Kinotavr
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| Kinotavr | |
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 New festival logo from 2006[1] |
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| Location | Sochi, Russia |
| Language | Russian |
| http://www.kinotavr.ru/en/ | |
Kinotavr (Russian: Кинотавр[2]), also known as the Sochi Open Russian Film Festival is an open film festival held in the resort city of Sochi, Russia annually in June since 1991.[3] It is the largest national film festival in Russia.
The word Kinotavr is a combination (in Russian) of "Cinema" and "...taur" (as in Centaur or Minotaur).
[edit] Awards
- The Grand Prize
- Best Director
- Best Debut
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Screenplay is called the "Grigory Gorin Award for the Best Screenplay"
- Best Music is called the "Tariverdiev Prize for the Best Music"
- The prize of the contest "Kinotavr: Short Film"
Over the history the following prizes have also been awarded:
- The Grand Prize (Second Prize) for the second best entry
- Special Prize of the Jury
- "Diamond Rose" prize
- Prize of the Guild of Russian Film Producers, for the best producer's project
- Prize of the Guild of Russian Film Scholars and Film Critics
- Prize of the Festival's Presidential Council
- FIPRESCI Prize, by Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique (FIPRESCI)
- FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention
[edit] References and notes
- ^ Leonova, Yevgeniya (2006-04-19). "«Кинотавр» сократится вдвое" (in Russian). Nezavisimaya Gazeta. http://www.ng.ru/culture/2006-04-19/7_kinotavr.html. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ A pun on "Minotaur"
- ^ "History of Kinotaur". Kinoravr.Ru. (2006). http://www.kinotavr.ru/en/history/. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
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