Oriented on making people closer

On November 24, at the awarding ceremony of the winners of the XXIX Minsk International Film Festival "Listapad", the winner of the special prize of the CIS Executive Committee "Cinema without Borders" was determined. He was awarded two films at once – the Turkmen film "Daragt" (for the Belarusian audience it was translated as "The Tree of Destiny") and the Uzbek "Evolution".

First Deputy Secretary General of the CIS Leonid Anfimov presented special prizes for the development of cultural cooperation and strengthening friendship between peoples. The award for the film directed by "Turkmenfilm" Sahysalih Bayramov was handed over to the representative of the Turkmen diplomatic mission in Minsk.

Speaking at the official closing ceremony of the Listapad Film Festival, Anfimov noted that the films presented at this year's film festival fully reflect its general theme – "Creating the future".

"The CIS Executive Committee faced a difficult task of selecting a nominee from films presented by the Commonwealth countries. And we made an unconventional decision – to celebrate two film works," said the First Deputy Secretary General of the CIS.

According to him, the film "The Tree of Destiny" is a story about love, loyalty, hope and our common history. The film "Evolution" reminds the viewer that, regardless of life circumstances and trials, it is important to preserve humanism.

"Both films are about moral values that are significant for any person, no matter what country he lives in. In our opinion, each of these films is deservedly awarded the prize "Cinema without Borders", – Leonid Anfimov emphasized.

The XXIX Minsk International Film Festival "Listapad" was held from November 17 to 24 in the capital and other cities of Belarus. This year, a record number of applications were submitted to the festival – 2087 from 107 countries, including Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

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