Wednesday, March 11
12:00
Youth Program "Your Cinema"
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"
Dir. Zainab Shahin, UAE, 2024, 90 min. Russian premiere. Grand opening of the "Your Cinema" program
12:00
Educational Program
Registration required
14:00
Business Program
Accreditation only
15:30
18:00
Red Carpet
Free entry
18:15
International Competition
Dir. João Roxas, Portugal, 2025, 99 min. Presented by the chairman of the festival selection committee Pyotr Shepotinnik
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
21:00
Opening Film
The Man Who Saw the Bear Who Saw the Man
Dir. Pierre Richard, France, 2025, 90 min.
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
10:30
Youth Program "Your Cinema"
Animation Program of the Republic of Cuba
Russian premiere. 45 min. Presented by media educator Daimelis Monzón Uot
10:30
11:45
Youth Program "Your Cinema"
Dir. Eliana Niño, Colombia, Spain, 2025, 100 min. Russian premiere. Presented by screenwriter and director Eliana Niño
14:00
14:15
International Competition
Dir. Zhu Xin, China, 2025, 101 min. Presented by actor Wang Ke and producer Zhao Jin
14:30
Business Program
Accreditation only
16:00
Special Screening
The Diamond "Heart of Persia"
Dir. Ivan Kulnev, Russia, 2026, 90 min. Presented by producer Georgy Zhitkov
16:45
16:45
International Competition
Dir. Arash Aniissi, Iran, Austria, 2025, 103 min. Presented by director Arash Anisi and actress Mahdi Shourian
16:50
Russian Debut Competition
Dir. Anton Mamykin, Russia, 2025, 93 min. Presented by director Anton Mamykin
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.
18:45
19:00
Cultural Program
Performance "From the Life of Planets"
Oleg Nesterov and the band "Megapolis"
19:00
Russian Debut Competition
Dir. Said Tolgurov, Russia, 2026, 78 min. Presented by director Said Tolgurov
19:15
19:20
International Competition
Dir. Emiliano Dante, Italy — Serbia, 2025, 79 min. Presented by director Emiliano Dante
20:00
"Too Bad You Weren't With Us"
Fireworks in the Daytime
Dir. Nina Volova, Russia, 2025, 90 min.
21:00
Russian Debut Competition
Dir. Igor Kagramanov, Russia, 2025, 127 min. Presented by director Igor Kagramanov and producer Lev Karakhan
21:30
International Competition
Dir. Ramiro Sonsini, Ezequiel Salinas, Argentina, 2025, 105 min.
Sunday, March 15
10:15
Youth Program "Your Cinema"
Dir. Joël Soisson, South Africa, 2026, 75 min. Russian premiere. Presented by producer Nicolas Velini
10:30
Educational Program
Registration required
12:00
Youth Program "Your Cinema"
Dir. Alexander Lukin, Russia, 2026, 90 min. Russian and international premiere. Presented by director Alexander Lukin, composer Moisey Kobyakov
12:00
13:00
Creative meeting with writer and screenwriter Sergei Kozlov
Presentation of the kaleidoscope novel "The Romanovs: Devotion and Betrayal"
Registration required
13:00
13:30
International Competition
Dir. Tribeni Rai, India, Republic of Korea, 2025, 115 min. Presented by director Tribeni Rai and producer Geeta Rai
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
14:00
Educational Program
Registration required
14:00
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
15:30
Meeting with the Festival President
Registration required
16:15
Presentation of Work-in-Progress Competition Projects
120 min.
Accreditation only
16:50
Russian Debut Competition
Dir. SF9987ND (Sofia Fedorova, Nikita Dobrynin), Russia, 2026, 61 min. Presented by directors Sofia Fedorova, Nikita Dobrynin and producer Yulia Tsoi
17:30
Special Screening
Once Upon a Time in Leningrad
Dir. Mikhail Arkhipov, 2025, Russia, 70 min.
18:30
Russian Debut Competition
Dir. Murad Beglyarov, Russia, 2026, 99 min. Presented by director Murad Beglyarov and cinematographer Vyacheslav Lyakhu
18:45
International Competition
Dir. Eva Libertad García López, Spain, 2025, 99 min. Presented by producer Nuria Muñoz
19:15
Special Screening
The Island
Dir. Pavel Lungin, Russia, 2006, 112 min. Presented by director Pavel Lungin
20:00
21:00
Russian Debut Competition
Dir. Denis Shabliy, Russia, 2025, 90 min. Presented by director Denis Shabliy
21:15
International Competition
Dir. Nastasya Lapshina, 2026, 60 min. Presented by director Nastasya Lapshina and composer Nikita Gulyaev
Monday, March 16
10:30
Youth Program "Your Cinema"
Dir. Zainab Shahin, UAE, 2024, 90 min.
12:30
Youth Program "Your Cinema"
Dir. Nóra Lakos, Hungary, Netherlands, 2024, 98 min. Russian premiere.
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
15:00
Animation Laboratory
Participants — students of the School of Creative Industries
Free entry
18:00
Red Carpet
Free entry
22:00
Cultural Program
Concert-Performance by Alexandra Ursulyak "Good Songs"
Registration required