Jury Members

Vadim Abdrashitov

Head of the jury for the 7th Breaking Down Barriers Film Festival. Film director, Honored Artist of the USSR. People's Artist of... Read more

Actress, audio describer. Irina Bezrukova has worked as a stage actress at the Rostov Academic Drama Theater (1986-1988), the Tula Drama Theater (1988-1989), the Oleg Tabakov Theatre (1990), and the... Read more

Irina Petrovskaya

Irina Petrovskaya is a television critic. Over the years she has worked at the magazines Zhurnalist and Ogonyok, the newspapers Nezavisimaya and Obshchaya, for Izvestiya, and was editor-in-chief of the... Read more

Polina Kutepova

Polina Kutepova holds the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. Since childhood, she and her twin sister Kseniya have been involved in the theater and cinema, with Polina... Read more

Andrei Osipov

A documentary film director, Andrei Osipov has received awards from Russian and international film festivals. He has won the Nika and Golden Eagle awards in Russia. He is a member of... Read more

Yevgeniya Montaña Ibañez

Yevgeniya Montaña Ibañez is a director of documentary films. She has received the Lavrovaya vetv (Laurel Branch) film award, and has also received awards at the Artdokfest, Saratovskiye Stradaniye, and... Read more

Vyacheslav Zlatopolsky

He is a film director. He graduated from the Russian State University for the Humanities, and then completed the Advanced Courses for Screenwriters and Directors program (led by directors A.... Read more

Jon Alpert

American reporter and investigative journalist. He has collaborated with NBC, PBS, and HBO. Over the course of his career, he has won 15 Emmy Awards and was nominated for a... Read more

Evgeniya Voskoboinikova

Journalist at the TV Channel “Rain” Information Service. Born in Voronezh, successfully studied and worked until she got her car injured in a car accident, which led to a lifelong disability.... Read more