Moscow International Design Film Festival

Russia starts to run the first ever for our country film festival dedicated to all sorts of design art! Our annual genre offline LIVE film event will take place in early fall (last week of September) at the Foster cinema theatre, which is located in the big design trading center in the very heart of Moscow city at Frunzenskaya embankment, 30, building 19. Within the framework of the film festival, the following events are envisaged: -competition program films screenings -author’s master classes from movie stars and representatives of various spheres of design art -the opening and closing ceremonies of the festival The festival management: Festival President – Boris Khobod (design specialist, owner of Foster cinema theatre, owner and CEO of Foster Group) Festival Programming Director and Curator – Victor Boulankin (movie producer) Contact data: +7 495 724 05 93 The essence of design exists for ages. Most people think that design is about making things look pretty – just a decoration. But design is as much an art as it is a science. The design is not allowed to fail. Design is for everyone and no one in particular. In collaboration with the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the festival is dedicated to films on the subjects of architecture and landscape, design of toys, jewellery and items, furniture, interior and various technical equipment. The films may be fiction, documentaries, feature films, or short films. The purpose of the festival is to encourage the production of cinematographic works on these subjects, and to encourage and motivate architects in the use of audiovisual language as a means of communication. Sections of the festival’s competition program: ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN Feature and short films about ancient, modern, contemporary architecture and landscape CLOTHES DESIGN AND FASHION Feature and short films about design of clothes all aspects fashion industry INTERIOR DESIGN Feature and short films about internal world of locations and all sorts of theatrical and home scenery OTHER TYPES OF DESIGN Feature and short films about any other types of design, i.e.: toys, technical equipment, jewelry, handmade items, web design etc.