Debut filmmakers from around the world can apply for the Spirit of Fire
Call for applications to the 22nd Spirit of Fire International Debut Film Festival is
officially open. The festival will be held in Khanty-Mansiysk from March 23 to ,
2024
Application form for participants
Applications for the selection of films participating in the film festival’s main
competitive programs will be accepted until January 19, 2024
Not less than 6 feature films, including not less than 1 national film, will
participate in the international (main) competition if they meet the following
requirements:
• the film, completed no earlier than November 1, 2022, should be the
director’s first or second full-length live-action film
• films participating in the international competition should not have been
previously publicly shown on the territory of the Russian Federation;
• DCP is the preferred format for the film in the original language with
English subtitles if the original language is not English;
• film participation in the international competition requires the mandatory
presence of the director and/or starring actor.
Not less than 6 feature films will participate in the Russian Debuts competition.
The film should be the director’s first live-action film. DCP is a preferred format.
Applications are accepted by e-mail of the film festival: ugrafest@yandex.ru.
The Regulations of the festival may be found at