Yury Klimenko cameraman Honorable Art Worker of the Russian Federation. Born March, 24, 1944 in Dnepropetrovsk. Graduated from the camera department of the Russian Federation State Institute of Cinematography (B. Volchek workshop) in 1972. Worked as a Director of Photography on more than forty films. Worked at the “Georgia Film”, “Uzbek Film”, “Lenfilm” studios, Odessa film studios, since 1987 has been working at the “Mosfilm” studios. Has had solo photo exhibitions at Barbican Centre (1989, London), Photocollect Gallery (1990, New-York), Dom Naschokina Art Gallery (1996, Moscow), etc.

Chairman of the Jury of the Documentary Films Competition

Edgar Bartenev film director, scriptwriter Born in 1966 in Kazan. Graduated from the Kazan State School of Medicine he had been working as a doctor for 11 years. In 2001 he graduated from Higher Courses of Scriptwriters and Film Directors (A. German and S. Karmalita's workshop of fiction film directing). In 2002-2003 he participated in the special Cinéfondation program with the support of Cannes Festival Residence, lived and worked in Paris. Presently lives in St.Petersburg, professor at the St. Petersburg State University of Cinema and Television. Film director: Garden beds (fiction), Waltz (fiction), Odya (documentary-fiction), Yaptik-Hasse (non-fiction), Nyarma (non-fiction), Draught Horse of the History (non-fiction). Edgar is a holder of more than a hundred prizes at the international and national film festivals.

Chairman of the Jury of the Animation Films Competition

Konstantin Bronzit animation film director Honorable Art Worker of the Russian Federation. Member of the French National Cinema Academy Cesar (“L’Academie des Arts et Techniques du Cinema”), the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences “Nika”, the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars), winner of numerous international awards and film festivals. Presently works as a director at St.Petersburg Animation Studio Melnitsa. Professor at the direction department of the St. Petersburg State University of Cinema and Television since 2003. Konstantin Bronzit received altogether nearly 150 awards and in 2009 his Lavatory Lovestory was nominated for an Academy Award for Animated Short Film.

Jury

Vera Zelinskaya production designer Born in Novosibirsk. In 1971 graduated from the V. Mukhina Leningrad Higher Art and Industrial Academy. Production designer (more than 18 films), stage and interior designer, woks as an interior decorator at the international exhibitions and concert-halls. Laureate of the State Prize.

Olga Sherwood Graduated from the department of journalism, Leningrad State University in 1981. Works as a reporter for the “The St. Petersburg Journal” (section of culture). Member of the Expert Board of the “White Elephant” National Film Critics and Film Press Prize. Member of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences “Nika”. Her articles about culture and art were published in many periodicals of the both capitals as well as in the Internet. Many times has served on the juries of international and national film festivals.

Maksim Belovolov sound supervisor Born May 31, 1966 in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Graduated from the electrotechnical department of the St. Petersburg State University of Cinema and Television (ex. LIKI) in 1991. Sound supervisor: “Arrival of the Train” (short episode “Trofim”), “The Brother”, “The Brother 2”, “Sisters”, ”Of Freaks and Men”, “GULAG” (documentary), “Sky. Airplane. Girl”, “Free floating”, “Help Gone Mad”, “Mongol”, etc. Holder of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences “Golden Eagle” Award, 2002, for the Best Sound (“War”, dir. Aleksey Balabanov).