Baku hosts Int'l Youth Film Festival

The 8th International Youth and Student Film Festival “START” has today kicked off in Baku at the Nizami Movie Center.  The event is organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Centre of Young Cinema Filmmakers.

According to the president of the festival, the short film competition has involved 87 animated, feature and documentary films. They were selected by the tender committee from 250 papers presented by young filmmakers from more than 20 countries. The films will be judged by a jury of film professionals, including the winners of the European festivals.

The festival prize will be awarded in the categories "Best Feature Film", "Best Documentary", “Best Animated Film”, "Best Experimental Film" and "Best Film - Grand Prix." The 8th International Youth and Student Film Festival “START” has been running since 2004 and was founded by the Center for Young Filmmakers Cinema.


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