Actor, director and producer Alexey Agranovich and actress Xenya Rappoport will host the event

Fred Kelemen, director, cinematographer, screenwriter (Germany). The festival screens Bela Tarr's The Turin Horse—Fred Kelemen's work as a director of photography

Lena Chaplin, director (Israel). The festival screens Lena Chaplin's Underground Ballet

Discussion of Cat in the Wall with directors and producers Vesela Kazakova and Mina Mileva

Discussion of Identifying Features with director Fernanda Valadez

Petar Valchanov, director (Bulgaria). The festival screens Glory, directed by Petar Valchanov and Kristina Grozeva

Discussion of Kala Azar with director Janis Rafa

Discussion of Nasir with director Arun Karthick

Juho Kuosmanen, director (Finland). The festival screens The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki, directed by Juho Kuosmanen

Discussion of Piedra Sola with director Alejandro Tarraf

Discussion of Babai with director Artem Aisagaliev

Short film program Films From The North will be presented by Tromso International Film Festival

Mikhail Leshchilovsky, editor of Sacrifice, creator of Andrey Tarkovsky. A Cinema Prayer

Olga Sutulova, actress (Russia). The festival screens short films with Olga Sutulova: One Historical Mistake (Mikhail Mestetsky), Euthanasia (Elena Brodach) and Kostik (Irina Volkova)

Discussion of Cook F**k Kill with director Mira Fornay

Artist talk with Uldus Bakhtiozina, director of The Fisherman's Daughter that Ivanovo audiences will be able to see in theaters in Fall 2020. The festival will host a preview screening for jury and press

Actors Ury Kolokolnikov and Olga Bodrova will host the event