Awards

International competition

Golden Centaur Grand Prix and 250 000 Rubles for the best film

Centaur Prize and 80 000 Rubles for the best full-length documentary
Centaur Prize and 80 000 Rubles for the best short documentary
Centaur Prize and 80 000 Rubles for the best short feature/animated film

* If a film receives the Golden Centaur Grand Prix, the best film nomination in the respected category is not awarded (for instance, if an animation receives the Grand Prix, the prize for the best animated short film is canceled).

National Competition

Silver Centaur Prize and 50 000 Rubles for best film of National Competition

Jury Silver Centaur Prize and 30 000 Rubles (with motivation)

In Silico International Competition of Experimental Films

Silver Centaur Prize and 80 000 Rubles for best experimental film

Award of the Honorary President of the Message to Man International Film Festival, Director Mikhail Litvyakov

In 2013, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the festival’s founder and Honorary President, the directorate introduced a special award.

The Award of the Honorary President for Justice and Artistic Merit is awarded every year to a film chosen personally by Mikhail Litvyakov from any of the festival’s programmes.

Prize of the Festival’s General Sponsor Ilim Group

Ilim Group is a leader in the Russian pulp and paper industry and a prominent player on the global stage. With 17,000 employees across seven regions, it ranks among the world’s top 7 producers of bleached softwood pulp and stands as the No. 1 producer of pure-cellulose corrugated materials in the PRC. In 2022, its annual finished product output reached 3.63 million tons, with plans to increase to 4.2-4.3 million tons by 2024. In Russia, the company holds a 77% market share in market pulp, 16% in packaging materials, and 25% in white papers.

Ilim Group’s strategic focus extends beyond the key markets of Russia and China to the Middle East, India, Africa, and Latin America. In 2022, the company dedicated RUB 9.86 billion to environmental initiatives and allocated RUB 674 million to charitable and social projects.

The Alexander Rastorguev Prize

The Alexander Rastorguev Prize is awarded to the best director, cameraman or hero of a film in the National Documentary Film Competition: the person who most reflects the free, selfless spirit of Rastorguev — indomitable and courageous in the search for truth.

The Leningrad Labour Union Federation Special Prize for Best Documentary Film About the Working Man

Established by the Leningrad Labour Union Federation (LUF) the Interregional Association of Labour Union Federation of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.

The LUF Special Prize is awarded for the most vivid and convincing representation of the industry of workers, their inner world, ethical and spiritual values, philosophies and characters. It is awarded for the establishment in the minds of the public of respect for labour and those who work hard and honestly.

Special Prize From the Russian Society "Knowledge"

Special Prize from the Znanie Society The prize includes a certificate for a film screening and a post-viewing discussion with the audience as part of the educational project ‘Znanie Kino’, along with merchandise from the Znanie Society.