The festival "Volga meetings-26" discovers new talents

The traditional international festival of youth mass media and film studios "Volga meetings-26" has collected 390 students from 82 studios from Blagoveshchensk and Ulan-Ude to Petrozavodsk and Kaliningrad and 18 professionals who shared their experience with the young filmmakers and journalists. The project participants were placed again in the best children's center of the Chuvash Republic – in the camp "Rosinka". This database has become a favorite for young Ministers of the pen and cameras: healthy food, beautiful room, warm and cosy rooms, beautiful view on the Volga river, cool pool has all the conditions for training and sports activities. Popular project of the League of young journalists of the Russian Federation and all-Russian open forum of children's and youth screen creativity "boomerang" was supported by the Ministry of information policy and mass communications of the Chuvash Republic and JSC "AKKOND", "Wacom CIS", the company "PROLEND" equipment "Logocam", information portals KazanFirst, "Unpress" and "Prosumerism.TV", which acted as sponsors and partners.

Five days of the festival flew for participants in an active and busy schedule, in a stream of exciting events, meetings, excursions. Each was given the opportunity to try yourself in different fields of journalism and film. Many interesting and informative workshops allowed young journalists, photographers and filmmakers to get a new experience. In addition to classes in journalism, photography, film, was the master-classes on personal growth, interviews with psychologists, which also actively participated everyone.

A variety of informative and entertaining activities to the favorable weather conditions ask really youth, defiant tone of the festival "Volga meetings-26". Interesting working environment accompanied the participants of the festival from day one. For five days the boys have forgotten what a vacation. Awake, made movies, produced newspaper and literary collection. Nevertheless, the invaluable experience gained by young reporters, more than paid for the sleepless nights.

The festival also worked several educational sitesthat allowed participants to choose the most interesting workshops. After reviewing the daily schedule on the "news line", children went to class on team building and hygrometers from Marcela Pascal and Nicholas Shut, where he received a charge of vivacity and good mood. Fascinating was the discussion of competitive works youth editions of print media and television stations. Academician of the Eurasian Academy of television Vasily Karelsky, the popular television host Dmitry haustov and Director Stanislav Razumov after reviewing the video contest, said the young journalists on the advantages and disadvantages of their materials. Guys boldly share their ideas with colleagues, engage in polemics with each other and with a thirst of knowledge, listening to speakers telling about the current trends of national television. The head of "Internet video" of the Federal educational project "Information flow" Katarina Romantsova and lecturer, Vologda state pedagogical University Mikhail Omelin held a master class on creating web forums, stressing the importance of the Internet in the system of modern mass media. Oleg Trifonov from Rostov-on-don not only conducted with children interesting lessons telemasters, but in practice, consolidate their knowledge with the guys from Sterlitamak, Blagoveshchensk, Daniel and Syktyvkar during a creative trip.

Interesting results were achieved for young photographers, who worked in the group of Alexey Tkachev and Timothy Trefilova from the team "Photocross of Russia". In their work they are actively used and appreciated tablets "Wacom CIS" and equipment "Logocam". Parallel to this, a member of the Union of photographers of Russia Vladimir Semenov held a photo contest dedicated to the events of the festival.

All participants of the "Volga meetings-26" memorable creative meetings and master classes by festival guests, who were Ivan Kokorin – Russian actor of theatre and cinema, Gennady Curlew – the Director of a newsreel "jumble" and Vladimir and Yury Torsuev - Russian actor, known for the cult film "the adventures of electronics". Popular actors, performers and syroezhkina electronics, praised the festival and said they loved the Chuvash Republic. Here in the days of the festival , the brothers Torsuev noted a kind of anniversary: the 35th anniversary release on television "the Adventures of electronics".

Festival in Cheboksary gives young journalists the possibility of dialogue with the leadership of the region. For the second consecutive year "the Volga Meetings" was visited by the Head of Chuvash Republic Mikhail Ignatiev. The head of the Republic answered questions of the participants and discussed with them the problems of formation of new media culture, development of modern technologies, modernization of children's television and film studios. Michael Ignatieff stressed the importance of Chuvash in the hospitable land of the traditional International youth media festival "Volga meetings", promoting creative self-realization of young people. "Be creative, be bold, get positive emotions, defeat all the difficulties. For talented youth – future of Russia", – admonished guys the head of the Chuvash Republic.

In "Rosinka" was a wonderfully friendly atmospherethat was established from the first day of "BB-26". The guys have made new friends, had shared their new knowledge... That only did the participants of the festival to enhance your journalistic skills!

For example, the best school newspaper of Russia "Contact!" (school No. 1259, Moscow) organized for the participants "Journalistic force" in the city Mariinsky Posad. It's not just educational and journalistic project involving students, teachers and journalists. It is a three day "going to the people" studied city with subsequent processing and interpretation of information collected. How to get information? You can ask passers-by, go to the library or Museum, listen to old women sitting at the entrance... Ways are many, the main thing is to be active. And only then can we see everyday reality with new eyes, to understand what kind of history is hiding the dilapidated walls of an old house, or feel, what is really behind the conversations of bus passengers. The head of the Moscow newspaper "the Contact" and the project "Journalistic forces" Vladimir Golovner was offered to try a shortened version of the project in one day. Several journalistic groups performed their special mission. A few hours of the three groups needed to learn how the city of Mariinsky Posad adapted for children, young people and pensioners. The rest of the group was engaged in a detailed study of one street, which was determined by lot. In the final day, the teams shared impressions and results of the work. It was necessary not only vividly describe a few hours spent in Mariinskiy Posad, and collected during this time information, but also to show a presentation with photos about the trip. Team and with this task successfully. With the results reviewed by the Head of Chuvash Republic Mikhail Ignatiev, who appreciated the importance of "Journalistic force" and handed the Cup to the organizers of the project – the newspaper "the Contact".

Every day at the festival was produced by the newspaper "B. O. M. Zh" ("Brotherly Union of young journalists"), and also had his own TV "cascade-TV" and radio festival for young journalists. Therefore, we can say that the kids had opened all the doors, lenses, and the newspaper strip. The festival participants wrote, talked, shot – in General, the work progressed without obstacles. One of those materials was the presentation of the project Valdis Pelsh and Dmitry Khaustova "the People who Made the Earth Round", which introduced one of the authors of the film - Dmitry haustov. He said, how did you work on the film and gave valuable advice to young journalists.

Presentation and discussion of the project of development cooperation of school television studios of Russia and the USA became one of the most significant events of the festival. In April of this year a group of young TV journalists from Petrozavodsk, Cheboksary, Samara took part in a massive rally school TV in San Diego, which was attended with the participation of 2,700 American students. A month later, the children shared their experiences on "the Volga meetings-26" and together with the representative of the Eurasia Foundation Lawrence Ayvazyan told about possibilities of cooperation of school television studios of Russia and the USA.

One of the best confectioneries of Russia OJSC "AKKOND" the participants of the festival showed the process of manufacturing quality products of world standard. For a unique "sweet" press conference for young journalists with pleasure tasted the candy and asked questions to Valery Nikolayevich Ivanov, General Director of the factory. Valery Nikolaevich told about how a little-known Cheboksary factory has become one of the strongest participants of the confectionery market of the country, on the famous enterprise and its prospects.

This year the festival "Volga meetings" associated company "Wacom CIS" and "company PROLEND" equipment "Logocam". The program of the Festival held master classes in photography with graphic tablets Wacom and learning to edit photos using Intuos and IntuosPro, in which the electronic pen is sensitive to pressure. Throughout the festival the representatives of the TV stations could assess the quality of Autonomous lighting devices "Logocam". The participants of the "Volga meetings-26" has seen as convenient tools in the daily life of the newsroom and Studio.

The results of the festival were summed up at the closing ceremony, where he was awarded the most active a great number of fans who took an active part in the life of "the Volga meetings-26". The culmination of the evening was the performance of festival songs are all present in the hall. Someone on the faces, the smiles were shining someone were dimmed with tears, but it was not indifferent.

In parting, participants in t-shirts with the logo of the information portal "KazanFirst" took a traditional group photo.

Studio executives and movie media noted that the new knowledge and the practical experience gained will allow them to make their transfer, publications and movies better. They saw points of growth for their media and film works and know how to implement them.

Thanks to the Ministry of information policy and mass communications of the Chuvash Republic the program "the Volga meetings-26" ended with a boat trip on the Volga. This was the last General event, after which participants went to their native land, home. And although we all went home, "Volga meetings-26" will remain forever in our memories and in our hearts!

Ksenia and Daniel PRASLOVA ZAINULLIN