On October 18, the Heart of Baikal film festival opens in Irkutsk. Krzysztof Zanussi, Fyodor Dobronravov, Sergey Shakurov and others will walk the red carpet. Free screenings and an opening ceremony are planned. The play Educating Rita will be shown on October 20.
On October 18 at 4:00 p.m. on the square in front of the Zvezdny Cinema, the red carpet will be walked by the president of the Heart of Baikal film festival, renowned Polish director Krzysztof Zanussi, the artistic director of the nationwide program “In the Circle of Family,” People’s Artist of Russia Fyodor Dobronravov, People’s Artist of Russia and USSR State Prize laureate Sergey Shakurov, Honored Artist of Russia Marina Yakovleva, theater and film actress Elena Biryukova, Honored Artist of Russia, TV presenter, announcer of Central Television Tatyana Sudets, People’s Artist of Russia Yuri Nazarov, Honored Artist of Russia Lyudmila Maltseva, Honored Artist of Russia Evklid Kyurdzidis, and others.Then, at 5:00 p.m. in the Oscar hall of the Zvezdny Cinema, there will be a screening of the opening film of the Heart of Baikal film festival, Private Pioneer, directed by Alexander Karpilovsky. Festival screenings will take place at the Zvezdny Cinema and at the House of Cinema. Admission to all film screenings is FREE.
On October 18 at 7:00 p.m. at the Irkutsk Musical Theater named after N.M. Zagursky, the official opening of the Heart of Baikal film festival will take place.
As part of the film festival, on October 20 the musical theater will stage the play Educating Rita, based on the play by Willy Russell and directed by Krzysztof Zanussi.