"Spirit of Fire" is a film festival with history. We decided to check how well you remember it and made a test where there are serious questions and not always serious answers.
Question 1
What helped Sergei Solovyov come up with the name of the film festival - “Spirit of Fire”?
a) visit to the Museum of Nature and Man, books about Ugra
b) sitting for a long time in front of the fire
c) the legend of how Prometheus brought fire to people
d) he dreamed of a ghost with matches
Question 2
In 2022, two film festivals “Spirit of Fire” were held at once. Why?
a) I liked it so much that we decided to repeat it
b) wanted to introduce a new tradition of holding the festival twice
c) due to the pandemic, the 2021 festival was canceled
d) spectators and guests of the festival did not want to leave, and then wrote a petition to hold another screening
Question 3
What film title won the prize for best debut at the festival in 2021?
a) “I need to die for you to come”
b) “I just want you to love me”
c) “How Vitka Chesnok took Lekha Shtyr to the nursing home”
d) “I know what you did last summer”
Question 4
There was a television festival in Ugra. After visiting it, Sergei Solovyov came up with the “Spirit of Fire”. What was the name of the festival?
a) “Silver Hoof”
b) “Golden Tambourine”
c) “Birch bark letter”
d) “Birch sap”
Question 5
What was the name of the director who became the first winner of “Spirit of Fire”?
a) Peter Zelenka. “When I received the invitation, I thought I was being played. Because I had never heard of Khanty-Mansiysk and didn’t know anything about it. I drove with caution," he said.
b) Emir Kusturica. “I arrived and immediately realized that I would come here often, one day I would become the honorary president of the festival and give a master class,” he said then
c) Quentin Tarantino. He stated: “I always wanted to visit Ugra, to see the places where the poet Yuvan Shestalov lived. A dream come true";
d) Sarik Andreasyan. “This is where I found inspiration for filming many of my films and TV series”
Question 6
How long must a film be in order to be accepted for the microfilm competition?
a) no more than half an hour
b) three minutes and 15 seconds
c) no more than three minutes
d) it’s not a matter of timing, but of the image: resolution and screen size should be very small.
Question 7
What holiday did the guests of last year’s “Spirit of Fire” celebrate?
a) A celebration of love for short films. The one who managed to watch the most films in a day received a prize and a special mention from the jury
b) Snow day. Guests of the festival built two fortresses; the contestants took refuge in one, and the jury members took refuge in the other. The snowball fight was furious, but friendship won
c) Shaman's Day. Everyone attended the ceremony, took part in dancing with a tambourine and tried to summon spirits - most often, masters of Soviet cinema
d) Reindeer Herder's Day. We rode animals, tasted meat and pickles, and examined plagues.
Question 8
What does a festival laureate usually do?
a) Washing in a fountain of oil;
b) Accepts the award and makes a speech of gratitude;
c) Performs Ugra songs, which he is obliged to learn during the film festival;
d) Tells the plot of his future film, which he vows to show at the “Spirit of Fire”.
Question 9
In 2019, actress Nastassja Kinski did not show up on time for a meeting with the audience. She explained the delay by saying:
a) was delayed at another meeting - with children with disabilities. “This is one of my main experiences on this trip”
b) I watched for the third time the Swiss-German film “Sarah Plays a Werewolf,” which, by the way, won at the festival. “I couldn’t leave the movie”
c) I was figuring out how to transport reindeer to Germany. “I want to ride a sled around Berlin”
d) Got lost in the taiga. “I really didn’t know which way to go”
Question 10
Which film won an Oscar while Spirit of Fire was in competition?
a) “The lives of others.” True, the film was not given any prize at the “Spirit of Fire”
b) “Work without authorship.” Awarded both here and there
c) “Burnt by the sun.” It was an unexpected coincidence
c) there was no such film
Question 11
This foreign director came on stage with an unlit cigarette, made a humorous speech and outraged the audience with his impudent behavior.
a) Leos Carax. He joked about oil and money, but lit a cigarette on the street
b) Francois Ozon. He said that he would transfer the action of any of his films to Khanty-Mansiysk
c) Peter Greenway. He walked onto the opening ceremony stage with Tulse Luper's suitcases and spent three hours showing their contents.
d) Michael Cimino. He was hated even before his arrival for the film “The Deer Hunter”
Question 12
Who is usually invited to the international jury of “Spirit of Fire”?
a) winners of the previous festival
b) spectators from the front rows of the Great Hall of the Ugra-Classic concert and theater center
c) students of Sergei Solovyov;
d) those who managed to sign up in advance
Now check yourself!
Question 1 – a) visit to the Museum of Nature and Man, books about Ugra
Question 2 – c) due to the pandemic, the 2021 festival was canceled
Question 3 – a) “I need to die for you to come”
Question 4 – b) “Golden Tambourine”
Question 5 – a) Peter Zelenka. “When I received the invitation, I thought I was being played. Because I had never heard of Khanty-Mansiysk and didn’t know anything about it. I drove with caution," he said.
Question 6 – c) no more than three minutes
Question 7 – d) Reindeer Herder’s Day. We rode animals, tasted meat and pickles, examined plagues
Question 8 – b) Accepts the award and gives an acceptance speech
Question 9 – a) was delayed at another meeting - with children with disabilities. “This is one of my main experiences on this trip”
Question 10 – a) “The lives of others.” True, the film was not given any prize at the “Spirit of Fire”
Question 11 – a) Leos Carax. He joked about oil and money, but lit a cigarette on the street
Question 12 – a) winners of the previous festival
