Film program
Business program
Schedule

Film program

The main competition program features debut films by directors from Russia and other countries, including Iran, India, Brazil, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. The theme of the festival is “The Special Language of National Cinema”. The opening film will be “The Abnormal” directed by Ilya Malanin, inspired by a true story. It tells the story of a boy trying to overcome a congenital disease by learning to play the piano. The festival will close with Oksana Degtyareva’s film “She’s Dancing”: its heroine Olga is not just interested in dancing - it’s her way of communicating with the world and people.

Opening film

ABNORMAL

EXTRAORDINARY

Russia / 2023 / 100 min.

World premiere

Producer: Ilya Malanin

International competition

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Kyrgyzstan / 2023 / 80 min. 
Director: Tynchtyk Abylkasymov

Dawar

Iran / 2023 / 72 min.
Director: Maysam Hasanzade

Stolen

India / 2023 / 94 min. 
Director: Karan Tejpal

Property

Brazil / 2023 / 101 min. 
Director: Daniel Bandeira

Lurch

Russia / 2024 / 101 min.
Directors Anna Dahlinger, Stanislav Fomichev

Russian competition

Contacts

Russia / 2023 / 105 min. 
Director: Dmitry Moiseev

Cuba, Marina

Russia-Israel / 2023 / 62 min. 
Director: Konstantin Bogoslavsky

Lapin

Russia / 2024 / 97 min.
Directors: Asya Oleshkevich, Vlad Krasnoslobodtsev

Lisbon

Russia / 2023 / 90 min.
Director: Svetlana Filippova

Short film competition

MY

Russia / 2023 / 21 min.
Director: Ilya Sovetov

AYYY KUO

Russia / 2023 / 22 min.
Director: Ayaal Adamov

LIMBO

Russia / 2020 / 25 min.
Director: Vasily Kovbasyuk

ELEVATOR

Russia / 2023 / 12 min.
Director: Alika Jung

LIHT

Russia / 2024 / 24 min.
Director: Maxim Dudnik

MONSTER

Russia / 2024 / 19 min.
Director: Olga Melanich

HANGRY DOG

Russia / 2023 / 13 min.
Director: Gabriela Selivanova

BLACK

Russia / 2023 / 24 min.
Director: Vika Degteva

Your movie

VALENTINE

Spain-Portugal / 2021 / 65 min.
Director: Celo Loureiro

SMALL WHIP

China / 2022 / 86 min.
Directors: Dong Xinwen, Shapkat Murat

TEGAR

Indonesia / 2022 / 95 min.
Director: Anggi Friska

Work-in-progress

SHAMAN

Russia / 2024
Director: Mikhail Merzlikin

Special screening

It's a pity that you weren't with us

AQUARIUM

Russia / 2023 / 93 min.
Director: Ilya Shagalov

HOLIDAY

Russia-Finland / 2022 / 119 min.
Director: Anna Kuznetsova

KINGDOM

Russia / 2023 / 87 min.
Director: Tatyana Rakhmanova

Spirit of fire. Starting point

OCTOPUS

Russia / 2023 / 92 min.
Director: Alexey Stepanov

TRUTH

Russia / 2023 / 90 min.
Director: Maxim Kuznetsov

World

Russia / 2023 / 108 min.
Director: Anton Kolomeets

Closing film

SHE IS DANCING

SHE DANCES
Russia / 2023 / 86 min. 

World premiere

Producer: Oksana Degtyareva

Business program

The main theme of the Spirit of Fire festival is “The special language of the national cinema of the BRICS countries.” Representatives of the film industry from Russia, India, the UAE, Egypt, Iran, South Africa and other countries will discuss the prospects for joint film production, cultural and educational exchange programs, and the development of national film distribution.

FILM DIALOGUE: RUSSIA – IRAN

The memorandum of cooperation in the field of cinematography between Russia and Iran, signed in 2022, became an important step towards strengthening and developing cinematic ties between

FILMED IN RUSSIA. REGIONS AS FILM PRODUCTION CENTERS

The development of film production in the regions is becoming an important factor for the Russian film industry, contributing to the economy of the regions of Russia and increasing their recognition both at the federal and

Cultural program

Guests of the Spirit of Fire festival will enjoy a rich cultural and educational program: competitive and non-competitive screenings, lectures, presentations, performances, concerts and even an ice show. On the opening day of the festival, Emir Kusturica, Ekaterina Klimova, Svetlana Ivanova, Maxim Stoyanov, Ekaterina Vilkova, Alexander Veledinsky, Dzhanik Fayziev, Irina Bezrukova, Anna Savranskaya, outstanding directors, screenwriters, producers from around the world, as well as young filmmakers will walk along the star-studded path . And the brightest guest on the “Spirit of Fire” star path will be fire - “Ugra-Classic” will host a spectacular fire show.​