The Presidential Library to screen the works of the finalists of the contest of media projects of the festival "Everything starts from childhood"

On April 7, 2022 at 15:00 the Presidential Library will host a screening of the works of the finalists of the media project contest of the festival “Everything starts from childhood”. The event is held as part of the 5th International Festival of Children's and Youth Creativity, dedicated this year to the image of Peter the Great in poetry and author's song of the 20th-21st centuries. The festival is organized by the Alexander Gorodnitsky Foundation for the Development and Popularization of Poetry and Author's Song and the Pushkin All-Russian Museum.

The festival is designed to help instill in the younger generation respect for the historical and cultural heritage of Russia, its northern capital - St. Petersburg, create conditions for the inclusion of students in search, creative and research work, identify and support talented children and creative youth. The Presidential Library’s cinema club program includes the display and discussion of the works of the young finalists of the festival's media projects contest, presented in three categories: animation, video clip and video works.

For the fifth year already, the Presidential Library has been a venue for the finals of the contest of media projects created by gifted schoolchildren of the city. The presentation of youth creativity using multimedia technologies is one of the conceptual activities of the Presidential Library’s cinema club as an electronic library.

The event will be broadcast live on the Presidential Library’s portal in Live broadcasts section, in the Presidential Library’s cinema club group on the VKontakte social network and on the institution's YouTube, Rutube, Telegram.

The cinema club meeting will be held at the Presidential Library at Senate Square, 3. Please confirm your personal presence by 10:00 on April 6 by phone: 305-16-35; +7 921 594-16-13 or by e-mail: smolina@prlib.ru, Elena Smolina.

Accreditation of media representatives is until 14:00 January 20, 2022.

Please forward applications for accreditation following the attached form marked “Media Accreditation” to the following e-mail addresses: media@prlib.ru, pechnikova@prlib.ru Tatyana Pechnikova, tel.: (812) 305-16-21, ext. 534; mob. +7 921 998-06-78.

The letter should contain the full name, date and place of birth, passport data (series, number, place of registration), a list of carry-on equipment, contact phone numbers, the name of the media.

We draw the attention of the media representatives that it is necessary to forward applications for accreditation and arrive at the event in advance.

Entrance to the Presidential Library is carried out only by prior registration and upon showing a passport: for media representatives - through entrance № 2, participants and guests of the event - through entrance № 1.

In order to reduce the risks of the spread of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19), the use of personal protective equipment during the event is mandatory for all attendees.