The 9th International Festival of Theater and Cinema In the Family has opened in Irkutsk Region, supported by Rostec, the Russian Ministry of Culture and the regional government. Guests will see eight plays, more than forty films from 15 countries, a childrens program and free screenings at the Barguzin cinema. A separate event will be an international environmental forum on Lake Baikal, with leading scientists, ecologists and public figures.

The 9th International Theater and Film Festival “In the Circle of Family” has opened in the Irkutsk Region. The festival is held with the support of the State Corporation “ROSTEC,” the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, and the Government of the Irkutsk Region. The official opening ceremony was attended by Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of the State Corporation “ROSTEC” and co-chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Nationwide Program “In the Circle of Family” Sergey Chemezov, Aide to the President of the Russian Federation Igor Levitin, and Governor of the Irkutsk Region Sergey Eroshchenko.
The “In the Circle of Family” festival is taking place in Irkutsk from August 2 to 8. The program includes eight stage productions, among them winners of the most prestigious theater award, the “Golden Mask”; the film program features more than forty films from 15 countries around the world. As part of the main program, a children’s section is also presented with an interesting selection of films for children and young people. Admission to all film screenings, which will be held at the Barguzin cinema, is free.
The jury of the theater competition was headed by People’s Artist of Russia, chief director of the Central Academic Theater of the Russian Army Boris Morozov. The jury included:
Honored Art Worker of the Russian Federation, laureate of the “Theatrical Nika” award Gennady Dadamyan, theater and film actor, screenwriter, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Vladimir Eremin, critic, Candidate of Art Studies, member of the Union of Theater Workers Elena Streltsova,
theater scholar, theater critic, culture correspondent for the media in Irkutsk Svetlana Zhartun, Honored Artist of the Ukrainian SSR, People’s Artist of Ukraine Vladimir Talashko.
As part of the festival, an international environmental forum dedicated to the ecological problems of Lake Baikal will also take place. Leading ecologists and scientists from around the world, public figures, politicians, and representatives of the cultural community will take part in the forum.
Based on materials from the press service of the Government of the Irkutsk Region.