Tver opens anniversary KinoVECHE historical film festival

The twentieth Russian KinoVECHE historical film festival opened at Tver's Academic Drama Theatre on October 16. Eight films entered the competition, the Tver regional government said.

Festival president Svetlana Druzhinina attended alongside Dmitry Kharatyan, Alexander Domogarov, Olga Krasko and Mikhail Mamayev. Governor Vitaly Korolev presented Druzhinina with the regional For the Good of Tver Land honorary badge.

The competition spans Russian history from the Mongol invasion to the first human spaceflight. Jurors include Alexander Zvyagintsev, Natalya Bondarchuk, Natalya Dabizha, Taras Kuzmin and Grigory Gladkov.

The ceremony was followed by a screening of the wartime drama Seven Versts to Dawn. Fyodor Dobronravov plays Matvey Kuzmin, whose wartime act took place in 1942.

More than fifty films are scheduled across twelve venues in Tver and other regional communities, including Rzhev, Torzhok, Staritsa, Bezhetsk, Kalyazin, Toropets, Kimry, Konakovo, Zavidovo and Turginovo.