The largest family films festival «Within the Family» took place in Yaroslavl The world's largest festival of family cinema “Within the Family” gathered more than 10 000 viewers and turned Yaroslavl into the family film capital of the world. The festival was held with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Yaroslavl Region, the Mayor's Office of Yaroslavl, Rostec State Corporation and personally Sergey Chemezov, the Director General of Rostec State Corporation, co-chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Nationwide Program Within the Family. This year, the geography of the film competitions expanded to all five continents, and viewers watched 76 short and feature films from 39 countries, including Russia, Turkey, South Korea, USA, Peru, Colombia, Italy, Spain, Venezuela, China, Iraq, Iran, India, Indonesia, Taiwan, Tunisia, and even Australia. Funny and philosophical, ironic and sad, comedies and dramas - all of them were about family, about how modern parents, children and families live in different countries. The festival results were announced, and the international jury presented the nominees. In 2024, the festival participants and guests received a telegram from the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, which was published on the Kremlin's website and read out at the Opening Ceremony. The President expressed confidence that the festival would be successful, attract increased attention from professionals and the general public, and be remembered for its interesting premieres and warm atmosphere. The festival events were also broadcast on the Russian social network "Odnoklassniki" with over 2.5 million views. The guests and viewers were greeted by Fedor Dobronravov, Nonna Grishaeva, Alexander Samoylenko, Denis Nikiforov, Vladimir Sychyov, Irina Medvedeva, Arthur Sopelnik, Alexey Demidov, large families, and bloggers. The festival's opening film, the Chinese dramedy "The Art Class" was shown at the opening ceremony, with producers Ting Wang, Pan Liu, and Lu Wang in attendance. News source: https://vkrugu7i.com/itogi2024