The Belarusian State Film and Photo Archive at the IX National Belarusian Film Festival in Brest, September 25-29, 2025

On September 26, 2025, employees of the Belarusian State Film and Photo Archive took part in a roundtable discussion, «Film and Photo Documentation as Historical Memory of the Soviet People’s Feat in the Great Patriotic War», held as part of the Belarusian State Film and Photo Archive at the IX National Belarusian Film Festival in Brest. The event took place at the Brest Fortress Defense Museum of the Brest Hero Fortress Memorial Complex.

The roundtable was organized by the Belarusian Union of Cinematographers, the Belarusian State Film and Photo Archive, and the Belarusian Museum of the Brest Hero Fortress Memorial Complex.

During the event, the roundtable participants and guests were addressed by Soviet and Russian actress Elena Nikolaevna Borzova, winner of the USSR State Prize (1984), and Doctor of Historical Sciences Irina Maslova.

Deputy Head of the Document and Information Management Department M.V.Garelik spoke at the roundtable, describing the archive’s work on archival documents, particularly within the framework of the Open Film Archive project, and the archive’s support for the civic-patriotic education of youth and the preservation of historical memory.

The film «Liberation of Brest», created within the framework of the Open Film Archive project, and the film «I Am a Fortress, Leading the Fight» (directed by I. Pikman, 1974) were screened for the guests and participants of the roundtable, including members of the Sokol military-patriotic club. Footage featuring views of the liberated city of Brest and the Brest Fortress generated keen interest among the participants.

1. Speech by M.V.Garelik, Deputy Head of the Document and Information Usage Department, at the roundtable discussion «Film and Photo Document as Historical Memory of the Soviet People’s Feat in the Great Patriotic War» September 26, 2025, Brest

2. Screening of the film «Liberation of Brest» during the roundtable discussion «Film and Photo Document as Historical Memory of the Soviet People’s Feat in the Great Patriotic War» September 26, 2025, Brest

3. Elena Nikolaevna Borzova, Laureate of the 1984 USSR State Prize, at the roundtable discussion «Film and Photo Document as Historical Memory of the Soviet People’s Feat in the Great Patriotic War» September 26, 2025, Brest

4. Participants of the roundtable discussion «Film and Photo Document as Historical Memory of the Soviet People’s Feat in the Great Patriotic War», held as part of the IX Republican Festival of Belarusian Films September 26, 2025 2025, Brest