Window to Europe Russian Film Festival (Фестиваль российского кино «Окно в Европу»)

Window to Europe Russian Film Festival

Фестиваль российского кино «Окно в Европу»

Also known as: Окно в Европу, Okno v Evropu, Window on Europe
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Window to Europe is a festival of Russian cinema held in Vyborg, a historic town in the Leningrad Region, traditionally in the first half of August. It dates back to 1993 and is founded by the Russian-European Film Association (REKA) with support from the Government of the Leningrad Region. Its founding figures include filmmakers Savva Kulish, Stanislav Rostotsky and Marlen Khutsiev and composer Mikael Tariverdiev.

The programme centres on three juried competitions — fiction features, non-fiction films of any length and short animation — open to Russian films and Russian co-productions completed since the previous edition. A separate Vyborg Account competition brings together the fiction competition and films awarded at other Russian festivals during the year; its Golden Ladya prizes are decided by a vote of filmmakers, press and audience. The 34th edition runs from 4 to 9 August 2026.

Country

Russian Federation

Categories

Animation, Documentary, Feature, Short

Awards and prizes

Fiction feature competition: Main Prize and Special Jury Prizes. Non-fiction competition: Main Prize and Special Jury Prize. Short animation competition: Main Prize and Special Jury Prize. Each jury may also award up to two diplomas (special mentions). Vyborg Account competition: Golden Ladya for first, second and third place, decided by a vote of filmmakers, press and audience; the first place also receives the Armen Medvedev Prize. Other awards include the Savva Kulish Prize, given by the REKA Presidential Council, and the Prize of Film Scholars, Critics and Press.

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