About the film festival

The Antares International Film Festival is a new Russian film festival held annually in the city of Sochi. The uniqueness of the festival is that through the prism of the art of cinema, Antares draws attention to the daily problems of the common man.

The competition program consists of feature films, documentaries and animated films, which will be evaluated by a professional international jury and will select the winners. The main five prizes of the film festival are the statuette "Antares" by the famous sculptor Grigory Potocki, made in metal. The rest of the winners will receive a smaller copy of Antares and a diploma from the film festival.



The idea of creating a film festival belongs to the Association "Safety and Quality". This is a large association of Russian employers, for whom the greatest value is their employee — a Man of work.

Why Antares? Antares is the brightest star in the night sky, a red supergiant and a guiding landmark for navigators. The films presented at the film festival, like a guiding star, should become landmarks for all viewers.

A special feature of the film festival will be the screenings of films not included in the competition program on the digital platform. According to the results of the voting of viewers from all over the world, the five strongest works will be determined. The winners of the voting will receive special prizes of the film festival.

The festival program in Sochi includes a competitive screening, out-of-competition screenings, retrospective screenings, creative meetings with actors and directors from different countries, master classes, evening programs.