Timetable
International Festival Calendar
2025 Short Film Days
Entry to the film festival event is free after registration.
Gorky Hall, build. 1, h. 8, Sergey Eisenstein St.
12:30 – 14:00 Panel Discussion: Short Films 2.0: The Vertical Video Revolution. Does the Future Belong to Microdramas?
Moderator: Katerina Pshenitsyna, expert in international distribution and co-production, author of the TG channel on international work t.me/pshenitsyna_kate
The panel discussion is dedicated to the microdrama format and its role in the transformation of short films, world practices and the ‘gold standard’ of Chinese microdrama. Russian and foreign experts will discuss the composition of short dramas, their audience and markets in Russia and the world, as well as approaches to monetization and co-production. The programme will conclude with a presentation of the KinoLenta platform and a programme to support Russian microdrama creators.
Speakers:
Oksana Barkovskaya, CEO, Format-TV Group of Companies
Konstantin Vladimirov, CCO, Media Telecom
Yevgeny Kulik, actor, producer, director
Karina Mia Satlykova, CEO, Kunay Film (Turkey), producer
Vladimir Sivov, CEO, KinoLenta platform
Wenwen Han, CEO, Short Drama Alliance
Cassandra Yang, CEO, RisingJoy, a leading microdrama distributor
Alexander Shebanov, VK creative producer
Tatiana Matveeva, Editor-in-Chief, Institute of Internet Development (ANO IRI).
14:30 – 17:00 Microdrama Pitch Session
Moderator: Dmitry Yakunin, general producer, MovieStart Production Centre, general producer of the Short Film Days Festival.
Jury:
Sofia Avanesyan, Wibes Special Projects manager
Susanna Alperina,film reviewer, producer, program director of the Original+ and Original+Doc streaming services festival
Oksana Barkovskaya, CEO, Format-TV Group of Companies
Konstantin Vladimirov, CCO, Media Telecom
Olga Volkova, director of on-air promo and non-scripted content on the Kinopoisk platform
Yevgeny Kulik, actor, producer, director
Samir Kunchenko, head of Wibes Development and Promotion Department
Tatiana Matveeva, Editor-in-Chief, Institute of Internet Development (ANO IRI)
Katerina Pshenitsyna, expert in international content distribution and co-production
Karina Mia Satlykova, CEO, Kunay Film (Turkey), producer
Vladimir Sivov, CEO, KinoLenta platform
Wenwen Han, CEO, Short Drama Alliance
Alexander Shebanov, blogger, screenwriter, VK creative producer
Cassandra Yang, CEO, RisingJoy, a leading microdrama distributor
17:30 Press Screening of the VR Series ‘Dostoevsky 360’.
18:00 Welcome Reception. Special Screening of the VR Series ‘Dostoevsky 360’.
19:00 Opening Ceremony of the International Short Film Days Festival 2025. Microdrama Pitching Award Ceremony. Host: Sergey Goroshko, actor.
Screening of the short film ‘Krovix’, directed by Mariam Bi-bi Khalilova
Starring Julia Snigir
Performance by Yevgeny Tsyganov’s musical group ME4TA
12:30 – 14:00 Panel Discussion: Short Films 2.0: The Vertical Video Revolution. Does the Future Belong to Microdramas?
Moderator: Katerina Pshenitsyna, expert in international distribution and co-production, author of the TG channel on international work t.me/pshenitsyna_kate
The panel discussion is dedicated to the microdrama format and its role in the transformation of short films, world practices and the ‘gold standard’ of Chinese microdrama. Russian and foreign experts will discuss the composition of short dramas, their audience and markets in Russia and the world, as well as approaches to monetization and co-production. The programme will conclude with a presentation of the KinoLenta platform and a programme to support Russian microdrama creators.
Speakers:
Oksana Barkovskaya, CEO, Format-TV Group of Companies
Konstantin Vladimirov, CCO, Media Telecom
Yevgeny Kulik, actor, producer, director
Karina Mia Satlykova, CEO, Kunay Film (Turkey), producer
Vladimir Sivov, CEO, KinoLenta platform
Wenwen Han, CEO, Short Drama Alliance
Cassandra Yang, CEO, RisingJoy, a leading microdrama distributor
Alexander Shebanov, VK creative producer
Tatiana Matveeva, Editor-in-Chief, Institute of Internet Development (ANO IRI).
14:30 – 17:00 Microdrama Pitch Session
Moderator: Dmitry Yakunin, general producer, MovieStart Production Centre, general producer of the Short Film Days Festival.
Jury:
Sofia Avanesyan, Wibes Special Projects manager
Susanna Alperina,film reviewer, producer, program director of the Original+ and Original+Doc streaming services festival
Oksana Barkovskaya, CEO, Format-TV Group of Companies
Konstantin Vladimirov, CCO, Media Telecom
Olga Volkova, director of on-air promo and non-scripted content on the Kinopoisk platform
Yevgeny Kulik, actor, producer, director
Samir Kunchenko, head of Wibes Development and Promotion Department
Tatiana Matveeva, Editor-in-Chief, Institute of Internet Development (ANO IRI)
Katerina Pshenitsyna, expert in international content distribution and co-production
Karina Mia Satlykova, CEO, Kunay Film (Turkey), producer
Vladimir Sivov, CEO, KinoLenta platform
Wenwen Han, CEO, Short Drama Alliance
Alexander Shebanov, blogger, screenwriter, VK creative producer
Cassandra Yang, CEO, RisingJoy, a leading microdrama distributor
17:30 Press Screening of the VR Series ‘Dostoevsky 360’.
18:00 Welcome Reception. Special Screening of the VR Series ‘Dostoevsky 360’.
19:00 Opening Ceremony of the International Short Film Days Festival 2025. Microdrama Pitching Award Ceremony. Host: Sergey Goroshko, actor.
Screening of the short film ‘Krovix’, directed by Mariam Bi-bi Khalilova
Starring Julia Snigir
Performance by Yevgeny Tsyganov’s musical group ME4TA
Art Center of the Institute of Contemporary Art, build. 1, h. 8, Bersenevskaya embankment
12:30 – 13:45 Master Class by Wenwen Han, CEO, Short Drama Alliance “Forget what you’ve learnt: The logic of short dramas.”
Moderator: Omer Shakir Abacioğlu, producer, Director of Content at Limex Turkye.
How does microdrama composition work? Why don’t the usual screen writing rules work anymore and which ones are taking their place? We will discuss this at a master class with the film festival special guest, WenWen Khan, CEO of the Short Drama Alliance.
14:00 – 15:00 Presentation of the Turkish film industry.
Speakers: Karina Mia Satlykova, CEO, Kunay Film (Turkey), producer
Moderator: Alexey Govorukhin, CEO of ANO Kinoindustria
The presentation of the Turkish film industry will give a comprehensive picture of the national film market as of 2025 and its position in the international arena. The master class will outline the production volumes of films and TV series, key box office trends, audience specifics, as well as the impact of Netflix and other VOD-platforms on the development of the industry.
Special attention will be paid to the factors that have made Turkish content popular abroad, in particular among Russian viewers and in the CIS countries. The market mechanisms, opportunities for international partners and models of co-production in cooperation with Russia will also be analysed. Besides, one of the blocks will be devoted to the practical experience of joint production and the prospects for projects within cooperation between Turkey, Russia and the CIS countries.
16:00 – 17:45 Film Start-up Pitch Session
Film Start-up Pitching is an annual event aimed at finding and supporting innovative technology projects for the film industry. Over its three years, the platform has helped dozens of projects present their projects to investors and partners for implementation.
Moderator: Pavel Peregudov, creative producer
Experts:
Tatiana Belichenko, CEO, StarDust Talent Agency
Alexey Bokov, producer of documentary projects START
Volodin Borislav, CEO, ANO National Open Championship of Creative Competencies ‘ArtMasters’
Yaroslav Gorodetsky, founder and CEO, CDNvideo (Beeline subsidiary)
Olga Zhukova, CEO, Association of Film and TV Producers
Natalia Ivanova-Dostoevskaya, producer, multimedia digital technology expert, founder of Studio and Dostoevskaya CG aggregator
Dmitry Kazuto, CEO, St. Petersburg International Content Forum
Mikhail Kalinin, organizational secretary of the Russian Union of Cinematographers
Ivan Kudryavtsev, director for film channels of the Digital Television Media Holding, programme director of the Moscow Film Festival
George Prokopov, CEO, Moskino
Karina Mia Satlykova, CEO, Kunay Film (Turkey), producer
Vladimir Sivov, CEO, KinoLenta platform
Natalia Starostina, founder of Hop.Agency, the general partner of the udtx.vc foundation, co-owner of the Venture Games Business Angel Club
Wenwen Han, CEO, Short Drama Alliance
Alexander Shebanov, bogger, screenwriter, VK creative producer
Cassandra Yang, CEO, RisingJoy, a leading microdrama distributor
18:00–19:30 Round Table Discussion: “Opportunities to promote new and experimental formats”
Moderator: Dmitry Yakunin, general producer, MovieStart Production Centre, general producer of the Short Film Days
Speakers:
Karina Avdali, CEO, Shatters Law Agency
Alexey Bokov, producer of documentary projects START
Pavel Peregudov, founder of the international AI film competition MyFilm48, creative producer of film start-up pitch session
Maxim Nikonov, director of the series “Dostoevsky 360”
Vladimir Sivov, CEO, KinoLenta platform
Alexander Shebanov, blogger, screenwriter, VK creative producer
20:00 Official Selection Screening (neural network films)
THE KILL SWITCH or 96 Hours on Bali to Duck the World, Dmitry Razepin and Alexey Tikhonov-Chapsky, 0:03:00, Thailand, 2025
The Tale of Tales, Yuri Kulinich, 0:04:07, Moscow, 2025
Stone Eater, Andrey Gladkov, 0:03:00, Moscow 2025
Bali. Hello from Neptunus, Andrey and Elena Kardonov, 0:03:25, Irkutsk, 2025
Pluto, Vyacheslav Mizgulin, 0:29:00, Yekaterinburg, 2025
God Is Banned, Dima Terem, 0:08:47, Moscow, 2025
It's Palych! Sergey Ryabov , 0:04:22, St. Petersburg, 2025
Guardian of the Void, Maxim Zenkevich, 0:03:48 Sochi, 2025
Reinforced Concrete, Arseniy Kolmykov, 0:02:08 Moscow, 2025
The heart Is a Compass, Yulia Kislitsa and Denis Lobanov, 0:07:54 Sochi, 2025
The Laika Dog Will Never Return to the Earth, Timur Molchansky, 0:06:41 Kazan, 2025
Pigeon, Anatoly Geiko, 0:03:00, Barnaul, 2025
No Nonsense (Lovable), Artashes Andreasyan, 0:10:00, Moscow, 2025
Superfly, Artur Sukhonin, 0:10:45 Moscow, 2024
Edda: Ginnungagap, Andrey Chibisoff, 0:03:47, Moscow, 2025
Art in the World. Judith, Lee Jin Ho, 0:10:00, South Korea, 2025
12:30 – 13:45 Master Class by Wenwen Han, CEO, Short Drama Alliance “Forget what you’ve learnt: The logic of short dramas.”
Moderator: Omer Shakir Abacioğlu, producer, Director of Content at Limex Turkye.
How does microdrama composition work? Why don’t the usual screen writing rules work anymore and which ones are taking their place? We will discuss this at a master class with the film festival special guest, WenWen Khan, CEO of the Short Drama Alliance.
14:00 – 15:00 Presentation of the Turkish film industry.
Speakers: Karina Mia Satlykova, CEO, Kunay Film (Turkey), producer
Moderator: Alexey Govorukhin, CEO of ANO Kinoindustria
The presentation of the Turkish film industry will give a comprehensive picture of the national film market as of 2025 and its position in the international arena. The master class will outline the production volumes of films and TV series, key box office trends, audience specifics, as well as the impact of Netflix and other VOD-platforms on the development of the industry.
Special attention will be paid to the factors that have made Turkish content popular abroad, in particular among Russian viewers and in the CIS countries. The market mechanisms, opportunities for international partners and models of co-production in cooperation with Russia will also be analysed. Besides, one of the blocks will be devoted to the practical experience of joint production and the prospects for projects within cooperation between Turkey, Russia and the CIS countries.
16:00 – 17:45 Film Start-up Pitch Session
Film Start-up Pitching is an annual event aimed at finding and supporting innovative technology projects for the film industry. Over its three years, the platform has helped dozens of projects present their projects to investors and partners for implementation.
Moderator: Pavel Peregudov, creative producer
Experts:
Tatiana Belichenko, CEO, StarDust Talent Agency
Alexey Bokov, producer of documentary projects START
Volodin Borislav, CEO, ANO National Open Championship of Creative Competencies ‘ArtMasters’
Yaroslav Gorodetsky, founder and CEO, CDNvideo (Beeline subsidiary)
Olga Zhukova, CEO, Association of Film and TV Producers
Natalia Ivanova-Dostoevskaya, producer, multimedia digital technology expert, founder of Studio and Dostoevskaya CG aggregator
Dmitry Kazuto, CEO, St. Petersburg International Content Forum
Mikhail Kalinin, organizational secretary of the Russian Union of Cinematographers
Ivan Kudryavtsev, director for film channels of the Digital Television Media Holding, programme director of the Moscow Film Festival
George Prokopov, CEO, Moskino
Karina Mia Satlykova, CEO, Kunay Film (Turkey), producer
Vladimir Sivov, CEO, KinoLenta platform
Natalia Starostina, founder of Hop.Agency, the general partner of the udtx.vc foundation, co-owner of the Venture Games Business Angel Club
Wenwen Han, CEO, Short Drama Alliance
Alexander Shebanov, bogger, screenwriter, VK creative producer
Cassandra Yang, CEO, RisingJoy, a leading microdrama distributor
18:00–19:30 Round Table Discussion: “Opportunities to promote new and experimental formats”
Moderator: Dmitry Yakunin, general producer, MovieStart Production Centre, general producer of the Short Film Days
Speakers:
Karina Avdali, CEO, Shatters Law Agency
Alexey Bokov, producer of documentary projects START
Pavel Peregudov, founder of the international AI film competition MyFilm48, creative producer of film start-up pitch session
Maxim Nikonov, director of the series “Dostoevsky 360”
Vladimir Sivov, CEO, KinoLenta platform
Alexander Shebanov, blogger, screenwriter, VK creative producer
20:00 Official Selection Screening (neural network films)
THE KILL SWITCH or 96 Hours on Bali to Duck the World, Dmitry Razepin and Alexey Tikhonov-Chapsky, 0:03:00, Thailand, 2025
The Tale of Tales, Yuri Kulinich, 0:04:07, Moscow, 2025
Stone Eater, Andrey Gladkov, 0:03:00, Moscow 2025
Bali. Hello from Neptunus, Andrey and Elena Kardonov, 0:03:25, Irkutsk, 2025
Pluto, Vyacheslav Mizgulin, 0:29:00, Yekaterinburg, 2025
God Is Banned, Dima Terem, 0:08:47, Moscow, 2025
It's Palych! Sergey Ryabov , 0:04:22, St. Petersburg, 2025
Guardian of the Void, Maxim Zenkevich, 0:03:48 Sochi, 2025
Reinforced Concrete, Arseniy Kolmykov, 0:02:08 Moscow, 2025
The heart Is a Compass, Yulia Kislitsa and Denis Lobanov, 0:07:54 Sochi, 2025
The Laika Dog Will Never Return to the Earth, Timur Molchansky, 0:06:41 Kazan, 2025
Pigeon, Anatoly Geiko, 0:03:00, Barnaul, 2025
No Nonsense (Lovable), Artashes Andreasyan, 0:10:00, Moscow, 2025
Superfly, Artur Sukhonin, 0:10:45 Moscow, 2024
Edda: Ginnungagap, Andrey Chibisoff, 0:03:47, Moscow, 2025
Art in the World. Judith, Lee Jin Ho, 0:10:00, South Korea, 2025
Art Center of the Institute of Contemporary Art, build. 1, h. 8, Bersenevskaya embankment
14:00 Open Casting of Moscow Film Schools Students and Graduates
The event will open an opportunity to young artists to present an actor’s card, a showreel, or a short monologue to an Expert Board that includes casting directors, directors, producers, and representatives of leading film studios. The finalists will receive diplomas, professional prizes, and an opportunity to further cooperate with production companies and casting directors as a outcome of the selection.
Moderator: Sergey Sharovatov, film and television actor, director, producer, TV host
Expert Council Chair: Margarita Lenskikh, co-founder and head of the Casting Directors’ Guild, casting director.
Jury:
Anastasia Hakopyan, film producer, director of the ROK Studio, CEO of the Films Without Borders film company
Alexandra Vlasova, theatre and film actress
Galaktionova Maria, casting director and member of the Casting Directors’ Guild
Raul Heydarov, director, screenwriter
Lyusya Dadalyan, producer of All Media; START and Yellow, Black & White holding company
Alexander Korytov, casting director, member of the Casting Directors’ Guild
Sofya Lebedeva, theatre and film actress
Katerina Mikhailova, producer, Vega-film company
Yevgeniya Mitasova, co-founder of the video company Grandma Pro, film director
Artyom Nasybulin, director
Narina Hovhannisyan, Director of GRANAT Acting Agency, casting director
Yulia Pilipovich, theatre and film actress, GITIS lecturer
Angela Timerkhanova, casting director, member of the Casting Directors’ Guild
Elizaveta Shmakova, Casting Director, ICDA member, tutor at the Moscow School of Cinema and GITIS
Nina Yu, casting director, founder of the acting agency Yu and author of individual acting career development programmes
Tatiana Yakhina, theatre and film actress, producer
18:00 Special screening of films created with the support of the Institute for Internet Development (IID)
20:00 Special screening of the Art Masters almanac “Uncredited”
14:00 Open Casting of Moscow Film Schools Students and Graduates
The event will open an opportunity to young artists to present an actor’s card, a showreel, or a short monologue to an Expert Board that includes casting directors, directors, producers, and representatives of leading film studios. The finalists will receive diplomas, professional prizes, and an opportunity to further cooperate with production companies and casting directors as a outcome of the selection.
Moderator: Sergey Sharovatov, film and television actor, director, producer, TV host
Expert Council Chair: Margarita Lenskikh, co-founder and head of the Casting Directors’ Guild, casting director.
Jury:
Anastasia Hakopyan, film producer, director of the ROK Studio, CEO of the Films Without Borders film company
Alexandra Vlasova, theatre and film actress
Galaktionova Maria, casting director and member of the Casting Directors’ Guild
Raul Heydarov, director, screenwriter
Lyusya Dadalyan, producer of All Media; START and Yellow, Black & White holding company
Alexander Korytov, casting director, member of the Casting Directors’ Guild
Sofya Lebedeva, theatre and film actress
Katerina Mikhailova, producer, Vega-film company
Yevgeniya Mitasova, co-founder of the video company Grandma Pro, film director
Artyom Nasybulin, director
Narina Hovhannisyan, Director of GRANAT Acting Agency, casting director
Yulia Pilipovich, theatre and film actress, GITIS lecturer
Angela Timerkhanova, casting director, member of the Casting Directors’ Guild
Elizaveta Shmakova, Casting Director, ICDA member, tutor at the Moscow School of Cinema and GITIS
Nina Yu, casting director, founder of the acting agency Yu and author of individual acting career development programmes
Tatiana Yakhina, theatre and film actress, producer
18:00 Special screening of films created with the support of the Institute for Internet Development (IID)
20:00 Special screening of the Art Masters almanac “Uncredited”
Art Centre of the Institute of Contemporary Art, build. 1, h. 8, Bersenevskaya embankment
14:00 Master class by screenwriter Sergey Kaluzhanov (“Golden Youth”, “Food Facility”, “Pavel. The First and the Last”, “Hands Up”, “Mira”): “The screenwriter’s involvement in film production: From conception to premiere.”
Moderator: Tatiana Belichenko, CEO, StarDust Talent Agency
16:00 Non-competition Programme “Stories of Growing Up” (feature films + animated cartoons)
They Want to Pummel You, 13 min., directed by Alexander Titov, Russia, 2025, international premiere
St. Barbara, 19 min., directed by Polina Kapantina, Russia, 2025
Mom, Dad, Me, 16 min., directed by Marina Kaletskaya, 2025,
Tyrannosaurus Rex, 24 min., directed by Timur Yunisov, 2025
Mother of the Ship, 14 min., directed by Evgeny Golovin, 2024
Beyond, 13 min., directed by Alexander Afonasyev, Russia, 2024
Duration: 99 minutes
18:00 Official Selection Screening (documentaries)
Loud and Honest. Bond with a Button, 25 min., directed by Kirill Alyokhin, 2025
Vdalride, 18 min., directed by Artem Palkin, 2025
Cretinopis, 26 min., directed by Maria Filicheva, 2025
Sarmat, 22 min., directed by Ortabaev Timur, 2025
Warm Life, 18 min., directed by Nikita Zhuravlev, 2024
20:00 Official Selection Screening (documentaries)
Flower Journey, 27 min., directed by Maxim Krylov, 2025
I and My Macaque, 16 min., directed by Alyona Usacheva, 2025
Fading Frequencies, 8 min. directed by Wayne Lim, 2025
Restoration, 22 min., directed by Nikita Zhidkov, 2025
Where My Home Is, 26 min., directed by Yana Goryun, 2025
14:00 Master class by screenwriter Sergey Kaluzhanov (“Golden Youth”, “Food Facility”, “Pavel. The First and the Last”, “Hands Up”, “Mira”): “The screenwriter’s involvement in film production: From conception to premiere.”
Moderator: Tatiana Belichenko, CEO, StarDust Talent Agency
16:00 Non-competition Programme “Stories of Growing Up” (feature films + animated cartoons)
They Want to Pummel You, 13 min., directed by Alexander Titov, Russia, 2025, international premiere
St. Barbara, 19 min., directed by Polina Kapantina, Russia, 2025
Mom, Dad, Me, 16 min., directed by Marina Kaletskaya, 2025,
Tyrannosaurus Rex, 24 min., directed by Timur Yunisov, 2025
Mother of the Ship, 14 min., directed by Evgeny Golovin, 2024
Beyond, 13 min., directed by Alexander Afonasyev, Russia, 2024
Duration: 99 minutes
18:00 Official Selection Screening (documentaries)
Loud and Honest. Bond with a Button, 25 min., directed by Kirill Alyokhin, 2025
Vdalride, 18 min., directed by Artem Palkin, 2025
Cretinopis, 26 min., directed by Maria Filicheva, 2025
Sarmat, 22 min., directed by Ortabaev Timur, 2025
Warm Life, 18 min., directed by Nikita Zhuravlev, 2024
20:00 Official Selection Screening (documentaries)
Flower Journey, 27 min., directed by Maxim Krylov, 2025
I and My Macaque, 16 min., directed by Alyona Usacheva, 2025
Fading Frequencies, 8 min. directed by Wayne Lim, 2025
Restoration, 22 min., directed by Nikita Zhidkov, 2025
Where My Home Is, 26 min., directed by Yana Goryun, 2025
Art Center of the Institute of Contemporary Art, build. 1, h. 8, Bersenevskaya embankment
14:00 Panel Discussion: Challenges and opportunities for young cinematographers’ integration into the film industry.Presentation of the MovieStart study.
The study is devoted to the key problems of integrating newcomers into the film industry. The paper presents the main barriers that authors face when moving from short films to their debut. The research is based on the survey of the participants of the Short Film Days and Let’s Live film festivals of the last three years, who made proposals for the development of the industry of debut and short films.
Moderator: Evgenia Podobreevskaya, advisor to the director of the Moscow Centre for the Development of Vocational Education, cinema issues advisor
Heads of Moscow film schools are invited to participate in the discussion.
16:00 Non-competition Programme “1+1” (feature films + animated cartoons)
The Monkey, 19 min., directed by Ekaterina Chereshnya, 2025
The Star Part, 6 min., directed by Eleonora Yudina, 2025
Just Say Hello, 15 min., directed by Olga Smelova, 2025
How Jellied Meat Gets into the Fridge, 19 min., directed by Oleg Afonin, Moscow premiere, 2025
Strong Marriage Foundations, 13 min., directed by Sergey Annenkov, 2025
Duration: 72 minutes
18:00 Official Selection Screening (feature films + animated cartoons)
The Scraper, 24 min., directed by Maria Neikovskaya, Russia, 2025
Sana, 10 min., directed by Manuel Larios, Peru, 2025
Alyoshenka, 24 min., directed by Dmitry Geller, Russia, 2025
You Still Love Me, Don't You, Dad?!, 15 minutes, directed by Marina Soloyan, Armenia, 2025
The Fairy Tale of the Sparkle, 7 min., directed by Anastasia Lis, Russia, 2025
Son, 20 min., directed by Zhanna Bekmambetova, Russia-Kazakhstan, 2025
Duration: 100 minutes
20:00 Official Selection Screening (feature films + animated cartoons)
This Is My Voice, 13 min., directed by Sofya Lebedeva, Russia, 2024
My Sweet Luke, 22 min., directed by Sergey Pavlov, 2025
Links, 4 min., directed by Svetlana Andrianova, animated cartoon, 2025
Animetro, 8 min., directed by Natalia Grofpel, Russia, animated cartoon, 2025
Mute, 29 min., directed by Arsen Aristakesyan, 2025
A Food Van Nearby Trailer, 22 min., directed by Alexander Titov, Russia, 2025
Duration: 98 minutes
14:00 Panel Discussion: Challenges and opportunities for young cinematographers’ integration into the film industry.Presentation of the MovieStart study.
The study is devoted to the key problems of integrating newcomers into the film industry. The paper presents the main barriers that authors face when moving from short films to their debut. The research is based on the survey of the participants of the Short Film Days and Let’s Live film festivals of the last three years, who made proposals for the development of the industry of debut and short films.
Moderator: Evgenia Podobreevskaya, advisor to the director of the Moscow Centre for the Development of Vocational Education, cinema issues advisor
Heads of Moscow film schools are invited to participate in the discussion.
16:00 Non-competition Programme “1+1” (feature films + animated cartoons)
The Monkey, 19 min., directed by Ekaterina Chereshnya, 2025
The Star Part, 6 min., directed by Eleonora Yudina, 2025
Just Say Hello, 15 min., directed by Olga Smelova, 2025
How Jellied Meat Gets into the Fridge, 19 min., directed by Oleg Afonin, Moscow premiere, 2025
Strong Marriage Foundations, 13 min., directed by Sergey Annenkov, 2025
Duration: 72 minutes
18:00 Official Selection Screening (feature films + animated cartoons)
The Scraper, 24 min., directed by Maria Neikovskaya, Russia, 2025
Sana, 10 min., directed by Manuel Larios, Peru, 2025
Alyoshenka, 24 min., directed by Dmitry Geller, Russia, 2025
You Still Love Me, Don't You, Dad?!, 15 minutes, directed by Marina Soloyan, Armenia, 2025
The Fairy Tale of the Sparkle, 7 min., directed by Anastasia Lis, Russia, 2025
Son, 20 min., directed by Zhanna Bekmambetova, Russia-Kazakhstan, 2025
Duration: 100 minutes
20:00 Official Selection Screening (feature films + animated cartoons)
This Is My Voice, 13 min., directed by Sofya Lebedeva, Russia, 2024
My Sweet Luke, 22 min., directed by Sergey Pavlov, 2025
Links, 4 min., directed by Svetlana Andrianova, animated cartoon, 2025
Animetro, 8 min., directed by Natalia Grofpel, Russia, animated cartoon, 2025
Mute, 29 min., directed by Arsen Aristakesyan, 2025
A Food Van Nearby Trailer, 22 min., directed by Alexander Titov, Russia, 2025
Duration: 98 minutes
Art Center of the Institute of Contemporary Art, build. 1, h. 8, Bersenevskaya embankment
14:00-15:45 Pitch Session of Moscow Film Schools’ Debutants
Presentation of new projects (feature films and TV series) of Moscow film schools to film experts
Jury:
Alexander Arkhipov, STV Editor-in-chief
Tatiana Belichenko, CEO, StarDust Talent Agency
Victor Mitrofanov, creative producer, Mars Media
Nina Romadanovskaya, editor-in-chief of the ProfiSinema portal, associate professor of the Distribution and Marketing Chair, Production Department, S.A. Gerasimov All-Russian University of Cinematography (VGIK)
Alexey Sashin, editor, the Institute for Internet Development (ANO IID)
16:00 Non-competition Animation Programme “The Big Power of Small Things”
Stale Baguette, 2 min., directed by Andrey Sokolov, 2025
Once Upon a Time There Lived a Mountain, 5 min., directed by Natalia Abramova, 2025
The Girl and the Axe, 2 min., directed by Varvara Arenskaya, 2024
Kamitsu, 7 min., directed by Andrey Kuznetsov, 2025
My Neighbor Said ‘Meow’, 3 min., directed by Daria Bolotnikova, 2025
Fish Power, 6 min., directed by Varvara Volkova, 2025
The Dog Bride and the Fatal Bluebells, 2025, 7 min., directed by Burnaeva Ekaterina
Shackles, 12 min., directed by Alexandra Domnina, 2024
Connection Is Unsteady, 8 min., directed by Daria Shishova, 2025
The Weather Station, 7 min., directed by Anastasia Sokolova, 2024
Duration: 59 minutes
18:00 Official Selection Screening (feature films + animated cartoons)
The Cloth Monkey, 8 minutes, China, 2025
The Sun, 27 minutes, directed by Panaila Ospanova, Russia, 2025
The Statuette, 15 min., directed by Alexander Shirmanov, Russia, 2025
Tram No. 13, 11 min., directed by Irina Metrurovich, Russia, 2024
Fools, 22 min., directed by Elizabeth Sogrina, 2025
Duration: 83 minutes
20:00 Premiere Screening of the International Almanac “Cinema in 7 Days”
14:00-15:45 Pitch Session of Moscow Film Schools’ Debutants
Presentation of new projects (feature films and TV series) of Moscow film schools to film experts
Jury:
Alexander Arkhipov, STV Editor-in-chief
Tatiana Belichenko, CEO, StarDust Talent Agency
Victor Mitrofanov, creative producer, Mars Media
Nina Romadanovskaya, editor-in-chief of the ProfiSinema portal, associate professor of the Distribution and Marketing Chair, Production Department, S.A. Gerasimov All-Russian University of Cinematography (VGIK)
Alexey Sashin, editor, the Institute for Internet Development (ANO IID)
16:00 Non-competition Animation Programme “The Big Power of Small Things”
Stale Baguette, 2 min., directed by Andrey Sokolov, 2025
Once Upon a Time There Lived a Mountain, 5 min., directed by Natalia Abramova, 2025
The Girl and the Axe, 2 min., directed by Varvara Arenskaya, 2024
Kamitsu, 7 min., directed by Andrey Kuznetsov, 2025
My Neighbor Said ‘Meow’, 3 min., directed by Daria Bolotnikova, 2025
Fish Power, 6 min., directed by Varvara Volkova, 2025
The Dog Bride and the Fatal Bluebells, 2025, 7 min., directed by Burnaeva Ekaterina
Shackles, 12 min., directed by Alexandra Domnina, 2024
Connection Is Unsteady, 8 min., directed by Daria Shishova, 2025
The Weather Station, 7 min., directed by Anastasia Sokolova, 2024
Duration: 59 minutes
18:00 Official Selection Screening (feature films + animated cartoons)
The Cloth Monkey, 8 minutes, China, 2025
The Sun, 27 minutes, directed by Panaila Ospanova, Russia, 2025
The Statuette, 15 min., directed by Alexander Shirmanov, Russia, 2025
Tram No. 13, 11 min., directed by Irina Metrurovich, Russia, 2024
Fools, 22 min., directed by Elizabeth Sogrina, 2025
Duration: 83 minutes
20:00 Premiere Screening of the International Almanac “Cinema in 7 Days”
Art Center of the Institute of Contemporary Art, build. 1, h. 8, Bersenevskaya embankment
13:00–13:45 Presentation of “Film Marketing for Producers, Directors, Screenwriters. A Marketing Film Navigator: From an Idea to the Encounter with the Audience” by Nina Romodanovskaya, Candidate of Economics, associate professor of the Distribution and Marketing Chair, Production Department, S.A. Gerasimov All-Russian University of Cinematography (VGIK)
This new manual comprehensively shows how to integrate marketing into the full cycle of a film project — from an idea and positioning to the release of the film and working with impact content and licensing. The book is aimed at producers, directors, screenwriters, market researchers, distributors, tutors and students of specialized programmes, as well as anyone who is professionally interested in modern film marketing.
The author will cover the structure and key sections of the manual during the presentation, share practical cases and answer questions from the festival participants.
14:00 Special 2x2 Programme
16:00 Master class by Vadim Bakunev, CEO of Hands Up Production: “What does the audience want? Scriptwriting for beginners.”
The master class will open a crack the secrets and ‘hooks’ that screenwriters use to make the project popular and interesting to the audience.
18:00 Official Selection Screening (feature films + animated cartoons)
Explanatory Note, 24 min., directed by Agafonov Denis, Russia, 2025
Hide-and-Seek, 20 min., directed by Amet Savenko, Russia, 2025
A Dream in the Blue Sky, 11 min., directed by Marina Nesmelova, Russia, 2025, international premiere
Once Upon a Time There Lived a Tiger, 13 min., directed by Marina Verik, Russia, 2025
Crime, 24 min., directed by Alexandra Vostrova, Russia, 2025
Stupid Dog, 2 min., directed by Darya Ishcheikina, Russia, 2025
Duration: 94 minutes
20:30 Non-competition Programme 1 “Stars in a Short Films”
Deep Vessel, 11 min., directed by Vadim Plokhotnikov, 2025
I don’t remember, 11 min., directed by Yevgeny Tsyganov, 2025
Fuckup, 10 min., directed by Alexandra Rozovskaya, 2025
Married for the Second Time, 12 min., directed by Radda Novikova, 2025
Mother’s Milk, 17 min., directed by Elizaveta Dorozhkina, 2024
Not Santa Claus, 24 min., directed by Stepan Azaryan, 2025
About the Cow, 27 min., directed by Nikolay Alekseev, Anton Simukhin, 2025 Duration: 112 minutes
13:00–13:45 Presentation of “Film Marketing for Producers, Directors, Screenwriters. A Marketing Film Navigator: From an Idea to the Encounter with the Audience” by Nina Romodanovskaya, Candidate of Economics, associate professor of the Distribution and Marketing Chair, Production Department, S.A. Gerasimov All-Russian University of Cinematography (VGIK)
This new manual comprehensively shows how to integrate marketing into the full cycle of a film project — from an idea and positioning to the release of the film and working with impact content and licensing. The book is aimed at producers, directors, screenwriters, market researchers, distributors, tutors and students of specialized programmes, as well as anyone who is professionally interested in modern film marketing.
The author will cover the structure and key sections of the manual during the presentation, share practical cases and answer questions from the festival participants.
14:00 Special 2x2 Programme
16:00 Master class by Vadim Bakunev, CEO of Hands Up Production: “What does the audience want? Scriptwriting for beginners.”
The master class will open a crack the secrets and ‘hooks’ that screenwriters use to make the project popular and interesting to the audience.
18:00 Official Selection Screening (feature films + animated cartoons)
Explanatory Note, 24 min., directed by Agafonov Denis, Russia, 2025
Hide-and-Seek, 20 min., directed by Amet Savenko, Russia, 2025
A Dream in the Blue Sky, 11 min., directed by Marina Nesmelova, Russia, 2025, international premiere
Once Upon a Time There Lived a Tiger, 13 min., directed by Marina Verik, Russia, 2025
Crime, 24 min., directed by Alexandra Vostrova, Russia, 2025
Stupid Dog, 2 min., directed by Darya Ishcheikina, Russia, 2025
Duration: 94 minutes
20:30 Non-competition Programme 1 “Stars in a Short Films”
Deep Vessel, 11 min., directed by Vadim Plokhotnikov, 2025
I don’t remember, 11 min., directed by Yevgeny Tsyganov, 2025
Fuckup, 10 min., directed by Alexandra Rozovskaya, 2025
Married for the Second Time, 12 min., directed by Radda Novikova, 2025
Mother’s Milk, 17 min., directed by Elizaveta Dorozhkina, 2024
Not Santa Claus, 24 min., directed by Stepan Azaryan, 2025
About the Cow, 27 min., directed by Nikolay Alekseev, Anton Simukhin, 2025 Duration: 112 minutes
17:00 Welcome reception.
18:00 Closing Ceremony of the International Short Film Days Festival.
Awarding of Festival Winners.
Premiere of the short film “Don't Call Me Anymore”, directed by Denis Chernukha, starring Alexandra Kiselyova.
Launch of the Echo of the International Short Film Days Festival.
18:00 Closing Ceremony of the International Short Film Days Festival.
Awarding of Festival Winners.
Premiere of the short film “Don't Call Me Anymore”, directed by Denis Chernukha, starring Alexandra Kiselyova.
Launch of the Echo of the International Short Film Days Festival.