The world’s largest festival of family cinema “Within the Family” gathered more than 10,000 viewers and turned Yaroslavl into the family film capital of the world. The festival was held with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Yaroslavl Region, the Mayor’s Office of Yaroslavl, Rostec State Corporation and personally Sergey Chemezov, the Director General of Rostec State Corporation, co-chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Nationwide Program Within the Family.
The XIX Within the Family film festival in Yaroslavl was attended by films from five continents
The world’s largest festival of family cinema “Within the Family” gathered more than 10,000 viewers and turned Yaroslavl into the family film capital of the world. The festival was held with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Yaroslavl Region, the Mayor’s Office of Yaroslavl, Rostec State Corporation and personally Sergey Chemezov, the Director General of Rostec State Corporation, co-chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Nationwide Program Within the Family.
This year, the geography of the film competitions expanded to all five continents, and viewers watched 76 short and feature films from 39 countries, including Russia, Turkey, South Korea, USA, Peru, Colombia, Italy, Spain, Venezuela, China, Iraq, Iran, India, Indonesia, Taiwan, Tunisia, and even Australia. Funny and philosophical, ironic and sad, comedies and dramas — all of them were about family, about how modern parents, children and families live in different countries.
The festival results were announced, and the international jury presented the nominees.
In 2024, the festival participants and guests received a telegram from the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, which was published on the Kremlin’s website and read out at the Opening Ceremony. The President expressed confidence that the festival would be successful, attract increased attention from professionals and the general public, and be remembered for its interesting premieres and warm atmosphere.
The festival events were also broadcast on the Russian social network «Odnoklassniki» with over 2.5 million views.
The guests and viewers were greeted by Fedor Dobronravov, Nonna Grishaeva, Alexander Samoylenko, Denis Nikiforov, Vladimir Sychyov, Irina Medvedeva, Arthur Sopelnik, Alexey Demidov, large families, and bloggers. The festival’s opening film, the Chinese dramedy «The Art Class» was shown at the opening ceremony, with producers Ting Wang, Pan Liu, and Lu Wang in attendance.
WINNERS OF THE MAIN FEATURE FILMS COMPETITION
Grand Prix of the Film Festival
A Second Life, dir. Anis Lassoued (Tunisia, 2022, drama, 12+) 93 min.
Best Director
Tufan Simsekcan, Ceylin (Turkey, 2023, drama, 18+) 103 min.
Best Cinematography
Aref Namvar, Balit (Iran, 2023, drama, 12+) 85 min.
Best Actress
Deniz Büyük, Ceylin (Turkey, 2023, drama, 18+) 103 min.
Nonna Grishayeva, About My Mom and Me (Russia, drama, 2023, 12+) 104 min.
Best Actor
Yassine Tormsi, A Second Life (Tunisia, 2022, drama, 12+) 93 min.
Vladimir Vdovichenkov, There and Back (Russia, 2023, drama, 16+) 100 min.
Special Jury Prize
Special Mention for the film — When the Seedlings Grow (Syria, 2022, drama, 16+) 83 min.
Taissiya Kalinina and Alexei Rodionov (for acting performance)- There and Back (Russia, 2023, drama, 16+) 100 min.
Ekaterina Gontarenko (for acting performance) — About My Mom and Me (Russia, drama, 2023, 12+) 104 min.
For restoring faith in oneself — The Art Class (China, 2023, drama, comedy, 12+) 93 min.
Audience Award
There and Back (Russia, 2023, drama, 16+) 100 min.
WINNERS OF THE CHILDREN’S AND YOUTH FEATUREFILMS COMPETITION
Best Film
The Diary of Paulina P., dir. Neven Hitrec, (Croatia, 2023, family, 7+) 96 min.
Best Director
Anggi Frisca, Tegar (Indonesia, 2022, drama, 12+) 95 min.
Best Cinematographer
Hamid Dalvand, The Wind that Shakes the Sugar Canes (Iran, 2022, drama, 12+) 85 min.
Best Child Artist
Katja Matković, The Diary of Paulina P. (Croatia, 2023, family, 7+) 96 min.
M. Aldifi Tegarajasa, Tegar (Indonesia, 2022, drama, 12+) 95 min.
Special Jury Prize
Flip Turn (USA, family, 12+) 105 min. For the best screenplay
Lost Days (2023, family, children’s, 6+) 86 min. For the touching plot and best ensemble cast
Pushkin And… Mikhailovskoye. Beginning (Russia, 2023, Animation, 6+) 63 min. Animation, 6+ For the best animation
The Zoo (India, 2023, drama, sports, 12+) 115 min. For the best special effects
Audience Award
Flip Turn (Flip Turn, USA, family, 12+) 105 min.
WINNERS OF THE MAIN SHORT FILMS COMPETITION
Grand Prix
«Lyubushka». Russia. Directors: Andrei Krasavin, Dmitry Pasichnyuk
Best Director
Tamara Kostrešević, «Day for Us», Serbia
Best Cinematographer
Vahagn Ter-Hakobyan, «Three Days», Armenia
Best Female Performance
Ulyana Churakova, «Cuckoo», Russia
Best Male Performance
Mardin Sheikh Moradi, «Russian Vodka», Iran
Special Prize for Cinematography
Mirtimir Murotov, «Cassette», Uzbekistan.
Audience Award
«Rob Me If You Can», Spain. Director: Miriam Franch & Laia Varo. For the best film
«Teplotehnik», Actress Malika Fatkullina. For acting performance
«Kukolka», directed by Olga Furmanova, Russia. For the best screenplay.
WINNERS OF THE CHILDREN’S SHORT FILM COMPETITION
Best Children’s Short Film
«Girls», Russia. Director Natalia Domeretskaya.
Best Director
«Fate», Russia. Director: Stanislav Kulikov.
Best Cinematographer
Andrey Makalkin, «Atalanta», Russia. Director: Alexander Gavrilov.
Best Children’s Performance
Girl: Florencia Ordoqui. «Vida and the Chocolate Cake», Argentina. Director: Rodrigo Elizalde.
Boy: Amir Akhmerov. «Fate», Russia. Director Stanislav Kulikov.
Best Animation
«Orpheus and Euridice», Italy. Director: Francesco Romanelli
Special Prize for Original Screenplay
Andrey Abakumov, «Razmaznya», Director: Andrey Abakumov.
Audience Award
«Wheels», director: Dmitry Kondratenko.
