Belarusian State Film and Photo Archives at the photo exhibition «Images of the Great Victory in Belarusian Cinema»

On April 23, 2025, the opening of the joint exhibition «Images of the Great Victory in Belarusian Cinema» took place in the art gallery «University of Culture» based on the documents of the National Film Studio «Belarusfilm» from the funds of the Belarusian State Film and Photo Archives. The organizers of the exhibition were: the institution «Belarusian State Film and Photo Archives», the Belarusian Union of Cinematographers, the Center for Research of Belarusian Culture, Language and Literature of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, the National Historical Museum of the Republic of Belarus and the art gallery «University of Culture».

The director of the Belarusian State Film and Photo Archives of Belarus A.N.Gonchar, the General Director of the UP «Kinovideoprokat» V.M.Karachevsky addressed the guests of the exhibition with a welcoming speech.

The exposition is dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The BGAKFFD exposition includes photo documents of the National Film Studio Belarusfilm, as well as from the collection of director N.N.Maidanskaya (photo by N.V.Gnisyuk), E.F.Koktysh, photo chronicles of BelTA and the newspaper «Zvyazda».

The photo collection presents little-known photo documents from the filming of Belarusfilm films about the Great Patriotic War: «The Clock Stopped at Midnight» (1958, director N. Figurovsky); «Across the Cemetery» (1964), «I Come from Childhood» (1966), «War Under the Roofs» (1967), «Sons Go to Battle» (1968, all four – director V. Turov); «Alpine Ballad» (1965).

The exhibition is located in the Art Gallery «University of Culture» at the address: Minsk, pl. Oktiabrskaya, 1 and will be available to visitors from April 23 to May 17, 2025.

1. Exhibition «Images of Victory in Belarusian Cinema», Minsk, April 23, 2025.

2. Opening of the exhibition «Images of Victory in Belarusian Cinema», Minsk, April 23, 2025.

3. Visitors to the exhibition «Images of Victory in Belarusian Cinema», Minsk, April 23, 2025.

4. Visitors to the exhibition «Images of Victory in Belarusian Cinema», Minsk, April 23, 2025.

5. Deputy Head of the Department of Documents and Information Use O.M. Dzhenzhera during the opening of the exhibition «Images of Victory in Belarusian Cinema», Minsk, April 23, 2025.

6. Opening of the exhibition «Images of Victory in Belarusian Cinema», Minsk, April 23, 2025.