The Message to Man International Film Festival and the HSE School of Design are pleased to announce the results of the open poster contest dedicated to the Festival’s 35th anniversary.
This year’s contest drew an impressive response, with 256 submissions received.
Artists presented a wide range of interpretations of the Festival’s image in its anniversary year, and the number of solid, original works far exceeded the available awards. In recognition of this, the jury decided to introduce an additional nomination alongside the four main prizes.
The main prize for the most harmonious and fresh solution, along with a cash prize of 35,000 rubles were awarded to Nikita Tarasov. His work is a complex composition created from sketches etched onto the surface of film.
Other laureates
- Prize for Originality of Concept: Dasha Semenova
- Prize for Clarity: Vlada Lesovaya and Daria Levitskaya
- Prize for Technical Excellence: Pavel Shkvyra
- Special Jury Mention for Illustration as an Independent Graphic Work: Gleb Shevtsov and Ekaterina Aleshchenko
The applications were reviewed by the Festival’s programme director and curator of the New Voices section, Mikhail Ratgauz; creative producer Tamara Larina; graphic designer Ksenia Belaya; head of the HSE School of Design in St. Petersburg, Mitya Kharshak; and programme director and lecturer at the HSE School of Design in Nizhny Novgorod, Grigory Khromov.
The winning posters, along with other longlisted entries, will be on display at one of the Festival venues.