«Winter». Open Russian film festival of auteur cinema

The Zimniy Open Russian Film Festival of Auteur Cinema is held to strengthen the prestige of Russian cinema, popularize its auteur segment, familiarize viewers with the results of the film season, and promote the development of film distribution of auteur cinema in Russia.

The aim of the film festival is to restore interest in auteur cinema, to support the creative search for a new film language, to support masters and young filmmakers who see their place in auteur cinema, to increase the prestige of cinema art, its importance in influencing the film process.