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CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
A competition for journalists, bloggers, and authors who write vividly and professionally about the creative industries.
Competition results
Organizer
Winners of the 2025 competition
January 1, 2025 – January 15, 2026

Top 20 finalists in 2025

Askarali Asadullaev, Belgorod
How to stay in love with your business in just one year? Five tips from Irina Titarenko, director of a Belgorod dance studio.
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Alina Buyanova, Penza
The city that is known
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Alena Glukhova, Orenburg
Goats, knitting needles, 300 years. Why are downy shawls from Orenburg shipped to the US, Canada, and France?
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Victoria Golovko, Rostov-on-Don
A path with Don flavor
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Tatyana Zhdanova, Yaroslavl
Wearing Russian is becoming fashionable.
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Alexey Kislitsa, Kaliningrad
Exclusive! Secrets about the Khomlins from Natalia Shevchenko
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Pavel Kober, Yekaterinburg
You'll soon hear about Bashkir mosaics.
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Natalia Kozub, Voronezh
Let's go to the museum!
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Irina Mokretsova, St. Petersburg
Tchaikovsky and Dostoevsky made of cardboard: a St. Petersburg artist creates unusual sculptures
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Olga Nesterova, Kaluga
MOSCOW FASHION WEEK
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Olga Nesterova, Kaluga
WHERE DO TRENDS COME FROM?
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Olga Nesterova, Kaluga
FASHION FORUM
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Svetlana Pavlova, Irkutsk
"A conductor is like a commander who leads the orchestra in the right direction." An interview with Ilya Derbilov
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Tatyana Pechegina, Moscow
Elena Kamburova: I was accused of burying the Komsomol
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Alexander Pereverzev, Perm
Focusing on a Creative Economy: Which Industries are the Ulyanovsk Region Focusing on?
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Maria Sitrova, Samara
Learn DJing, juggling, and leather crafting: what to do in Samara's art clusters
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Natalia Smetanina, Uray
Always impeccably
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Polina Startseva, Kaliningrad
"The world is too fragmented, and we want to talk about how design unites." Interview with Denis Golovin of Uclad
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Nadezhda Uvarova, Chelyabinsk
It's a fairy tale! A restorer of Christmas tree decorations revealed their real value.
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Irina Chilimova, Tyumen Oblast
Billion-dollar conversation: experts identify 7 trends in the development of the creative sector in the regions
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VIEW ALL FINALISTS

We're looking for fresh perspectives: in-depth analysis, inspiring interviews, multimedia projects, and social media content—work that showcases the potential of creative industries. The best materials will receive expert review, support from media partners, and the opportunity to join a professional community of creators changing the narrative.
Our initiative aims to support authors who are trying to draw public attention to the creative industries, highlight their importance to the country's economy, and share achievements in this area with the general public.
Igor M. Namakonov
CEO of the FKI
Creative industries are more than just an experience economy; they're a powerful driver of regional development. Through the competition, we aim to showcase real-life heroes who create meaning, transform the urban environment, and inspire innovation. Project participants become a bridge between talented innovators and society, helping to shape an objective and inspiring image of the next generation of creative leaders. I'm confident that the competition's best entries will not only generate media attention but also serve as a practical tool for promoting creative businesses in Russia.
Elmira Gazizova
Director of the Tatneft Charitable Foundation

Conditions of participation

Who can participate

  • Journalists, bloggers* and authors who create content about the creative industries
  • Representatives of youth media centers of secondary vocational educational organizations and project-production centers of colleges of creative industries
  • Participation is individual - teams and press services are not allowed to participate in the competition.
  • Citizenship of the Russian Federation
*Bloggers registered with Roskomnadzor and having an audience of at least 10,000 subscribers are eligible to participate.

What works are accepted

Submissions in Russian, published from January 1 to December 31, 2025, in media outlets, blogs, or social media (channels, groups, personal accounts). Text, video, and audio materials are accepted.

How to participate

To participate, you must complete and submit an application by January 15, 2026.
More detailed rules of participation are described in the Competition Regulations.

Номинации

Текстовые материалы

Информационные материалы: заметка, репортаж, отчёт, опрос, зарисовка
Аналитические материалы: корреспонденция, интервью, статья, расследование, обзор, рецензия
Художественно-публицистические материалы: очерк, эссе, авторская колонка

Видеоконтент

Подкасты, видеоблоги
Короткие вертикальные видео
Новостные сюжеты и программы

Аудиоконтент

Подкасты

Nominations

Text materials

Information materials: note, report, survey, sketch
Analytical materials: correspondence, interviews, articles, investigations, reviews, and commentaries
Artistic and journalistic materials: essays, feature stories, author's columns

Video content

Podcasts, video blogs
Short vertical videos
News stories and programs

Audio content

Podcasts
videoContent
Texts
Audiocontent
videoContent
Texts
Audiocontent
videoContent
Texts
Audiocontent
The total prize fund is 300,000 rubles
The total prize fund is 300,000 rubles
The total prize fund is 300,000 rubles
The total prize fund is 300,000 rubles
The total prize fund is 300,000 rubles
The total prize fund is 300,000 rubles
The total prize fund is 300,000 rubles

Expert Council

Irina Yakovleva
Deputy Chairman of the All-Russian Public Organization "Russian Center for the Circulation of Rights to the Results of Creative Activity"
Denis Shchukin
Director of the Creative Industries Support Fund "Creative Practices" and publisher of the educational platform for creative entrepreneurs "Masters"
Maria Schetinina
Director of Marketing, Marketing Communications and Special Projects of JSC Editorial Office of the Moskovsky Komsomolets Newspaper
Marina Sheina
Journalist, media manager, teacher. Member of the expert club of the "New Media Workshop" program.
Vlad Chukhrov
Special Projects Expert at the New Media Workshop
Elena Starostina
Executive Director of the Russian Book Union
Roman Serebryany
Candidate of Philological Sciences, Secretary of the Union of Journalists of Russia
Nadezhda Plotnikova
General Director of the Federal Press holding
Nikolai Morozov
First Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Lenta.ru
Ivan Makarov
Head of the Partner Relations Group for the News on Zen.ru project. Media manager, product owner, media researcher.
Anastasia Kosenchuk
Executive Director of the ANO "Media Laboratory"

Stages

Stage 1

Applications are being accepted

From January 1, 2025 to January 15, 2026

Stage 2

Review of applications and evaluation of works

From January 15, 2026 to March 15, 2026

Stage 3

Announcement of competition results

No later than March 27, 2026

Award ceremony for the winners

Summer 2026

Экспертный совет

Алёна Кремер
Вице-президент АКАР
Алёна Кремер
Вице-президент АКАР
Алёна Кремер
Вице-президент АКАР
Алёна Кремер
Вице-президент АКАР

Finalists of the 2024 competition

General partner

Strategic media partner

Information partners