About AURA Film Festival
Physical film festival with submission categories including Films up to 30 minutes (feature films and documentaries, animations) and Films up to 60 minutes (feature films and documentaries, animations).
The word AURA has two meanings: it’s the atmosphere and the wind blowing. The name of the film festival was inspired by both of these definitions.
Our film festival is an atmosphere of creativity, celebration and art. A whiff of wind is the wind of change and the point of films, as well as the wind from the seas, near which the cities of film screenings are located (the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea and the Sea of Azov).
The screening sessions of the films of the film festival are held in three cities at once. In the south it is Sochi and Rostov-on-Don, and in the Northwest it is the cultural city of St.
Petersburg. Film screenings take place in cultural and youth centers, both indoors and outdoors.
We screen both fiction films, documentaries and animated films, as well as social videos from around the world. In addition, there is a competition of posters and photo projects.
Viewers of different ages attend our film festival. After the screenings, there is a discussion with the creators and organizers of the festival.
AURA Film Festival is a review competition of films received evaluation by the Selection Committee. The Festival’s aim is to support cinematographers and to contribute to the development and promotion of film industries.
The film festival focuses on a variety of themes and genres. It is a strong advocate for social change, and encourages cultural diversity and understanding between nations.