August 24-27, 2012 the 6th film forum "In the Home City of Anton Chekhov" will be held in Taganrog. The contest is organized by the Central House of Spiritual Heritage of Znanie Society (Moscow, Russia), Taganrog Arts & Culture Council and
Taganrog Local Government.
The film forum's program includes screening of new movies, documentaries and animated films in 6 various locations in Taganrog, meetings with famous actors, directors and screenwriters.
The Luch Cinema Theater will be showing animated films for kids, the Central Chekhov Public Library will be screening documentaries and art films under the heading "Cinema Not For Everyone", the Municipal House of Culture invites Taganrogers and people visiting the city for family film shows, and the Municipal "Youth Palace" will be showing movies for young people.
The opening and closing ceremony will be held at the House of Culture "Festivalny".
On August 27, the Russian Cinema Day and the day great actress
Faina Ranevskaya was born in Taganrog, a flower-laying ceremony will be held in front of Ranevskaya's Birth House on Ulitsa Frunze 10.