On this page we've gathered and answered frequently asked questions (FAQ) about the upcoming Dialogue of Cultures. And even if you doubted before, now you are surely ready to join the work of the Media-Forum, are we right? :)

The program of the Forum is very diverse and is aimed not only at the representatives of registered in their country media, but also at independent journalists, photographers, filmmakers, travel-bloggers, editors of Internet-portals or another digital-media outlets. Students and applicants of the faculties related to journalism and media communications could also join the work of the «Dialogue».

Anyone from the previously mentioned categories, aged 16-35, and representing any city and country, could apply for the Forum.

To become a part of the Forum you need to download a special form, fill it in and send us. Our team will contact you within a few days after your submission to confirm it or/ and to ask some additional questions. More information about the conditions for participations and technical requirements for your works you could find here.

There is no accreditation fee, but the participants cover travel and accommodation costs on their own (or these costs are covered by their sending organization). However, if the submitted project is marked by the Organizing Committee and/ or the Jury, Mediacongress could cover the Forum's attendance costs.

Hotel «Oktyabrskaya» is recommended for accommodation by the Organising Committee. It offers special discount prices for participants during the Forum's work (13.04-16.04.2021, check in after 14.00, check out till 12.00). All side events of the Forum are held here, including the Gala dinner (15.04.2021), free transfers to Hermitage, and from / to the airport are also arranged from Oktyabrskaya. If you choose this type of accommodation, please mark it in your application form in a corresponding field together with the category of the room, and we will book it for you.

Single room:
2700 rubles a day per person (including the discount, including breakfast).
Double room:
1575 rubles a day per person (including the discount, including breakfast).

*there is an extra one-time fee of 220 rubles per person to pay by foreign residents while checking in.

Each section of the Forum has its own venue, including:

The Hermitage theater (entrance from the Small Director's entrance: Dvortsovaya embankment, 34) — Practical conference and documentary film festival;
The General Staff building and the Youth Center (entrance from Palace square) — International photo Exhibition «Here I live», webinars and screenings of web series and films created for Internet platforms.

These venues can be visited for free using the badge of a participant of the «Dialogue of Cultures» during the Forum's work 14-16.04.2021.

Works are accepted in different formats. Within the Forum sections, you can present your cross-border multimedia project, photo report, short documentary or TV story, web series, vlog, longread, podcast, blog, etc.

Participants of the Dialogue can share their professional achievements, including their experience of projects successfully implemented during the pandemic, as well as express their opinion on the changes taking place in the modern media space and tell their vision of the new media not only to the colleagues from Russia, but also to journalists and bloggers from other countries.

Sections:
* Practical conference;
* International photo exhibition «Here I Live»;
* Festival of TV documentaries and reportages «Here I Live»;
* «Hew Platform for the Dialogue» — screenings of web series, vlogs, and movies created for Internet platforms.

You can participate in one section with only one project, however, you can apply for several sections of the program.

Sure, everyone could be a part of the Forum. Everything you need is just to upload the application, fill it in and send it to our general e-mail: info.mediacongress@gmail.com

If you are a media representative and would like to cover the events of the Dialogue, you can get accreditation as well. You need to send us a letter to the same e-mail address, but put 'media accreditation' in its theme.

Series of webinars will take place in the Youth Center of the General Staff Building on the April 14-15, 2021. You should pre-register (registration opens in April) or you also will be able to watch it online. And on the April 16, 2021 master-classes from foreign participants, including representatives of new media, bloggers, photographers and documentary filmmakers, will take place in Pskov, Viborg and Velikiy Novgorod.

The «Filming day» gives you an opportunity to create your own project or cooperate with colleagues from different Russian cities and other countries. The project's format is up to you — video or photoshoot, long-form journalism, movie, vlog and etc., all you need is to reveal the topic, which is discussed in advance.

You can shoot at the Hermitage — with your badge, and create reportage about Saint-Petersburg (transfer is provided), Viborg, Velikiy Novgorod and Pskov (transfer is organized by the Mediacongress).

It is compulsory for those, whose Forum's attendance is covered by the Organizing committee. This form is a kind a report about your work at the Dialogue as its participant. Besides, you are free to create not only a documentary film or TV report, but also make an interview, podcast, create a photoshoot, etc.

We highly recommend you to send us your shooting themes in advance, so we will be able to establish it with the administration of the Hermitage and the cities mentioned above. You should mark in the application form in the special column if you want to make an interview with the Hermitage's workers, or film a hidden life of the museum, or create a project about a certain persons (or community) from Viborg, Velikiy Novgorod and Pskov.

Those who want to film at the Hermitage should also send us a list of equipment and film crew in advance.

All information about the participants and experts will be available on the event's page in «Program» and «News» sections. If you got an idea of creating a project with a foreign colleague we can help you to get in touch with him/ her.

We can help you to organize an interview, but we ask you to send us a list of questions and the name of an expert in advance to approve it preliminary.

We are always glad to receive your help. At the moment we are looking for volunteers who will work during the Dialogue as photographers, interpreters and administrators (help with the registration of participants, meeting and seeing off guests, etc.). If you want to become a part of our team, please reach us at info.mediacongress@gmail.com, put 'volunteer' in a theme of the letter.