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Jury
Nikolay Khomeriki — Chairman of the jury
Russia
Film director, screenwriter, actor. After graduating the economics department of Moscow International University, he continued his education at the Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors. Nikolai Khomeriki also graduated the directing department of the La Femi National Film School in Paris. His first work, the sketch "Drop", received the jury prize at the Sopot Film Festival, headed by Krzysztof Zanussi.

The films created with his participation were awarded at Venice, Cannes and Moscow Film Festivals. The film "The Sea Is Rough Once" received the main prize of the 32nd Kinotavr Festival. Today, Nikolai Khomeriki's filmography includes more than 20 films. Creating his films, he acts both as screenwriter and actor.

Galina Adamovich
Belarus

Galina Adamovich was born in Minsk. In 1994 she graduated from the Arts Academy of Belarus, specializing in documentary film directing. Same year she started working at Belarus Film, the national film studio. A member of Belorussian filmmakers union. She is a frequent participant, award winner and jury member of international film festivals. In 2007 her film Zavedenka was acknowledged as the best national film in the Republic of Belarus. In 2012 she was awarded Special Prize of the President of Belarus For Spiritual Awakening given to the workers of arts and culture. In 2014 she was named The Woman of Minsk of the Year. In 2019 she received the Belarus Trade Unions Award. In 2022 she organized Adam film-making studio in Minsk. In 2023 she became the teacher of documentary film workshop at Belorussian Arts Academy. 

Junir Aminiev
Russia
Producer, actor, director. For over 15 years he worked as a director of the Republican TV and Radio Company "Bashkortostan". He shot films of various genres: documentary, feature and animated films.

Currently, he is head of "Bashkortostan" film studio named after Amir Abdrazakov. Today, all conditions for the successful development of the film industry have been created in the republic. Yunir Aminiev pays much attention to the popularization of Bashkir culture and history. He is a Council member of the Regional Cinematography Support Foundation.

Gunilla Bresky
Sweden

GunillaBresky, journalist and director, lives in Luleå, Sweden. She worked for many years at Swedish Radio with radio dramas and documentaries. She spent her professional life traveling around the Barents region making radioprograms and films about people, history and culture. We Are Still Here is the last film in a trilogy called “They came from the north” about persons who inspired by their ancestors made art for the future.

Bård Warmdal
Norway
Journalist and teacher. Graduate of the National School of Journalism of Norway. Worked for major Norwegian newspapers, the largest media concern NRK, filmed documentaries for television. For two years he was responsible for the news site www.euroarctic.com in cooperation with GTRK Murmansk, Radio Sweden in Luleå. He was the chairman of the board of Barents Press International.

His area of ​​special interest is international cooperation in the North. Author of three books on intelligence: "War of the Satellites", "Chasing the Bear", "Spy War". He gives lectures in Norway, Sweden, Russia, France, the USA and India. Currently works as a freelance journalist for Tellus Works Television in Oslo.

Ekaterina Golovnya
Russia
Screenwriter, director, producer, teacher. She was born into a family of filmmakers. After graduating from the screenwriting department of VGIK named after S. A. Gerasimov, she began working at the Central Studio of Documentary Films. As part of the project "One Hundred Films about Moscow" supported by the capital's government, she made several documentaries.

Today, Ekaterina Golovnya's filmography includes more than 50 documentaries. She has written scripts for 70 documentaries and cartoons. Her films have repeatedly received awards at various Russian and international film festivals. She has been teaching for more than ten years. Currently, she is the head of the workshop of the VGIK producing department. Since 2008 she is General Director and producer of the Golden Ribbon Studio.

Sergey Kiatrov
Russia
Director, screenwriter, artist, voice actor. In 1988 he graduated the Department of Cinema and Television of the Kazan School of Decorative and Applied Arts. Most of Sergey's creative life is associated with the creation of animated films. Over 30 years, he has created more than 200 projects in the field of computer graphics and animation. Of these, about 50 projects were made atTatarmultfilm animation studio.

Currently, Sergey Kiatrov works as the chief director of Tatarmultfilm. His and his colleagues' films receive well-deserved awards at various festivals. He was awarded the Special Prize of the International Organization of Turkic Culture for his series of cartoons "Tatar Tales".

Galina Lifanova
Russia
Producer, actress. Galina Lifanova's filmography includes almost 50 films and TV series. The most significant projects created with her participation are the series "The Polar Waltz", "The Ferrywoman", "Say Something Nice", "Cordon", "Crane in the Sky" - a historical film about the legend of Russian aircraft manufacturing. She produces films that are in demand by modern viewers: melodrama, drama, detective.

Galina's professional experience is praised by her colleagues in different parts of Russia. She worked as the art director and the Chairperson of the jury of KinoSam festival. From 2010 to the present, she has been the CEO of Gamma film company - known for production, distribution and screening of feature films and programs, also in the Murmansk region.

Elvira Serga
Russia
Journalist, screenwriter. Elvira Serga was born in Sevastopol. She spent her childhood in a military garrison on Kildin Island. She graduated the philological faculty of the Murmansk State Pedagogical University, and received a master's degree from MASU in Journalism and Media rhetoric.

Since 1993, she has worked in various media outlets, including the newspapers SeveromorskieVesti and Na StrazheZapolyarya, the Northern Fleet television center, and the Blitz television company. She held the posts of editor-in-chief and general director of North-West Broadcasting LLC (TV-21). Currently, she is the director of Murmansk State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, a branch of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company. Dozens of documentaries and film projects have been filmed with her direct participation as a screenwriter and producer.

Elena Khimchuk
Russia
Director of the Murmansk Regional Museum of Local History and a member of the regional Civic Chamber and the International Council of Museums. Elena PavlovnaKhimchuk has been heading the museum for ten years, with her leadership it has become a dynamic platform for scientific research, exhibitions, and educational projects. The museum actively collaborates with leading institutions of Moscow, St. Petersburg, North-West Russia, as well as the Arctic and other regions of our country.

Under Elena Khimchuk's leadership, the museum has successfully undergone a large-scale modernization and renovation. Particular attention is paid to cultural and educational activities, exhibitions, research, and other projects. The museum is a winner of the "Museums of the Russian North" program, projects of the Ministry of Culture of the Murmansk Region, the Project Office for the Arctic Development, and a recipient of grants from Vladimir Potanin Foundation. The museum actively supports all creative initiatives of Northern Character Production Center.

The organizer is the independent non-commercial organization Production Center NORTHERN CHARACTER
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