International Film Festival ’Hero And Time’ / Международный кинофестиваль ’Герой и время’ ()

Festival start: 12 September 2020      Festival end: 19 September 2020

International Film festival "Hero and Time" is a showcase of feature and documentary full-length films, depicting the actual problems of modern social life. The Festival draws attention to a realistic figure of the hero who can be identified with the modern age (nowadays).

Zheleznovodsk is an ideal place for our unique international film festival "Hero and Time". It will promote cultural development of this region and make the name of Caucasus Mineral Waters -situated at the foot of the highest European mountain The Elbrus- recognizable all over the world. The visit to this unique place will be a memorable event in the life of the participants and the guests of the Festival.

The International Jury of the Main Competition will award the following prizes:

Gran-Prix for the best feature film;
Best Director;
Best Script;
Artistic Vision Prize (awarded to a cameraman, film editor or artistic director);
Best Actor;

Special prize.

The International Jury of documentary films will award the following prizes:
Gran-Prix for the best documentary film;
Best Director;
Best Cameraman;
Special prize.

The Organising Committee of the Festival will award an honorary prize "Name. Hero and Time".

Following the audience poll results "The Audience Choice Award" will be awarded.

The Organising Committee has the right to award other additional prizes and diplomas.

Films should be produced within the past 5 years and fiction films must have the duration of not less than 40 minutes, documentary films must have the duration of not less than 26 minutes.

World and international premieres are the preference for the Competition program.