The stage of Junior Eurovision is ready. This year Minsk will bring together 20 participating countries. This is a record number in the history of the international song forum.
Culture
Belarus said farewell to USSR People's Artist, composer Igor Luchenok. The civil funeral was held in the House of Officers.
The assembly of the stage has been completed on the main site. For the first time, the Minsk-Arena was visited by volunteers.
Igor Luchenok, master, who managed to become equally close and understandable to different generations, passed away at the age of 81.
The composer who is known and loved by many generations Igor Luchenok has passed away. Friends and colleagues reported on the death of the national artiste of Belarus in social networks.
On the centenary of the end of the First World War an exhibition "Belarus. Religion. Tolerance" opened in Paris. While presenting the project, the ambassador to France, the permanent representative at UNESCO Pavel Latushko emphasized that they always appreciated and valued inter-ethnic peace and interfaith harmony in Belarus.
Very soon the best young singer of the continent will be determined in Minsk in the age category up to 15 years. We continue to prepare for this great song contest.
The Belarusian capital is preparing for Junior Eurovision. Stages will simulate the solar system. And more than a thousand lighting devices will help to implement the slogan of the contest "Light Up".
In Minsk, they continue to construct a competition scene for Junior Eurovision. The scene will imitate the open space and solar system and will be equipped with thousand lighting devices.
Belarus today will announce the winners of the anniversary Listapad. The first awards of "Listopadik" and the National Film School Competition flew to Kenya and Poland.
The main film forum of the country continues to choose the best films. A few hours ago, the winner of Listapadik was announced.
Director Peter Sand Magnussen became the first triumphant of Listapad. His film "The same pain" is recognized as the best of 25 films.
Listapad sums up the first results. It is not only a show of competitive videos, but also a meeting place for professionals talking about cinema, collaborations and the future of modern cinema.
Belarus continues the good tradition of giving presents for November 7 and opening socially significant facilities on the eve of the holiday.
Daniel Yastremsky is going to present an acoustic version of the composition "Time". The young vocalist rewrote the track together with the author of the music, composer Kirill Yermakov.
Premiere film screenings take place non-stop right away on five sites. Today there will be a demonstration of competitive films from Iran, Russia, China and Poland.
The opening ceremony of the XXV Minsk International Film Festival Listapad is taking place in the cinema Moskva. During the following week, 167 films from more than fifty countries will be screened.
The main film event of the fall has started. The film "Cold War" by Pawel Pawlikowski is being demonstrated in cinema house "Central" and in the evening the theater house "Moscow" will host the opening ceremony of the 25th Minsk International Festival featuring jury members, filmmakers and guests of honor Svetlana Nemolyaeva and Rustam Sagdulaev.
Today starts one of the main film events of the year. Over 140 guests from 36 countries of the world will attend Listopad film festival.
From miniatures to one-act ballets. The XXXI International Festival of Contemporary Choreography, starts on November 20
Loud premieres, new formats and rising movie stars. Belarus is waiting for the main cultural event of this week - the anniversary "Listapad".
Belarus 1 has launched a premiere on the eve of Junior Eurovision. The new project is consonant with the slogan of the competition - Light up! Journalists of TV News Agency will cover the preparation for the vocal contest, from choreographic rehearsals to assembling the scene at Minsk-Arena.
A month is left till the event of international significance. Very soon, the main venue of the contest Minsk-Arena will welcome the participants of the international song forum.
The actor died in a Moscow clinic on October 26, one day before his 74th birthday. Karachentsov was well-known across the former Soviet Union for his roles in dozens of popular movies.












