SPUFT News

The film "Days of Doubt" by Dilshod Avazov, a student of the feature film department of the St. Petersburg State University of Flilm and Television, became a prize-winner of the XIII International Youth Film Festival "Light to the World". The jury awarded the film with three prizes at once.

From 19 April till 24 April, within the framework of the 41st Moscow International Film Festival, a show of the best domestic short films will traditionally take place in the House of Cinema. This year, the program includes films of students and graduates of St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television: "Asya" (dir. D. Rybakyan, workshop of K. S. Lopushansky), "By hardcore" (directed by O. Urakin, workshop of K.S. Lopushansky), "The Teacher" (dir. M. Yelagin, workshop of V.A. Sarukhanov V.A. and I.P. Naumov).

The owner of the "Grand Prix" of the festival "PeterKiT" student of the St. Petersburg State Institute of Film and Television Daniella Rybakyan took part in the competition for the city government prize. For the film "Asya" she received the main award, as well as a letter of thanks, signed by the Governor of St. Petersburg, Georgi Poltavchenko

Senior Lecturer of the Faculty of Screen Arts of St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television Alexander Markov was selected to participate in the prestigious workshop of 65th Berlin Film Festival “Berlinale Talents”.

May 14th is the opening of the main European Film Festival in France. The Painted Bird film, student’s work by Evgeniy Tatarov, a graduate from the University of Film and Television (SPbGUKiT), is included into the Short Film Corner of the Festival this year.