Polotsk is accepting entries for the amateur film competition
Until October 15, Polotsk is accepting entries for the amateur film competition "I'm Making a Movie," dedicated to Yuri Tarich, as reported to BELTA correspondent by the district executive committee.
The competition invites everyone to participate, regardless of age, including individuals and amateur creative groups.
Participants are encouraged to submit works in any genre: fiction, documentary, animation, social awareness video, music video, or slide film. Films dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Victory are welcomed.
From September 15 to December 10, all "Skif" TV company stations in Polotsk, Vitebsk, Bobruisk, Borisov, and Orsha will screen the competition entries and conduct interactive viewer voting. The grand closing ceremony with awards for the winners will be held in Polotsk on December 17.
This year marks the second time the competition is being held. In its first year, approximately 40 films were submitted by authors from Novopolotsk, Polotsk, Moscow, Tolochin, Borisov, and Orsha.
Representatives from "Belarusfilm," the Belarusian State Academy of Arts, the Institute of Journalism of BSU, the "Skif" TV company, and the "Telekom Garant" enterprise will evaluate the works by nominations.
Competition entries will also be shown at the "Rodina" cinema in Polotsk from September 1 to December 16.
The project is organized by the Department of Ideological Work, Culture, and Youth Affairs of the Polotsk District Executive Committee, the local branch of the "Skif" TV company, and "Polotsk Kinovideoseť."
Yuri Tarich is a renowned figure in cinematography, an Honored Artist of the RSFSR, a talented director, and screenwriter, a native of Polotsk. The birth and development of Belarusian cinematography, as well as the formation of ideological and artistic principles for the development of film art, are associated with his name.
Ekaterina Kniazeva