CONTINUATION OF OLD LEGEND
Betacam-SP.
Author Raisa Yaptune
Director of photography Paul Czarkov, Mikhail Udalov
Montage Andrei Demenev
Public TV and Radio Company “Taimyr”
The film tells about ancient people - Nganasans, who live on Taimyr only (now we have 800 people nearby). They are the unique representatives of small Taimyr people who have kept the traditional national culture. The author of film, Yaptune Raisa Pekhedomovna, the Nenets woman, the winner of the premium named after M. Kastreno, Helsinki, November, 1999.

FEBRUARY, 23^rd. THE DAY OF SAINT KHARLAMPIY
Betacam-SP, 20`
Director Katerina Popova
Director of photography Andrei Evich
Scientific adviser Anatoly Panyukov
Informative TV agency “North”, 2000, Syktyvkar
Tel. (821 2) 21 6556
Tel. (821 2) 42 6905
kpopova@mail.ru
The TV program is about celebrating of Saint Kharlampiy, advowee of cattle, Day in Alekseevka village (Republic Komi). Every February, 23<sup>rd</sup> old women get an icon from a barn, pray to Kharlampiy, then besprinkle cattle and shed, and drink to men for a “Day of Soviet Army” in evening. 
GEVAN
Betacam-SP, 21`
Director Olga Novgorodova
Producer Anatoly Gogolev
“Saha”, “Gevan”, Yakutsk
Tel. (411 2) 25 3322
Tel. (411 2 43 3063
porttv@yacc.yakutia.su
The Tungus writer, the expert on folklore G. Varlamova-Keptuke fascinatingly tells about Tungus outlook, legends and customs. This program was made in the ethnographic complex “Bakaldyn” where Tungus material culture is recreated.

GOING TO MEET PAST
S-VHS, 25`
Author Evgenie Ageeva
Scientific adviser Jury Grevtsov
Museum-exhibitional Center of Zheleznogorsk, 1994
Krasnoyarsk region
Tel. (391 22) 19 634
Tel. (391 97) 27 801
kino@aom.scn.ru
Authors tell about stone idol, a unique archeological discovery was made on Taseevo river (Motyginsk district of Krasnoyarsk region).

LEGEND ABOUT STRANGE PEOPLE
Betacam-SP, 20`
Director Oleg Afanasev
Director of photography N. Dmitriev
Studio “Alisa”, 1997, Tomsk
Tel. (8632) 58 0384
TV program tells about colonization of Western Siberia by the Russians and about their meeting with unique culture of its inhabitants. The remains of this gone culture were kept by museums and film-archives, and authors try to use technique of a video collage with original things of a life. 
ON MAIDAN
VHS, 26`
Director Lyudmila Shemeneva
Screenplay Larisa Steshakova

Director of photography Oleg Kurilov
TV and Radio Company “TV-X”, 1999, Rostov-on-Don
Tel. (8632) 62 6358
TV program is devoted to history of the Don Cossacks, to life and culture of other inhabitants of Don steppe. The folklore ensembles “Maidan” and “Chamber” sing old Cossacks songs.

PLAY, MY DEAR, THE VIOLIN…
Video, 29`
Director Mikhail Gorshkov
Director of photography Alexander Kostin
Scientific adviser Sergey Starostin
1994, Moscow
Tel. (495) 246 9978
Tel. (495) 246 0675
50 years ago the great celebrations Karagods took place in villages of Kursk region. The main part of Karagods was The ensemble of the musicians blowing the horn, playing on the pipes, the pyzhatkas, the kugiglas, the violins, the balalaikas. TV program based on the memories of these Karagods, of old music and musicians and of old lifeway, alongside on these music sounds.

THE DOWER
Betacam-SP, 1^st part - 25 min, 2^nd part - 22 min
Authors Victor Zhukov, Igor Kornelyuk
Director Yaroslav Finelonov
Studio of author's programs
Public TV and Radio Company “Yamal-region”, 2000, Salekhard
Tel. (349 22) 41 262
Tel. (349 22) 41 051
yareg@trk.yamalinfo.ru
The heroine of the first part is schoolgirl Vita Chernenko from six form of Salekhard gumnasium. The second part of program tells about master-woodcarver Alexander Skvortsov (Noyabrsk town).

THE INTENDED
Betacam-SP
The author and linklady Tatiana Meshko

Director Vladimir Golomonosov
Director of photography Alexander Vesnin
Public TV and Radio Company “Kareliya”
The program tells about the Christmastide divinations that took place in the rural culture of Russian North, and authors use the folklore and ethnographic materials from Zaonezh`e (Karelia).

THE MARIS OF THE URZHUM LAND
Video, 26`
Screenplay Olga Altareva
Director Rimma Lapteva
Director of photography Nikolay Shvetsov
Scientific adviser Irina Trushkova
Public TV and Radio Company “Vyatka”, 1998, Kirov
Tel. (833) 62 7249
Tel. (833) 62 3315
TV program tells how the modern Maris keep culture and customs of ancestors.

THE NORTHERN COAST
Betacam-SP, 20`
Author Tatiana Toporkova
Director Lyudmila Borisova
Sound director Svetlana Goflina
Director of photography Victor Nikolaev
Public TV and Radio Company GTRK “Region-Tyumen”
The story about expedition to Arctic regions.

THE PRESIDENT OF NEW LAND
Betacam-SP, 42`
Author Andrei Mikhin
Director Valery Krylov
Studio of author's programs
Public TV and Radio Company “Yamal-region”, 2000, Salekhard
Tel. (349 22) 41 262
Tel. (349 22) 41 051
yareg@trk.yamalinfo.ru
The story tells about destiny of the president of New Land, the artist, the polar explorer Ilya K. Vylka (Tyko Vylka). What was this island before nuclear range was build? What will be here in XXI century?

TRAVEL TO THE PAST
Betacam-SP, 43`
Author Victor Zhukov
Studio of author's programs
Public TV and Radio Company “Yamal-region”
2000, Salekhard
Tel. (34922) 41 262
Tel. (34922) 41 051
yareg@trk.yamalinfo.ru
The Story is about history and people of the first city behind polar circle Pustozersk (in 1999 it met 500 years anniversary). Protopope Avvakum has been burnt here.

TROM-EGAN, or JUBILEENIY VILLAGE
Video, 25`
Authors Lyudmila Vanyushkina, Victor Markin, Ilmir Gaffanov, Andrey Simakov
TV Company “Infoservis”, 2000, Kogalym
Tel. (346 67) 21 732
Today daily life of Khants settlements is shown.