Applications for the competition and non-competition programs of the Festival are accepted online from from September 8, 2025 to October 31, 2025.
The competition and non-competition show programs of the Festival are made up by the Screening Committee until March 14, 2026, inclusively.
The Applicant shall own exclusive or non-exclusive rights for using the film featured in the application, and (or) rights for transferring them to other parties.
Participation in the competition and non-competition programs of the Festival is free of charge. The Applicant may submit several applications for the competition and non-competition programs of the Festival.
Films admitted to the competition program:
- full-length feature films produced in 2024 or later, duration of 52 minutes and above;
- short feature films produced in 2024 or later, duration under 35 minutes;
- full-length animation films produced in 2024 or later, duration of 52 minutes and above;
- short animation films produced in 2024 or later, duration under 35 minutes;
- documentary films produced in 2024 or later, duration under 100 minutes;
- special nomination for children: “Who is your hero?”, films produced in 2024 or later, duration under 35 minutes.
Application for participation in the Festival implies the author’s or the group of authors’ consent to film shows during the Festival in Krasnoyarsk, Norilsk, Uyar, Divnogorsk, and Kuragino of the Krasnoyarsk Region from the 18 to the 22 of May 26, during the Festival Echo in the Krasnoyarsk Region from the 23 of May to the 30 of June 2024 inclusively, and to using film fragments for making a Festival video compilation at the end of the event.
The competition and/or non-competition programs’ participants guarantee complying with the regulations of the civil legislation of the Russian Federation.
The liability under all the copyright-related claims filed as a result of the film shows shall be borne by the person applying for the competition and/or non-competition programs of the Festival.
Should any demands, claims, or lawsuits be filed by any third parties, including the holders of copyrights for the presented films, the Festival participant shall resolve the issue on their own, on their own behalf and at their own expense.
Participation in the Festival implies transferring the right for the film fragments broadcast (10% of the total film length, but not more than 3 minutes) to Russian and foreign TV channels. The same rights shall be provided for publication of film fragments on the Internet.
Upon the decision of the Screening Committee, the works containing propaganda of violence, drug use, smoking, alcoholism, offence to human dignity, incitements to racial and national hatred, antipatriotic spirit, shall not be admitted to the competition and non-competition programs of the Festival. The Screening Committee’s decision in this regard is final and not subject to any appeal.
The films not admitted to the competition program may be shown in the non-competition program upon prior consent of the copyright holders.
All films selected for the Festival participation may be included in the Organizer’s film stock to be demonstrated for cultural and education purposes at the Festival Organizer’s special events for an unlimited term, upon prior consent of the copyright holders.
Technical requirements to the competing films:
Films submitted to the competition program shall be in DCP and HD formats.
The films are submitted through download links before April 20, 2026; for DCP format, with a key open within the period of May 01-22, 2026 for participation in the Festival and within the period from May 23 to June 30, 2026 for participation in the Festival Echo program.
The application entry shall contain a link to online view with English subtitles or a link to downloading a light version of the film through a file hosting service. It is recommended to use the file hosting services with no storage term restrictions so that the films remain available until the end of the Festival.
Films in foreign languages shall be submitted with English subtitles.
Film assessment criteria
In every nomination of the competition program, one winner is selected.
The Judges assess the films based on a 10-grade scale for the following criteria:
- originality of the script concept and the author’s idea;
- integrity of the idea and its representation;
- compliance of the selected expressive tools to the artistic concept;
- creativity, individuality, innovation, extraordinariness of the author’s thinking;
- compliance with traditional Russian spiritual and moral values;
- the interpretation of a contemporary hero for children and youth.
The Judges make their decision by a simple open majority vote. The decision is formulated in the protocol signed by all members of the Judges’ Board and the Chairman of the Board. The Judges’ decisions are final and not subject to any appeal.
