Stas Tyrkin

Jury Member

Stas Tyrkin graduated from the Far Eastern State University in Vladivostok, and Moscow's cinema school VGIK. He is a staff film critic with the most popular Russian daily newspaper. Since 2013, he has curated the film program at the iconic Moscow theater, Gogol Center, working with its artistic director, famous film and stage director Kirill Serebrennikov. Tyrkin is the artistic director of the Dvizheniye National Debut Film Festival, and the Strelka Film Festival, which is held each summer at the heart of Moscow. He is also a member of the selection committee of the Moscow International Film Festival. He is a member of the Expert Council of Kinoprime, a foundation for the development of modern cinematography. He has also served as a member of the international juries at the Locarno, Warsaw and Vilnius film festivals, as well as Russian festivals such as the Kinotavr and Message to Man, among others.

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