1st Open Russian Festival of Animated Film
# 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 |
