This year the film "August" received the Diamond Butterfly.
The film, which won the Grand Prix in the best film category, was shot by two directors - Nikita Vysotsky and Ilya Lebedev, based on Vladimir Bogomolov's novel "In August '44".
The film's producer, Constantine Ernst, thanked the Academy for choosing her from the stage and noted: "I would dream of thanking the soldiers who defended the homeland in August 1944, but I can thank the soldiers who defended it in November 2026."
The ceremony took place on November 12 at Nikita Mikhalkov's "Workshop "12" in Moscow. In total, 41 films from 19 countries competed for the prize, and the main prize was accompanied by the Yakut diamond with a value equivalent to one million dollars.
Video: Maria Pozdniakova.