Next Deadlines for Your Films
- DL: 31.10.2025 - Docpoint / Dokkino, 21 cities all over Finland
- DL: 31.10.2025 - Festival de Cinéma d'Alès Itinerances, Alès
- DL: 03.11.2025 - International Filmfestival Berlin, Generation, Berlin
- DL: 10.11.2025 - Providence Children's Film Festival, Providence, Rhode Island - USA
- DL: 15.11.2025 - BUFF Filmfestival, Malmö
- DL: 15.11.2025 - Festival Internacional du Premier Film, Annonay
- DL: 15.11.2025 - International Festival of Animated Films (ITFS), Section "Tricks for Kids" , Stuttgart
- DL: 17.11.2025 - Cartoon Movie, Bordeaux, France
- DL: 21.11.2025 - Luxembourg City Film Festival, Luxembourg
- DL: 30.11.2025 - Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival, Thessaloniki
- DL: 01.12.2025 - Filmfest Dresden - International Festival for Animation and Short Films, Dresden
- DL: 01.12.2025 - Prix Jeunesse International - Kinder- und Jugendfernsehfestival: Online this Year!, München
- DL: 05.12.2025 - Internationales Frauen* Film Fest Dortmund+Köln, Cologne & Dortmund & online
- DL: 08.12.2025 - Goldener Spatz, Deutsches Kinder-Medien-Festival at Erfurt & Gera, Erfurt & Gera
- DL: 15.12.2025 - Montreal International Children's Film Festival (FIFEM), Montréal (Québec)
- DL: 19.12.2025 - IndieJunior, Lisboa
- DL: 01.01.2026 - Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival (KICFF), Kristiansand
- DL: 15.01.2026 - Stockholm International Film Festival Junior, Stockholm
- DL: 19.01.2026 - International Short Film Festival Oberhausen , Oberhausen
- DL: 20.01.2026 - 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)
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/