Molodist Film Festival of Kiev

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Kiev, Ukraine October 2013, TBA
Call for Entry Deadline: July 2013, TBA
Festival Data:
- Established: 1970
- Genre: General
- Attendance: 120000
- Media Attendance: 375
- Accredited Industry Attendance: 100
- Total Number of Films Submitted: 750
- Total Number of Films Screened: 330
- Total Screenings: 200
- Total National and International Premieres: 29
- # of Shorts Screened: 242
- # of Features Screened: 88
- Accreditations: FIAPF, FIPRESCI, FICC
- Competitive
- Students Section
- Has Panels
Festival Website:
www.molodist.com
Festival Description:

Molodist Film Festival of Kiev started at the Karpenko-Kariy Kyiv Institute of Theatrical Arts as a 2-day festival where 33 students` films were presented. Its name: "Molodist" means "youth" in Ukrainian. From the very beginning the festival was not only for Ukrainian participants, but also for young professionals from Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia, Russia. During Perestroika times the geography of Molodist expanded to include films from the Baltic states, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and German filmmakers.

Notable is the fact that the festival always focused its attention on new cinematographic trends. In 1989 for the first time in the USSR Film Festival Molodist presented the films of the Moscow and Leningrad “parallel cinematograph”. These were experimental, narrow-gauged films and included the works of Maksim Pezhemskiy, brothers Aleinikov, and Eugeny Ufit. In 1993 FIAPF officially registered Molodist as a specialized International Festival.

The festival’s competition program consists of sections of student films, first professional short films and first full-feature fiction films, reflecting the interest of the Festival in seeing the evolution of competitors and following their activities after graduation.

Molodist Film Festival of Kiev has screened the debuts of such successful European directors as – Gaspar Noe, Tom Tykwer, Danny Boyle, Laurent Bouhnik, Aleksey Balabanov, Shona Auerbach, Denis Evstigneev, Jacques Audiard, Dmitriy Meskhiev, Valeriy Todorovskiy, Francois Ozon, Stephen Daldry, Sergiy Maslobojschikov, Bilge Ceylan, Bruno Dumont and many others.

Molodist was the first step for many future prominent filmmakers, who became the prizewinners of the festival. The festival also presents a vast non-competition program that includes Ukrainian panorama, Festival of Festivals, National cinema programs, Retrospectives of film schools and prominent filmmakers.
Film Submissions:
- Call for Entry: http:/ / molodist.com/ en/ festival_regulations

Email:	info(at)molodist.com
Phone:	(380) 44 227 4557 /461 9803
Fax:	(380) 44 227 4557
Mailing Address:	Dom Kino, Suite 115, 6 Saksagansky Street, Kiev 1033 Ukraine

Curent Film Previews:
- You, Me and Him

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NOV 07, 2007 01:25PM FFW Festival Editor writes:

Award Winners for the 2007 Molodist Film Festival of Kiev

Main Jury has awarded the following prizes:

Grand Prix- Scythian Deer statuette and $10,000 of prize money (sponsored by Loto Zabava) – for the best film of the competition program: “Band’s visit”
Directed by: Eran Kolirin (Israel/France)

Special Prize from International Jury: “California Dreamin’”
Directed by: Cristian Nemescu (Romania)

Prize for the Best Full Feature film $2500 (sponsored by Innova film): “Wholetrain”
Directed by: Florian Gaag (Germany/Poland)

Prize for the Best Short Film $2500 (in subtitle service from Laser Video Titres): “Ark”
Directed by: Gzhegorz Jonkajtys (Poland)

Diplomas in this category were awarded to:
Short Film: “BennysTattoo”
Directed by: Lisa Marie Gamlem (Norway)

Short Film: "On the enge”
Directed by: Artem Sukharev, Mykyta Ratnikov (Ukraine)

Prize for the Best Student film $2500 (from Kyiv Region State Administration): “Heartcut”
Directed by: Anne Sewitsky (Norway)

Diplomas in this category were awarded to:

Student Film: “Porno”
Directed by: Jan Wagner (Poland)

Student Film: "Botteoubateau"
Directed by: Marina Rosset (Switzerland)

Best Acting Prize named after Yves Montand 1000 Euro (sponsored by the Embassy of France in Ukraine) – Anna Begunova for film "Cruelty"
Directed by: Marina Lubakova (Russia)

Audience Prize: 1000 Euro (sponsored by Tele-City magazine) awarded: “Wholetrain”
Directed by: Florian Gaag (Germany / Poland)

Onthe 37-the Kyiv International Film Festival “Molodist” beside main jury the prizes were awarded by:

FIPRESCI Jury: Rwita Dutta (India), Gyorgy Karpati (Hungary) and Milorad Djokic (Sebia)

Film Awarded: "California Dreamin’"
Directed by: Cristian Nemescu, (Romania)

FICC Jury: Yan Yusim (Ukraine), Jenny Eimer (Germany)
and Mart Rummo (Estonia)

Film awarded: "Monotonija"
Directed by: Juris Poskus, (Latvia)

Ecumenic Jury: Tetyana Kulykivska (Ukraine), Achim Forst (Germany) and Sakarias Jaan Leppik (Estonia)

Main Prize: "Band’s Visit"
Directed by: Eran Kolirin, (Israel-France)

Special Mention: "Mutum"
Directed by: Sandra Kogut, (Brazil-France)

Jury of Ukrainian Panorama 2006-2007: Olga Klingenberg, Iryna Zubavina and Hans Joachim Shlegel

"Zerkalo Nedeli" editorial prize ($1000) for the Best Film of Ukrainian panorama 2006-2007: "Free Sashko"
Directed by: Katelevskyy Vyacheslav

And prize for contribution to Ukrainian cinema from International charitable fund “Ukraine 3000” where of the Head of supervisory council is Mrs. Kateryna Yushchenko, is awarded to Hanna Chmil, the Head of State service of cinematography of Ukraine
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