Screenwriter, director, cinematographer, sound director — Ksenia Nikolaeva
Actor — Ksenia Nikolaeva

This is an instructive story about self-discovery and the power of forgiveness. The character faces rejection but does not become bitter; instead, he explores the world and his own potential. Along the way, he meets various figures, learns from them, but finds his true calling not in imitation, but in helping others. Through its playful format, the script introduces children to geometric shapes by linking them to emotions and actions, teaching those outward differences do not hinder friendship, and that one person’s weakness can be compensated by another’s uniqueness.

Screenwriter, director — Polina Bovkun
Sound director — Artem Fadeev
Actors: Rostislav Kharin, Alexandra Gladkova, Vera Pavlova, Igor Kovalev

A family trip is interrupted in the middle of the day, when the fabric of reality gets thin enough to reveal what this summer day is really like.

Screenwriters — Uliana Tsvirkun, Mikhail Aldashin
Director — Uliana Tsvirkun
Sound director — Artem Fadeev

The Wanderer carries the last seed through the ruins of the world.

Screenwriter, director — Evgenia Devyatova
Cinematographers — Alexandr Krykov, Konstantin Lysenko, Dmitry Belousov
Sound director — Daria Belyaeva
Actors: Irina Ankudinova, Alexandr Artyshin, Artem Markelov

Sometimes, the only way to solve accumulated problems is to get a grip on yourself. Then, help may come unexpectedly, even from otherworldly forces.

Screenwriter, director — Ekaterina Chernaya
Sound director — Saba Kapanadze
Actor: Diomid Vinogradov

A film about the power of prayer, which helps people throughout all times. Based on Alexander Blok’s poem “The Girl Sang in the Church Choir.”

Screenwriters, directors — Julia Dzhevelik, Anastasia Kuzishina
Sound director — Artem Fadeev

The witch flies to the Sabbath, but a sudden storm breaks her dress code and she tries to cope with it.

Screenwriter — Timophei Voronin
Director — Natalia Fedchenko
Sound director — Aleksey Kutsikh
Actors: Ilia Toropov, Georgy Korolchuk, Alexandr Iovlev, Aleksey Zakharov

Visiting his grandfather for the holidays, 10-year-old Alyosha learns many new things: about the Ascension Day, the fates of the founders of cosmonautics, and the profound connection between the physical and spiritual life of a person. This newfound knowledge changes the boy’s inner world.

Screenwriter, director, cinematographer — Elizaveta Litvinova
Sound director — Elena Dzgoeva
Actors: Valentin Olshvang, Ivan Monetov, Ivan Pokroev, Maria Afanasyeva, Yana Bortnikova

The story of a man who spends his whole life trying to vanquish his dragon.

Screenwriter — Maria Parfenova, Evgeny Golovin
Director — Evgeny Golovin
Sound director — Denis Davydov
Actors: Gleb Petrov, Darina Arden, Anna Ptichkina

A young, carefree Rabbit stumbles upon three tiny puppies who take him for their dad. Initially shell-shocked, Rabbit weathers all the trials of surprise parenthood—and in the process, discovers the purest unconditional love.

Screenwriter, director — Sofia “Fofa” Feoktistova
Sound director — Nikolay Khitruk

A dark comedy about the absence of New Year snow in the human world and the deep-sea one, the story of a harsh Mother Nature and a first child psychotrauma.

Screenwriter — Nikita Petrov, Sofia Feoktistova
Director — Nikita Petrov
Sound director — Ilia Anokhin

Space traveler Egor crashes on an unknown planet. His ship accidentally blocks the only source of water in the local savannah, and the locals don’t like it. To right the wrongs and reconcile the rivals, they will have to work together.

Screenwriter — Andrey Zhitkov
Director — Sergey Seregin, Ekaterina Seregina
Sound director — Artem Fadeev

Nadya is a character from a short story written by the Screenwriter. He writes it for the drawer, just for himself. Nadya is in her early 30s, she works as a ticket inspector at the movie theatre. She is single, but being occasionally visited by a man she likes. When he’s around, she’s happy with his presence, and when he’s absent — with the anticipation of his presence. But the Screenwriter feels the story is getting dull, so he decides to ruin her life and make her desperate for the proper plot and character development.

Screenwriter, director — Ivan Baturin
Sound director — Evgeny Djachenko, Anastasia Jurkova

He is a disgraced director and a beauty speculator. After a labor camp, Sergei Paradjanov, who was excommunicated from the world of cinema, creates masterpieces out of nothing: he sells myths on the streets of Tbilisi, turns Georgian commemorations into a theater, and his garden into a garden of miracles. When all paths are closed, the real artist will find a new one. But this path is also under threat.

Screenwriter, director — Svetlana Nagaeva
Sound director — Ilia Kacherzhuk

The famous fashion designer tells Fecla (the Rat) that with a tail like hers, becoming a model is impossible. A story about learning to accept yourself as you are — even with an ordinary rat’s tail.

Screenwriter — Olesia Golubeva
Director — Anna Silantieva
Sound director — Anna Zhbanova

Unsure of herself and anxious, Luba is about to perform on stage. While she manages to cope with her raging nerves, she has no idea what to do with the horrific pumpkin costume her dress has become.

Screenwriter — Matvey Zorin
Director — Ekaterina Puarie
Sound director — Vladislav Kershansky

Phil confesses his love to Daisy, but her reaction to this sends the boy into a world of his own anxieties, from which he needs to escape.

Screenwriter — Olesia Osipova
Director — Olga Tezetdinova
Cinematographer — Andrey Lavrinenko
Sound director — Vladislav Kershansky

When the girl comes to a new school, she feels like a “black sheep” surrounded by bright people. She tries to match them, adopting their distinctive features. But she doesn’t know what these changes will lead to.

Screenwriter, director — Angelika Verner
Sound director — Vladislav Kershansky

Just another morning in the life of the Devil… until a relentless occultist marks him as prey. When predator and prey finally meet, prepare for the unexpected... and for the twist that will flip everything on its head.

Screenwriter — Anastasia Sokolova
Director — Sofiko Badalova
Sound director — Alexey Puzikov

Liana gets into a fight with her friends over Baat because she thinks he’s dangerous. But when she meets Mama Shama’s spirit, she’s transported back in time, where she sees a young Baat and discovers his secret. Maybe he’s not a monster after all, but just a shushu who didn’t get enough love?

Screenwriter, director — Alexandra Lukina
Sound director — Alexey Prosvirnin

Down the Hatch is a 8-minute hand-drawn animated short about a young girl who discovers her mother trapped inside a wine bottle. Told from the child’s perspective, the film explores addiction, isolation, and the hope of recovery. How do you rescue someone who doesn’t want to be saved?

Screenwriter, director — Dmitry Kozlov
Sound director — Oleg Kozlov

The film is about an astronaut who crashes on an arid planet and fights for the last sip with a local anthropomorphic plant. An eternal struggle for resources and an attempt to see oneself in another, the film speaks in a humorous manner about eternal values: which is better — the principle of “every man for himself” or cooperation?

Screenwriter, director — Evgeny Fadeev
Sound director — Alexey Prosvirnin

The boy wakes up in the morning and gets ready for school. Seeing the city landscape outside the window, he climbs into a submarine and flies through the city in it. He swims to school and gets a deuce in class, escapes in a boat to the park.

Screenwriter, director — Ekaterina Nechaeva
Sound director — Maxim Akimov, Egor Ryabov
Actors: Lybov Shabelnikova, Arina Vyskvarka

In a world where people are forced to hide from eternal winter, live Mom and Daughter, who hide from the apocalypse in the basement of an abandoned house, escaping from freezing with magical singing. One day, Daughter is overcome by curiosity — she goes outside, but she is kidnapped by winter. Mother will have to overcome her fears to save her own child and, perhaps, the whole planet.

Screenwriter, director — Maria Ryabova
Sound director — Polina Maslykova

A young star goes on a journey through space to find her place. A topic close to all young people is finding yourself in a confusing world.

Screenwriter, director — Elizaveta Andrezina

The girl struggles with her experiences through a personal diary.

Screenwriter, director, sound director — Alexandra Semenova

There lives a little, carefree girl named Maria, about whom there is a great destiny in the history of humanity. Gradually, as she grows up, the heroine stores in her heart the words that reveal the meaning of her future. Now she already understands what she will have to endure and for what purpose. Great humility helps Maria accept everything that has befallen her.