Front line

About

The International Festival of Documentary Films and Media Projects will be held from December 3-6, 2024 in Rostov-on-Don. The main idea that will unite the works of the festival is the opposition of light and darkness, struggle and peace, success and failure, both on the real battlefield and the souls and minds of the heroes. Every voice, every look, every word can give hope, strength and faith, become a source of inspiration and change the world. You can apply for participation on this website from July 15 to October 15.

Awards

No more than three winners of the contest are established in each nomination: two laureates and one winner in the nomination. The organizer of the festival also reserves the right to establish special prizes and diplomas for the participants of the competition. The main prize of the festival is the Grand Prix.

Rules

Russian Russian and foreign documentary and television projects produced in 2022 – 2024 in Russian or accompanied by subtitles in Russian are accepted for the competition.

The works will be considered in five nominations:
– Full-length documentary (at least 40 minutes long);
– A short documentary (up to 40 minutes long);

– A documentary about a special military operation;
– A report/story;
– Television program;
– Internet project.

You can apply until October 15, 2024 on the website https://frontlinefest.ru/

Both novice authors and professional documentaries and war correspondents from all over Russia and abroad can take part in the project.

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement

Jury and Organizers

The International Festival of Documentary Films and Media Projects was created with the support of the Presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives, the Russian Military Historical Society, and the Union of Journalists of Russia.

The Jury:

Documentary filmmaker, member of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia, head of the Golden Ribbon Studio, lecturer at the Department of Production at the S. A. Gerasimov VGIK Golovnya E. D.

Director, screenwriter, producer, chief director of the Documentary Film Directorate of JSC "Channel One", General Director of the studio "MEETING", Honored Artist of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, member of the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation and member of the Guild of Film Directors of the Russian Federation, member of the GAK VGIK Gugueva N. M.

Editor-in-chief of the 365 Days TV channel, producer
Tregubenko G.B.

Director of the documentary film of the RT TV channel DOK Nekishev O.Yu.

TV journalist, director of documentaries Rogatkin A.G.

Honorary member of the jury, Colonel-General, Hero of the Russian Federation Bulgakov V. V.