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Chairman of the Jury of the Fiction Films Competition


Andrey Zvyagintsev

Film director, actor, scriptwriter.

In 2003 Andrey directed his first feature film The Return, which became a sensation of the year and very famous in Russia and abroad. This film won him several awards, including two “Nika” awards, three “Golden Eagle” awards, two prizes at the Venice International Film Festival — main festival prize “Golden Lion” for the best film and “Future Golden Lion” for the best debut. His second feature film The Banishment premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2007 and won the Best Leading Actor Award. Winner of the Moscow International European Award.

Foto by Vladimir Mishoukov


Chairman of the Jury of the Animation Films Competition


Irina Evteeva

Film director, scriptwriter, artist in animation

PhD in art criticism, senior research associate in Russian Institute for the History of Arts, professor at cinema art department at Saint Petersburg State University of Cinema and Television. Creator of unique pictures made at the turn of animation feature and documentary cinema. The award winner at Russian and international film festivals, she took the main prize “Silver Lion of St.Mark” in short film section at the 59th Venice International Film Festival.


Chairman of the Jury of the Documentary Films Competition


Dmitry Dolinin

Film director, cameraman, scriptwriter, photographer, professor at Saint Petersburg State University of Cinema and Television. A member of RGC.

Honorable Art Worker of the Russian Federation.

Acting member of Russian Academies of cinematic Arts and Sciences “Golden Eagle” and “Nika”. Dmitry has a title of “Master” in the “Master-class” festival, Saint-Petersburg.

His works were awarded at the numerous international film festivals in Locarno, Venice, Naples, Thessaloniki and many others.


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Nina Dvorko

Doctor in art criticism, Doctor of Science

Founder and Head of the Department of Interactive Art at Saint Petersburg State University of Cinema and Television, professor. She is an author and developer of some new educational standards in Russia such as “Direction in Multimedia“, “Sound engineering of theatre performances and feasts”. Nina Dvorko is an author of the textbooks, monographs and the master-classes in the field of sound engineering and direction in multimedia.


Ludmila Nazaruk

Author, director and producer of the internet portal for the documentary professionals - miradox.ru. As a producer or director she took part in a number of international co-productions for the following TV channels: ARTE, YLE-1, Discovery, ZDF, France 5, France 3, RTBF, The First channel and others. She was invited to the workshops for producers, organized by European Film College, EDN, Discovery International to conduct case-studies.


Arkady Tigay

Scriptwriter, film director

Famous author, successfully works in an uncommon for national cinematography comedy genre.

Worked with such directors as Yu.Mamin, I.Maslennikov, D.Meskhiev, E.Tatarsky.

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