The famous Russian film director Andrei Konchalovsky will be handed in the Federico Fellini Award at the international festival Bif&st in the Italian city of Bari. The news is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the Konchalovsky Production Center.

      It is noted that the film festival will be opened with Andrey Konchalovsky's new feature film The Paradise.

      Earlier this award was given to Paolo Sorrentino, Jean-Jacques Annot, Tonino Guerra, Max von Sydow and Andrzej Wajda.