The shortlist for the film festival was announced at the Pobeda cinema. After a break, the competition of national cinema and national film schools returned to the forum. A selection of feature films will please. In the regions, some screenings during the festival will be free of charge. Two weeks before the start, the organisers of the jubilee forum revealed some features of the opening ceremony of the Minsk International Film Festival "LISTAPAD". It was dedicated to two major anniversaries — the 30th anniversary of the film forum and the 100th anniversary of the Belarusian cinema. Traditionally, the festival plate will be broken at the ceremony, as well as a special prize of the head of state "For humanism and spirituality in cinema" will be awarded. By the way, the film of the statuette winner will be shown during the closing of the festival.