China will become a guest country of the International Arctic Film Festival in Chukotka

This year, the People's Republic of China will become a guest country of the VII Arctic International Film Festival "Golden Crow" in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.

This was reported on Monday in the press service of the film festival.
"The guest country of the festival this year will be China, whose professional delegation will discuss the possibilities and prospects of creating joint film projects with Russian cinematographers. Our festival is developing and expanding, but the most important thing remains unchanged - it continues to be spectator, based on the principle: "man - feelings - miracle". I am sure that this year the festival will give the audience and participants vivid emotions and unforgettable meetings," the words of the artistic director of the film festival Philip Abryutin are quoted in the message.
The VII Arctic International Film Festival "Golden Crow" this year will be held from April 24 to May 7 in Anadyr. The opening ceremony will take place on May 1 at the Polar Cinema. These days, the audience will be presented with the best feature, documentary and animation works from around the world, as well as films shot in different regions of Russia.
The winner of the Grand Prix of the festival - the "Big Golden Crow" - will traditionally be chosen by the audience, the rest of the prizes will be distributed by the jury. In addition to film screenings, an industrial program is planned, which will be dedicated to strengthening international cultural cooperation.
As the producer of the show Oksana Lakhno noted, more than 3 thousand applications from all over the world were submitted for participation in competitive programs. "It is important that this year, in addition to contests of full-length and short feature and non-fiction films, we will hold an animation contest. It is very important for us that the geography of the participating countries of our festival is expanding every year. Films from Russia, Argentina, China, Kazakhstan, Iran, Tajikistan, Nepal and other countries will be shown in various programs," she said.
The film festival is held by the producer center "Youth Initiatives", the Center for the Development and Support of cultural Projects "Golden Crow" with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Chukotka Autonomous District, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Chukotka Autonomous District, AU PJSC "Okrkinovideoprokat", the Union of Cinematographers of Russia, as well as the social investment program "Gazprom Neft" "Hometowns" and BUT the BRIDGE Foundation, writes TASS.