Next Deadlines for Your Films
- DL: 31.01.2026 - Cactus International Children's & Youth Film Festival , Aosta
- DL: 01.02.2026 - Animafest - World Festival of Animated Film, Zagreb
- DL: 01.02.2026 - Transilvania International Film Festival, Cluj-Napoca, Sibiu, Mures
- DL: 02.02.2026 - Plein la Bobine – Sancy Film Festival for Young People, Issoire & La Bourboule
- DL: 07.02.2026 - Int. Short Film Festival Hamburg; Children's Film Festival "Mo & Friese", Hamburg
- DL: 13.02.2026 - Freeze Frame – International Film Festival for Kids of All Ages, Winnipeg MB R3B 1G7
- DL: 13.02.2026 - Galway Film Fleadh / Junior Film Fleadh, Galway
- DL: 01.03.2026 - Milano Film Fest, Milano
- DL: 01.03.2026 - Zlín Film Festival, International Festival for Children and Youth, Zlín
- DL: 14.03.2026 - Festival International du Film de Cannes, Cannes
- DL: 15.03.2026 - Internationales Filmfest Emden Aurich Norderney, Emden Aurich Norderney
- DL: 18.03.2026 - Odense International Film Festival, Odense
- DL: 30.03.2026 - Cartoon Club – International Festival of Animation Cinema and Comics, Rimini
- DL: 31.03.2026 - La Matatena Festival Internacional de Cine para Niños, Ciudad de México
- DL: 01.04.2026 - Buster - Copenhagen International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Copenhagen
- DL: 09.04.2026 - Locarno Film Festival: Locarno Kids, Locarno
- DL: 17.04.2026 - Edinburgh International Film Festival, Edinburgh
- DL: 01.05.2026 - Lucas – Int. Festival for Young Film Lovers, Frankfurt/M.
- DL: 11.05.2026 - Fantoche International Animation Film Festival, Baden
- DL: 11.05.2026 - Giffoni Film Festival, Giffoni Valle Piana, Salerno
Your Cinema - International Competition Program for children and youth audience, as part of International Festival of Cinematographic Debuts "Spirit Of Fire"
Khanty-Mansiysk and other cities in the district of UGRA (Siberia), Russia
16/03/2026 - 20/03/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Rhythm: annual, next Festival afterwards (probably): Spring 2027
Competitive Children's Film Section
Director/s: Kusturica, Emir (President ), Bordacheva, Ekaterina (Producer and curator of children's programs)
Prizes: 12 awards, worth about one million Russian Rubels in total, 
Award
Deadline for film entries: 20/01/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Programs: Features, Shorts, Animations, Workshop for Young Filmmakers
Number of films (app.): 100+
Age of audience: 5-99
Number of spectators (app.): 40.000
Average number of journalists: 40
Festival's guests: Directors, Producers, Actors, Distributors, Others
Festival's recognition: international
Media coverage: international
Special Events: Children Animation Workshops
Notes/description: The festival "Spirits of Fire" was founded in 2002, in 2005 the "Youth Cinema" was opened, the international program for children and youth "Your cinema" started in 2011.
The festival presents films for children and young people from Russia and around the world. The festival's goals are: Promotion and support of debut films in Russia and abroad. Education of children and youth in the region - UGRA. (5 - 6 cities of the Ugra district annually).
This festival is a member of
Contact:
Media Center «UGRA Classic»
22 Mira street
628012 Khanty-Mansiysk
Russia
Phone: ++7 3467 35-25-50
Fax: ++7 3467 32-14-2
Internet: ugra.world/