Spirit of Fire

Spirit of Fire

2026

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Spirit of Fire
2026
international
debut film
festival

Wednesday, March 11

12:00
Youth Program "Your Cinema"
A Hero for Kobus
Dir. Joël Soisson, South Africa, 2025, 75 min. Presented by selector and curator of the "Your Cinema" program Ekaterina Bordacheva and film producer Nicolas Velini
Registration required

Thursday, March 12

13:00
Master Class
Master Class "Animation of the Republic of Cuba"
Program presented by media educator Daimelis Monzón Uot, Republic of Cuba, 45 min. Also: "A Hero for Cobus", dir. Joël Soisson, South Africa, 2025, 75 min.
Registration required
19:00
Cultural Program
Creative meeting and screening of the film "Wind"
Dir. Sergei Chliyants, Russia, 2024, 123 min. Presented by director Sergei Chliyants
Registration required

Friday, March 13

11:00
Youth Program "Your Cinema"
The Boy Who Knew the Mountains
Dir. Zainab Shahin, UAE, 2024, 90 min. Russian premiere. Grand opening of the "Your Cinema" program
Registration
12:00
Educational Program
How to Make Money on Nostalgia in Cinema. Why the 1990s and the 2000s Have Become Trendy in Cinema
Registration required
14:00
Business Program
Debut Cinema. A Challenge for Producers and Aspiring Directors: How to Reach the Audience
Accreditation only
15:30
Short Film Competition
Short Film Competition, Part 1
Registration
18:00
Red Carpet
Free entry
18:15
International Competition
The Luminous Life
Dir. João Roxas, Portugal, 2025, 99 min. Presented by the chairman of the festival selection committee Pyotr Shepotinnik
Registration
18:30
"Too Bad You Weren't With Us"
Pictures of Friendly Ties
Dir. Sonya Raizman, Russia, 2026, 100 min. Presented by producer Svetlana Maksimchenko
Registration
19:00
Star track and the grand opening of the festival
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21:00
Opening Film
The Man Who Saw the Bear Who Saw the Man
Dir. Pierre Richard, France, 2025, 90 min.
Registration

Saturday, March 14

10:00
Special Screening
Adventures of the Yellow Suitcase
Dir. Denis Gulyar, Russia, 2025, 90 min. Gorky Film Studio presentation. Special premiere screening. Presented by producer Yuliana Slashcheva, director Denis Gulyar and actor Anton Eldarov
Registration
10:30
Youth Program "Your Cinema"
Animation Program of the Republic of Cuba
Russian premiere. 45 min. Presented by media educator Daimelis Monzón Uot
Registration
10:30
Business Program
Animation 2030: Content, Audience, Influence
Accreditation only
11:45
Youth Program "Your Cinema"
SEEDS / SEMILLAS
Dir. Eliana Niño, Colombia, Spain, 2025, 100 min. Russian premiere. Presented by screenwriter and director Eliana Niño
Registration
14:00
Short Film Competition
Short Film Competition, Part 2
Registration
14:15
International Competition
All Quiet at Sunrise
Dir. Zhu Xin, China, 2025, 101 min. Presented by actor Wang Ke and producer Zhao Jin
Registration
14:30
Business Program
Children's and Family Content as the National Priority. The Role of Cinema in Forming the Values of the Future Generation
Accreditation only
16:00
Special Screening
The Diamond "Heart of Persia"
Dir. Ivan Kulnev, Russia, 2026, 90 min. Presented by producer Georgy Zhitkov
Registration
16:45
Космос засыпает
Registration
16:45
International Competition
Far in the Middle of the East
Dir. Arash Aniissi, Iran, Austria, 2025, 103 min. Presented by director Arash Anisi and actress Mahdi Shourian
Registration
16:50
Russian Debut Competition
Космос засыпает
Dir. Anton Mamykin, Russia, 2025, 93 min. Presented by director Anton Mamykin
Registration
17:00
Educational Program
From a Bold Idea to a Grand Premiere
Registration required
18:00
"Too Bad You Weren't With Us"
Adventures of a Real Samurai in a World of Catastrophes
Dir. Dmitry Vorobyov, Lida Kanashova, 2023, Russia, 39 min.
Registration
18:45
"Too Bad You Weren't With Us"
Instinct
Dir. Filipp Ustinov, Russia, 2025, 35 min.
Registration
19:00
Cultural Program
Performance "From the Life of Planets"
Oleg Nesterov and the band "Megapolis"
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19:00
Russian Debut Competition
In the Mountains. He
Dir. Said Tolgurov, Russia, 2026, 78 min. Presented by director Said Tolgurov
Registration
19:15
The Coin
Registration
19:20
International Competition
The Coin
Dir. Emiliano Dante, Italy — Serbia, 2025, 79 min. Presented by director Emiliano Dante
Registration
20:00
"Too Bad You Weren't With Us"
Fireworks in the Daytime
Dir. Nina Volova, Russia, 2025, 90 min.
Registration
21:00
Russian Debut Competition
Eclipse
Dir. Igor Kagramanov, Russia, 2025, 127 min. Presented by director Igor Kagramanov and producer Lev Karakhan
Registration
21:30
International Competition
Night Is Fading Away
Dir. Ramiro Sonsini, Ezequiel Salinas, Argentina, 2025, 105 min.
Registration

Sunday, March 15

10:15
Youth Program "Your Cinema"
A Hero for Kobus
Dir. Joël Soisson, South Africa, 2026, 75 min. Russian premiere. Presented by producer Nicolas Velini
Registration
10:30
Educational Program
Navigating the Film Industry: Career, Projects, Professional Connections. The Future of Film Professions
Registration required
12:00
Youth Program "Your Cinema"
Мои таежные каникулы
Dir. Alexander Lukin, Russia, 2026, 90 min. Russian and international premiere. Presented by director Alexander Lukin, composer Moisey Kobyakov
Registration
12:00
Business Program
Fairytale Boom: A Lasting Trend or a Moment of Overheating?
Accreditation only
13:00
Creative meeting with writer and screenwriter Sergei Kozlov
Presentation of the kaleidoscope novel "The Romanovs: Devotion and Betrayal"
Registration required
13:00
Special Screening
Planet of Storms
Dir. Pavel Klushantsev, 1961, USSR, 78 min.
Registration
13:30
International Competition
Shape of Momo
Dir. Tribeni Rai, India, Republic of Korea, 2025, 115 min. Presented by director Tribeni Rai and producer Geeta Rai
Registration
14:00
Cultural Program
The Fairy Tale "The Scarlet Flower" performed by the Yugra Concert Wind Orchestra
Read by theatre and film actress Kristina Babushkina. Conductor — Sergei Sviridov
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14:00
Educational Program
How to Pack an Idea: From Concept to Production as Seen by a Creative Producer
Registration required
14:00
Short Film Competition
Short Film Competition, Part 3
Registration
15:00
Animation Laboratory
Participants — students of the School of Creative Industries
Free entry
15:00
Non-Competition Short Film Program
"Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia" — Non-Competition Short Film Program
Registration
15:30
Meeting with the Festival President
Registration required
16:15
Presentation of Work-in-Progress Competition Projects
120 min.
Accreditation only
16:45
Greatness of Absence
Registration
16:50
Russian Debut Competition
Greatness of Absence
Dir. SF9987ND (Sofia Fedorova, Nikita Dobrynin), Russia, 2026, 61 min. Presented by directors Sofia Fedorova, Nikita Dobrynin and producer Yulia Tsoi
Registration
17:30
Special Screening
Once Upon a Time in Leningrad
Dir. Mikhail Arkhipov, 2025, Russia, 70 min.
Registration
18:30
Russian Debut Competition
Eigengrau
Dir. Murad Beglyarov, Russia, 2026, 99 min. Presented by director Murad Beglyarov and cinematographer Vyacheslav Lyakhu
Registration
18:45
International Competition
Deaf
Dir. Eva Libertad García López, Spain, 2025, 99 min. Presented by producer Nuria Muñoz
Registration
19:15
Special Screening
The Island
Dir. Pavel Lungin, Russia, 2006, 112 min. Presented by director Pavel Lungin
Registration
20:00
Cultural Program
Concert by the band "Bravo"
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21:00
Russian Debut Competition
Mari Fairy Tales
Dir. Denis Shabliy, Russia, 2025, 90 min. Presented by director Denis Shabliy
Registration
21:15
International Competition
Songs of the Moon King
Dir. Nastasya Lapshina, 2026, 60 min. Presented by director Nastasya Lapshina and composer Nikita Gulyaev
Registration

Monday, March 16

10:30
Youth Program "Your Cinema"
The Boy Who Knew the Mountains
Dir. Zainab Shahin, UAE, 2024, 90 min.
Registration
12:30
Youth Program "Your Cinema"
I Accidentally Wrote a Book
Dir. Nóra Lakos, Hungary, Netherlands, 2024, 98 min. Russian premiere.
Registration
14:30
Creative meeting with the jury of the Youth Program "Your Cinema"
Registration required
15:00
Special Screening
Buratino
Dir. Igor Voloshin, Russia, 2025, 102 min. Presented by director Igor Voloshin and lead actor Fyodor Bondarchuk
Registration
15:00
Animation Laboratory
Participants — students of the School of Creative Industries
Free entry
18:00
Red Carpet
Free entry
19:00
Star Track and the Closing Ceremony of the Festival
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22:00
Cultural Program
Concert-Performance by Alexandra Ursulyak "Good Songs"
Registration required