Captain Nevelskoy animated film makes Golden Eagle longlist

Kapitan Nevelskoy i zemli chyornogo drakona, directed by Gleb Pavlenko and Nikita Slichny, has made the Golden Eagle Awards’ recommended list for 2026. The academy lists 42 projects in the Best Animated Film category.

Other entries include Priklyuchenie mamontyonka. V poiskakh mamy, Syshchik Dobrynin i nesnosnye sandalii, Neobychaynoye puteshestviye Lyuisa Kerrola, Kosmicheskiye priklyucheniya Yegora and Devochka-Luna.

The project about Gennady Nevelskoy’s expedition in Russia’s Far East was previously presented to President Vladimir Putin at the Eastern Economic Forum, the awards organisers said.

Russia’s National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences established the awards in 2002. An expert council handles selection by category, while full and corresponding academy members vote to choose the winners.