The 25th Baikal International Film Festival "People and Environment" named after V.G. Rasputin will be held in Irkutsk from September 14 to September 22, 2026. The competition program will traditionally feature documentaries, popular science, animation, feature films, and full - dome films. Applications were accepted from February 2 to March 31.
316 movies from 30 countries took part in the competitive selection. According to Elena Utrobina, program director of the "People and Environment" Film Festival and Deputy director of the Irkutsk Regional Film Fund, the shortlist of the competition includes 27 films that, according to the organizers, reflect the most complex and important relationships between humans and the world around them.
DOCUMENTARY
THE LAST MAMMOTH, Russia, 2025, director Andrey Timoschenko | 92 min, 12+
AN ENDLESS DAY BY VLADIMIR KALYAEV Russia, 2025, director Sergey Petriga | 44 min, 12+
FRIENDS OF JILIPIBALA, India, 2025 |director Debalina Majumder 30 min., 6+
THE LION AND THE BOY, Russia, 2024, director Natalia Lobko, 51 min, 18+
REQUIEM IN WHITE - OUR DYING GLACIERS, Austria, 2024, director Harry Putz, 52 min., 12+
NEW WINGS , Russia, 2024, director Violetta Golenkova, 30 min., 12+
CHILDREN OF HIGH LATITUDES, Russia, 2025, director Anastasia Lomakina, 30 min., 1+
VOICE OF THE LAND, Argentina, 2026, directors: Ana Fraile, Lucas Scavino , 82 min., 12+
POPULAR SCIENCE
OUR JOURNEY WITH GRAY WHALES, Russia, 2025, director Natalia Sokol, 27 min., 12+
THE EIGHTH WHISTLE OF THE BEARDED SEAL, Russia, 2025, director Vladimir Marin, 52 min., 12+
A HUMAN AND A BOAT, Russia, 2025, director Anna Korjakovtseva, 39 min., 12+
QUANTUM OF LIGHT, Russia, 2025, director Rustem Khairullin, 25 min., 6+
BORN TO LIVE FREE, Russia, 2024, directors: Tatiana Klimenko, 60 min.
FEATURE
НА ВЫБРОС, Россия, 2025, режиссер Константин Бронзит, 82 мин.| TIED UP, Russia, 2025 | director Konstantin Bronzit, 82 min., 6+
ОХОТНИК, Россия, 2025, режиссер Заур Цогоев, 64 мин.| THE HUNTER, Russia, 2025, director Zaur Tsogoev, 64 min., 12+
ПРО КОРОВУ, Россия, 2025, режиссер Антон Симухин , 27 мин.|ABOUT THE COW, Russia, 2025, director Anton Simukhin, 27 min., 12+
ЦИНГА, Россия, 2025, режиссер Владимир Головнев, 90 мин.|SCURVY, Russia, 2025, director Vladimir Golovnev, 90 min., 18+
ANIMATED
12+
LIKE FRIEND, LIKE DEER Iran, 2025, director Malek Eghbali, 13 min.
TAWNY OWL, Russia, 2025, director Anastasiia Zhakulina 8 min.
A FISH, Russia, 2024, director Vassilissa Afanasyeva, 2 min.
THE HUNTING, Russia, 2025, Anna Pavlova, 5 min.
REFUGIA: ANIMATED STORIES OF NATURE THRIVING THROUGH COLLAPSE, Russia, 2025, directors Lina Herrera, Natalia Romero, Cristian Barbosa, 3 min.
CHAIR, Russia, 2025, director Mary Vetrova, 1 min.
WONDERMISS, Serbia, 2025, director Ružica Nikolić, 1 min.
THE CRYING OF THE PEAR TREE, Russia, 2024, director Maria Alekseeva, 4 min.
KATUN RIVER, Russia, 2024, director Maria Zheleznova, 9 min.
CRIMSON MOUNTAINS, Russia, 2025, director Petr Zakrevsky, 13 min.
316 movies from 30 countries took part in the competitive selection. According to Elena Utrobina, program director of the "People and Environment" Film Festival and Deputy director of the Irkutsk Regional Film Fund, the shortlist of the competition includes 27 films that, according to the organizers, reflect the most complex and important relationships between humans and the world around them.
DOCUMENTARY
THE LAST MAMMOTH, Russia, 2025, director Andrey Timoschenko | 92 min, 12+
AN ENDLESS DAY BY VLADIMIR KALYAEV Russia, 2025, director Sergey Petriga | 44 min, 12+
FRIENDS OF JILIPIBALA, India, 2025 |director Debalina Majumder 30 min., 6+
THE LION AND THE BOY, Russia, 2024, director Natalia Lobko, 51 min, 18+
REQUIEM IN WHITE - OUR DYING GLACIERS, Austria, 2024, director Harry Putz, 52 min., 12+
NEW WINGS , Russia, 2024, director Violetta Golenkova, 30 min., 12+
CHILDREN OF HIGH LATITUDES, Russia, 2025, director Anastasia Lomakina, 30 min., 1+
VOICE OF THE LAND, Argentina, 2026, directors: Ana Fraile, Lucas Scavino , 82 min., 12+
POPULAR SCIENCE
OUR JOURNEY WITH GRAY WHALES, Russia, 2025, director Natalia Sokol, 27 min., 12+
THE EIGHTH WHISTLE OF THE BEARDED SEAL, Russia, 2025, director Vladimir Marin, 52 min., 12+
A HUMAN AND A BOAT, Russia, 2025, director Anna Korjakovtseva, 39 min., 12+
QUANTUM OF LIGHT, Russia, 2025, director Rustem Khairullin, 25 min., 6+
BORN TO LIVE FREE, Russia, 2024, directors: Tatiana Klimenko, 60 min.
FEATURE
НА ВЫБРОС, Россия, 2025, режиссер Константин Бронзит, 82 мин.| TIED UP, Russia, 2025 | director Konstantin Bronzit, 82 min., 6+
ОХОТНИК, Россия, 2025, режиссер Заур Цогоев, 64 мин.| THE HUNTER, Russia, 2025, director Zaur Tsogoev, 64 min., 12+
ПРО КОРОВУ, Россия, 2025, режиссер Антон Симухин , 27 мин.|ABOUT THE COW, Russia, 2025, director Anton Simukhin, 27 min., 12+
ЦИНГА, Россия, 2025, режиссер Владимир Головнев, 90 мин.|SCURVY, Russia, 2025, director Vladimir Golovnev, 90 min., 18+
ANIMATED
12+
LIKE FRIEND, LIKE DEER Iran, 2025, director Malek Eghbali, 13 min.
TAWNY OWL, Russia, 2025, director Anastasiia Zhakulina 8 min.
A FISH, Russia, 2024, director Vassilissa Afanasyeva, 2 min.
THE HUNTING, Russia, 2025, Anna Pavlova, 5 min.
REFUGIA: ANIMATED STORIES OF NATURE THRIVING THROUGH COLLAPSE, Russia, 2025, directors Lina Herrera, Natalia Romero, Cristian Barbosa, 3 min.
CHAIR, Russia, 2025, director Mary Vetrova, 1 min.
WONDERMISS, Serbia, 2025, director Ružica Nikolić, 1 min.
THE CRYING OF THE PEAR TREE, Russia, 2024, director Maria Alekseeva, 4 min.
KATUN RIVER, Russia, 2024, director Maria Zheleznova, 9 min.
CRIMSON MOUNTAINS, Russia, 2025, director Petr Zakrevsky, 13 min.