Festival of Festivals, St. Petersburg
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The Festival Of Festivals, established in 1993, is Russia
’s largest, non-competitive festival of recent outstanding works of international and Russian cinema. It is held annually June 23–29, during St. Petersburg's White Nights. The festival attracts more than 30,000 viewers, as well as a number of celebrity guests. Past guests of the festival include Bob Rafelsson (Film director), Meryl Streep
(actress), François Ozon
(Film director), and others.
New Russian Cinema—Every year's best Russian films.
Short Films—The best short films created by young directors from around the world.
Unifilm—The year's best children's films.
The festival also includes a Retrospectives screening section as well as a special screening section, whose themes change every year.
Grand-Prix - Golden Gryphon -Awarded to the film rated highest by guests and participants
Silver Gryphon - Awarded to the film rated highest by audiences
Bronze Gryphon - Awarded to the best experimental film
The Nikolay Ovsyannikov Prize - Awarded for the best debut
Prize of the City of St. Petersburg - Awarded for contributions to world cinema made by a director whose film is featured in this year’s festival
Prize of the Board - Awarded to the screening section deemed to be this year’s best
Prize for Talent and National Recognition - Awarded to exceptional actors, actresses, and directors
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’s largest, non-competitive festival of recent outstanding works of international and Russian cinema. It is held annually June 23–29, during St. Petersburg's White Nights. The festival attracts more than 30,000 viewers, as well as a number of celebrity guests. Past guests of the festival include Bob Rafelsson (Film director), Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep is an American actress who has worked in theatre, television and film.Streep made her professional stage debut in 1971's The Playboy of Seville, before her screen debut in the television movie The Deadliest Season in 1977. In that same year, she made her film debut with...
(actress), François Ozon
François Ozon
François Ozon is a French film director and screenwriter and whose films are usually characterized by sharp satirical wit and a freewheeling view on human sexuality....
(Film director), and others.
Screening Sections
The Festival of Festivals—The main screening section. All films featured in this section are chosen from other international film festivals and are considered the best of the best films of each particular year.New Russian Cinema—Every year's best Russian films.
Short Films—The best short films created by young directors from around the world.
Unifilm—The year's best children's films.
The festival also includes a Retrospectives screening section as well as a special screening section, whose themes change every year.
Prizes
Although the festival is non-competitive, it does award a number of special prizes, including:Grand-Prix - Golden Gryphon -Awarded to the film rated highest by guests and participants
Silver Gryphon - Awarded to the film rated highest by audiences
Bronze Gryphon - Awarded to the best experimental film
The Nikolay Ovsyannikov Prize - Awarded for the best debut
Prize of the City of St. Petersburg - Awarded for contributions to world cinema made by a director whose film is featured in this year’s festival
Prize of the Board - Awarded to the screening section deemed to be this year’s best
Prize for Talent and National Recognition - Awarded to exceptional actors, actresses, and directors