Pacific Meridian

About

Goals and objectives:

• ensuring the continuity of festival traditions by maintaining the historical cultural and cinematographic value of the film festival, preserving its unique history and authentic artistic style;
• creating favorable conditions for international creative and economic collaboration between the countries of the Asia-Pacific Region;
• supporting filmmakers in the development of joint original ideas and projects;
• supporting and developing regional film production;
• searching for new talents and creative support for young filmmakers
• popularizing and promoting Russian cinema in the region;
• introducing the cinema of APR countries to the Russian Far East through mutual integration into the general cultural space of the region;
• promoting Primorsky Krai as a cultural and tourist center of Russia.

Competition:

• Full length feature films;
• Short features (up to 30 minutes).

Out Of Competition:

• Russian Cinema;
• Documentary Screening;
• Animation;
• In focus: Asia;
• Special Screenings;
• Retrospective Screenings of World Cinema Masters;
• Seminars and workshops.
   

Awards

The International Jury awards the following prizes:

• «Sea-shell» Prize - Best Feature Award (presented to the director);
• «Sea-shell» Prize - Best Short Film Award (presented to the director);
• Special Jury Award «Star» Prize (presented according to jury's decision);
• «Star» Prize - Best Actor Award;
• «Star» Prize - Best Actress Award.

Also the following prizes are founded at the festival:

• The NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema ) Jury Award  - for the Best Asian film;
• ‘9,288 km’ Award of the Primorsky Krai Governor;
• Audience Choice Award «Star» for the best Russian film;
• Yul Brynner Award «Star» for the Best Acting Debut.

It is expected that the winners will personally attend  the Award Ceremonies.

Rules

• The Festival’s Competition program consists of full length and short feature and documentary films completed after January 1, 2023 presented in the following formats: DCP, FormatHD (mpg4, mkv, avi). All films should have English subtitles.

Documents and Other Requisite Items:

• Fill out the entry-form at tne festival website;
• Send a link with the uploaded film.

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement

Jury and Organizers

Pacific Meridian Co. with the support of the Primorsky Krai Government.