official

Years running: 2 (since 2025)

International "BudRussiafilmfestival"

Russian Cinema Filmfestival and Russia through the eyes of foreigners.

Fiction Documentary Animation Fee-based

About

"BUD! Russia. International Film Festival"

WE DON'T WATCH FILMS. WE REWRITE THEIR LAWS.

Mission Text:

The "BUD! Russia" festival is the vanguard of the new Russian cinema. It is the platform from which Russian filmmakers announce to the world the birth of a new language—bold, authentic, and utterly contemporary.

Our festival is the epicenter of an explosion, a place where cinema ceases to be an art form for the select few and becomes a new framework for national identity and a dialogue with the world.

Our program rests on four pillars that support a new cultural continent:

"NEW RUSSIAN CINEMA" COMPETITION
This is our core statement. Our heartbeat. We seek the voices that will define the face of Russian cinema for decades to come. Films that contain the truth, power, and challenge that force the viewer not just to watch, but to feel and change. This is where the canon of tomorrow is born.
"ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FILMS: THE NEW AUTHOR" COMPETITION
We acknowledge it: AI is not a tool; it is a co-author. We seek films where the algorithm becomes a voice, not just a brush. Where code gives birth not only to images but to meaning inaccessible to human perception. Your work is the answer to the question: whose soul will the machine acquire when it learns to create?
"RUSSIA THROUGH FOREIGN EYES" COMPETITION
We break stereotypes by weaving realities together. We are not looking for reports, but for personal, even confessional perspectives from around the world. Your film is the prism through which we will see ourselves anew. Be bold. We are ready for any angle you present.
"BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM" COMPETITION
Your national identity is your primary artistic device. We are not looking for a globalized product. We are looking for authentic voices pulsating with the spirit of your culture, your land, your people. Show us your truth, and we will show you our respect.

THE ANNUAL GALA CONCERT BECOMES THE FESTIVAL'S APEX—its living, fiery heart.
We fuse the power of cinema with the energy of music in a single surge, creating a living connection between eras through our special projects:

The Concert for Vysotsky is a manifesto: his rebellion, his raspy truth, is our fuel for today.
The Concert for Talkov is a statement: his question "Will I return?" is no longer rhetorical but demands an answer through action.

Our mission is to create a space where:

New Russian Cinema steps onto the world stage to set new rules.
The soul of the algorithm meets the soul of the people.
A foreigner filming Russia and a Russian filmmaker examining the world speak the same language—the language of honest cinema.
National identity does not divide but enriches our shared picture of humanity.
Past and future merge at the Gala Concert, proving that the classics are not an archive, but a source code for building tomorrow.

"BUD! Russia. International Film Festival" is not a festival. It is the annual ground zero for the future, where Russian cinema asserts its new ontological status, and the borders between nations, technologies, and eras are finally erased.

Awards

— Grand Prix “Bud! Russia” – the best work of the Competition;

— Award “Bud! Russia. Full meter" - the best work of the international feature film competition;

— Award “Bud! Russia. Short Film" - the best work of the international short film competition;

— Award “Bud! Russia. Student" - the best work of the international student film competition;

— Award “Bud! Russia. Debut" - the best work of the international debut film competition;

— Award “Bud! Russia. Doc" - the best work of the international documentary film competition;

— Award “Bud! Russia. Russia through the eyes of foreigners" - the best work of the international film competition of friendly countries;

— Award “Bud! Russia. TV" - the best work of an international competition of television programs;

— Special Jury Prize

Rules

1. Brand (“Byddyfilmfestival”) is a Film Festival of festivals, which includes the winter film festival “Buddyfilmfestival”, the summer film festival “AnimationByddyfilmfestival", and, autumn "Bud!Russia".

2. Organizer (Festival Organizer) – Sharabara production.

3. Film Festival “Bud! Russia" is a film festival about Russia, its history, its role in the world. This is a cross-cultural platform and competition for the works of filmmakers from all over the world who love and are interested in Russia.

4. Purpose of the Competition:

— To gather lovers and admirers of Russia in a single space of the film festival and to show in the language of cinema all its facets, possibilities and power;

— Determination of the best works in the field of cinematographic art among those submitted to the Festival Competition;

— Strengthening and developing cross-cultural ties between representatives of culture and art from different countries and Russia.

5. Participants of the Competition

The competition is open to everyone: individuals and organizations (creative teams).

To participate in the Competition, you must contact the Festival Organizing Committee, submit an application on the film festival website or through international festival sites.

A participant in the Competition is the Applicant, whose work was submitted to the Organizing Committee, passed the preliminary selection and was included in the competition program.

6. An additional fee is charged for the work - an organization fee.

7. The applicant, in accordance with Art. 9 of the Federal Law of July 27, 2006 No. 152-FZ “On Personal Data” gives the Organizer consent to the processing of personal data contained in the application for participation in the Competition, that is, to perform the actions provided for in paragraph 9 of the Federal Law of July 27, 2006 No. 152 - Federal Law “On Personal Data”. 3 Article 3 of the Federal Law of July 27, 2006 No. 152-FZ “On Personal Data”. Personal data is processed within the framework of the Competition and serves to identify the winners. This agreement is valid from the date of submission of an application to participate in the Competition until the date of withdrawal of consent submitted in writing.

8. Organization and issues of the Competition.

The competition includes two stages: preliminary selection and jury meeting.

All questions related to the selection of films for the Competition can be received by email: support@budrussiafilmfestival.ru

Information about pre-selected projects is posted on the official website of the Festival www.budrussiafilmfestival.ru in the “Program” section.

Acceptance of works will be carried out from June 20, 2025 to April 15, 2026.

The list of films participating in the Competition will be published on April 25, 2026.

9. The competition is held in the following categories:

— Full-length film;

— Debut film;

— Short film;

— Documentary;

— Russia through the eyes of foreigners;

— TV program

10. Copyright and related rights

The Competition Participant grants the Festival a free, non-exclusive license for the following use of the submitted works (including the audiovisual work as a whole, its parts, frames and characters) without special approval:

— Public screening at the Film Festival “Bud!Russia" (June 12-16, 2026);

— Use of parts of the work in a promotional video for the Festival, in a documentary film about the Festival, in television reports about the Festival and in other audiovisual products aimed at disseminating information about the Festival;

— Printing frames and characters in promotional materials for the Festival;

— Russian translation with subtitles and/or dubbing.

The Participant grants the Festival non-exclusive rights to all information about the presented work (title, authors, biographical information about the creators, year of creation, description, etc.), with the possibility of using any of the methods provided by the Organizer, current legislation, including by including to the electronic and/or printed catalogs of the Festival.

The Festival organizer is obliged to hold screenings only in the designated area and only within the established period; The organizer is obliged to create conditions for the safety of copies of works and not to allow copies of works in quantities exceeding those necessary for display at the Festival.

Responsibility for compliance with copyright and related rights when submitting an application for the Competition, when submitting a work, when creating an audiovisual work submitted for participation in the Competition rests with the Applicant. In case of claims from third parties, the Applicant is obliged to settle the claims independently, at his own expense, and/or compensate for damage caused to the Festival Organizers.

If the Applicant does not have the appropriate rights to the audiovisual work submitted for participation in the Competition, these Regulations apply to the relationship between the Applicant and the Organizer in all cases, except for the inaction of the Applicant.

11. Work requirements

Films submitted in nominations and created no earlier than January 1, 2023 will be accepted.

Along with the work you must provide:

— Information about the creative team and production studio, a brief description (synopsis) of the film;

— Demonstration footage illustrating the work;

— Subtitle text with time code.

Technical requirements for works: works will be shown in Full HD format. The preferred format is DCP and H.264 (mov.avi) with high bitrate.

12. Summing up, choosing winners.

To evaluate the works submitted for participation in the Competition, the Organizer forms a jury.

Works are evaluated by a jury within the framework of nominations.

The main prizes of the Festival are: