JURY
President of the Jury
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Aleksey German Jr.
Director, screenwriter
The director of the films «Dovlatov», «Air» and «Paper Soldier». His works received the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival and the Silver Bear at the Berlinale.
Main Competition Jury
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Sitora Alieva
Producer, film expert
Producer, critic, film expert, and director of international film festivals. Guest lecturer at various international film schools and universities. Member of the prestigious European Film Academy.
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Roman Kantor
Screenwriter, producer
Russian screenwriter, director, and producer, winner of the Golden Eagle Award for Best Script («Silver Skates»), the author of the television series «Epidemic» and movie «The Master and Margarita».
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Sofya Lebedeva
Actress of theater and cinema
A Russian actress of theatre and cinema, winner of the Golden Leaf Theatre Award, and one of the most prominent Russian actresses to have appeared in Hollywood films, including «MacMafia» and «Tetris».
Documentary Film Competition Jury
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Polina Pribytkova
Film curator, journalist
Cultural manager, director. Curator of cinema at the Zotov Center.
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Ivan Vlasov
Director
Documentary filmmaker, author of the films «Wild World» and «The Wind Has No Tail». In 2024, the film «The Wind Has No Tail» won the Golden Centaur and the Rastorguev Prize. Laurel Laureate.
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Olga Erofeeva Muravyova
Producer
Producer. Co-owner of Monumental Pictures. General producer of the Sverdlovsk Film Studio.
Narrative Short Film Competition Jury
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Anna Kudevich
Costume Designer
Costume designer. She worked on a series of films «Major Grom», «Hardcore Henry», «Christmas Trees 3», «Execution», etc.
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Sergey Deshin
Film distributor, curator
A film critic. The program curator of the VOICES festival and K24 company. He publishes in magazines such as «Seanse», Сineticle, «The Art of Cinema», «Afisha», Kinopoisk.
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Vlad Tsenev
Actor
The Russian actor of theater and cinema, who has starred in movies such as «Mediator», «Live Life», «Replica», «Limonov: The Ballad».
