Sozvezdie ( ru , Созвездие or Кинофестиваль Созвездие), also known as Sozvezdie International Film Festival and International Actors Festival Sozvezdie is a Russian

film festival A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upo ...

based in

Yaroslavl Yaroslavl ( rus, Ярослáвль, p=jɪrɐˈsɫavlʲ) is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluenc ...

. Meaning "Constellation", this film festival is also referred to as an "Actor's Film Festival". It gives awards to actors in various categories. It was founded by

Evgeny Zharikov Evgeny Ilyich "Zhenya" Zharikov (''Russian:'' Евгений Ильич Жариков; 26 February 1941 — 18 January 2012), also spelt Yevgeniy Ilich Zharikov and variants, was a Soviet and Russian film actor. He was awarded the USSR State Priz ...

in 1988, president of the Guild of Actors of Soviet Cinema, with the first edition of the festival being held in 1989.

History

Sozvezdie was founded by

, who was President of the Guild of Actors of Soviet Cinema From 1988 to 2000 (known as

Russian Film Actors Guild The Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation ( ru , Союз кинематографистов России) is the trade union of cinematographers, actors, and other professionals of Russian cinema. Founded in 1991, it was preceded b ...

from 1991). The first festival was held in 1989. The 7th edition of the festival was held in May 1995, and was attended by actor and director . In 1999, 2000 (11th edition), and again in 2001 Sozvezdie was held in

Arkhangelsk Arkhangelsk (, ; rus, Арха́нгельск, p=ɐrˈxanɡʲɪlʲsk), also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina near ...

. The 19th edition of the event was held in 2011 at

Kostroma Kostroma ( rus, Кострома́, p=kəstrɐˈma) is a historic types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Kostroma Oblast, Russia. A part of the Golden Ring of Russia, Golden Ring of Russian cities, it is lo ...

, where

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...

ian films were shown.

Governance and description

The festival is organised by the Russian Film Actors Guild and called "Constellation" in English. Only film and theatre actors participate in the selection committee, jury and in the competition, which is described as "a serious show of acting works". The festival is based in

. In 1999,

Sergey Zhigunov Sergey Victorovich Zhigunov (russian: Серге́й Викторович Жигунов; born 2 January 1963) is a Soviet and Russian actor and producer. Commander of the Order of Honour and of the Order of Friendship. Honored Artist of Russi ...

was president of the festival. As of 2008, actor

Alexander Goloborodko Alexander Alexandrovich Goloborodko (russian: Александр Александрович Голобородько; born September 28, 1938) is a Soviet and Russian actor of theater and cinema, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1988). Early life a ...

was president. At the 19th edition in 2011,

Vladimir Korenev Vladimir Borisovich Korenev (russian: Влади́мир Бори́сович Ко́ренев; 20 June 1940 – 2 January 2021) was a Soviet and Russian film and theatre actor and teacher, known for '' The Amphibian Man'' (1962). He was awarded P ...

, a People's Artist of the Russian Federation and an actor of the Moscow Drama Theatre K. S. Stanislavsky, was chair of the festival.

Some past winners

In 1989, Elena Mayorova won the Prize for Best Actress, for her performance in '' Fast Train'' (1988). In 1989, ''

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'' (1988), directed by

Yuri Mamin Yuri Mamin (russian: Юрий Борисович Мамин) is a Soviet and Russian film director, stage director, screenwriter, composer, author and television host, Honored Art Worker of the Russian Federation. His "Window to Paris" (1993) rem ...

and written by Vladimir Vardunas , won the prize for best ensemble cast. ''Love'' (''Lyubov'', 1991), directed by

Valery Todorovsky Valery Petrovich Todorovsky (russian: Вале́рий Петро́вич Тодоро́вский; born 9 May 1962, in Odessa) is a Russian film director, screenwriter, TV producer whose best known film is '' Hipsters'' (2008). He is the son of ...

, won awards at Sozvezdie. In 1993, Aleksei Serebryakov won a special award for his performance in ''Higher Measure''. In 1994, the 1993

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...

/Russian social drama directed by Uzmaan Saparov, ''Little Angel, Make Me Happy'' (''Ангелочек, сделай радость'', ''Angelochek sdelay radost''), won the Grand Prix at Sozvezdie. In 2001, actress Mariya Kuznetsova was commended for her role in ''Taurus'', directed by Alexander Sokurov. ''The Degraded Officer'', aka ''The Demoted'' (Russian ''Razzhalovannyi'') (2009), directed by Vladimir Tumaev, won prizes for acting at the festival in 2010.

References

External links

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History

Governance and description

Categories

Some past winners

References

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