The program of the International Documentary Film Festival SiberiaDOC in Krasnoyarsk has become known

From November 28 to December 7, 2025, the III International Documentary Film Festival SiberiaDOC will be held in Krasnoyarsk.

The program includes contemporary original documentaries that reveal unique human stories from around the world through expressive visual images and innovative techniques. The festival offers viewers an emotional journey through unexplored corners of the planet, where original life becomes a real adventure. Guests will enjoy screenings, meetings with directors and professional discussions that bring together those who believe in the power of documentary film to inspire and change lives for the better.

The main venue of the festival will be the Krasnoyarsk Cinema House; screenings will also be held at the Cinema Park cinema complex and the Kvadrat Creative Cluster. After the festival ends, the “Echo of SiberiaDOC” program will go to the cities of Siberia.

In 2025, SiberiaDOC received 504 applications from 55 countries. The program included 37 films from 15 countries – from Canada to Chile, from the Netherlands to Iran. Most of the films will premiere in Russia, including 6 world premieres. The festival is expanding, growing stronger and confidently continuing its unique path in the film industry.

The SiberiaDOC 2025 program consists of three competitive sections and one non-competitive parallel program:

• The International Feature Film Competition is the main block of the festival, including films with a duration of 60 minutes or more;
• The short and medium film competition is a platform for experiments and bold authorial statements;
• Russian program – ten modern Russian films with premiere status;
• The parallel program will feature the best Russian documentaries of the year, including the film “The Book of the Sea” by jury chairman Alexey Vakhrushev.

This year's International Feature Film Competition represents a veritable odyssey through the diversity of documentary films. The program includes the action-packed crime thriller “Resilience”, which centers on the investigation of a series of killings of wild animals in the Czech forests; the philosophical parable “Apple Cider Vinegar,” which suggests tracing the invisible connections between the human body and the planet; the light comedy “Boats”, which raises issues of social inequality through the prism of irony; and the poignant coming-of-age drama Rashid, the Boy from Sinjar, a story about personal choice and faith in the best despite the horrors of the past.

The program of the International Short and Medium Film Competition introduces viewers to the works of young directors who boldly explore the past, present and future. They reimagine history in the films “In Flanders Fields” and “The King’s Shadow”, dream and transform together with the heroes of the films “Rachel and Me”, “Staying in the Sky” and “Trainer of Madmen”, and also find support in their family and their roots, as shown in the films “Mukuna, the Shaman’s Apprentice” and “Warm Life”.

This year's Russian program is a multi-voiced portrait of modernity, where personal stories are intertwined with the history of the country. Among the works is a chamber lyrical sketch “99 letters about everything”, reviving the story of one love through fragments of letters and archival film footage; the poignant drama “Strangers,” exploring the first steps in freedom of a woman convicted of murdering her tyrant husband; the poetic parable “Tribe,” which draws parallels between the lonely fishermen of our time and ancient rock paintings; the intense drama “The Postman,” which became a hymn to humanity against the backdrop of the military conflict in Donbass; and the unique project “The South Wind Promises a Good Oat Harvest,” which over the course of eleven years has been watching a boy grow up, turning into a reflection on the passage of time.

For the first time this year, a spectator jury will work at the festival, which includes representatives of various creative professions from Krasnoyarsk: director of the House of Cinema MAU Larisa Antropova, portrait photographer Alexander Kuptsov, creative producer Pavel Stabrov, film blogger Maria Kozlova and film critic Maxim Konarev. They will determine the winner in a special category, evaluating films from the point of view of audience perception and emotional impact.

In 2025, the festival will present unique prizes – tactile “Branches” figurines created by Krasnoyarsk master Boris Potreba from Siberian poplar branches. These awards symbolize the festival’s connection with the nature and culture of Siberia.

As part of the professional program, a number of special events have been prepared for filmmakers and thoughtful viewers. Participants will enjoy a round table “Development of Documentary Film in the Krasnoyarsk Territory” and a panel discussion “Distribution of Documentary Films. How to teach a viewer to watch a documentary?”, as well as master classes and lectures from directors participating in the festival.

The festival is supported by the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives and the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.