Medinsky spoke about the Diamond Butterfly Award

The Diamond Butterfly Film Award of the Eurasian Film Academy will be implemented in several countries. This was announced on September 6 by the Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Russian Military Historical Society (RVIO). Vladimir Medinsky during the session "Business Breakfast. Images of the Future" within the framework of the Eastern Economic Forum - 2025 (WEF-2025).

"It's a lot of work. It will not be done in one day, in one year. The Oscar has been building for about 10 years to achieve only national leadership," he said.

According to him, the Russian Federation is proposing a larger-scale project within the framework of the unification of various film academies of several states. At the same time, consensus and a common interest in the initiative will be reached, Medinsky noted.

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Mikhalkov was joking, an actress from Kazakhstan burst into tears, and Sasha Kiselyova fell.

During the same session, Russian film director, screenwriter and actor Nikita Mikhalkov noted that directors from those countries who will participate in the Diamond Butterfly Award of the Eurasian Film Academy will receive awards not in dollars. It is also noted that it is possible to use a monetary equivalent associated with the currency of the country in which the next award ceremony will take place.

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