Jury

Vladimir Grammatikov
(Russia)

Soviet and Russian cinema director, screenwriter, motion picture screen writer, producer, cinema actor. Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (1995) and laureate of the Prize of the President of Russia. Member of the Board of the Filmmakers’ Union of Russia. Member of the Golden Eagle cinema awards Presidium. Member of Nika Academy, Professor of the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK). Head of the Actors’ Workshop. President of the Boomerang Forum. Art Director of MVFILM production company.

1998-2001 - Director General of the Maxim Gorky Film Studio for Children and Youth.

Vladimir Grammatikov has directed more than 20 films, including “Usatiy Nyan” (“Mustached Nanny”), “Shla Sobaka po Royalyu” (“A Dog Was Walking on the Piano”), “Taina Sibirskoy Knyazhny” (“Siberian Princess’ Secret”), TV series “Sibirochka” (“Siberian Girl”), “Malenkaya Printsessa” (“Little Princess”), “Zvezda i Smert Khoakina Muriety” (“The Star and Death of Joaquin Murrieta”).

Jury Chairman
Vladimir Alenikov
(Russia)

Cinema director, writer, motion film screenplay writer, producer, playwright, poet.
Scriptwriter and director of more than twenty feature films and documentaries.
Winner of the Irida International Film Award for outstanding contribution to the cinematic art Winner of the International Film Award “The Drop” for his contribution to action-packed cinema. Winner of the Independent Arts Award for the film “Wanderers of Patience.”

Winner of more than 50 awards at international and all-Russian film festivals, as well as a number of honorary prizes: “For preserving and enhancing the best traditions of Russian cinema”, “For contribution to comedy”, “For contribution to the development of children’s cinema”, “For contribution to popular science” films”, “For the enormous contribution to improving the moral climate among young people, to overcoming aggression and interethnic hatred”, “For the outstanding contribution to genre films.”

Academician of the Russian Academy of Cinematographic Arts “Nika”, National Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Russia “Golden Eagle”, Russian Academy of Short Films.

For a number of years he was a professor of film directing at Los Angeles University. He was the artistic director of the Russian Central Documentary Film Studio.

Head of the Genre Film Workshop at the All-Russian Film Society named after G.N. Danelia. Head of the courses “Directing Genre Films” and “Specifics of an Actor’s Work in Film” at the N. S. Mikhalkov Academy of Theater and Film Arts.

President of the International Short Film Festival "Window" in Omsk.

Andrey Bogatyrev
(Russia)

Taalaybek Kulmendeev
(Kyrgyzstan)

Film director, producer.
Chairman of the Filmmakers’ Union of Kyrgyzstan.

Background:
Rosebud New European Cinema and Television Academy.

From 1988 to 1992: administrator and production manager at Catharsis Creative Production Association and Saltanat Studio.

From 1992 to 2002: Head of the National Producers’ Foundation, cinema director and producer at the Advertising and Marketing Agency within the State Television and Radio Corporation system.

Previously, director of Ch. Aytmatov Cinema House and head of T. Okeev Kyrgyzfilm National Cinema Studio.

President of Ak Ilbirs Central Asian Cinema Art Academy, coordinator of the Oscar Committee of Kyrgyzstan, one of founders of Ak Ilbirs National Film Awards. Member of the board of judges of multiple international film festivals.

Selected filmography:
Munabia, House for Sale, Autograph on Camel, Insan, Angel, Mirror.

Denis Chernov
(Russia)

Lead director of KikoRiki animation series for 20 years. Director of full-length animated films KikoRiki: Team Invincible, KikoRiki: Legend of the Golden Dragon, KikoRiki: Déjà vu, Finnick, Finnick 2, Plush Boom, Yenisei Fairy Tales.

Animator. Actor. Educator. Creative producer.

Winner of TEFI Kids, Golden Eagle and other awards.

Tatiana Belova
(Russia)

Director General of CHERNOViK company.

Author and screenplay writer of the currently produced Yenisei Fairy Tales full-length animation film.

Screenplay writer of Finnick, KikoRiki, Little Tiaras, Dino City, Meowgic, Tommy the Little Dragon, Finns, Robin Zone and others.

Xiao Ning
(China)

Distributor of Russian animation projects in the PRC, working with Russian animation studios since 2012.

Background: Moscow State University, Master of Journalism majoring in television.

From 2012 to 2016: Manager of Riki Group in China (KikoRiki, Pin Code, BabyRiki, Fixies).

From 2016 to 2023: Co-Founder of Beijing Joy Culture Media Co., Ltd.

Since 2024: Founder and CEO of Beijing Poigray Entertainment Co., Ltd., dealing with commercial animation projects.

Ekaterina Golovnya
(Russia)

Director, screenwriter documentary films producer.

From 2012 to 2018, she has been an expert commission member for the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation documentaries evaluation.
In 2016, she began teaching at the University of Cinematography named after S. Gerasimov.
In 2019, she was appointed as the director of the “Illusion” Cinema.
In 2020, Ekaterina was appointed as the director of the Central House of Cinematographers.
From 2008 to the present Ekaterina Golovnya is General Director and producer of the Golden Ribbon Studio (Studiya Zolotaya Lenta).
From 2017 to the present she is the Head of the first Sevastopol pitching of the International film and television projects.

She has participated in more than 50 documentaries creation as an author, director and producer. She has written scripts for more than 70 documentaries and cartoons. Many works have been awarded prizes at Russian and international film festivals.

Over twenty years, she has been a jury member of many Russian and international film festivals.

Evgeni Arendarevich
(Republic of Belarus)

Producer and Founder of BELROSKINO Production Center, LLC, Vice Chairman, Member of the Board, Head of the Belorussian Filmmakers’ Union in the city of Minsk.

The 20 years’ filmography counts over 115 films produced in Belarus.

Winner of multiple film festival awards, including prizes for the contribution in the development of Belorussian and international cinematography.

Alexander Kalashnikov
(Russia)

Documentary films producer, director, and sound producer.

Director General of Krasnoyarsk Cinema Studio, LLC, Chairman of the Krasnoyarsk Regional Division of the Filmmakers’ Union of Russia, winner of V.I. Tregubovich State Award of the Krasnoyarsk Region in cinematography (2021), Honored Artist of the Krasnoyarsk Region.

Author and director of nearly ten documentary films, including Frozen Time, Rural Projectionist, Rigid Towbar, Dance of Life, Tango with Balalaika etc. As a sound producer, contributed to production of over eighty feature, documentary, and animation films. Winner and prize-winner of prestigious Russian and international cinema competitions.

Regular member of the professional board of judges at various film festivals.

Vitalia Kornienko
(Russia)

Russian cinema, television, and voiceover actress.

На начало 2024 года фильмография актрисы насчитывала более двухсот работ в кино, в том числе главные роли. Виталия озвучила большое количество ролей в зарубежных художественных фильмах, мультфильмах, компьютерных играх.

«Российская газета» включила Виталию Корниенко в топ-10 самых популярных российских актрис 2020 года.

The Rossiyskaya Gazeta listed Vitalia Kornienko in Top 10 of the most popular Russian actresses 2020. The website of the Fifth Channel of Russian television included Vitalia Kornienko in Top 5 Junior Actors of contemporary Russia. Winner of Zero Plus international competition certificate for the lead role in The Girl and the Wish Tree; certificate of the 38th International VGIK Student Festival as the Best Actress; the Bardo Diploma; the Cinema Magic certificate as the Best Child Actor; Actress of the Year (cinema) of the 1st Talented Kids Awards 2019; special prize and the Blue Bird Grant for the development of creative skills (6th season).

Nominee for the Best Actress and Best Series Actress nominations of the Golden Eagle, APKiT, National Web Industry Awards and other competitions.

Latest cinema works: Aunt Marta, Home Alone, Silver Spoon in Sochi, The Red Five, Daddy’s Daughters. New, Puppet Master and others.

Latest major voiceover projects: Eva the Owlet, Teddy’s Adventures, Pangolin Chronicles, My Wolf, Frozen 2, Proxima and others.

Vasily Builov
(Russia)

Film director, the "Sayanfilm" company head. Education: P. I. Ivanov-Radkevich Krasnoyarsk College of Arts, Literary Institute named after M. Gorky, All-Russian State University of Cinematography named after S. Gerasimov.

Awards: main prize in the "Best film" nomination of the “Shorty” (Shorts) Film Festival, the prize of the "National Fund for the Support of Copyright Holders" at the III Moscow Film Festival “Budem Zhit” (Let's Live), the winner in the "Best Musical Film" nomination at the “AudFest” festival, the winner in the "Best Film" nomination at the Baikal Film Festival 2019.

Selected filmography:
“Zvuki” (Sounds), “Kniga Zhelaniy” (Wish Book), "Nemesis", “Svobodnie Dengi”(Free Money), “Loskutnoye Odeyalo” (Patchwork Quilt), “Gluhonemie”(Deaf and Dumb), “Aktivatsiya”(Activation), “Efir” (Broadcast).