21/08/2026
🇷🇺🎥 On August 20, 2026, the Consul General of Russia in Hong Kong, Mr.Anatoly Kargapolov, attended the opening ceremony of the ASEAN Film Festival 2026 together with the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Miss Rosanna Law, the Commissioner for Belt and Road, Mr.Nicholas Ho, Legislative Council Member and Olympic champion, the Honorable Vivian Kong, Deputy Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Hong Kong SAR, Mr.Hua You, Chairman of the Hong Kong-ASEAN Foundation, Mr.Daryl Ng, as well as representatives from the business and cultural communities and heads of consular missions.
This year marks the first time Russia is participating in the ASEAN Film Festival. The Consulate General carefully selected a film “Diodorova. Against the Current,” which will be screened on September 18, 2026, at "the sky" cinema (Olympian City).
The biographical film, directed by Sandal Baishyev, tells the remarkable story of Anastasia Diodorova, a Paralympic champion from Yakutia (Russia) who won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.
It is noteworthy that 2026 marks the 35th anniversary of relations between Russia and ASEAN. Furthermore, Russian athletes recently competed under the national flag at the latest Winter Paralympic Games, achieving significant victories.
Everyone is invited to attend the screening and support Russian cinema, selected as part of the Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia. Tickets and further information are available on the festival’s official website: https://www.aseanfilmfest.org/article/174.
The film will be shown in Russian and Yakut, with English subtitles.