Antares

About

The Antares International Film Festival is a large–scale cultural project designed to create a unique platform for understanding and popularizing the image of a man of work in modern cinema.

The festival is aimed at a wide audience, from film industry professionals to viewers interested in social issues and inspiring stories about people who create the world around us. We want to provide an opportunity for filmmakers from different countries to present their work, reflecting the diversity of professions, everyday work, heroism and challenges faced by working people in various fields of activity.

The festival creates a space for the exchange of experiences and ideas between cinematographers, researchers and representatives of various professions, contributing to the formation of a new perspective on the role of a Man of Work in the modern world. Our project is aimed not only at professional cinematographers and film lovers, but also at those who work every day at enterprises, making our country

Awards

The bronze statuette "Antares" is awarded:

• Grand Prix of the Antares Film Festival
• Best Feature Film
• Best Short Film
• Best Documentary Feature

Diplomas of the film festival and smaller copies of "Antares" are awarded:

In the competition of full-length feature films:

• Best Screenplay
• Best Director
• Best cinematography
• Best Male Role
• Best Female Role
• Best Song / Soundtrack / Music
• Audience Award in the full meter competition

In the competition of short feature films:

• Best Screenplay for a Short Film
• Best Director of a Short Film
• Best cinematography
• Best Actor in a Short Film
• Best Actress in a Short Film
• Best Song/ Soundtrack in a Short Film
• Audience Award in the short meter competition

In the documentary film competition:

• Best Documentary Script
• Best Director of a Documentary Film
• Best cinematography
• Best Song/ Soundtrack in a document

Rules

APPLICATIONS FOR PARTICIPATION AND SELECTION

The application dates are from April 1, 2025 to July 10, 2025 (for films produced in 2025, it is possible to submit a draft selection).

There is no fee for submitting an application to participate in the film festival.

YOU CAN SUBMIT FILMS FOR SELECTION

through the form on the website of the film festival
via online platforms: FilmFreeway or Festhome

The list of films selected for the competition program will be published on our website no later than two (2) weeks before the start of the festival.

The producers and authors of the selected works will be notified in advance by e-mail. The festival does not pay licensing fees for the screening of films selected in the competition.

The decision of the selection committee is final, not commented on or discussed.

promotion

The participants of the film festival agree to provide the elements of the film (including, but not limited to: stills, photos from the set, texts related to the film, trailers, teasers, cuts) for use by the magazine

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement

Jury and Organizers

Alexander Halimovsky - President of the Antares International Film Festival

Andrey Afrin - Director of the Film Festival

Sergey Nikonenko - Chairman of the Jury

Anna Pendrakovskaya - Program Director of the Film Festival

The films selected for each of the nominations are evaluated by a jury consisting of film critics, leading Russian and foreign cinematographers (directors, producers, cinematographers, screenwriters, etc.), consisting of at least three (3) people in each competition.

The composition of the jury of all competition programs changes annually. The jury may not include persons involved in the creation or commercial distribution of paintings submitted to the competition. All members of the jury undertake to refrain from making public statements about the competition films (namely, mentions and direct links of the winning films, publication in open sources of indications and/ or reviews of the winning films or other links containing indications of the winners) before the official award ceremony and the announcement of the winners