3rd Open Russian Festival of Animated Film
# 3rd Open Russian Festival of Animated Film

The 3rd Open Russian Festival of Animated Film was held in from February 5–9 in 1998 at a boarding house called "Birch Grove" two kilometres from the town of Tarusa, Russia. Animated works from the past three years from the Russian Federation were accepted.

The prizes were handed out according to profession, and any member or guest of the festival was able to vote for their favourite film.

## Jury

| English | Profession(s) |
| - | - |
| Fyodor Khitruk | director, animator |
| Lyudmila Petrushevskaya | writer |
| Valentin Olshvang | director, art director |
| Anatoliy Gerasimov | composer |
| Dmitriy Yurkov | producer |

## Prizes of the Jury

| Award | Recipient(s) | Film(s) | Links |
| - | - | - | - |
| Grand Prix | Vladislav Bayramgulov Владислав Байрамгулов | Far Away Down the River Далеко вниз по реке (Daleko vniz po reke) | |
| Best Scenario | Svyatoslav Ushakov Святослав Ушаков | I Used to Live by the Sea Раньше я жил у моря (Ranshe ya zhil u morya) | |
| Best Art Direction | Andrey Zolotukhin Андрей Золотухин | A Bird Becomes a Bird Птица становится птицей (Ptitsa stanovitsya ptitsey) | |
| Best Composer | Yevgeniy Kadimskiy Евгений Кадимский | The Lion's Constellation Созвездие Льва (Sozvezdiye lva) | , |
| Best Animator | Tatyana Molodova Татьяна Молодова Alla Solovyova Алла Соловьёва | Christmas Eve Ночь перед Рождеством (Noch pered Rozhdestvom) | |
| Best Debut | Lamiya Karaali Ламия Караали | Alone Один (Odin) | |
| Best Children's Film | Valeriy Ugarov Валерий Угаров | The Magic Paintbrush Волшебная кисточка (Volshebnaya kistochka) | |
| Best Animated TV Interstitial, Clip or Commercial | ? | Melikhov and Felyurin Мелихов и Филюрин (Melikhov i Felyurin) | |

## Rating (by audience vote)

| Position | Film | Director | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Christmas Eve Ночь перед Рождеством (Noch pered Rozhdestvom) | Yekatirina Mikhaylova | 268 |
| 2 | The Magic Paintbrush Волшебная кисточка (Volshebnaya kistochka) | Valeriy Ugarov | 260 |
| 3 | The Major's Nose Нос майора (Nos mayora) | Mikhail Lisovoy | 199 |
| 4 | A Bird Becomes a Bird Птица становится птицей (Ptitsa stanovitsya ptitsey) | Lyusi Li | 168 |
| 5 | I Used to Live by the Sea Раньше я жил у моря (Ranshe ya zhil u morya) | Svyatoslav Ushakov | 151 |
| 6 | Varvara Варвара | Valeriy Fomin | 128 |
| 7 | A Long Voyage Голгое путешествие (Dolgoye puteshestviye) | Andrey Khrzhanovskiy | 124 |
| 8 | Far Away Down the River Далеко вниз по реке (Daleko vniz po reke) | Vladislav Bayramgulov | 90 |
| 9 | A Strange Bird Странная птица (Strannaya ptitsa) | Tatyana Kostousova | 47 |
| 10 | The Night Has Come Ночь пришла (Noch prishla) | Svetlana Filippova | 45 |
