Kinotavr

Kinotavr

New festival logo from 2006[1]
Location Sochi, Russia
Language Russian
Website http://www.kinotavr.ru/en/

Kinotavr (Russian: Кинотавр[2]), also known as the Sochi Open Russian Film Festival is an open film festival held in the resort city of Sochi, Russia annually in June since 1991.[3] It is the largest national film festival in Russia.

The word Kinotavr is a portmanteau (in Russian) of "Cinema" and "...taur" (as in Centaur or Minotaur).

Awards

Over the history the following prizes have also been awarded:

References and notes

  1. Leonova, Yevgeniya (2006-04-19). "Кинотавр" сократится вдвое. Nezavisimaya Gazeta (in Russian). Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  2. A pun on "Minotaur"
  3. "History of Kinotaur". Kinoravr.Ru. 2006. Retrieved 2009-03-02.

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