5th Russian Film Festival in Canada

In the five years of its existence it has acquired a sizable audience of spectators and fans. About two hundred films of different genres were presented in its annual programmes. The festival has become a popular and anticipated event not only in the Russian-speaking community, but also among English-speaking film fans and professionals.

Since 2011 the company TRFF works in partnership with Russian organizations. Has changed its status. The support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation gave the opportunity to hold the festival at a high level, to invite a large delegation of visitors from Russia, to present to the public the most new movies.

This year's anniversary Festival. It is celebrating its fifth anniversary. This time from Russia organized by the production company "Good Production".

The festival program includes 8 feature films, 4 short films, 2 documentaries and 4 the animation — 18 shows. In addition to the screenings provided 7 information programs: press conferences, round tables, master classes in directing, documentary film, casting. The festival will be held a round table on the co-production and pitching of international projects.

All films are shown in Russian with English subtitles. The films made not earlier than 2013, many of them awarded prizes at film festivals.

The Russian film Festival in Canada there is no competition, but provided the audience Award. After each show held session of questions and answers with the filmmakers.

The peculiarity of this year's program is in close collaboration with classical and modern literature. Opens the festival North American premiere of the film "Two Women" by Vera Glagoleva, created the play by Ivan Turgenev "month in the country". One of the main roles in the film played the famous British actor Ralph Fiennes.

The film "Mirrors," directed by Marina Migunova devoted to the cult of the Russian poet Marina Tsvetaeva.

"Brethren Hour" directed by Mikhail Ugarov tells the story of a day in the life of the brothers of the great Russian writer Anton Chekhov.

The program is the adaptation of the novel Anna Nercury "White yagel". This film directed by Vladimir Tumayev about wonderful, full of mysteries of life of Northern peoples received the audience award at the 36th Moscow International film Festival MIFF in 2014.

The film directed by Alexander Strizhenova Grandfather of my dreams" made in the grotesque genre family Comedy that raises the perennial question of how much we depend on material well-being, which suddenly falls on our head.

"Dog heaven" is a family film Anna Chernakova.

Will end the festival with a screening of the drama about the orphan girl who became a photo model, — "9 days and one morning" by the famous film and television Director of Faith watch, winner of TEFI and many international and Russian festivals. This film will be preceded by a recital of the people's artist of the Republic of Moldova, the Deserved actress of Russia Svetlana Toma.

The festival is organized by the "Children's day", which will be shown full-length animated film-tale "Ivan Tsarevich and the Grey wolf 2" directed by Vladimir Toropchina and full-length feature film "the Mystery of the four princesses," directed by Oleg Strom.

Documentary films presents two different genres of movies. Picture of Svetlana Stasenko "diary of a Crackhead" — sharp social drama, and the film "Voices. Aria for fog," directed by Elena Simakovoj is a portrait of the legendary Opera diva. The documentary program will culminate in a master class on documentary film, which will hold Svetlana Stasenko.

Program of short films will present the different genres of films by young Directors. The film "Accidentally" made by the Director Zhora Gooseberry. His recent Comedy "kiss" became one of the highest grossing films of the year. In the short film "Validation" gala Sukhanova. tells the story of a dysfunctional family and children. The movie "Tonya is crying on the bridge of lovers" directed by Anton Kolomeets devoted to the generation of thirty and fleeting time; well, in the movie "Schroeder", directed by Michael Dovzhenko invited to vote for murder art live. The film is based on real events.

Short animated films presented by the school-Studio SHAR and will precede screenings of feature films.

The delegation of the Russian cinematographers 14 people, among them well-known Directors and actors such as Vera Glagoleva, Svetlana Toma, Olga Popova, Alexander Strizhenov, Vera Storozheva, Marina Migunova and many others.