Open Eurasian Film Award
Diamond
Butterfly
A film award uniting films that speak to national and universal spiritual and moral values.
EURASIAN ACADEMY OF CINEMATOGRAPHIC ARTS
The Film Academy was established to support, develop and popularize cinema, to stimulate the production of quality films that convey spiritual and moral values.
«Under the wing of the Diamond Butterfly, we want to begin uniting that world, that civilization, those peoples, religions, histories, and cultures that respect their past, look to the future, and value everything that God has given each of our peoples. And to tell the world that there is a cinema which lives by the principle that even the cruelest truth without love is a lie».
Nikita Mikhalkov
Film Award
«Diamond Butterfly»
Next ceremony — 2026
Open Eurasian film award with the largest prize fund
First ceremony — November 27, 2025, Moscow, Nikita Mikhalkov's «Workshop 12». Host — Sergey Bezrukov.
What the winners received
Each laureate also received the «Diamond Butterfly» statuette — the symbol of the Film Award, adorned with diamonds.
Ceremony 2025
LAUREATES OF THE
«DIAMOND BUTTERFLY» FILM AWARD
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Upcoming Events
Next Ceremony
Submissions Open for II «Diamond Butterfly» Award
Film submissions are now accepted. Each film academy member may submit up to three films.
OnlineSubmissions Open for II «Diamond Butterfly» Award
Film submissions are now accepted. Each film academy member may submit up to three films.
Submission Deadline
Final deadline for submitting materials to the Organizing Committee. Required: film, subtitles, trailer, poster, rights holder authorization.
OnlineSubmission Deadline
Final deadline for submitting materials to the Organizing Committee. Required: film, subtitles, trailer, poster, rights holder authorization.
II Award Nominees Announced
Based on the first round of voting, the Organizing Committee selects nominees. The list is published on the film academy's official website.
OnlineII Award Nominees Announced
Based on the first round of voting, the Organizing Committee selects nominees. The list is published on the film academy's official website.
II Ceremony «Diamond Butterfly»
The solemn presentation of the Open Eurasian Film Award in Moscow. Winners receive a certificate, statuette and cash prize.
MoscowII Ceremony «Diamond Butterfly»
The solemn presentation of the Open Eurasian Film Award in Moscow. Winners receive a certificate, statuette and cash prize.
Film Academy Organizers
Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
State support and patronage
Russian Cultural Foundation
All-Russian Public-State Organization
The initiator and inspirer of the Eurasian Film Academy and the film award is Nikita Mikhalkov.
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