From the formation of a teenager to a woman’s fate: what pictures will be presented at the film festival “Listapad”

The theme of women became a key one for the participants of the main competition programs of the XXXII Minsk International Film Festival “Listapad”. This was told to journalists on October 15, the program director of the main competition of feature films Janika Prestinskaya, reports the correspondent of the agency “Minsk-Novosti”.

Fiction and non-fiction films

The themes of the game film contestants are very different. Some tracked the development of a teenage child, others showed the interaction of couples in different periods of time. The organizers said that many films on women's themes were presented.

- Pictures of this competition program can be seen in the cinema "Central", - said Prestinskaya.

The competition program of non-fiction films will be represented by almost all continents: Africa, America, Eurasia.

- For the most part, these are very kind pictures of how people are trying to make the world around them a better place and help their neighbors. Popular themes were ecology, ethnic diversity and art. Many films are dedicated to women, their difficult fate, willpower, preservation of traditions. The works of the competition program will be presented in the Moscow cinema, said Marina Belookaya, program director of the main non-fiction film competition.

Animated films

This year, the animated film contest will be held from October 31 to November 3 at the Belarus Cinema. The competition program includes 50 films and five screenings. All films are short in duration.

- This time, 23 countries are expected to participate. The two main countries of production are France and Russia. Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Konstantin Bronzit will come to the festival, he will bring his film “Three Sisters”. Another guest of the festival will be Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Arts and Chairman of the Board of the Sverdlovsk Regional Branch of the Union of Artists of Russia Sergey Ainutdinov. He will present the film “Flight” and conduct a master class. Also among the participants will be director-animator Alexey Alekseev, said the program director of the main competition of animated films Konstantin Andryushechkin.

Compared to last year, many works by young authors will be presented at the national film competition. The main topic was the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. This year marks 40 years since the tragedy.

It is noteworthy that the "Listapad" film "Father Minai: Partisan Legend" will open.

Photo by Elizaveta Davidovskaya