Focus of the month


Contemporary Russian Poets and Russian or Soviet Cinema
The sections on our page are organised in alphabetical order by poet. Each section brings together films in which their work, their life or their artistic legacy feature prominently.



79th Festival de Cannes Cannes (France) - 12 - 23 May 2026
This year, there are three films by Russian directors in the competition: one in the Main Competition, one in Critics’ Week and one in the Directors’ Fortnight, as well as five Soviet documentary short films by Artavazd PELECHIAN



INHA, INALCO International conference: The Most Important of All Ages: Children, Childhood[s], and the Childlike in Soviet Cinema. Paris - 04 - 06 May 2026



48th Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF) Moscow (Russia). 16 - 23 April 2026
The 48th Moscow Film Festival has selected approximately 200 films from 43 countries.



39th "NIKA" Prizes for 2025