The Arctic Days in Moscow came to an end

On November 22 The Arctic Days festival which took place in Moscow with the support of the Russian Geographical Society came to an end. At the closing ceremony the winners of the III International Festival of Nonfiction Films "The Arctic" were announced.

This year the festival was dedicated to the heroic pages of Russian exploration of the Arctic and the current state of the region. From such documentaries as "The Three Captains: The Russian Arctic", "Children of the Tundra", "The Tale of white cranes" and others guests of the festival could learn about the past and present of the Arctic. More than 800 documenters were submitted to the competition.

The main prize of the competition - Grand Prix went to Northern (Arctic) Federal University Media Center «The Arctic Bridge» for a series of programs promoting the national interest in the study of the Arctic.

"Fridtjof Nansen. No struggle - no life" got Best Cinematography, and Best Director went to "The risk was fatal".

"Summer in Tikhaya Bay" received Special Prize of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation.

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Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Sergey Donskoy

The Arctic Days is a festival of cultural, business and scientific events dedicated to polar topic. The following events took place on November 20 - 22 in the framework of the The Arctic Days: International scientific conference "The Open Arctic",  "The Arctic" Photo Exhibition, III International Festival of Nonfiction Films "The Arctic".

The event was organized by the partner of the Russian Geographical Society - the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.