Closing ceremony of the III International Film Festival for Children and Youth «Hero»

On May, 24, Cinema Park hosted the Closing Gala of the III International Film Festival for Children and Youth "Hero"!
Before the formal program began, the guests and participants of the Film Festival had a chance to take part in various workshops, use atmospheric photobooths, and enjoy live music.
The closing ceremony was attended by members of the government, municipal administration, all members of the judges board, special guests and participants representing the competing films, as well as invited artists and performers of the city and the region.

Minister of Culture of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Arkady Zinov thanked the international festival organizers.
“Film Festival “Hero” gave the young citizens of our Territory an opportunity to see the best contemporary children’s and youth films that play an important role in nurturing the correct life orientations among the young generation. I thank all the participants of this event for their creativity and friendliness! I wish you lots of unforgettable film shows in the future!”

In total, the Film Festival was visited by over 13,000 people.

At the Closing Ceremony, eight winners in the best full-length and short feature film, best animation and best documentary film nomination. The winner of the Who Is Your Hero? nomination presenting the films produced by cinematographers under 18 years old, the Audience Award, and special nominations of the Festival judges were announced.

Best full-length feature film for children and youth - The Art Class (dir. Zhonghua Zhang, China, 2023, 93 min., 12+)

Best short feature film for children and youth - Between The Words (dir. Farid Ismail, Luxembourg, 2022, 15 min., 0+)

Best full-length animation film for children and youth - How to save the Immortal (dir. Roman Artemyev, Russia, 2022, 76 min., 6+).

Best short animation film for children and youth: – Goodbye, people (dir. Anna Klimanova, Russia, 2022, 4 min., 12+).

Best documentary film for children and youth: – Let me win (dir. Maria Finkelshtein, Svetlana Muzychenko, Russia, 2023, 69 min., 12+).

People's Choice Award – Between The Cliffs (dir. Mokhtar Abdollahi, Iran, 2022, 81 min., 12+).

Grand Prix – Between The Cliffs (dir. Mokhtar Abdollahi, Iran, 2022, 81 min., 12+).

Who Is Your Hero special children’s nomination – Fracture (dir. Spartak Sorokin, Russia, 2023, 17 min., 6+).

The Board of Judges also grants special awards to:
Special Award of the Film Festival President – Jonathan Bartolome in the film – Between The Words (dir.Farid Ismail, Luxembourg, 2022, 15 min., 0+).

Special Award of the Chairman of the Judges Board for the delicate resolution of communication issues through art – The night is young… (dir. Yuliana Grimuta, Russia, 2023, 24 min., 0+).

Special Award of the Board of Judges for best acting Andia Yahyapour in Between The Cliffs (dir. Mokhtar Abdollahi, Iran, 2022, 81 min., 12+)

Special Award of the Board of Judges for cinematographic representation of hope Blow (dir. Lorenzo Fedon, Switzerland, 2023, 11 min., 12+)

Special Award of the Board of Judges for best screenplay – 1996 (dir. Ramon Mascaros, Spain, 2022, 8 min., 6+)

Special Award of the Board of Judges for best graphics – Nube (dir. Mostafa Diego Alonso Sánchez de la Barquera Estrada, Christian Arredondo Narvaez, Mexico, 2023, 8 min., 0+)

Special Award of the Board of Judges for artistic feat in animation – Socks for the Star (dir. Olga Titova, Russia, 2022, 9 min., 6+)

Special Award of the Board of Judges for special artistic representation: - A White-white day (dir. Vasily Chirkov, Russia, France, Canada, 2022, 6 min., 6+)

Special Award of the Board of Judges for a positive example of active longevity: - Ke Parmasivam, hero of the film 90 Years Young (dir. Athithya Kanagarajan, India, 2022, 15 min., 6+)

Special Award of the Board of Judges for professional representation of a true hero image: - A Medic (dir. Alizhan Nasirov, Kyrgyzstan, 2023, 24 min., 6+)

Special Award from the Cinematographers’ Union of the Republic of Belarus: - The Village Lights. Yuri Makeev. Petrovka Village Theatre
(dir. Yaroslav Lebedev, Russia, 2023, 26 min., 16+)

Special Award of the Board of Judges for unveiling the modern hero image in the Who Is Your Hero nomination: - Hero (dir. Amira Ryazapova, Russia, 2023, 8 min., 0+)

Special Award of the Board of Judges for original artistic solution in the Who Is Your Hero nomination: - Head in the clouds (dir. Elizaveta Churekova, Russia, 2023, 13 min., 12+)

Special Award of the Board of Judges for best photography in the Who Is Your Hero nomination: - The slough (dir. Egor Ivankin, Russia, 2023, 9 min., 12+)

Film Festival “Hero” is more than an opportunity to see some outstanding film premiers, a unique program one would never find online, but also a chance to share experience with colleagues, to discuss cooperation opportunities and get a charge of colorful cultural memories.

Reference: Traditionally, after the completion of the Film Festival “Hero” the Echo of the International Film Festival begins, as cinema theatres all around the Krasnoyarsk Territory show the selected films until July 30.