The actor will spend away from home for a week.

Artur Smolyaninov

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In her new role will be made shortly Artur Smolyaninov. Actor
invited in the jury of feature films of the 25th Russian film festival “Window to Europe”.
Along with it will assess the chances of the participants of the main competition program written and directed by Yusup Razykov, actress Tatyana Kolganova, Director Roman
Karimov, writer, publicist and translator Dmitry Puchkov (Goblin). Feature films jury this year is headed by
eminent screenwriter, producer and Director Rustam Ibrahimbekov.

Anniversary festival of Russian cinema “Window to Europe” open
in Vyborg on August 6. For seven days spectators will see about 130 films. The symbol of the festival
this year was the image of Sergey Bodrov-younger.

Documentary films jury will be headed by the famous Russian scientist,
documentary filmmaker and bard Alexander Gorodnitsky, together with him will work
journalist, TV presenter Vladislav Flyarkovsky,
filmmakers, winners of the “Window to Europe” in different years: Elena
Demidova and Eugene Golinkin.

A program of films created in co-production, will be evaluated
the jury composed of producer Oleg Berezin, film critic and Director Michael
Bachinskogo. The Chairman of the jury of the contest “co-production. Window of the world” —
screenwriter Pavel Finn.

The image of Sergei Bodrov Jr. became the symbol of the festival in 2017

Photo: courtesy of the press service

Animated films jury will be headed by award-winning Director Andrew
Hrzhanovsky, and the jury will work the St. Petersburg artist, producer, writer
Viktor Tikhomirov and Director, writer Dmitry Vysotsky.

As participants and honorary guests of the festival in Vyborg
invited prominent figures of culture, Russia’s leading producers, Directors,
actors and writers: Vladimir Khotinenko, Stanislav Govorukhin, Alexander Veledinsky, Andrey Hrzhanovsky, Vyacheslav Pyetsukh, Svetlana Svetlichnaya, Lidiya Fedoseeva-Shukshina, Andrei Smirnov, Fedor Dobronravov, Irina Rozanova, Vera Storozheva, Gosha Kutsenko, Alexander Revva,
Alena Babenko, Anatoliy Belyy, Arkady Inin, Alexander Petrov, Katherine Spitz
Yevgeny Tkachuk, ravshana Kurkova, Artem Tkachenko, and many others.