Closing : 30 Apr 2009
Festival: 26-29 May 2009

This major annual festival operates on similar dates and arrangements each year.

Held annually in St.Petersburg, Russia, this is a major festival. There is no restriction on theme, though "films praising violence or pornography will not be accepted." Entries up to 15 minutes long, only one entry per film maker Those whose films have been selected for the festival (i.e. which get through the prejudging) will be requested to pay a EURO 10 fee.

They accept PAL: miniDV, DVCAM, DVD videotapes and ask that so far as possible, you provide a Russian version of the text in the film. Otherwise, provide a Russian, English or German version of the script for the purpose of translation.

Download as pdf: entry form in English and German.
email: amateur.rus@mail.ru