the Pandemic has caused a noticeable impact on cultural activities. It fell many international film festivals. Someone, perhaps, will forever change the basics of your device and even killed. For a long time had been at risk 77 th Venice film festival, due to open on 2 September. In what form it will be, to what extent will narrowed his program, cut off from the participation of a group of countries and what these issues were discussed during the quarantine. There was a good chance that Venice will be opened only for the Italians.
But on 9 July, journalists and critics received the letter confirming accreditation. The main thing now is that the planes were flying in the right direction. The festival program will be released on July 28. Many Russian filmmakers sent their paintings to Venice for consideration by the selection Board. It is already known that the number of films declined. Although the main competition program and the program “Horizons” will be held as usual. But popular in recent years the virtual component of Venice will go online and see who is accredited. “Venice classics” will give the archive film festival, held in the famous Cinematheque of Bologna. It is scheduled from 25 to 31 August.
part of the local festivals have already announced the transition to digital format. Big cartoon festival just takes place these days in the virtual space. All screenings is free. Finally you can see the “Daughter” Daria Kesaevoy, received the student Oscar and was nominated a great Oscar. The audience has the opportunity to communicate with Directors of animated films from around the world during the time of online events. They will also see a retrospective of one of the most significant domestic multipliers Dmitry Geller. Managers of the festival were able to turn their offspring to the no less interesting and significant event in the Network, although the living presence of all is not enough.
care online, said the leadership of the short film festival “Koroche”, held in Kaliningrad. A new form can bring you additional bonuses. Small works by young Directors will be able to see not only the festival participants and residents of the city but a much wider range of viewers.
for a Long time there was no information about the conduct of the chief national festival of the country “Kinotavr”. The transition to online its leadership categorically rejected, because the movie is made for the big screen. Since the shows are in Sochi for spectators and the professional community, had to wait for instructions of Rospotrebnadzor in style. As soon as they were received, the management of the festival announced new dates from 11 to 18 September. The second important festival “Window to Europe”, held in Vyborg, moved from August to December. Not only the requirements of Roskomnadzor change the festival schedule, but that many pictures that festivals were counting was not completed the project on time. Programs there was nothing there to collect.
in July, the fourth time will be “Горькийfest” in Nizhny Novgorod. In a contest called “Shake” will include 23 paintings of different formats.
for Many years in the spring in Moscow and other Russian cities, a festival of Polish films “Visla”. It could this year not be, if not for the enthusiasm of the organizers of Warsaw. 13th they will hold the festival from 27 August to 3 September (usually held in may) in Moscow, will show a new Polish paintings, such as “Body of Christ” Ian Komasi, “Mr. Jones” Agnieszka Holland, “Bird language” Xavier of Gulevskaja.
Someone forced to abandon the anniversary format. St. Petersburg “Message to Man”, focused on documentaries and short films, moved on November, and celebrations related to the jubilee will not. The invited stars of world level will be able to come only in a year. So the festival is still held as usual. South Sakhalin “on the Edge” will take place in August and also without the anniversary scope. The live program is limited, the organizers plan to partially go online.
