbasov Close-up
Uzbekistan
Dir. Ulugbek Yuldashev, Eljon Abbasov

Land of the Saved Giant
Belarus
Dir. Igor Byshnev

YOUTH FILMS COMPETITION "CINEMA OF THE YOUNG"

On the Shore
Turkey
Dir. Büşra Bilginer

Gandhi and Grandpa's Tree
India
Dir. Padmavati Malladi

Umro Ayyar - New Beginning
Pakistan
Dir. Azfar Jafri

Voices in My Head
Germany
Dir. Alexander von Rappard

The Fight
Russia
Dir. Er Sanaa Okh-Khotoor

Circle of Life
Mongolia
Dir. Münkhbayar Erdenebat

Yukiko a.k.a.
Japan
Dir. Naoya Kusaba

City of Wind
France, Mongolia, Portugal, Netherlands, Germany, Qatar
Dir. Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir

Shambhala
Nepal, France, Norway, Hong Kong, China, Turkey, Taiwan, USA, Qatar
Dir. Min Bahadur Bham

Gas Station #1
Belarus
Dir. Ilya Baranov

FILM COMPETITION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH AUDIENCE "LISTAPADZIK"

Opening Film of "Listapadzik"
Sirin's Song
Belarus
Dir. Elena Turova

Clarice's Dream
Brazil
Dir. Fernando Gutierrez

TETANUS
Mexico
Dir. Rafael Aparicio

Hold on to the Sun
Russia
Dir. Leonid Kulibaba

Paulina P.'s Diary
Croatia
Dir. Neven Hitrec

The Giant of Es Vedrà and Other Tales
Spain
Dir. Pablo Alcántara

Mukhadrakon
Russia
Dir. Tatyana Kolganova

MAIN ANIMATED FILM COMPETITION

Field of Yellow Flowers
Iran
Dir. Hossein Aghamohammadi

Bug
Iran
Dir. Ali Masoumi

"Boris's Bakery"
France, Switzerland, Croatia
Dir. Maša Avramović

Carp and Baby
France, Belgium
Dir. Morgan Simon, Arnaud Demuynck

Little Fan
Germany
Dir. Sveta Yuferova, Shad Lee Bradbury

Skrabi
Germany
Dir. Paul Vollet

School of Christmas Trees
Russia
Dir. Anastasia Makhlina

Desert Beast
Germany
Dir. Lina Walde

The Big One
Russia
Dir. Anastasia Chikerlan

Recipe Book
Russia
Dir. Alexey Alexeev

Ksenyushka
Russia
Dir. Natalia Fedchenko

Wildstar
Serbia
Dir. Rastko Milojković

Lola and the Noise Piano
France, Switzerland, Poland
Dir. Augusto Zanovello

Bear Cub Pompon - Totem Tree
France
Dir. Mathieu Gaillard

Ymka
Russia
Dir. Oksana Vodopyanova

Lake Baikal
Canada, Germany
Dir. Alisi Telengut

Pororoca
Brazil
Dir. Fernanda Roque

Strange Case of the Core Man
Ecuador
Dir. Roberto Valencia

Dagon
Italy
Dir. Paolo Gaudio

Song of Flying Leaves
Armenia, Iran
Dir. / Armine Anda

Choir
Russia
Dir. Angelina Gilderman

Percebes
Portugal, France
Dir. Alessandra Ramirez, Laura Gonçalves

Christmas Star
Russia
Dir. Natalia Berezovaya

She and I
Russia
Dir. Alena Abyzova

State Symbols of the Republic of Belarus. Holiday Calendar
Belarus
Dir. Konstantin Andryushechkin, Elena Turova, Tatyana Nagorskaya, Irina Tarasova, Natalia Kostyuchenko

Circle
South Korea
Dir. Yumi Chung

Odd Side of Heads
Russia
Dir. Ivan Maximov

Echo
France
Dir. Robinson Drossos

Thread
Czech Republic
Dir. Ariadna Nikiforova

Do Not Turn On the Light
Russia
Dir. Alexey Ignatov

Thinking Wolf
Russia
Dir. Yulia Evdokimova

Millions of Scarlet Roses
Russia
Dir. Galina Golubeva

Yan
Belgium
Dir. Phoebe Van Avermaet

Midnight Performance
Bulgaria
Dir. Plamen Nikolov

Sapiens?
Italy
Dir. Bruno Bozzetto

Balconies
Germany
Dir. Ksenia Smirnova

Stream Running in the Mountains
Russia
Dir. Alexander Khramtsov

Circus
Belarus
Dir. Elena Turova

To Kill a Horse
China
Dir. Xiaoru Guo

Tako Tsubo
Austria
Dir. Eva Pedroza, Fanny Sorgo

Dona Beatriza Kimpa-Vita
Brazil
Dir. Leonardo Kata Preta Souza

Aquatica
Iran
Dir. Shiva Sadegh Asadi

Teenage Rain
Russia
Dir. Maria Savenkova

Shadow Body
Colombia
Dir. Andrea Muñoz

Broken Window
Denmark, Iran
Dir. Farzaneh Omidvarnia

Dear Passengers
Russia
Dir. Max Kulikov

Glamorous Fish
Israel
Dir. Yael Reisfield

Family Portrait
Croatia
Dir. Lea Vidackovic

Shadows
France, Jordan
Dir. Rand Beirut

NATIONAL COMPETITION

Memorial Complexes of Belarus
Belarus
Dir. Konstantin Andryushechkin, Alexander Lenkin, Tatyana Kublitskaya, Natalia Kostyuchenko, Irina Tarasova

Universe of Ivan Misko
Belarus
Dir. Evgeny Setko

Cultural Code
Belarus
Dir. Kirill Khaletsky

Leonid Shvartsman. A Tale of a Boy and an Old City
Belarus
Dir. Ekaterina Sharomet

New People Post № 1
Belarus
Dir. Nadezhda Gabets

Time of Opportunities. Heavy Industry
Belarus
Dir. Darya Zhbanova

Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve
Belarus
Dir. Igor Byshnev

For the Flock and the Fatherland
Belarus
Dir. Ekaterina Pelenichenko

Lullaby for Stanislav
Belarus
Dir. Anna Gertman

Time to Return
Belarus
Dir. Ivan Pavlov

New People Rezbyar
Belarus
Dir. Nadezhda Gabets

For Our Victory. From Dream to Legend
Belarus
Dir. Ekaterina Sharomet

War and Approach to Peace: Partisan International
Belarus
Dir. Kristina Yarkina-Moskaleva

Minsk 1944. Liberation
Belarus
Dir. Oksana Lashkevich

Heroes of Our Time
Belarus
Dir. Veronika Zhevnyak

Leonid Schemelev. All Shades of White
Belarus
Dir. Ekaterina Sharomet

Waiting List
Belarus
Dir. Alexander Efremov

What Viewers Don't Know
Belarus
Dir. Vadim Larchenko

Army of Peace
Belarus
Dir. Maxim Kostyuchenko

Personalities in History. Valentina Baranova
Belarus
Dir. Arseniy Ilinykh

Little Heroes of the Great War
Belarus
Dir. Natalia Power

Beyond the Gloss
Belarus
Dir. Vera Tkachenko

NATIONAL FILM SCHOOLS COMPETITION

"From Edge to Edge" Mikhail Ptashuk. Diary Pages
Belarus
Dir. Anastasia Moroz

Insomnia
Russia
Dir. Andrey Kovalchuk

2006
Russia
Dir. Elizaveta Zharikova

Constantia
Russia
Dir. Andrey Streltsov

Macula
Russia
Dir. Sasha Kozma

Source of Light
Belarus
Dir. Vladimir Slavnikov

The Carrier
Russia
Dir. Kristina Lebedeva

Mutual Understanding
Russia
Dir. Darya Iskrenko

Bitter Honey
Russia
Dir. Yulia Makarova

Mojo
Russia
Dir. Alexander Patrunov

Topsy-Turvy
Belarus
Dir. Ekaterina Ksenets

MamaRada
Russia
Dir. Dmitry Shcheglov

On the Edge
Hungary
Dir. Kardelen Gökçedağ

VAYNO
Russia
Dir. Vladislav Egorenkov

Victor Merezhko. Hello and Goodbye
Russia
Dir. Anastasia Korabelnikova

NON-COMPETITIVE PROGRAM

Major Grom: The Game
Russia
Dir. Oleg Trofim

Superstar
Pakistan
Dir. Mohammed Ehteshamuddin

Barahut
Iran
Dir. Mansour Vosoughi

The Nutcracker
USSR
Dir. Boris Stepantsev

Puck! Puck!
USSR
Dir. Boris Dyozhkin

Chipollino
USSR
Dir. Boris Dyozhkin

Uzbek Woman
Uzbekistan
Dir. Akbar Bekturdiev

Trezorka
Russia
Dir. Ilya Severov

Timir
Russia
Dir. Nikolay Koryakin

Anna
Russia
Dir. Nikita Mikhalkov

White Tiger
Russia
Dir. Karen Shakhnazarov

Endless Journey
China
Dir. Dai Mo

God! I feel Your approach!
Russia
Dir. Dmitry Chernetsov, Nikolay Burlyaev

Brother
Russia
Dir. Alexey Balabanov

Vera
Russia
Dir. Ira Volkova

Vovka in the Far Away Kingdom
USSR
Dir. Boris Stepantsev

Gardemariny 1787. War
Russia
Dir. Svetlana Druzhinina

Gardemariny 1787. Peace
Russia
Dir. Svetlana Druzhinina

City Pastoral
Belarus
Dir. Elan Lyskov

Nine Days of One Year
USSR
Dir. Mikhail Romm

Grandfather
Belarus
Dir. Kirill Khaletsky

Day of the Full Moon
Russia
Dir. Karen Shakhnazarov

Dzed
Belarus
Dir. Alexander Lenkin

Wild Challenge
Russia, Kazakhstan
Dir. Mikhail Lukachevsky

The Road
Syria
Dir. Abdul-Latif Abdul-Hamid

You Only Live Once
China
Dir. Jia Ling

There Once Was a Tree
Belarus
Dir. Vladimir Petkevich

Lighting Stars
China
Dir. Liu Jiangjiang

Mirror
USSR
Dir. Andrey Tarkovsky

Illusion
USSR
Dir. Elena Turova

Ilkhak
Uzbekistan
Dir. Jahongir Akhmedov

Legends of Eternal Snows
Russian Federation, Sakha Republic
Dir. Alexey Romanov

Kung Fu Stallion
China
Dir. Larry Yang

Lermontov
USSR
Dir. Nikolay Burlyaev

The Kid and Carlson
USSR
Dir. Boris Stepantsev

Marc Chagall. The Beginning
Belarus
Dir. Elena Petkevich

Fly-Tsokotukha
USSR
Dir. Boris Stepantsev

We Are from Jazz
USSR
Dir. Karen Shakhnazarov

Don't Bury Me Without Ivan
Russia
Dir. Lyubov Borisova

Unusual Match
USSR
Dir. Mstislav Pashchenko, Boris Dyozhkin

Unsent Letter
USSR
Dir. Mikhail Kalatozov

Fiery Fox
Russia
Dir. Dmitry Shpilenok

One Man Army
India
Dir. Apurva Singh Karki

The Last Price
Russia
Dir. Dmitry Znamenshchikov

Come See Me
Russia
Dir. Oleg Yankovsky, Mikhail Agranovich

Pilipka
Belarus
Dir. Tatyana Kublitskaya

RONDO-CAPRICCIOSO
Belarus
Dir. Igor Volchek

Tales of Hoffmann
Russia
Dir. Tina Barkalaya

One Hundred Years Ahead
Russia
Dir. Dmitry Shpilenok

Surprise for Mom
Russia
Dir. Karine Foliyants

Members of the Jury for the XXX MIFF "Listapad" Competition Programs

Main Feature Film Competition

Lei Han (China)

Jury Chairman. Born in 1962 in Chengdu, China. Member of the Chinese Filmmakers Association, member of the Chinese Film Artists Council, delegate of the All-China Literary and Art Workers' Federation, Vice Chairman of the Sichuan Provincial Filmmakers Council, member of the Sichuan Provincial Literary and Art Workers' Federation Council.

Noushin Meraji (Iran)

Born in Tonekabon, Iran. Graduated from the filmmaking course at the Iranian Youth Cinema Association. Began making films in 2004, winner of national and international film festivals. Recipient of the award for best film in the "Cinema of the Young" competition named after director Viktor Turov in 2021. Recognized international expert in contemporary cinematography. Member of the jury of the main feature film competition.

Ivana Žigon (Serbia)

Yugoslav and Serbian theater and film actress, documentary filmmaker and screenwriter, public figure. Leading actress of the Belgrade National Theatre, Chairman of the Society of Serbian-Russian Friendship (Republic of Serbia and Montenegro). Head of the "Kosovo Peonies" ensemble. Member of the jury of the main feature film competition.

Alexander Semenyuk (Russia)

Candidate of Film Studies, Program Director of the "Golden Vityaz" MIFF competition programs. Born on July 1, 1957, graduated from the New York Institute of Technology (USA). A successful film director, experienced producer, Dean of the College of Fine Arts. President of the Busan Film Center, the main venue for Asia's largest festival and film market, which determines the global business climate. A recognized authority in the field of festival movement management. Member of the jury of the main feature film competition.

Kim Jin Hae (South Korea)

Candidate of Film Studies, Program Director of the "Golden Vityaz" MIFF competition programs.... Born on July 1, 1957, graduated from the New York Institute of Technology (USA). A successful film director, experienced producer, Dean of the College of Fine Arts. President of the Busan Film Center, the main venue for Asia's largest festival and film market, which determines the global business climate. A recognized authority in the field of festival movement management. Member of the jury of the main feature film competition.

MAIN DOCUMENTARY FILM COMPETITION

Natalia Marinova (Belarus)

Jury Chairman. Director of the Directorate of the "Belarus 3" TV channel.

Givi Sikharulidze (Georgia)

Givi Sikharulidze was born on February 20, 1944, in Tbilisi. In 1992, he starred in the film "Sun of the Sleepless" - directed by T. Babluani, for which he won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, the "Nika" award, the Grand Prix at Tavria at the Sochi International Festival, and the "Golden Eagle" prize. In 2006, he was recognized as the best actor among men. Givi Sikharulidze acted as a screenwriter, making films based on his novels. He is the author of 20 books. Laureate of the Niko Lortkipanidze Literary Prize. In 2019, the "Givi Sikharulidze Star" was opened for his outstanding achievements. He was awarded the highest award "Priest of Art and Culture" by the Ministry of Culture of Georgia.

Arun Chadha (India)

Indian documentary filmmaker. Arun Chadha graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune. He has written, produced, and directed over 75 documentaries, short films, and TV series. Many of his films have been screened at various national and international film festivals and have won awards. His documentaries have also been shown at the World Polio Conference in Zurich, the Millennium Poverty Summit in Washington, and the Climate Change Summit in Paris.

YOUTH CINEMA COMPETITION

Javid Imamverdiyev (Azerbaijan)

Producer, director, screenwriter. For 13 years he headed the State Documentary Film Studio. Javid Imamverdiyev's producing filmography includes over 200 films. As a director and screenwriter, he directed 2 feature films and 12 documentaries. Since 2020, he is the Chief Director of the Azerbaijan State Academic Musical Theater.

Domenico Lucchini (Switzerland)

Domenico Lucchini was born in Locarno in 1955 and is a cultural project manager. For fifteen years he headed the International Conservatory of Audiovisual Sciences in Lugano/Locarno. He has also worked as a theater director and university professor; managed children's and youth film festivals and associations. He has directed two documentaries. The third film, "The Story of a Mountain Doctor", is in preparation.

Kirill Khaletsky (Belarus)

Film director, screenwriter, film editor. Born on November 26, 2000. In 2022, he graduated from BGAI. Winner of more than 40 international film festivals. Three times laureate of the Presidential Fund for Support of Talented Youth of the Republic of Belarus award. Works as a film director at the "Belarusfilm" film studio. Debuted at the XXIX MIFF "Listapad" with the feature film "Filmmakers".

ANIMATED FILM COMPETITION

Rim Sharafutdinov (Russia)

Jury Chairman of the Animated Film Competition. Russian film director, screenwriter, animation virtuoso. Honored Worker of Culture of Bashkortostan. Born on May 8, 1969. 1991 - animation courses at "Kazakhfilm" film studio. 2020 - VGIK, specialty "Multimedia Directing". Since 1991 - at "Bashkortostan" film studio named after Amir Abdrazakov. Member of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia. Participated in the creation of about 40 animated films. Repeated participant and winner of international film festivals.

Takumi Tanji (Japan)

Born in 1974, in Fukushima, Japan. Education - Tokyo University of the Arts. Film director and art director. One of the most revered art directors in world animation. Winner of Japan's main animation award, the Tokyo Anime Award, as best art director for the film "Children Who Chase Lost Voices" (2012). Creator of visual effects for animated films nominated and awarded at major international film festivals.

Alexander Lenkin (Belarus)

Born on January 16, 1961, in Minsk, Belarus. Director, art director, and screenwriter of over 30 animated films. Actor, voice actor. Education: 1980 - Shchepkin Theater School; 1982 - BTKhI. Since 1984, he has been working at the National Film Studio "Belarusfilm". Since 2018, he has been working at the Belarusian State Academy of Arts. Associate Professor of the Department of Film and Television Directing. Participant and winner of many international film festivals.

FILM COMPETITION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH AUDIENCE “LISTAPADZIK”

Svetlana Sukhovey (Belarus)

Svetlana Ivanovna Sukhovey was born on October 28, 1952. Honored Artist of the Republic of Belarus (1999). Since 1989, she has been the Chairman of the Public Association "Belarusian Guild of Film Actors", as well as a member of the Board of the Public Association "Belarusian Union of Cinematographers" and a member of the Public Association "Belarusian Union of Theater Workers". Awarded state awards of the Republic of Belarus: the Francysk Skaryna Medal (2007), the Francysk Skaryna Order (2013), as well as a state award of the Russian Federation - the Pushkin Medal (2007).

Sandra Vujović (Montenegro)

Born on October 17, 1980. Artist, writer and activist, constantly fighting for human rights, child protection, animal protection, environmental protection and cultural heritage. Founder and president of the Association of Dramatic Writers, Playwrights and Screenwriters of Montenegro - "Our Drama". Winner of the Assitej award for best dramatic text in 2021. Taught at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Cetinje.

Tatyana Alexandrovna Komissarovskaya (Russia)

Tatyana Alexandrovna Komissarovskaya, born on May 10, 1952. Director and artistic director of the open youth theater "Akhteatr". Graduated from the directing faculty of LGIK, underwent advanced training at the department of G.A. Tovstonogov, master A.I. Katsman, at LGITMiK. Worked as a teacher of theater disciplines at the College of Arts, ex-director of the Pskov Academic Drama Theater named after A.S. Pushkin. Member of the Guild of Theater Managers of Russia, member of the Union of Theater Workers of the Russian Federation.

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Alexey Muradov (Russia)

Born on June 2, 1963. Graduated from the Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors at the Union of Cinematographers of Russia. Associate Professor of the Department of Film and Television Directing at the M.A. Litovchin Humanitarian Institute of Television and Radio Broadcasting. Producer, theater and film director. Member of the Guild of Film Directors of Russia, the Union of Cinematographers of Russia, the European Film Academy. Participant and winner of many international film festivals.

Lyudmila Peregudova (Belarus)

Born on December 20, 1954. Graduated from Belarusian State University, Faculty of Journalism. Editor-in-chief of "On Screens" magazine, journalist, film screenwriter. Chairman of the Film Press Jury of the Minsk International Film Festival "Listapad" (2000-2004, 2007, 2010, 2011). Awarded the Francysk Skaryna Medal for her personal contribution to the culture of the Republic of Belarus.

Bakhodir Adilov (Uzbekistan)

Born on September 17, 1960. Graduated from Tashkent Theater and Art Institute with a degree in "Theater and Film Actor" and Leningrad State Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography with a degree in "Television and Film Director". Director, actor, producer, teacher. Honored Cultural Worker of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Director of the State Unitary Enterprise "Film Studio of Documentary and Chronicle Films" of Uzbekistan.

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Vladimir Yastreba (Russia / Bulgaria)

Curator of Russian cultural projects in the Balkans, graduated from Leningrad State Institute of Culture and has been living in Bulgaria since 1983. In the early 90s, he worked as a dubbing director for Latin American series on Russian television. Since 2003, he has been an employee of the Russian Cultural and Information Center in Sofia. Laureate of awards for promoting cinema and restoring historical memory. Director of the "Black Sea Star" film festival in 2002 and a member of the Eurasian Academy of Television and Radio. Also awarded a medal for his contribution to restoring historical memory and an honorary diploma of the 30th MIFF for promoting Russian cinema abroad.

Lyudmila Saenkova-Melnitskaya (Belarus)

Head of the Department of Art Criticism, Faculty of Journalism, Belarusian State University, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor. Film critic. Graduated from the Faculty of Journalism, BSU, screenwriting and film studies faculty of VGIK. Author of numerous publications on film art in print media, and programs in audiovisual media.

Oleg Safaraliev (Azerbaijan)

Born on October 13, 1952, in Baku. In 1988, he graduated from the directing faculty of VGIK (Sergey Solovyov's workshop). Feature film director, producer. From 1996 to 2006, he was the General Director of "Eurasia-Film" film company (Moscow). Since 2019, he is the Secretary of the Union of Cinematographers of Azerbaijan and the Director of the Film School of the Union of Cinematographers of Azerbaijan.

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