The II International Film Festival for Children and Youth “Hero”: shortlist of the non-competitive program has been announced

116 films from 36 countries of the world will take part in the II International Film Festival for Children and Youth “Hero”, which will be taken place in the Krasnoyarsk region from May 19 to 23. 64 films from 25 countries will compete for prizes in the competitive program. The non-competitive program is going to be also impressive. This extensive program includes 52 films from 19 countries. There will be screenings in Krasnoyarsk, Aban, Divnogorsk, Norilsk and Uzhur. The Festival is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Krasnoyarsk region. The organizer is the Krai State Independent Organization of Culture “Enisei Kino”.

Non-competitive program:

The category “Full-length feature film” includes five Russians films. There are family comedies, dramas, adventure fantasy and even a film, which was shot in the Krasnoyarsk region.

1. Storm Driven (dir. Ainur Askarov, Russia, 2021, 90 min., 12+)
2. Leave The Group (dir. Maria Tumova, Russia, 2021, 100 min., 16+)
3. Marusya Forever! (dir. Alexandr Galibin, Russia, 2021, 80 min., 12+)
4. The mysterious ancient amulet (dir. Elena Bychkova, Russia, 2022, 95 min., 6+)
5. Let’s pretend we are family (dir. Uriy Hmelnitskiy, Russia, 2021, 80 min., 6+)

В программе «Полнометражных анимационных фильмов» две картины, которые совершенно точно смогут порадовать зрителей всех возрастов.

1. Benjamin (dir. Mohsen Enayati, Iran, 2019, 83 min., 12+)
2. Плюшевый Бум! (реж. Денис Чернов, Илья Куприянов, Россия, 2021, 70 мин., 0+)

Twelve films of different genres will be presented in the program “Feature short films”.

1. I see (dir. Vera Vodynski, Russia, 2021, 17 min., 6+)
2. Cracked (dir. Mahmut Tas, Turkey, 5 min, 2021, 6+)
3. Apple tree (dir. Olga Ajnakina, Russia, 2021, 16 min., 6+)
4. Artist (dir. Andrej Krasavin, Russia, 2021, 12 min., 6+)
5. Give it back! (dir. Ruchama Ehrenhalt, Israel, 2019, 14 min., 6+)
6. The Blind (dir. K. A. Rahaman Sujan, Bangladesh, 2020, 2 min., 6+)
7. The bird (dir. Begaly Shibikeyev, Kazakhstan, 2020, 17 min., 6+)
8. World and me (dir. Eldor Kudratillayev, Uzbekistan, 2 min., 2021, 0+)
9. Moon hares (dir. Kristina Mikhailova, 2020, 25 min., 12+)
10. Kindred spirits (dir. Alexandra Selezneva, Russia, 2021, 11 min., 6+)
11. A Letter To My Friend In France (dir. Akram El Bezawy, Egypt, 2020, 13 min., 12+)
12. The small red, big blue (dir. Hamed Nobari Asghar Besharati, Iran, 2021, 1 min., 6+)

The list of “Animated Short Films” includes twenty films. There are heart-melting stories about friendship and overcoming fears, about ecology and culture of the peoples of the north.

1. House (dir. Kinga Rofus, Hungary, 2020, 8 min., 6+)
2. The 7 kids (dir. Marina Karpova, Russia, 2020, 5 min., 6+)
3. Sigh (dir. Vlad Bolgarin, Moldova, 2019, 15 min., 0+)
4. Abandoned Seed (dir. Lyu Yifei, China, 2019, 5 min., 0+)
5. Red Fire (dir. Mona A.Shahi, Iran, 2021, 11 min, 12+)
6. S.A.D - The Movie (dir. Guilherme Gehr, Italy, 2020, 9 min., 12+)
7. Hikings (dir. Grant Holden, United Kingdom, 2021, 1 min., 0+)
8. Kiki The Feather (dir. Julie Rembauville, France, 2020, 6 min., 6+)
9. Marmalade (dir. Radostina Neykova, Bulgaria, 2020, 5 min., 0+)
10. El Mago Georges (dir. Katalin Egely, Argentina, 2020, 4 min., 6+)
11. The Scariest one (dir. Pavel Nikiforov, Russia, 2020, 8 min., 6+)
12. Beethoven vs The Bird (dir. Chase Olivera, USA, 2022, 2 min., 12+)
13. Children of the Arctic (dir. Oxana Aleksandrova, Russia, 2021, 24 min., 0+)
14. Small spark (dir. Julie Rembauville, France, 2019, 3 min., 0+)
15. Pishto's Birthday (dir. Sofia Kendel, Russia, 2020, 10 min., 6+)
16. Beauty and the Monster (dir. Natalia Darvina, Belarus, 2019, 7 min., 0+)
17. Beware the Wolf! (dir. Julie Rembauville, France, 2020, 1 min., 6+)
18. Ballad of pipe and necklace (dir. Martin Babić, Croatia, 2019, 12 min., 12+)
19. The Princess and the Bandit (dir. Mihail Aldashin, Maria Sosnina, Russia, 2020, 3 min., 6+)
20. The Little Boat That Wanted to Fly (dir. Ekaterina Filippova, Russia, 2020, 6 min., 0+)

Program «Документальный фильмов» будет представлена тринадцатью картинами о выдающихся личностях, музыке и науке.

1. My dad is an astronaut (dir. Natalia Savras, Russia, 2021, 36 min., 6+)
2. Geniuses. Anatoly Kostyuk (dir. Matvey Sholokhov, Russia, 2021, 10 min., 0+)
3. Rodchenko (dir. Ivan Baturin, Russia, 2021, 16 min., 0+)
4. This Is Not the End of the World (dir. Homayoun Rezaeizadeh, Iran, 2022, 34 min., 6+)
5. 5. Let's do science (dir. Dimitry Kvashnin, Olga Pankratova, Vladimir Marin, Julia Svintsova, Alexey Golovkov, Russia, 2021, 75 min., 0+)
6. Equally (dir. Dimitry Kolobov, Russia, 2021, 40 min., 16+)
7. You Rock (dir. Evgeny Grigoriev, Russia, 2017, 124 min., 18+)
8. Opposite the left bank (dir. Evgeny Grigoriev, Russia, 2016, 86 min., 16+)
9. The Wasted Effort (dir. Muhammed Bozbey, Turkey, 2019, 5 min., 6+)
10. Where our home: Sergey Krasnolutsky (dir. Vladimir Tarasov, Dimitry Kvashnin, Russia, 2022, 40 min., 12+)
11. Face of Yenisey Siberia (dir. Dimitry Momot, Russia, 2020, 32 min., 12+)
12. Face of Yenisey Siberia: A new hero (dir. Dimitry Momot, Russia, 2021, 61 min., 12+)
13. Face of Yenisey Siberia: Ylf Zibah (dir. Dimitry Momot, Russia, 2020, 13 min., 12+)

Reference Information:

II International Film Festival for Children and Youth “Hero” is the only one professional international competition for children and youth in Russia from Eastern Siberia to Sakhalin. The founder is the Ministry of Culture of the Krasnoyarsk region, the organizer is Krasnoyarsk State Autonomous Cultural Organization Enisey Kino. The festival takes place once in two years in the Krasnoyarsk region. The President of the festival is Vladimir Grammatikov, Honored Artist of Russia, film director, screenwriter, Disney Company creative producer. The Chairman of the Jury is Vladimir Alennikov, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, film director, screenwriter, writer, and producer.

In 2022, the jury will also include international experts. The festival program includes both Russian and world films. Creative meetings, master classes, lectures, educational laboratories, round tables/discussion platforms and thematic workshops will be held during the film festival.

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