Festival of Festivals, Saint Petersburg
festival festival saint petersburg russia’s largest noncompetitive festival recent outstanding work international russian cinema held annually june saint petersburg white night festival festival established past guest festival include bob rafelsson film director meryl streep actress françois ozon film director others festival festivals—the main screening section film featured section chosen international film festival considered best best film particular year new russian cinema—every year best russian film short films—the best short film created young director around world unifilm—the year best childrens film festival also includes retrospective screening section well special screening section whose theme change every year although festival noncompetitive award number special prize including grand prix – gold golden gryphon griffon awarded film rated highest guest participant silver gryphon awarded film rated highest audience bronze gryphon awarded best experimental film nikolay ovsyannikov prize awarded best debut prize city st petersburg awarded contribution world cinema made director whose film featured year’s festival prize board awarded screening section deemed year’s best prize talent national recognition awarded exceptional actor actress director festival festival international film festival archived