MOSCOW, 7 Apr. The All-Russian Festival of Children's, Family Films and Animation «Bear Cub» has been established in Russia, the festival's president Gavriil Gordeev announced at a press conference. It will be held in Perm from 1 to 4 June.
«»The name was chosen by the children. In all the votes, it was he who won. <…> This teddy bear immediately gives the emotion of a curious, constantly looking for something, constantly in search,» Gordeev said.
general producer of the festival Alena Semerikova-Volkova, there will be two competitive programs: «Full-length children's and family films» and «Full-length animation».
Yuliana Slashcheva, chairman of the board of directors of the Soyuzmultfilm film studio and general director of the Gorky Film Studio, said that new episodes of the TV show I Want to Know Everything will be presented at the festival. and exclusive series «Prostokvashino».
“We hope to bring to the festival not in the competitive program, because we already have it at the box office, our teenage film The Dollmaker. This is a fantasy with elements of horror, a very popular genre among teenagers,” added Slashcheva.
She also suggested that the organizers of «Medvezhonok» make master classes for children on creating a cartoon about the symbol of the festival.
The works will be evaluated by two jury members: professional and children's, which will include children from Perm who have distinguished themselves in studies, sports and other activities.
The festival will be held at several venues, including the Perm esplanade, the Cinema5 cinema, the Cinemapark network cinemas, the Premier cinema, the Triumph private philharmonic society, and the network of social cinemas in the Perm Territory.