The Festival of Festivals in

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’s largest non-competitive festival of recent outstanding works of international and

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. It is held annually in June, during Saint Petersburg's

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History

The festival was established in 1993. Past guests of the festival include Bob Rafelsson (film director),

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(actress),

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(film director), and others.

Description

The Festival of Festivals—The main screening section. All films featured in this section are chosen from other international film festivals and are considered the best of the best films of each particular year. New Russian Cinema—Every year's best Russian films. Short Films—The best short films created by young directors from around the world. Unifilm—The year's best children's films. The festival also includes a Retrospectives screening section as well as a special screening section, whose themes change every year.

Prizes

Although the festival is non-competitive, it does award a number of special prizes, including: Grand Prix – Gold or Golden Gryphon (Griffon) - Awarded to the film rated highest by guests and participants Silver Gryphon - Awarded to the film rated highest by audiences Bronze Gryphon - Awarded to the best experimental film The Nikolay Ovsyannikov Prize - Awarded for the best debut Prize of the City of St. Petersburg - Awarded for contributions to world cinema made by a director whose film is featured in this year’s festival Prize of the Board - Awarded to the screening section deemed to be this year’s best Prize for Talent and National Recognition - Awarded to exceptional actors, actresses, and directors

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Festival of Festivals International Film Festival
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