Soul of Russia International Festival promotes national values globally

The Soul of Russia International Festival of the Peoples of the North was held during the SPIEF 2023 at the Lenfilm studio. 
The festival aims to increase the contribution of creative industries to the Russian economy and promote national values globally. Over 500 musicians, artists, craftsmen, designers, and other representatives from 15 Russian regions participated in the event. 
The festival featured 14 exhibitions, 20 workshops, and 16 film screenings, including a preview screening of "The Yugra Novellas." The event also featured six ethnic dwellings and works by seven street artists. 
The festival also featured over 30 lectures, seven fashion shows, and performances by over 30 music groups. 
Over 5,000 people attended the events. 
An agreement on developing cultural cooperation was signed on June 14, with Nadezhda Preobodnaya, Secretary of State and Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation, Natalya Komarova, Governor of Yugra, and Alexander Stuglev, Director of the Roscongress Foundation.
The festival was sponsored by the Ministry of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic. A session called "Film-Making in the Arctic: Dialogue between Nature and Technology" was held at the Ministry for Development of the Russian Far East and the Arctic, where participants discussed various aspects of organizing film production in Arctic regions.