Moscow – The big-scale Russian Film Festival is to be held in India.
The three-day event, organised by ROSKINO and Cinema Fund, with support from the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, will take place from Friday, 5 December 2025.
The festival is meant to be a significant event in the development of the cultural dialogue between the two countries.
Its goal is to present the Indian audience with the richness of the modern Russian cinematographer and create new professional bridges uniting the experts who work in this industry.
ROSKINO, the state organisation presenting the Russian audio and visual industry at international festivals and film markets, said the festival program for India includes five films.
The film set to open the festival is August (2025, directed by N. Vysotsky, I. Lebedev), based on the novel In August, 1944 by Vladimir Bogomolov.
The main program includes:
- Blood Type (2025, directed by M. Brius), a war drama about a horrible children’s concentration camp.
- Perl (2025, directed by T. Barkalaya) is a family drama of joint Russian and Indian production based on the play Nerves by Yulia Lukshina.
- Rowing for Gold (2025, directed by A. Mikhalkov), a film based on the real story of a man whose incredible fate proves that a strong spirit can make miracles even at the most troublesome times.
- The Dino Family (2025, directed by M. Volkov), an animated film about exciting adventures in the life of a schoolboy, Phil Dinozavrov.
Commenting on the upcoming film festival, Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Olga Lyubimova, stated: “Conducting the Russian Film Festival in New Deli is a significant step to strengthen cultural and humanitarian cooperation between Russia and India.
“We’re confident that the films on the program, including one joint-production project, won’t just introduce the Indian viewer to the diversity of the Russian cinematographer but also will lay a solid foundation for new creative initiatives.”
ROSKINO CEO Elza Antonova pointed out that: “ROSKINO sees huge potential in strengthening cooperation between Russia and India through the domain of the cinema.
“Both our countries have unique and mighty cinema traditions, so we’re sure that Russian films will find their way to the hearts of the Indian public.
“The conducting of this festival emphasized the strategic character of our partnership.“
The business program of the event includes the Q&A sessions with Russian directors, actors, and producers, as well as professional round tables dedicated to the co-production and distribution matters.
Besides, from today, Tuesday 2 December to Thursday 4 December, the Indian capital will show screenings of the films participating in the Open Eurasian Film Award, organised by the Russian Culture Fund with support from ROSKINO and the Ministry of Culture of Russia.
