title: 1st Open Russian Festival of Animated Film
text: # 1st Open Russian Festival of Animated Film
  
  The 1st Open Russian Festival of Animated Film was held in 1996 at a boarding house called "Birch Grove" near the town of Tarusa, Russia. Because of the extreme scarcity of Russian animation in the post-perestroika era, submissions from the last three years were accepted. Along with auteur films, commercial reels, video clips and television bumpers were allowed.
  
  ## Jury
  
  | English | Profession(s) |
  | - | - |
  | Fyodor Khitruk | director, animator |
  | Valeriy Ugarov | director, scenarist, animator |
  | Sergey Olifirenko | director, artist |
  | Vladimir Zuykov | art director |
  | Aleksandr Timofeyevskiy | dramaturgist |
  | Shandor Kallosh | composer |
  | Roland Kazaryan | sound operator |
  | Aleksandr Zhukovskiy | camera operator |
  
  ## Prizes of the Jury
  
  | Award | English | Russian | Recipient(s) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Best Direction | The Lion With a Gray Beard | Лев с седой бородой | Andrey Khrzhanovskiy (director) |
  | Best Scenario | About the Fool Volodya | Про дурака Володю | Sergei Sedov (scenario) |
  | Best Debut | Spare Change | Мелочь | Zoya Trofimova (director) |
  | Breakthrough Prize | Russian Sugar (commercial) | Русский сахар (реклама) | Yuriy Norshteyn (director) |
  | Best Composer | Elixir | Эликсир | Gennadiy Bannikov |
  | Best Camera Operator | Elixir | Эликсир | Genrikh Maranjyan |
  | Best Sound | Elixir | Эликсир | n/a |
  | Best Animator of a Drawn Film | How Would You Like That | Как вам это понравится | Valentin Olshvang |
  | Best Animator of a Puppet Film | Guests of Grandpa Yevlampiy | В гостях у деда Евлампия | Valeriy Fomin |
  | Best Character | Guests of Grandpa Yevlampiy | В гостях у деда Евлампия | Grandpa Yevlampiy |
  
  ## Rating (by audience vote)
  
  | Rating | English | Russian |
  | - | - | - |
  | 206 | Guests of Grandpa Yevlampiy | В гостях у деда Евлампия |
  | 174 | The Barber of Seville | Севильский цирюльник |
  | 147 | Nyura's Bath | Нюркина баня |
  | 103 | The Story About the Miracle of Miracles | Рассказ о чуде из чудес |
  | 101 | The Lion With a Gray Beard | Лев с седой бородой |
  | 87 | Elixir | Эликсир |
  | 82 | Gagarin | Гагарин |
  | 69 | Exhibitionist | Эксгибиционист |
  