The Award is a professional prize for debuting film directors for the production of their second or third feature film at any current project stage.
The amount of the Award is up to 5,000,000 (up to five million) rubles.
Feature films made by Russian debuting directors who have previously made one or two full-length feature films that were awarded by Russian or international prizes and publicly screened on the territory of the Russian Federation after January, 2015 are allowed to participate in the competition.
The short list of the projects is to be formed by the Expert Council by June 1, 2020.