Nominations and prizes

FESTIVAL REGULATIONS

Baikal

International

Festival of

Documentary

and

Popular-Science

Films

PREAMBLE

Baikal International Festival of documentary and popular-science films « People and Environment» (the Festival) is conceived by the organizers as a platform to make people think about inter-relations between people and nature.

The first Festival took place in 1999. Its opening was devoted to the first Baikal Day, an interregional event initiated by Siberian environmental NGOs.

PLACE AND TIME OF THE FESTIVAL

The Festival “People and Environment” is annual, and takes place in Irkutsk region in the framework of Baikal Day, during the first decade of October.

The address of the Festival Directorate’s office: Dom Kino, 2a Mukhina St., Irkutsk, Russia, 664056.

THE GOAL AND OBJECTIVES OF THE FESTIVAL

Baikal International Film Festival “People and Environment” aims at raising environmental awareness by means of cinematography.

Objectives:

· Enhancing the awareness-raising function of documentary films and promotion of these films.

· Drawing the attention of society, legislative and executive authorities, representatives of science, culture, education and the media towards environmental problems in order to help develop responsible and informed citizenship for the future of our country and the Earth.

· To link up and promote film-makers, who create films about the relationship between people and environment.

· The development of creative connections between film-makers and spectators, and within the cinematographic community in Russia and other countries.

· Promotion of the best documentary films from all over the world.

· Searching for new forms and methods to work with various spectator target groups.

THE FOUNDERS

· The Russian Filmmakers Union

· East-Siberian Branch of the Russian Filmmakers Union

With the support of:

· Ministry of Cultural Affairs of the Russian Federation

· Government of Irkutsk Region

ORGANIZERS AND PARTNERS OF THE FESTIVAL

· East-Siberian Branch of the Russian Filmmakers Union

· Autonomous public institution of culture "Irkutsk Regional Cinema Foundation"

Preparation and running of the Festival is carried out by the Directorate, in accordance with the Regulations of the Directorate of the Film Festival.

THE PROGRAMMES

The programme of the Festival includes: contest showings of documentary, popular-science, educational films and films for children; non-contest thematic programmes formed from films sent to the contest, or chosen by the organizers for this purpose; professional discussions at conferences, round tables, forums, and master-classes of prominent film-makers and scientists.

Feature films, relevant to the topic of the Festival, are also accepted for participation in non-contest programmes.

NOMINATIONS AND PRIZES

The Jury of the Festival evaluates films and decides on the winners and awardees of the Festival in the following nominations:

• The best documentary film
• The best popular-science film
• The best camerawork
• The best directing
• Prize "Baikal" for the acuteness of the problem raised
• Grand Prix (includes financial award of 2500 EUR)

The festival also awards special prizes:

· Prize of the Students Jury

· Prize for the best cartoon

· Prize for the best video clip on socio-ecological topic.

The Festival also awards prizes of governmental, non-governmental, educational institutions, mass-media and other awards.

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