22.02.2022
International Mother Tongue Day - February 21. A holiday that promotes linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism
Each nation has its own unique and inimitable language, which serves the purpose of a person and carries a whole heritage. The inhabitants of a particular state have their own characteristics, traditions, culture, and language is a direct reflection of these features. It conveys the entire distinctiveness of the nation, so the native language is a subject for a real pride. And the day of the native language is a very important and necessary holiday.
The date of this holiday is associated with a tragic event that took place in Pakistan in 1952. On February 21, students from the University of Dhaka demonstrated against the Urdu language. Most of them spoke the Bengali dialect, so the protesters demanded to recognize it as the state language. However, not only did they not listen to the protesters, but they also started shooting. As a result, four students were killed. After the deaths of these students and other residents of Pakistan, as well as a number of disorders and liberation movements, Bengali was declared the official language. The campaign for the right to use familiar from childhood language was crowned with success.
According to UNESCO, at the present moment there are about six thousand different languages, and half of them are in danger of complete oblivion, as their speakers are becoming fewer. About two thirds of the world's population speaks the forty most common languages. The most common of them are: Chinese, English, Russian, Hindi, Spanish, Portuguese, French and Arabic. According to various estimates, 240 to 260 million people in the world speak Russian. On the International Mother Tongue Day, all languages are recognized as equal, since each of them is unique. In Russia, the national language is Russian.
The Russian language has always been a national pride for its native speakers. After all, the famous classics and emperors, scientists and travelers who brought glory to Russia spoke this language. On Mother Tongue Day, it is necessary not only to be proud of the state language, but also to remind about the importance of language of small nations, the uniqueness of the dialects of national minorities.
News
14.05.2024
SPUFT hosted the conference Management of Television Industry Enterprises. Russian and Chinese Perspective
On April 26, students and teachers heard reports and discussed the issues of television development in Russia and China. The reports were presented by master's degree students of the program Management of Television Industry Enterprises.
03.04.2024
SPUFT students met with oceanologists within framework of the X International Festival Aquatica-24
The Festival programme included the National Scientific Conference called Water Resources – Natural Wealth of Planet Earth and a meeting with a trainer of deep-sea diving specialists, engineer, photographer and cameraman, Nikolay Shestakov, who gave a speech on the topic of Photography in Extreme Conditions.
11.03.2024
Films by SPUFT alumni will be shown at the Grenzland-Filmtage Selb International Film Festival
The 47th Grenzland-Filmtage Selb International Film Festival will be held in Selb (Germany) on April, 4-7. The work of Dilshod Avazov (S. Ovcharov’s workshop, the class of 2023) short feature film Niso as well as We mourn directed by Elizaveta Verkhozina (A. Antonov’s class, the class of 2022) will be presented during the main competition stage.
02.02.2024
SPUFT student film will be screened at the Festival in Portugal
Anna Danilova’s documentary film Re-discovery is included in the program of the CINENOVA Film Festival - 2024.
26.12.2023
SPUFT selects student films for the CILECT competition
SPUFT is an official full member of CILECT, which is the largest international association of cinema, audiovisual and media schools.
26.12.2023
David Pozdyrka is the winner of the Echo BRICS Film Festival
David's film What Happened Before the Guests Had Arrived won the first prize in the Short Film category at the Echo BRICS Film Festival.
30.11.2023
The XXIII International Festival PiterKiT finished
The closing ceremony of the international stage of the XXIII International Student Film Festival PiterKiT took place on November, 28 in SPUFT.
02.11.2023
SPUFT welcomed a delegation from Hainan Normal University
The colleagues discussed issues of further cooperation within the framework of the international programme of cooperation in the field of education.
18.10.2023
The first stage of the XXIII International Student Film Festival PiterKiT starts on October, 19
The annual Festival will be held in two stages: the first stage (for SPUFT students) –October, 19-23, and the second stage (international) – November, 24-28 in the SPUFT's concert hall (Bukharestskaya street, 22) and in the creative space "Loft" (Pravdy street, 13).
10.10.2023
Ekaterina Sazonova appointed Rector of SPUFT
On October, 10 Ekaterina Sazonova was appointed Rector of the St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television by the order of Russian Ministry of Culture.
27.09.2023
Shooting of the first Russian-Chinese feature film "The Last Drop" started at SPUFT
The film script was selected last autumn at the IV Russian-Chinese pitching of student synopses for film, television and new media "ONEFUTURE". The event was organised by SPUFT, Jilin Animation Institute (Jilin City, China) and SILK ROAD MEDIA production centre.
23.08.2023
The film "Days of Doubt" by SPUFT’s student won a prize of the XIII International Youth Film Festival "Light of the World"
The film "Days of Doubt" by Dilshod Avazov, a student of the feature film department of the St. Petersburg State University of Flilm and Television, became a prize-winner of the XIII International Youth Film Festival "Light to the World". The jury awarded the film with three prizes at once.
02.08.2023
SPUFT welcomed a representative of the Zimbabwean delegation
On 29 July, Natalia Gorina, Head of the Department of Film and Television Production, held a meeting with Evelyn Mutsvanvgwa, Legal Advisor to the Ministry of Youth, Sports, Arts and Recreation of the Republic of Zimbabwe, who was the representative of the official Zimbabwean delegation at the Second Russia-Africa Summit and Economic and Humanitarian Forum held in St. Petersburg on 27-28 July 2023.
14.06.2023
SPUFT student's film is included in the program of the Student Academy Awards (Oscar)
The film "Neglekt" directed by Maria Streltsova was included in the program of the Student Academy Awards. The semi-final of the competition will be held in July 2023.
23.05.2023
Chinese students were welcomed at SPUFT
On May 15, a solemn meeting of foreign guests took place at the St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television. Students and teachers from Hainan Normal University were welcomed by representatives of the university. As part of the foreign delegation, Secretary of the Committee of the Youth Union Cai Ting and acting teacher Ruan Yongchen visited St. Petersburg.
12.05.2023
SPUFT graduate's film premiered at the Busan International Short Film Festival
The world premiere of the film Aykuo by Ayaal Adamov took place within the framework of the Busan International Short Film Festival. The film is the graduation work of the student of Alexander Sokurov's class of the Saint Petersburg State University of Film and Television.
26.04.2023
Olga Lyubimova: "The INtonations Festival has become the main industrial platform for those who work with sound"
The grand opening of the IX International Film Festival of Student Works of Sound Engineers "INtonations" took place at the Saint Petersburg State University of Film and Television. More than 500 applications from 22 countries were submitted to the Festival, 69 works are included in the competition program.
27.03.2023
The INtonations Festival updated the record for the number of applications for participation
The IX International Film Festival of Student Works by Sound Engineers INtonations has set a new record for the number of applications for participation. In total, the organizers received 576 works, of which 114 came from Russian film schools and 462 from foreign ones.
06.03.2023
Representatives of the Uzbekistan State Institute of Arts and Culture met Rector of SPUFT
On February 27, the delegation of the Uzbekistan State Institute of Arts and Culture met with Rector of the St. Petersburg University of Film and Television, Alexander Babayan.
06.02.2023
Russian Embassy in India thanked SPUFT for participating in the scientific conference
The Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of India thanked the representatives of SPUFT for participating in the conference "Philology in the Modern World: a view from Russia and India". As part of the event, a special screening of short films by students of SPUFT and MGIK was held at Jawaharlal Nehru University (India).
10.01.2023
Students of SPUFT are winners of the Shanghai Student Film Festival
Students of Saint Petersburg University of Film and Television received 15th Shanghai Student Film Festival’s awards in two categories at once - "Best Cinematography" and "Best Animated Short Film".
27.12.2022
SPUFT's student received a prize at BAFO-2022
A student of the Media Communication Technologies Department received a prize at the student scientific and practical conference within the framework of the XXIV International Baltic Communication Forum "Global and Regional Communications: present and future".
22.11.2022
"PiterKiT" Film Festival second stage's results
Winners of the XXII International Student Film Festival "PiterKiT" were announced in the cinema concert hall of SPUFT on November, 16. Among the laureates are students of SPUFT, as well as representatives of other Russian and foreign film schools.
21.10.2022
PiterKiT Film Festival’s first stage results have been announced
A solemn ceremony of awarding the winners of the first stage of the XXII International Student Film Festival "PiterKiT" took place at SPUFT. All the winners proceeded to the second stage of the competition, they will compete with the works of students of Russian and foreign film schools.
10.10.2022
68th International Festival of Creativity Cannes Lions's presentation took place at SPUFT
On September 28, the concert hall of St Petersburg State University of Film and Television was filled with students, connoisseurs of creativity, who wished to explore the best works of world's advertising industry.
04.09.2022
Rector congratulates on the 1st of September
Dear students and postgraduates, dear teachers, staff of our University and, of course, first-year students. I sincerely congratulate you on the Day of Knowledge and the beginning of a new academic year at one of the leading centers of cinematographic education in Russia – the State University of Film and Television in St. Petersburg!
04.09.2022
Students of SPUFT presented their short films at the Festival Koroche
This year, which marks the tenth anniversary of Koroche, the student program Laboratory Koroche began its work within the framework of the festival. Students of the St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television took part and became winners in the nominations "Best Director" and "Best Idea".
11.07.2022
Rector of SPUFT congratulates the Inner Mongolia Normal University on its anniversary
Rector of the Saint Petersburg State University of Film and Television, Natalia Gorina, congratulated the Inner Mongolia Normal University (IMNU) on its 70th anniversary.
06.07.2022
XXXIII International Festival of Intellectual Games White Nights took place in Saint Petersburg
July 2-3, 2022 took place The XXXIII International Festival of Intellectual Games "White Nights – SPUFT", which was organised with organizational and informational support of SPUFT.
02.06.2022
Students of SPUFT's Acting Department participated in the International Student Theater
In May 2022, the XIV International Student Theater Festival "APART" culminated in Saint Petersburg. Students of SPUFT's Acting Department participated in the festival and adequately represented our university by earning 11 laureate awards. Although this time our actors did not get the Grand Prix as it was in 2021, three SPUFT's performances received deserved recognition from the jury members and the audience!
