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:Vsesoyuznyy kinofestival, also known as ВКФ; VKF) was one of the most important film festival

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. It was founded in 1958 and held regularly from 1964-1988. It was held annually from 1972 onwards, and bi-annually before that (before 1964, there were festivals in the years 1958, 1959 and 1960). Its time and location were determined by Goskino

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There were four categories among which prizes were handed out:

• Fiction films
• Documentaries, scientific-popular films, and film-journals
• Fiction films for children and youth (from 1977)
• Animated films (from 1977)

Locations

1. 1964, Leningrad
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2. 1966, Kiev
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3. 1968, Leningrad
4. 1970, Minsk
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5. 1972, Tbilisi
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6. 1973, Alma-Ata
7. 1974, Baku
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8. 1975, Kishinev
9. 1976, Frunze
10. 1977, Riga
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11. 1978, Yerevan
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12. 1979, Ashgabad
13. 1980, Dushanbe
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14. 1981, Vilnius
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15. 1982, Tallinn
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16. 1983, Leningrad
17. 1984, Kiev
18. 1985, Minsk
19. 1986, Alma-Ata
20. 1987, Tbilisi
21. 1988, Baku