These days in Vladivostok held XVI "Pacific Meridian International Film Festival ".
This time the president of "meridians", actor Alexander Mikhailov, Hollywood actress Andy MacDowell, film director Dmitry Astrakhan, Alexei German-Mladshiy, Dmitry Meskhiev, actress Olga Prokofiev, Irina Lachin, Elena Proklova and many others came to festival.
This year Vyacheslav Starodubtsev was the emcee of the opening ceremony, he is the main director of the Novosibirsk Academic Opera and Ballet Theater.
The highlight of the festival is two new films.
The first film is called "Two Tickets to Home" by Dmitry Meskhiev. The second is "Happy Lazarus" by Alicia Rorvakher.
There are many Russian and foreign filmmakers, actors, screenwriters at the film festival.
They represent the films of the film festival programs, talk about the features of production films, hold master classes and creative meetings.
One of the main events of the opening ceremony was the handing of the prize of the governor of Primorsky Region "9.288 km".
They gave it to the president of the festival Alexander Mikhailov.
In addition to the main film competition, Primorye citizans can see more than 150 films from all over the world.
XVI "Pacific Meridian International Film Festival " will last until the 27th of September.