The Urals, I Love You

About

"Ural, I Love You" is one of the oldest film festivals dedicated to local Ural cinema. It was established in 2014 and over the decade has managed to become a significant event on the cultural map of the Urals.

The contest accepts works popularizing the historical, cultural, natural, industrial, and intellectual heritage of the Urals. And most importantly – shot on our territories and imbued with love for the native land – its people, landscapes, victories and achievements.

Awards

Within the framework of the Film Festival , winners in the following categories are identified and awarded:

• "Ural of Winners" (works about Uralians – participants of the Great Patriotic War and veterans of military operations);
• "Ural Spiritual" (works on faith, spirituality and religious organizations of the Urals);
• "The Multinational Urals" (works about the peoples living in the Urals);
• "Ural sounding" (music videos shot on the territory of the Urals, video poetry based on poems by Ural authors);
• "Ural tourist" (works about nature and tourist attractions of the Urals);
• "Ural in faces" (works about heroes Ural, unusual destinies, people of business, etc.);
• "Ural cultural" (works about culture, art, science of the Urals);
• "Ural Industrial" (works on the industrial heritage of the Urals);
• "Shot in the Urals" (works shot on the territory of the Urals, but not included in other thematic nominations).

The jury has the right to award additional prizes and diplomas established by the Organizing Committee, various organizations or individuals wishing to encourage participants of the Film Festival.

The winners of the Film Festival are awarded with memorable gifts and Diplomas of the winners. The nominees (shortlisted participants) are awarded with Diplomas of Participation.

Rules

Creative teams (film, television and animation studios), individual authors, advertising agencies and video productions are invited to participate.

The geography of participants is Chelyabinsk, Kurgan, Sverdlovsk, Perm, Tyumen, Orenburg regions, the Republic of Bashkortostan, Khanty–Mansiysk and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Districts. Authors from other regions of the Russian Federation and from abroad are allowed to participate if the work popularizes the Urals.

Audiovisual works of various formats and genres are allowed to participate in the Film Festival:

• feature film;
• non-fiction (documentary) film;
• animated film;
• popular science/species film;
• presentation/image film;
• essay-portrait;
• social advertising;
• music history (video clip);
• video poetry;
• journalistic video work (TV program, reportage, information story, interview, etc.);
• new media (video art, blog, blog, etc.).

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement

Jury and Organizers

The organizer of the festival is the Chelyabinsk Regional Film Center named after S. A. Gerasimov with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Chelyabinsk region.

The jury consists of representatives of the S. A. Gerasimov Film Center, cultural and artistic figures, specialists in the field of cinematography, representatives of state authorities and local self-government on cultural issues.