The main competition of the international festival will include seven new films presented by Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Russia (including from Yakutia and Tatarstan). The geography of the festival will expand, and in addition to the cinemas of Pskov, screenings will be held at the sites of the Pskov region.
More than 50 prominent figures of the film industry will participate in the festival. Directors and actors are expected among the guests of the Western Gate - Vladimir Khotinenko (chairman of the jury), Dmitry Astrakhan, Alexander Lazarev, Georgy Kutsenko, Svetlana Churkina, Svetlana Toma and many others.
“The 2022 festival schedule will be packed: nine thematic sections, four retrospectives, five special screenings, a short film competition, gala premieres, as well as round tables, seminars, creative evenings and discussions of films with the participation of famous filmmakers,” the organizers say on the website of the festival.
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