Red Heather ‘26

Red Heather'27 Reveals Its Long List

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2025-11-21
The Belarusian Film Critics Award Red Heather’s long list includes 60 films in its third edition. Overall, 74 films had been submitted for the award.

5 of them will compete in the Best Fiction Feature Film category, 7 – in the Best Documentary Feature Film category. 15 and 12 films are nominated for for Best Fiction Short film and Best Documentary Short Film category respectively.

7 movies are going to represent the Best Animated Film category, while 14 videos will compete in the Best Documentary Report category.

 

Filmmakers and their crews can also win in the following nominations: Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Script, Best Editing, Best Production Design, Best Sound Design, Discovery of the year.

 

Some participants have chosen to remain anonymous.

 

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BEST FICTION FEATURE FILM CATEGORY


COOL (News from Belarus) (various directors)

Under the Grey Sky (Mara Tamkovich)

Processes (Andrei Kashperski)

Traditionally Chopin (Ilona Muntyan, Andrei Polupanov)

Anonymous Participant

 

BEST FICTION SHORT FILM CATEGORY

 

The Other Side (Viktor Lebedev)

Comfortable guy (Arseniy Aleinik, Alexander Mikhin)

Voice (Dzianis Saroka)

She (Ryncuk Vystarobski)

The Modern Movie Date (Nikita Lavretski)

Navi (Ilona Muntyan)

Let Them Talk (Ryna Zelenaya)

Ash (Ilona Muntyan)

Say Cheese (Kira Olshewski)

Tsugtsvang (Ivan Prokopovich)

Sugar (Andrei Kashperski)

ChinChins Go Nuts! (Andrei Kashperski)

Anonymous Participant

Anonymous Participant

Anonymous Participant

 

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM CATEGORY

 

Last Words (Roman Schell)

Belarus 23.34 (Tatsiana Svirepa)

Woods (Maryia Bulavinskaya)

Motherland (Hanna Badziaka, Alexander Mihalkovich)

So Much and So Little (Aliaksandr Matafonau)

Ulysses (Nikita Lavretski)

Anonymous Participant

 

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM CATEGORY

 

Sergey Zhbankov. Humanity (Dzianis Blokhin)

Miraslau Lazouski. Hero’s Fate (Volha Voranava)

Simple Words about Mikhal Anempadystau  (Volha Voranava)

The Scattered Nest (Valery Neskaradziany)

Renaissance (Alexei Kuzmich)

Calm Place (Uliana Shargaeva)

Holy Water (Andrei Kutsila)

Anonymous Participant

Anonymous Participant

Anonymous Participant

Anonymous Participant

Anonymous Participant

 

BEST ANIMATED FILM CATEGORY

 

Lullaby (Ivan Gopienko)

Blood and Karaoke (Jury Siamashka)

Well, For Example (Leu Navasiolau)

Human Rights (Neta Karneyeva)

Anonymous Participant

Anonymous Participant

Anonymous Participant

 

BEST DOCUMENTARY REPORT (TV or YOUTUBE DOCUMENTARIES) CATEGORY

 

Artifacts. Free Belarus Museum (Maksim Shved, Artsiom Bahuslauski, Siarhei Kavaliou)

No Filter: Nastya Rydleuskaya (Aliaksandr Haradok)

No Filter: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (Aliaksandr Haradok)

No Filter: Siarhei Douhushau (Aliaksandr Haradok)

No Filter: Siarhei Pukst (Aliaksandr Haradok)

Berlin: From Max to Alex. Tacheles, Currywurst, Belarusian Trail | ShockingGuide (Artsiom Lobach)

BIALACKI (Aleksandryna Hlaholeva)

Eduard Lobau’s Eternal Battle (Volha Voranava)

Papa Bo’s Controller (Siarhei Kavaliou)

Blood on the Grass (Artsiom Lobach)

We’ll Avenge the World with Love (Aleksandryna Hlaholeva)

Three Lives (Volha Voranava)

Purple Tears (Zmicier Pylipau)

Tsesler: Vagabond’s Happiness (Aliaksandr Haradok)