New Movement Festival of Young Cinema announces non-competitive programs

The New Movement Festival of Young Cinema, which will be held for the second time in Veliky Novgorod from May 29 to June 2, 2025, announces non—competitive programs - special screenings of the bright film debuts of recent years, panorama, the war of the cause of the young and morning cinema, giving a charge for the whole day, will be held within the framework of the screening.

As noted by the festival's program director, film critic Vadim Rutkovsky, this year there are world premieres of potential rental hits, a special screening related to Veliky Novgorod, and a panorama of the most high-profile debuts of the year. "The out—of-competition program is everything, everywhere and at once; what gives the festival volume. The most important part is a large collection of short films, literally the very future of cinema that we talk about so much and are so worried about. There are many novelties, many films opened by other festivals, films for the youngest viewers, available both in the cinema hall and outdoors. Air is the key word, hopefully it will be enough."

A special place in the program is occupied by the retrospective "War is the work of the young", dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory. The debut films of outstanding Soviet directors tell about the war sincerely and honestly. "The anniversary retrospective provides an opportunity to see how the military-historical theme, which became the starting point for future prominent masters, affected their further work," comments Vadim Rutkovsky.

Alexander Dronov, Acting Governor of the Novgorod Region:
"The non—competitive programs of the New Movement are a chance for the audience of the city to get in touch with a surprisingly different cinema. Funny and serious, new and classic. The retrospective on the 80th anniversary of the Victory is not just a memory, but also an important conversation about the present. These films show how young directors at that time conceptualized the war, how it shaped their view, their handwriting, and their inner truth. Through their first works, we see what they wanted to convey to us, both about the past and the present. It is very necessary today."

In the section "War is a matter for the young" will be shown:

1. "A Quiet Day at the end of the War," directed by Nikita Mikhalkov, 1970

2. "Restless Household", directed by Mikhail Zharov, 1946

3. "A Span of Land", directed by Andrey Smirnov, Boris Yashin, 1964

4. "A Short Lull", directed by Leonid Maryagin, 1961

5. "Checking on the roads", directed by Alexey Herman, 1971

6. "Gunpowder", directed by Viktor Aristov, 1985

7. "The Case of Kurt Clausewitz," directed by Gleb Panfilov, 1964

In the Special Screenings section, there are three unique premieres: the author's horror with a local flavor "Atonement" by Konstantin Yeronin, the fantastic comedy about the future and fatherhood "Neurobat" by Vitaly Dudka starring Denis Vlasenko and the family story "To the Village Grandfather" by Vladislav Bogush.

The section "New Movement. Short Meter" has collected bold and daring films of the future. This is an actual cross-section of the moods of young cinema. The section will feature 18 short films.:

1. "Anton is Looking for," directed by Marina Kaletskaya, 2024
2. "Timelessness", directed by Maya Giter, 2024
3. "Spring", directed by Nikita Lokhmatov, 2024
4. "The Spring of Desire", directed by Ivan Gut, 2024
5. "Water from the Light", directed by Pavel Korolko, 2024
6. "The Rose Girl," directed by Polina Kapantina, 2024
7. "If I feel good, it's because," directed by Gau Har, 2024
8. "The Forgotten Light", directed by Mikhail Somov, 2024
9. "Katalyushka is looking for love," directed by Anna Aun, 2025

10. "Talent Contest", directed by Anton Fedoseev, 2023

11. "The End of the Movie," directed by Daniil Pugaev, 2024

12. "Krabolov", directed by Oleg Afonin, 2024

13. "Garbage", directed by Nikita Trotsenko, 2024

14. "The Last Film about Love," directed by Sergey Malkin, 2024

15. "Garbage", directed by Alexey Mityagin, 2024

16. "This is some kind of bullshit, bro," directed by Dima Teplov, 2023

17. "Freaks", directed by Alexander Samsonov, 2024

18. "The Weeping God," directed by Yaroslav Rozhin, 2024

The Panorama section brings together the most interesting debut films of recent times.

1. "Agnia" by Pavel Stratulat, Russia, 2023
2. "Captain of the fourth rank" Ilya Kazankov, Russia, 2025
3. "Summer will end" by Vladimir Munkuyev, Maxim Arbugaev, Russia, 2024
4. "Summer is coming" Kirill Sultanov, Russia, 2024
5. "Legends of our Ancestors" Ivan Sosnin, Russia, 2025
6. "On this Earth" by Renata Dzhalo, Russia, 2024
7. "Operation Cold" by Danil Ivanov, Russia, 2024
8. "Philip's Rules" Roman Kosov, Russia, 2024
9. "Rovesnik" Fyodor Kudryavtsev, Russia, 2024

10. "Feelings" by Victoria Mokerova, Russia, 2024

"Morning Cinema" is a format for the whole family, including both fabulous animations and fantastic adventures. Moreover, these films can be viewed not only in cinemas, but also in the open air, in a summer outdoor cinema.

1. "Vasilisa and the Timekeepers," directed by Pavel Lungin, 2024

2. "My Wild Friend," directed by Anna Kurbatova, 2024
3. "The Fiery Fox", directed by Dmitry Shpilenok, 2023
4. "Flint", directed by Alexander Voitinsky, 2024
5. "Pirates of the Barracuda Galaxy", directed by Anton Bormatov, 2024
6. "The Wizard of Oz. The Yellow Brick Road, directed by Igor Voloshin, 2024

Festival website: movementefest.rf