Light to the world

About

Position

About the XIII International Youth Film Festival “Light to the World”

dedicated to Admiral F.F.Ushakov

(August 4-8, 2023, Yaroslavl region)

“I am the light of the world; whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” (John 8:12)

Purpose: to contribute to the spiritual and moral, patriotic, artistic and aesthetic education of modern youth.

Objectives:

— to create an environment of healthy creative communication of children’s and youth film studios, individual young film enthusiasts and adults who create films for children.

— to provide methodological and practical assistance to specialists working in the field of children’s and youth film-making, as well as education and upbringing of children and youth;

— identify and support gifted children;

— to identify and support young film enthusiasts and film enthusiasts who make films for children, promote traditional spiritual and moral values, patriotism, and a healthy lifestyle.

The organizers of the contest:

The Festival is co-organized by the Rybinsk Diocese of the Yaroslavl Metropolia of the Russian Orthodox Church, the National Copyright Holders Support Fund, and the Presidential Grants Fund.

The festival is supported by: the Orthodox information agency “Russian Chronicle” (Yaroslavl); MOUDO DUC “Yaroslavich” (Yaroslavl); the Center “Sunny” (Rybinsk); LLC “Producer Center “Kinodvor” (Yaroslavl); gallery of modern Orthodox art and painting “Under the Holy Veil” (G. Uglich).

The festival is held with the support of the administration of the Yaroslavl region and its subjects, state, commercial and public structures, as well as the mass media.

Awards

Diplomas and unique gifts

Rules

Contest participants

Professionals and film enthusiasts are invited to participate by categories:

5.1 Category “Light to the world. Children”: children’s groups and individual authors.

The film can be included in the category only if at least one of the following conditions is met:

— The age of the main director is not older than 17 years (at the time of the creation of the film);

— The age of the main operator is not older than 17 years (at the time of the creation of the film);

— The age of most actors (or presenters for TV programs and documentaries) is not older than 17 years (at the time of the film’s creation);

— The age of the creators of all animated images (drawings, three—dimensional figures and objects, computer images, etc.) is not older than 17 years (at the time of the creation of the film).

5.2 Category “Light to the world”: youth groups and individual authors.

A movie can be included in the category only if at least one of the following conditions is met:

The age of the main director is from 18 to 35 years (at the time of the film’s creation);

The age of the main operator is from 18 to 35 years (at the time of the film’s creation);

The age of most actors (or presenters for TV programs and documentaries) is from 18 to 35 years (at the time of the film’s creation);

The age of the creators of all animated images (drawings, three—dimensional figures and objects, computer images, etc.) is from 18 to 35 years (at the time of the creation of the film).

5.3 Category “Light to the world. Films for children”: collectives and individual authors, without age restriction, making films for children, the main character(s) in which are children who are not included in the category “Light to the World. Children” and “Light to the World”.

The program of the final includes viewing of finalist films, discussion of works, excursions. Concerts and creative meetings with famous cultural figures will be held within the framework of the festival.

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement

Jury and Organizers

The organizing Committee of the festival:

— Bishop of Rybinsk and Romanovo-Borisoglebsky Veniamin (Likhomanov Nikolay Ivanovich), Chairman;

— Archpriest Evgeny Glazunov, Deputy Chairman of the organizing Committee, Director of the festival;

— Alla Nikolaevna Kotova, director, teacher, artistic director of the film festival;

— Elena Fedorovna Lobachev-Dvoretskaya, director, member of the jury, member of the organizing committee of the festival;

— Oleg Vladimirovich Svobodin, teacher, head of the category “Light to the world. Children”, member of the organizing committee of the festival;

— Irina Nikolaevna Dyadchenko, religious educator, producer of documentary and feature films, author of the educational project “Shores”, member of the jury, member of the organizing committee of the festival;

— Anastasia Nikolaevna Belyaeva, teacher, curator of the film festival in Uglich;

FOREIGN JURY MEMBERS:

Sergey Kater, member of the Public Chamber of the Union State, director of the highest category, Minsk, Belarus
Hamed Suleymanzadeh is an international film critic, researcher, director, actor, writer, translator, lecturer at UDK University in Berlin; an official member of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI), Berlin, Germany.
Goran Szimpraga, producer, Head of the Russian Express Media Center named after V. Nogin and G. Kurinny, Belgrade, Serbia
Sergey Sirotin, musician, composer of instrumental music, author of music for theater, cinema and radio stations, creator of the Golden Light Orchestra project. Limassol, Cyprus