The VGIK festival, one of the worlds largest student film forums, will again take place in Irkutsk. Competition screenings will be held from November 16 to 22 at the Irkutsk branch of VGIK and the House of Cinema. Viewers can watch young filmmakers works and vote for the best film. Results will be announced on November 23 at the closing in Moscow. The opening will be on November 16 at 3 pm in Irkutsk House of Cinema.
The VGIK Festival has been held since 1961, and since 1998 it has been held annually. The International VGIK Festival is one of the largest student festivals in the world; it gives young aspiring filmmakers the opportunity to present their works to a wide audience and receive an evaluation of their creativity.Over the years, the festival’s winners and laureates have included Andrei Tarkovsky, Nikita Mikhalkov, Andrei Konchalovsky, Vasily Shukshin, Vadim Abdrashitov, Sergei Solovyov, Otar Iosseliani, Elem Klimov, and many other filmmakers.
In Irkutsk, the competitive screenings will take place from November 16 to 22 at the Irkutsk branch of VGIK and at the House of Cinema. Viewers will be able to vote for the best film, and the voting results will be announced on November 23 at the festival’s closing in Moscow. The official opening of the festival will take place at the Irkutsk House of Cinema on November 16 at 3 p.m.