One Sixth International Film Festival in Yekaterinburg
One Sixth International Film Festival in Yekaterinburg centers each edition on a specific theme that shapes both the competition and the wider program, with debut films from first-time directors given the spotlight. Filmmakers from different countries gather for several days of screenings and discussion, and by its fifth late-August edition the festival has become a settled fixture on the city's calendar.
Inside, the mood is alert and a little electric: notebooks open, phones go dark, and the room settles into that charged silence just before a debut feature begins.