Nikolay Bem
President of the IFF SiberiaDOC
We did it! The festival marked the beginning of a new, significant project, which gives an opportunity to get acquainted with the genre of creative documentary.
The audience saw the real stories of amazing people living in different countries, as well as the newest films, telling about the uniqueness of cultures, as well as about universal problems: fathers and children, love and loyalty, recognition and fame, the search for identity in a changing world. Documentary films are always vivid stories, entertainment and innovative camerawork solutions, and we were happy to show the best examples of documentary cinema at the festival today”.
On December 10, the I International Film Festival SiberiaDOC came to an end in Krasnoyarsk. 46 film screenings, more than 2000 viewers, 10 invited experts, 3 directors and 1 producer personally presented their films and talked to the audience. 5 open lectures were held for the audience, 12 participants of the Film Critics Week had intensives with film industry experts.
SiberiaDOC 2023 IFF Programs:
- International Feature-length Film more about program
- International Short and Mid-length Film Program more about program
- Out-of-Competition program “Letters from Siberia” more about program
Winners of the SiberiaDOC 2023 International Film Festival
- Grand Prix for Best Film of the International Feature-length Competition - “Alone” by Jafar Najafi, Iran
- Best Film of the Short and Mid-length Competition - “Nightwalker” by Gianluca Cozza, Leonardo da Rosa
- Best Film Critics' Award - “What the Soil Remembers” by Jose Cordoso, South Africa.
- Special Mention of the Jury of the International Feature-length Competition - “Portrait of My Father” by Juan Ignacio Fernandez Hoppe, Uruguay.
- Special Mention of the Jury of the Short and Mid-length Competition - “Dordoi City” by Tomiris Orozoeva, Kyrgyzstan.
- Best Film by Audience Award - “A Life Like Any Other” by Faustine Cros, Belgium-France
In 2023, the First International Film Festival SiberiaDOC received 2,913 entries from 120 countries. The competition included 20 entries from 15 countries. Over the 10 days of the festival, Siberian audiences were able to see the newest documentary films, most of which had premiere status for Siberia, Russia and even the world.
SiberiaDOC 2023 JURY
