We are summing up the results of the March KinoKot
On March 28, the Regional Public Foundation for the Support and Development of Russian Culture held a competition program summary and awards ceremony for the 7th International Film Festival "March KinoKot" in Moscow.
Over 400 short films from 14 countries were submitted to the program: Russia, Germany, South Korea, Spain, Canada, China, Armenia, Belarus, Iran, Lebanon, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Abkhazia. 30 short films won in 36 categories:
🎬 Category: 12-16 years old
• Best Screenplay: Teatralka (directed by Nelly Rtveladze)
• Best Editing, Best Direction, Best Color Correction, Best Child's Role (actress Arina Kolakhmetova): Flying's not necessary (directed by Stella Darpinyan)
• Best Cinematography, Best Documentary: Baikal. The Big Adventure in Siberia (directed by Artemy Bubnov)
• Best Actor (actor Svyatoslav Albanov), Best Actress (actress Alina Efremova): Herring under a Fur Coat (directed by Taisiya Smolyanchenko)
• Best Animated Film: Fairytale Delivery (directed by Daniil Izotov, Matvey Subbotin, Leonid Lobanov)
• Best Feature Film: Catherine II. Sunset of the Great (directed by Andrey Archakov)
🎬 Category: 17-24 years
• Best Screenplay: The Adayev Family (directed by Igor Maslennikov)
• Best Directing: Something is wrong with us (directed by Nikita Vikharev)
• Best Cinematography: Daughter of Altai (directed by Natalya Ivanova)
• Best Editing: The Lodgers (directed by Alexander Moshkovsky)
• Best Color Correction: The Shining (directed by Anastasia Gorodnyanskaya)
• Best Child's Role (actress Veronika Zvereva): How Yosya was sold for sausage (directed by Alisa Mozheiko)
• Best Male Role (actor Ivan Romanov): The Voice (directed by Egor Goncharov)
• Best Female Role (actress Tatyana Luneva): Budding (directed by Ariadna Pinchuk)
• Best Feature Film: Baba Yaga (directed by Alisa Gerasimova)
• Best Documentary: Whale Song (directed by Anastasia Gorodnyanskaya)
• Best Animated Film: Big River (directed by Marfa Okhotina)
🎬 Category: 25 years and older
• Best Screenplay: The Foundations of a Strong Marriage (directed by Sergei Annenkov)
• Best Directing: WORLD/PEACE (directed by Narmania Guram)
• Best Cinematography: Depth. Playing Without the Rules (directed by Pavel Karchevsky)
• Best Color Correction: This Is About Me (directed by Maria Rubina)
• Best Editing: Just Say Hello (directed by Olga Smelova)
• Best Child's Role (actor Efim Simakov): The First Lesson (directed by Maxim Bobkov)
• Best Actor (actor Aleksey Kanichev): What If It Doesn't Rain? (directed by Irina Vinogradova)
• Best Actress (actress Ekaterina Stepanova): Queen Margot (directed by Ekaterina Ganzhela)
• Best Feature Film: Sherlock Online (directed by Margarita Migranova)
• Best Documentary: 20 Tons (directed by Alexey Krivega)
• Best Animated Film: Live in the House (directed by Angelina Mayulova)
• Best Musical Film: Loud and Honest. Bond S Knopkoy (directed by Kirill Alekhine)
• Program Director's Choice: Professor of Road Traffic (directed by Dmitry Medvedev)
🎬 Grand Prix
The Voice (directed by Egor Goncharov)
“Most of all, I remember those honest films with bold statements from directors, after watching which you simply cannot remain silent. Short films that make you literally forget about time, argue, search for the right words, and ultimately, discern something important in yourself, in other people, and in this world. Our Film Festival was created to prove time and again that contemporary cinema still has the power to surprise and touch ,” said Program Director Alisa Pribytko.
The event was attended by:
• Borislav Volodin – Director of the ArtMasters National Open Championship of Creative Competencies
• Antony White – Jury member, Scottish film composer, music producer, and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
• Artem Zhilyaev – Jury member, screenwriter, copywriter, editor-in-chief of the Daria Lebedeva Screenwriting Academy, finalist of the ArtMasters Regions championship
• Maria Nikolaeva – Jury member, theater and film actress, singer, stand-up comedian
• Dmitry Yakunin – General Director of the Muvistart production center, Member of the Board of the Regional Cinema Support Fund of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia, Member of the Public Council of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
• Ksenia Kuznetsova – General Producer of the Victory Day International Film Festival, Member of the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation
• Alexander Kalushkin – General Producer of 809 Film Studio
• Lika Krylaeva – Producer and Director of the Azefilm film company
• Kirill Kopyrin, producer of the 2025 KinoKot winner, film educator, founder of an independent production center, and member of the ArtMasters Association
And other film industry representatives.
Photos from the Ceremony are available in our VKontakte group
On March 28, the Regional Public Foundation for the Support and Development of Russian Culture held a competition program summary and awards ceremony for the 7th International Film Festival "March KinoKot" in Moscow.
Over 400 short films from 14 countries were submitted to the program: Russia, Germany, South Korea, Spain, Canada, China, Armenia, Belarus, Iran, Lebanon, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Abkhazia. 30 short films won in 36 categories:
🎬 Category: 12-16 years old
• Best Screenplay: Teatralka (directed by Nelly Rtveladze)
• Best Editing, Best Direction, Best Color Correction, Best Child's Role (actress Arina Kolakhmetova): Flying's not necessary (directed by Stella Darpinyan)
• Best Cinematography, Best Documentary: Baikal. The Big Adventure in Siberia (directed by Artemy Bubnov)
• Best Actor (actor Svyatoslav Albanov), Best Actress (actress Alina Efremova): Herring under a Fur Coat (directed by Taisiya Smolyanchenko)
• Best Animated Film: Fairytale Delivery (directed by Daniil Izotov, Matvey Subbotin, Leonid Lobanov)
• Best Feature Film: Catherine II. Sunset of the Great (directed by Andrey Archakov)
🎬 Category: 17-24 years
• Best Screenplay: The Adayev Family (directed by Igor Maslennikov)
• Best Directing: Something is wrong with us (directed by Nikita Vikharev)
• Best Cinematography: Daughter of Altai (directed by Natalya Ivanova)
• Best Editing: The Lodgers (directed by Alexander Moshkovsky)
• Best Color Correction: The Shining (directed by Anastasia Gorodnyanskaya)
• Best Child's Role (actress Veronika Zvereva): How Yosya was sold for sausage (directed by Alisa Mozheiko)
• Best Male Role (actor Ivan Romanov): The Voice (directed by Egor Goncharov)
• Best Female Role (actress Tatyana Luneva): Budding (directed by Ariadna Pinchuk)
• Best Feature Film: Baba Yaga (directed by Alisa Gerasimova)
• Best Documentary: Whale Song (directed by Anastasia Gorodnyanskaya)
• Best Animated Film: Big River (directed by Marfa Okhotina)
🎬 Category: 25 years and older
• Best Screenplay: The Foundations of a Strong Marriage (directed by Sergei Annenkov)
• Best Directing: WORLD/PEACE (directed by Narmania Guram)
• Best Cinematography: Depth. Playing Without the Rules (directed by Pavel Karchevsky)
• Best Color Correction: This Is About Me (directed by Maria Rubina)
• Best Editing: Just Say Hello (directed by Olga Smelova)
• Best Child's Role (actor Efim Simakov): The First Lesson (directed by Maxim Bobkov)
• Best Actor (actor Aleksey Kanichev): What If It Doesn't Rain? (directed by Irina Vinogradova)
• Best Actress (actress Ekaterina Stepanova): Queen Margot (directed by Ekaterina Ganzhela)
• Best Feature Film: Sherlock Online (directed by Margarita Migranova)
• Best Documentary: 20 Tons (directed by Alexey Krivega)
• Best Animated Film: Live in the House (directed by Angelina Mayulova)
• Best Musical Film: Loud and Honest. Bond S Knopkoy (directed by Kirill Alekhine)
• Program Director's Choice: Professor of Road Traffic (directed by Dmitry Medvedev)
🎬 Grand Prix
The Voice (directed by Egor Goncharov)
“Most of all, I remember those honest films with bold statements from directors, after watching which you simply cannot remain silent. Short films that make you literally forget about time, argue, search for the right words, and ultimately, discern something important in yourself, in other people, and in this world. Our Film Festival was created to prove time and again that contemporary cinema still has the power to surprise and touch ,” said Program Director Alisa Pribytko.
The event was attended by:
• Borislav Volodin – Director of the ArtMasters National Open Championship of Creative Competencies
• Antony White – Jury member, Scottish film composer, music producer, and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
• Artem Zhilyaev – Jury member, screenwriter, copywriter, editor-in-chief of the Daria Lebedeva Screenwriting Academy, finalist of the ArtMasters Regions championship
• Maria Nikolaeva – Jury member, theater and film actress, singer, stand-up comedian
• Dmitry Yakunin – General Director of the Muvistart production center, Member of the Board of the Regional Cinema Support Fund of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia, Member of the Public Council of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
• Ksenia Kuznetsova – General Producer of the Victory Day International Film Festival, Member of the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation
• Alexander Kalushkin – General Producer of 809 Film Studio
• Lika Krylaeva – Producer and Director of the Azefilm film company
• Kirill Kopyrin, producer of the 2025 KinoKot winner, film educator, founder of an independent production center, and member of the ArtMasters Association
And other film industry representatives.
Photos from the Ceremony are available in our VKontakte group
