The closing ceremony of the festival was held at the Musa Jalil Opera and Ballet Theater in Kazan on September 11.
The contest program was comprised of 60 films from 27 countries. The festival motto is "Through the dialogue of cultures to the culture of dialogue".
The Grand Prix in the Best Feature Film nomination goes to The Cold of Kalandar by director Mustafa Kara. Previously, the film was awarded in the Best Directing nomination at the Tokyo Film Festival.
Ilshat Rahimbai, director of the film Imagine, takes the special prize "For Humanism in Art" of the President of the Tatarstan Republic.
Author: Vera Ivanova