From November 10 to 17, 2026. The XXXI International Radonezh Film and Television Festival will be held in Moscow.
The opening of the festival will take place on November 10 at the Church of St. Nicholas of Myra in Tolmachi at the State Tretyakov Gallery. After the prayer service, a press conference will be held with the participation of the organizers, jury members and contestants.
This year, the festival received about 300 applications. The main competition included documentaries, animated films, and short feature films on social, humanitarian, and religious issues. A separate program was made up of television works by regional and federal channels.
In total, almost 100 films are planned to be shown at 29 sessions within the framework of the festival: 60 paintings of the main competition and 37 works of the television program. Screenings will take place on November 10, 11, 12, 13 and 16 in cinemas of the Moskino network in different districts of Moscow.
The geography of the festival covers many regions of Russia. The competition program also includes works from Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Belarus and Abkhazia.
The Radonezh Festival has been held for more than three decades and unites authors and viewers focused on spiritual, moral and religious themes in cinema.
The closing ceremony will take place on November 17 in the Cathedral Hall of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. The winners will receive silver medals with the image of St. Sergius of Radonezh and special prizes from public organizations.