Starting February 1, applications will be accepted for the competition, whose winners will participate in the Third International Children and Youth Festival of Creative Industries “Live! Create! Produce!”. The festival will take place from July 18 to August 10, 2025, at the Russian Children’s Center “Scarlet Sails” (Alie Parusa) in Yevpatoria, Republic of Crimea.
The competition is held in six categories: “Theater”, “Visual Arts”, “Media”, “Music”, “Choreography”, “Digital Technologies” (introduced for the first time this year).
Participants are children and teenagers aged 12 to 17 from Russia and abroad. Applications can be submitted through the festival’s official website create-fest.ru until March 15. A panel of experts will select 150 participants, who will travel to Russians Children Center “Scarlet Sails” (Alie Parusa), train with professionals in six disciplines, and develop and implement a collective creative project.
Festival Director Vitaly Molev noted the following:
“The past two festivals exceeded expectations and provided a platform for talented children and teenagers to express themselves. Participants improved their professional skills, attended master classes, and created performances that were live-streamed. They visited Crimea’s largest musical theater, the ‘Tavrida’ cave, and the Republican Television and Radio Company. Artists held open-air painting sessions in Yevpatoria’s scenic locations, and their works were presented at the City Youth Center’s exhibition which opened its doors during last year’s festival.
The festival’s traditional highlight is the final gala concert at the Yevpatoria A.S. Pushkin Theater, where all participants combine all their creative ideas into a single performance. This year, we plan not only to maintain past years’ productivity and achievements but also to enhance the festival with a greater variety of master classes and new creative programs.
Additionally, we are introducing a new ‘Digital Technologies’ category, giving participants the opportunity to expand their knowledge in IT and programming, develop individual projects, and explore modern trends in digital technologies.”
The expert panel for this year includes:
• Arthur Kasimov – Actor at Oleg Tabakov Theater, educator at Oleg Tabakov Theater College
• Sergey Berlov – Honored Artist of Sevastopol, member of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia, member of International Union of Art Educators, and member of International Association of Marine Artists
• Iv Nabiev – Singer, composer, actor, super-finalist of “The Voice” (Channel One Russia), winner of TV show “Success” (STS Channel)
• Roman Serebryany – Secretary of the Union of Journalists of Russia, Director of the Youth Journalism Center, Associate Professor at Lomonosov Moscow State University and Academy of Media Industry, media technologist
• Anna Zentsova – Honored Cultural Worker of the Russian Federation, Laureate of the All-Russian Professional Award Best Mass Theater Choreographer, Chief Choreographer at Russian Children’s Center Orlyonok
• Aleksei Komar – Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Engineering and Modeling at Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, expert in web programming, AI systems, and computer modeling, UX/UI designer, game developer
The competition is held in six categories: “Theater”, “Visual Arts”, “Media”, “Music”, “Choreography”, “Digital Technologies” (introduced for the first time this year).
Participants are children and teenagers aged 12 to 17 from Russia and abroad. Applications can be submitted through the festival’s official website create-fest.ru until March 15. A panel of experts will select 150 participants, who will travel to Russians Children Center “Scarlet Sails” (Alie Parusa), train with professionals in six disciplines, and develop and implement a collective creative project.
Festival Director Vitaly Molev noted the following:
“The past two festivals exceeded expectations and provided a platform for talented children and teenagers to express themselves. Participants improved their professional skills, attended master classes, and created performances that were live-streamed. They visited Crimea’s largest musical theater, the ‘Tavrida’ cave, and the Republican Television and Radio Company. Artists held open-air painting sessions in Yevpatoria’s scenic locations, and their works were presented at the City Youth Center’s exhibition which opened its doors during last year’s festival.
The festival’s traditional highlight is the final gala concert at the Yevpatoria A.S. Pushkin Theater, where all participants combine all their creative ideas into a single performance. This year, we plan not only to maintain past years’ productivity and achievements but also to enhance the festival with a greater variety of master classes and new creative programs.
Additionally, we are introducing a new ‘Digital Technologies’ category, giving participants the opportunity to expand their knowledge in IT and programming, develop individual projects, and explore modern trends in digital technologies.”
The expert panel for this year includes:
• Arthur Kasimov – Actor at Oleg Tabakov Theater, educator at Oleg Tabakov Theater College
• Sergey Berlov – Honored Artist of Sevastopol, member of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia, member of International Union of Art Educators, and member of International Association of Marine Artists
• Iv Nabiev – Singer, composer, actor, super-finalist of “The Voice” (Channel One Russia), winner of TV show “Success” (STS Channel)
• Roman Serebryany – Secretary of the Union of Journalists of Russia, Director of the Youth Journalism Center, Associate Professor at Lomonosov Moscow State University and Academy of Media Industry, media technologist
• Anna Zentsova – Honored Cultural Worker of the Russian Federation, Laureate of the All-Russian Professional Award Best Mass Theater Choreographer, Chief Choreographer at Russian Children’s Center Orlyonok
• Aleksei Komar – Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Engineering and Modeling at Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, expert in web programming, AI systems, and computer modeling, UX/UI designer, game developer