International Maritime & Adventure
Film Festival
THE SEA CALLS!
Press - 2024
XXI International Film Festival "The SEA CALLS!" 2024
PRESS RELEASE / INFORMATION LETTER
15/03/2024
From 19 to 23 April 2024, St. Petersburg will take place the XXI International Film Festival of Marine and Adventure Films "The Sea Calls!".
The main goals of the film festival are:
- awakening in society of maritime consciousness;
- promoting the growth of public attention to maritime issues, issues of history, ecology and environmental protection, as well as the implementation of the Presidential program of patriotic education of youth,
- positioning of Russia as a great maritime power and St. Petersburg as its maritime capital.
The high level of competition entries is ensured by the film forum’s well-established long-term partnership with the world’s oldest Toulon Film Festival, the European Underwater Image Festival (Strasbourg) and the Ocean International Film Festival, USA (San Francisco). ), since 2018 with the British Southend-on-S Film Festival, the Norwegian Film Festival in Hønefoss, as well as personal collaborations with prominent documentary filmmakers from around the world.
Today's competition involves 29 works by masters of the documentary genre from 5 countries: Russia, Australia, USA, France, Italy.
Held the ANO Film Forum “International Film Festival of Marine and Adventure Films “The Sea Calls!” in close partnership with the Maritime Council under the Government of St. Petersburg, as well as with the support of the Committee for Youth Policy and Work with Public Organizations of the Government of St. Petersburg.
This year the opening ceremony will take place in the House of Cinema, (12, Karavannaya str.). The closing ceremony of the festival, as well as the main screenings of the best films of the competition program, will be held at the Cinema House (12, Karavannaya Street).
Venues for film screenings of the International Film Festival "The Sea Calls!" - 2024:
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Cinema House (12, Karavannaya St.),
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Park "Patriot" (Kronstadt, Anchor Square 7a),
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Branch of the TsVMM "Kronstadt Fortress" (Kronstadt, Makarovskaya st., 3, Italian Palace,
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Cultural and leisure center "Podvig" (St. Petersburg, Kolpino, Pavlovskaya st., 34),
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Palace of Culture named after Kirov (Saint Petersburg, Bolshoy Prospect on Vasilievsky Island, 83),
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Icebreaker Museum "Krasin" (St. Petersburg, Vasilyevsky Island, Lieutenant Embankment Schmidt, 23rd line).
Closed screenings will also be held at universities and schools in St. Petersburg.
Acents XXI IFF “The Sea Calls!”:
According to the UN decision 2021-2030, this is:
- Decade of Ecosystem Restoration;
- Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
2018–2028 - International Decade for Action "Water for Sustainable Development".
2022 - 2031 - Decade of science and technology in Russia.
at 2024:
· 85 years since the beginning of the celebration of Navy Day.
· 150 years ago the Russian vest was born.
· 150 years since the birth of the outstanding admiral A.V. Kolchak.
· 310 years since the first naval victory of the Russian fleet in Russian history under the command of Peter the Great over the Swedes at Cape Gangut
· 120 years since the birth of the Soviet pilot V.P. Chkalova (1904-1938)
· 80 years since the establishment of the orders of Ushakov and Nakhimov (1944)
· 320 years since the founding of the Kronstadt fortress (1704)
· 95 years since the birth of the Russian writer V.V. Konetsky (1929-2002)
· 110 years since the birth of the Norwegian traveler Thor Heyerdahl (1914-2002)
· 130 years since the birth of polar explorer I.D. Papanina (1894-1986)
· 325 years since the establishment of the St. Andrew's flag (1699)
· 320 years ago the first shipyard was founded - Admiralty.
PROGRAM XXI IFF "The SEA CALLS!"
19 April, 2024, Friday
10:00 – 14:00- Beginning of the jury.
10:00 - 19:00- Screenings of competitive films.
16:00- Grand opening of the festival (House of Cinema, Karavannaya str., 12).
20 April, 2024, Saturday
10:00 – 17:00- The work of the jury.
10:00 - 19:00- Screenings of competitive films.
21 April, 2024, Sunday
10:00 – 17:00- The work of the jury.
10:00 - 19:00- Screenings of competitive films.
22 April 2024, Monday (Day of the Polar Convoys and the Krasin icebreaker)
10:00 – 17:00- Completion of the work of the jury.
11:00 - 13:00- Master class in SPbGIKiT.
13:00 – 19:00- Scientific and practical conference "Russia in the Arctic" (Icebreaker Museum Krasin).
10:00 - 19:00- Screenings of competitive films.
23 April 2024, Tuesday
10:00 – 18:00 - Competition films screenings.
16:00- Solemn closing ceremony of the festival (House of Cinema, Karavannaya str., 12).
The current schedule of events can be found on the websites of the festival and its venues.
Welcome to the festival!
Director of the Sea Calls Festival
P.S. Aprelev
Contact details:
Festival Director:
Aprelev Pavel Sergeevich
+7 981 932 55 50
Apreleva Anna Ivanovna
festival editor-in-chief
+7-911-908 34 12 mob.
