Международный фестиваль фильмов для детей и юношества `Герой´ ()

Festival start: 20 May 2024      Festival end: 24 May 2024

International Film Festival “Hero” was initially designed by its organizers as a forum to think over and discuss the topic of spiritual and moral compass, which is one of the critical ones in bringing up the modern generation. All events of the Festival raise the issues of patriotism, traditional values, and the films are selected on the basis of diversity of genres and cultures to represent a hero in all the spheres and genres, including feature, animation, documentary films, as well as a hero in the social sphere.

The competition and non-competition program of for III International Film Festival for Children and Youth "Hero" will comprise professional works by cinematographers, including full-length and short feature and animation films and documentaries.

During the Festival, workshops, meet-the-artist sessions, lectures for children and teenagers with personal attendance of Russian and foreign guests and speakers, events for the development of professional orientation and media education in the Krasnoyarsk Region. The business program will include a round table with authoritative cinema industry representatives.

- The winners of the competition program nominations are awarded special prizes and certificates of the Festival.

- The Grand Prix, the supreme prize, shall be awarded to the best film of the Festival. The winner will be awarded a special prize and a certificate of the Festival.

- The Audience Choice Award will be presented upon the result of the voting held by the Organizer at all competition program film shows. The winner will be awarded a special prize and a certificate of the Festival.

- All Festival participants will be awarded Festival certificates.

The Judges of the Festival may award special certificates to Festival participants.

- Festival partners may award their special prizes and/or certificates to Festival participants at their own discretion.

Films admitted to the competition program:

1. Full-length feature films produced in 2022 or later, duration of 50 minutes and above.

2. Short feature films produced in 2022 or
later, duration under 35 minutes.

3. Full-length animation films produced in 2021 or later, duration of 50 minutes and above.

4. Short animation films produced in 2022 or later, duration under 35 minutes.

5. Documentary films produced in 2022 or later, duration under 100 minutes.

6. Special nomination for children: “Who is your hero?”, films produced in 2022 or later, duration under 35 minutes.

Upon the decision of the Screening Committee, the works containing propaganda of violence, drug use, smoking, alcoholism, offence to human dignity, incitements to racial and national hatred, antipatriotic spirit, shall not be admitted to the competition and non-competition programs of the Festival.

More details:https://geroyfilm.ru/en/standing-order/