The “1st International Sportsfilm Festival Golden Puck” organized by TPO “Novy Kinematograf” General Director – Nikolay Porokhovnik Member of International FICTS Festival Commission and Patronage by FICTS, was successfully held in Sochi (Russia) within the framework of final hockey games for the junior hockey player club “Golden Puck” awards. Leading sports journalists from the largest federal mass media from Moscow attended the press conference, which took place in Golden Hall of Radisson Blue hotel.

The Grand Prix was won by “Hockey Bullfighting of Valery Kharlamov” (in the picture) directed by Yu Zanin.

Picture from “Hockey Bullfighting of Valery Kharlamov”

The Chairman of intenational jury Jovan Marcovic from Serbia introduced the jury members and detailed the competition program, which comprised films corresponding the festival’s slogan:  “Sports movies – for children”.

From December 19 till December 22, films of the festival were shown to the juniors in the conference hall of “Azimuth” hotel, where the participants were accommodated.

The primary sponsor was NK “Rosneft”.