Kinotavr (russian: Кинотавр), also known as the Sochi Open Russian Film Festival is an open

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 up ...

held in the resort city of Sochi, Russia annually in June since 1991, until it was cancelled in the wake of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.Official website
retrieved on 2018-05-14. Alexander Rodnyansky said: "This year the festival will not take place, it will be rescheduled for a period when we survive the current political events and can return to the cinema, including to understand what happened to the country and to all of us." From 1994 to 2005 the festival consisted of two parts: the Open Russian Film Festival (ORFF) and the International Film Festival (IFF). As of 2008 it was the largest national film festival in Russia. There is a second film festival, known as Sochi International Film Festival and Awards. The word Kinotavr is a

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History

The history of the festival can be traced back to the

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when in 1990 Mark Rudinstein organized his “Festival of Un-bought Cinema” in

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Moscow Region Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally " under Moscow"), is a federal subject of ...

. It was an attempt to support national film production and distribution in the time of social, political and economic turmoil in the

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when film financing (up until then provided by the state) was reduced and national distribution network had collapsed. In 1991 the festival got its nowadays name “Kinotavr” and was relocated to Sochi. In 1994 it already consisted of two parts: the Open Russian Film Festival (ORFF) and the International Film Festival (IFF), registered with the International Federation of Associations of Film Producers (

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). In 2005 “Kinotavr” brand was bought by Alexander Rodnyansky, the management switched its focus onto national market and IFF part was stopped. Kinotavr now was aimed at becoming “a powerful mechanism in the development of a film industry” in Russia and then also continued to make "emphasis on international promotion of Russian product”. That change also gave the festival permanent programmer

Sitora Alieva Sitora Shokhinovna Alieva (russian: Ситора Шохиновна Алиева) – film expert, director of the IFF “Faces of love” and the IIF Sochi, artistic director of the largest Russian national film festival “ Kinotavr”, offici ...

an opportunity to "play down the rivalry between Kinotavr and the Moscow Film Festival, also held in June".

Awards

*The Grand Prize *Best Director *Best Debut *Best Actor *Best Actress *Best Screenplay is called the "

Grigory Gorin Grigori Gorin (russian: Григо́рий Го́рин), real name Grigori Israilevich Ofshtein (russian: Григо́рий Изра́илевич Офштейн; March 12, 1940, Moscow — June 15, 2000, Moscow) was a Soviet Union, Soviet and ...

Award for the Best Screenplay" *Best Music is called the "

Tariverdiev Mikael Leonovich Tariverdiev (russian: Микаэл Леонович Таривердиев, hy, Միքայել Թարիվերդիև; 15 August 1931 – 25 July 1996) was a prominent Soviet composer of Armenian descent. He headed the Composers' ...

Prize for the Best Music" *The prize of the contest "Kinotavr:

Short Film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

" Over the history the following prizes have also been awarded: *The Grand Prize (Second Prize) for the second best entry *Special Prize of the Jury *"Diamond Rose" prize *Prize of the Guild of Russian Film Producers, for the best producer's project *Prize of the Guild of Russian Film Scholars and Film Critics *Prize of the Festival's Presidential Council *FIPRESCI Prize, by

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( FIPRESCI) *FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention

Winners

Grand Prize

* 1990 – ''

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Yermek Shinarbayev Yermek Shinarbayev (also translated as Ermek Shinarbaev; kk, Ermek Bektasuly Shynarbaev) is a Soviet film director. Born in 1953 in Alma-Ata, Soviet Union (now Almaty, Kazakhstan), Shinarbaev is sometimes categorized as a member of the Kazakh N ...

) * 1991 – ''

Sons of Bitches ''Sons of Bitches'' (russian: link=no, Сукины дети, translit. Sukiny deti) is a 1990 Soviet drama film directed by Leonid Filatov. It was entered into the 17th Moscow International Film Festival. Plot The plot of the film is base ...

'' (Сукины дети, dir.

Leonid Filatov Leonid Alekseyevich Filatov ( rus, links=no, Леонид Алексеевич Филатов, p=lʲɪɐˈnʲit əlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ fʲɪˈlatəf, a=Lyeonid Alyeksyeyevich Filatov.ru.vorb.oga; 24 December 1946 – 26 October 2003) was a ...

) * 1992 – '' The Sun of the Sleepless'' (Солнце неспящих, dir.

Temur Babluani Temur Babluani ( ka, თემურ ბაბლუანი) (born 20 March 1948) is a Georgian film director, script writer, and actor. Bebluani was born in the mountainous Svanetian village of Chaguri in the Georgian SSR. He graduated from ...

) * 1993 – ''

Encore, Once More Encore! ''Encore, Once More Encore!'' (russian: Анкор, ещё анкор!, Ankor, escho ankor!) is a 1992 post-war eccentric tragi-comedy set at the end of the Forties and the beginning of the Fifties. Release in the US took place October 10, 1992. T ...

'' (Анкор, ещё анкор!, dir.

Pyotr Todorovsky Pyotr Yefimovich Todorovsky (russian: Пётр Ефи́мович Тодоро́вский, uk, Петро Юхимович Тодоровський, 26 August 1925 – 24 May 2013) was a Russian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer ...

) * 1994 – ''

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'' (Ангелочек, сделай радость, ''Angelochek sdelay radost'', dir. Uzmaan Saparov) * 1995 – '' Peculiarities of the National Hunt'' (Особенности национальной охоты, dir.

Aleksandr Rogozhkin Aleksandr Vladimirovich Rogozhkin (russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Рого́жкин; 3 October 1949 – 23 October 2021) was a Russian film director and writer. Career In 1990, Rogozhkin directed ''Karaul'', which won ...

) * 1996 – ''

Prisoner of the Mountains ''Prisoner of the Mountains'' (russian: Кавказский пленник, ''Kavkazskiy plennik''), also known as ''Prisoner of the Caucasus'', is a 1996 Russian war drama film directed by Sergei Bodrov and written by Bodrov, Arif Aliyev and Bo ...

'' (Кавказский пленник, dir.

Sergei Bodrov Sergei Vladimirovich Bodrov ( rus, Серге́й Влади́мирович Бодро́в, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej bɐˈdrof; born June 28, 1948) is a Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer. In 2003 he was the President of the Jury at the 25t ...

) * 1997 – ''

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'' (Брат, dir.

Aleksei Balabanov Aleksei Oktyabrinovich Balabanov (russian: Алeксeй Oктябpинoвич Балабанoв; 25 February 1959 – 18 May 2013) was a Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer, a member of European Film Academy. He started from cr ...

) * 1998 – '' Time of the dancer'' (Время танцора, dir.

) * 2000 – ''

Luna Papa Luna Papa ( Russian: Лунный папа) is a 1999 movie by Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov with collaboration from Russia, Tajikistan, Germany, Austria and France Plot summary 17-year-old Mamlakat lives with her father Safar and her disabled brother ...

'' (Лунный папа, dir.

Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov (Russian language, Russian/ tg, Бахтиёр Худойназаров, fa, بختیار خدای‌نظرف) (May 29, 1965 – April 21, 2015) was a film director, film producer, producer and screenwriter from Tajikistan. ...

) * 2001 – ''

Tender Age Tender Age (russian: Нежный возраст, Nezhniy vozrast) is a 2000 Russian drama film directed by Sergei Solovyov. Plot The story of one man growing up in a new market-mafia social life, the story of his love for the daughter of his pa ...

'' (Нежный возраст, dir. Sergei Solovyov) * 2002 – ''

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'' (Война, dir.

) * 2003 – '' Old Women'' (Старухи, dir.

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) * 2004 – ''

A Driver for Vera ''A Driver for Vera'' (russian: Водитель для Веры, ''Voditel dlya Very'') is a 2004 Ukrainian-Russian co-produced psychological drama film from 2004, set in 1962 Sevastopol, Ukraine, directed and written by Russian Pavel Chukhrai. T ...

'' (Водитель для Веры, dir.

Pavel Chukhray Pavel Grigoryevich Chukhray (russian: Па́вел Григо́рьевич Чухра́й; Bykovo, Moscow Oblast, October 14, 1946) is a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter. He is the son of the prominent Russian film director ...

) * 2005 – ''

Poor Relatives ''Poor Relatives'' (russian: Бедные родственники, Bednye Rodstvenniki), also released as ''Roots'', is a 2005 Russian black comedy film directed by Pavel Lungin. The film tells the story of a Russian grifter who defrauds foreign ...

'' (Бедные родственники, dir.

Pavel Lungin Pavel Semyonovich Lungin (russian: Па́вел Семёнович Лунги́н; born 12 July 1949) is a Russian film director. He is sometimes credited as Pavel Loungine (as in the American release of '' Tycoon''). Lungin was awarded the disti ...

) * 2006 – ''

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'' (Изображая жертву, dir.

Kirill Serebrennikov Kirill Semyonovich Serebrennikov (russian: Кирилл Семёнович Серебренников; born 7 September 1969) is a Russian stage and film director and theatre designer. Since 2012, he has been the artistic director of the Gogo ...

) * 2007 – '' Simple Things'' (Простые вещи, dir.

Alexei Popogrebski Alexei Petrovich Popogrebski (russian: Алексе́й Петро́вич Попогре́бский; born 7 August 1972) is a Russian film director and screenwriter. His 2010 film '' How I Ended This Summer'' was nominated for the Golden Bear ...

) * 2008 – ''

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'' (dir.

Dmitry Povolotsky Dmitri (russian: Дми́трий); Church Slavic form: Dimitry or Dimitri (); ancient Russian forms: D'mitriy or Dmitr ( or ) is a male given name common in Orthodox Christian culture, the Russian version of Greek Demetrios (Δημήτριο ...

) * 2009 – '' Wolfy'' (Волчок, dir.

Vassily Sigarev Vassily Vladimirovich Sigarev (russian: Васи́лий Владимирович Си́гарев, born 11 January 1977, Verkhnyaya Salda, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet Union) is a Russian playwright, screenwriter and film director. His plays ''Plas ...

) * 2010 – ''

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'' (Перемирие, dir.

Svetlana Proskurina Svetlana () is a common Orthodox Slavic feminine given name, deriving from the East and South Slavic root ''svet'' (), meaning "light", "shining", "luminescent", "pure", "blessed", or "holy", depending upon context similar if not the same as ...

) * 2011 – '' Indifference'' (Безразличие, dir.

Oleg Flyangolts Oleg (russian: Олег), Oleh ( uk, Олег), or Aleh ( be, Алег) is an East Slavic given name. The name is very common in Russia, Ukraine and Belаrus. It derives from the Old Norse ''Helgi'' ( Helge), meaning "holy", "sacred", or "blesse ...

) * 2012 – ''

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'' (Я буду рядом, dir.

Pavel Ruminov Pavel Yurevich Ruminov (russian: Па́вел Ю́рьевич Руми́нов; born 25 November 1974) is a Russian film director. He began his career in Vladivostok directing music videos for Russian acts such as Mumiy Troll and Zemfira befor ...

) * 2013 – ''

The Geographer Drank His Globe Away ''The Geographer Drank His Globe Away'' (russian: Географ глобус пропил, Geograf Globus Propil) is a Russian drama film made in 2013, directed by Alexander Veledinsky, based on the novel of the same name by Alexei Ivanov. The ...

'' (Географ глобус пропил, dir. Alexander Veledinsky) * 2014 – ''

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'' (Испытание, dir.

Alexander Kott Alexander Konstantinovich Kott (russian: Александр Константинович Котт; born 22 February 1973) is a Russian director and screenwriter. Selected filmography Director * (2006) 8-episode TV series adapted from the epo ...

) * 2015 – ''

About Love ''About Love'' may refer to: * "About Love" (short story), 1898 Russian short story by Anton Chekhov * ''About Love'' (album), 2009 album by the Plastiscines * "About Love" (song), a 2020 song by Marina *About Love (1970 film) ''About Love'' (russ ...

'' (Про любовь, dir.

Anna Melikian Anna Melikian ( hy, Աննա Մելիքյան; russian: Анна Меликян; born February 8, 1976) is a Russian film and TV director/ producer whose work has been recognized with various awards at major international film festivals. After he ...

) * 2016 – '' The Good Boy'' (Хороший мальчик, dir. Oksana Karas) * 2017 – ''

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'' (Аритми́я, dir.

Boris Khlebnikov Boris Igorevich Khlebnikov (, born August 28, 1972) - is a Russian film director, screenwriter and producer. Filmography As director * ''Roads to Koktebel'' (2003) * '' Free Floating'' (2006) * '' Help Gone Mad'' (2009) * '' Crush'' (2009) * '' ...

) * 2018 – ''

Core of the World ''Heart of the World'' (russian: Сердце мира, Serdtse mira) is a 2018 Russian-Lithuanianian drama film directed and written by Nataliya Meshchaninova. The film won the Grand Prix at the Kinotavr 2018. Plot The film tells about the ...

'' (Сердце мира, dir.

Natalia Meshchaninova Nataliya Viktorovna Meshchaninova (russian: Наталия Викторовна Мещанинова, born on 17 February 1982) is a Russian film director, screenwriter, and author. As a screenwriter, she won, in 2015 together with Lyubov Mulmenko, ...

) * 2019 – '' The Bull'' (Бык, dir. Boris Akopov) * 2020 - ''

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'' (Пугало, dir. Dmitry Davydov) * 2021 - '' More volnuetsya raz'' (Море волнуется раз, dir.

Nikolay Khomeriki Nikolay Khomeriki (born 17 April 1975) is a Russian film director and screenwriter. He has directed six films since 2004. His film ''977'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Three years later his fil ...

)

References and notes

External links

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Foto gallery from "Kinotavr": Star carpet

Fifteen Realities of Russian Cinema (Kinotavr 2012)

Kinotavr: Caught in the Crossfire

Kinotavr.info
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