SCHEDULE OF THE V INTERNATIONAL Festival of Rural Cinema “PECHKA‑2026”
Screenings
Creative meetings / Business program
Lectures on traditional culture
Children's program
Other
Day 1 · August 13
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Guided tour "Miracles of Shelota" Svetlana Stepanova — for participants and jury | Meeting at the church |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Screening Best films of the Pechka Festival 2021–2025 | House of Culture |
| 15:30 – 16:30 | Festival Opening Ceremony | House of Culture |
| 17:30 – 19:00 | Opening Film "Coming Home" Q&A session with director John Mitchell Johnson | House of Culture |
| 21:00 – 22:30 | Open-air screening "Suzdal. 1000 Years and One Day," dir. Sergey Debizhev | Outdoor stage near the House of Culture |
| 22:30 – 23:50 | Evening gatherings on the veranda | Veranda |
Day 2 · August 14
| 10:00 – 11:30 | Film Camp for Kids "Making a Film" — Session 1 | House of Culture |
| 10:00 – 11:30 | Lecture on Traditional Musical Instruments Alexander Kelarev | Veranda |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Competition Program, Part 1 "The Association" (Colombia) · "About the Cow" (RUS) · "Rural Drama and Comedy" (RUS) · "Bolotgoy!" (RUS) | House of Culture |
| 15:00 – 17:00 | Creative Meeting Alexander Alexandrov — masterclass "Filming Documentaries in War Zones" | House of Culture |
| 15:00 – 17:00 | Lecture "Traditional Russian Northern Costume. Metishche" Nadezhda Pustyreva — master, collector | Veranda |
| 15:00 – 17:00 | Photo Walk | Meadow / swings |
| 17:30 – 19:00 | Competition Program, Part 2 "Kahour" (Iran) · "Nauzy" (RUS) · "Tracing the Goats" (Turkey) · "The Bridge" (RUS) | House of Culture |
| 22:00 – 23:30 | Evening gatherings on the veranda Storytelling evening | Veranda |
| 22:00 – 23:30 | Open-air screening | Outdoor stage near the House of Culture |
Day 3 · August 15
| 10:00 – 11:30 | Film Camp for Kids "Making a Film" — Session 2 | House of Culture |
| 10:00 – 11:30 | Lecture "Grandma's House — a Portal to Russian Wooden Architecture" Evgeny Rakov — restorer | Veranda |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Competition Program, Part 3 "A Shepherd's Joy" (South Africa) · "Yay" (RUS) · "Sea" (China) · "Land and Copper" (RUS) | House of Culture |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Competition Program, Part 4 "The Last Puestero" (Argentina) · "Ethnographer from Siberia" (RUS) · "Iturralde" (Spain) · "Signs of Life" (RUS) | House of Culture |
| 17:30 – 19:00 | Lecture "The Russian Stove — from Structure to Symbol. The Stove in Northern Russian Rituals and Beliefs" Irina Dubova — Director of the Verkhovazhsky Museum | Veranda |
| 19:00 – 20:00 | Songs and round dances at Troitskaya Meadow Folklore ensemble "Radonitsa" | Troitskaya Meadow |
| 21:00 – 21:30 | Fire Sculpture Firing | Square |
| 21:30 – 23:00 | Evening of Original Songs | Veranda |
| 21:30 – 23:00 | Open-air screening Films nominated for the Audience Award — participants of the network screening | Outdoor stage near the House of Culture |
Day 4 · August 16
| 10:00 – 11:00 | Film Camp Screening Film made by children. Performance for children. | House of Culture |
| 10:00 – 11:30 | Lecture "Preserving Traditional Cultural Codes in Modern Fashion Design" Using Vologda lace as an example | Veranda |
| 10:00 – 11:30 | Guided tour and lecture "The Salt of Shelota" Maria Vorozheykina | Meadow / swings |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Creative Meeting with Participating Directors Discussion of competition films with the audience | House of Culture |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Open Discussion "How Cinema Reflects the Real State of the Village" Moderator — Ksenia Averkieva, PhD in Geography, Associate Professor at HSE, rural area specialist | Veranda |
| 16:30 – 18:00 | Closing Film "Suzdal. 1000 Years and One Day," dir. Sergey Debizhev | House of Culture |
| 16:30 – 18:00 | Concert Program | Outdoor stage near the House of Culture |
| 19:30 – 20:30 | Festival Closing Ceremony | House of Culture |
| 21:00 – 22:30 | Screening Best films of the Pechka Festival 2026 | Outdoor stage near the House of Culture |