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Two friends unexpectedly become the new bosses after a tragic explosion in the criminal underworld. They try to outwit everyone and claim their late leader’s inheritance. Their success is threatened when they discover that a surviving enemy wants revenge. In the final confrontation, they must protect their new friends.

Director: Ayal Strukin.

Nyurgun has spent his life trying to prove his worth to his father. Another setback, losing his job as a pizza delivery worker, ruins his plans. Just as he is ready to give up, his old friend Saryal, a fitness blogger, persuades him to visit a village and help create content while Saryal competes in a mowing tournament.

Once there, Nyurgun discovers how serious the competition is: the future of the whole village depends on its outcome. Saryal is injured during preparations and cannot compete. Nyurgun is the only person who can take his place.

Cast: Dmitry Baishev, Stepan Poryadin, Saina Semenova, Sulustan Skryabin.

Based on stories by Timofey Smetanin and Yakov Struchkov about the hunter Mekheelecheen.

For his seventh birthday, Misha receives a playful puppy named Sergekh rather than the fashionable gadget he expected. The spoiled boy is disappointed and throws a tantrum. His grandfather takes him into the taiga.

Fishing and learning about nature are interrupted by an encounter with poachers pursuing a rare animal that guards the forest. Misha and his grandfather must protect the magical deer. The poachers capture grandfather Mekheelecheen, while Misha becomes lost in the taiga.

The boy discovers a gift for understanding animals. With their help, he can call on the forest’s inhabitants, free his grandfather and save the forest. These adventures become a serious test, strengthening his courage and character.

Directors: Aleksandr Lukin, Kyyaara Yumshanova.

Cast: Damir Dyakonov, Fedot Lvov, Vasily Borisov, Algys Makarov, Danil Osipov, Dyulustan Mukhin, Yulia Myarina, Ayaal Vinokurov, Damir Delakhov, Saydam Savvinov, Ayyyna Kolesova.

During the Civil War, a millionaire merchant hides his wealth in the taiga. The legend of the lost gold passes down through generations until, in 1975, geologist Boris Albertovich discovers a coin bearing the initials “TB”.

In the present day, his grandson Sasha and Sasha’s friend Vitaly are trapped in debt. They set out to find the treasure and change their lives. Their journey brings danger and conflict, culminating in the discovery of a letter from Toyon Baay’s servant that reveals the hoard’s tragic history.

A story about family and love as life’s true treasures, the film also introduces audiences to Yakutia’s culture and striking landscapes.

Director: Vladimir Ammosov.

Ten years after the events of the television series of the same name, its characters face new challenges. Alik and Saina’s marriage is strained by routine, money problems and mismatched expectations.

Saina struggles to keep her creative business afloat, while Alik fights for his place at the office. When an opportunity to change their lives appears, coincidences and assumptions set off a chain of absurd events.

Director: Vasily Bulatov.

Cast: Albert Nogovitsyn, Saina Zakharova, Nyurgun Cherov, Dmitry Baishev, Elena Efimova-Shpekht.

A young man at the start of his singing career arrives at a summer settlement to tell the woman he loves how he feels. Her parents oppose their relationship, and a wealthy young man from Moscow becomes his rival.

Director: Prokopy Fedorov.

When Ayan’s girlfriend leaves him on their anniversary, he resolves to win her back at any cost. He draws his best friend, the owner of a battered car, and a barely known colleague with a mysterious vest and diabetes into the adventure.

Choosing an old paper map over navigation software, the trio loses its way within the first few kilometres, unaware that they are travelling in entirely the wrong direction.

Director: Evgeny Sleptsov.

Cast: Valerian Zhankhaady, Evgeny Sleptsov, Tim Kadzuy, Akulina, Ayaal Vinokurov.

Us and them, lifelong friends and sworn enemies, our territory and the enemy’s: this is how Aykhal, the leader of a rural gang, sees the world.

He is torn between gang life, with its violence, fights and territorial disputes, and school life, with exams, love and thoughts of the future. Recklessness and a quick temper bring serious trouble for both Aykhal and his younger brother Darkhan.

Director: Dyuluskhan Androsov.

Cast: Erkhaan Sleptsov, Dyulustaan Kornilov, Aleksey Belyaev, Taman Yakovlev, Viktoria Popova.

A father of three, producer, director, comedian, short-form comedy creator and entrepreneur.

Born on 26 September 1987 in Tyungyulyu, Yakut ASSR. A graduate of the M. S. Shchepkin Higher Theatre School.

An actor at the Theatre for Young Audiences, Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation and Honoured Artist of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

Plays Sasha in Zoloto Toyon Baya: Dnevnik geologa. Born and raised in Emis village in the Amga district, he graduated from YaPK as a music teacher.

He has appeared in small roles in Abasylaakh khaus, the anthology film Dye kergen and a series on the NVK television channel. He keeps an Instagram blog, sings, writes songs and performs stand-up comedy in Sakha and Russian. He plans to continue acting and developing his work across several creative fields.

Actor, presenter and executive producer.

Filmography:
Geroi. Bitva za kubok — 2011;
Olokh tugennere — television series, 2014–2017;
Agent Mambo — 2019;
Tieteybit — 2020;
Agent Mambo: Truepac — 2021;
Timir — 2023;
Olokh tugennere. 10 let spustya — feature film, 2026.

Pyotr Vasilyevich Kulakovsky was born on 11 November 1990.

He graduated from North-Eastern Federal University with a qualification in ecology and environmental management and initially worked as a geography teacher. He also studied classical singing at the M. N. Zhirkov Yakutsk Music College.

Valerian Govorov, known as Zhankhaady, is an actor, screenwriter and producer of Aya da Ayan. Outside filmmaking, he works in marketing and makes videos.

Originally from the Megino-Kangalassky district, he studied journalism at North-Eastern Federal University but did not go on to work in that profession.

Erkhan has dreamed of becoming an actor since childhood. In his nomination materials, he says he is 19 and is studying theatre acting and directing at the Yakutsk College of Culture and Arts.

At ten, he moved from the Eveno-Bytantaysky district to Yakutsk to pursue that dream. His creative journey began at the Kun Ogoloro children’s studio, where he studied acting with Nyurguyana Shadrina.

His first major part was one of the brothers in Tam, gde tantsuyut sterkhi. He has since played more than ten film roles. For Erkhan, taking part in the competition is a chance to move another step closer to the dream of that ten-year-old boy from a small northern district.

An actress at the Olonkho Theatre.

Screen work:
Ayyy Kuo — short film directed by Ayaal Adamov, 2023;
Karina — feature film directed by Marianna Siegen, 2024;
Silis — documentary marking the centenary of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), 2022;
Prisutstvie — feature film directed by Appolinaria Degtyareva, 2025.

Forthcoming projects listed in the nomination materials:
Dye kergen — feature film directed by A. Strukin, 2027;
Zimnik — feature film directed by M. M. Ovchinnikova, 2027.

Saina Semenova (Ivanova) comes from Tyungyulyu in the Megino-Kangalassky district. The biography supplied for her nomination gives her age as 27.

She studied social and cultural activities at the Agrafena Dmitrievna Makarova Yakutsk College of Culture and Arts. While studying, she began appearing in music videos and small roles, developed a love of cinema, and continued after graduation. Her filmography includes eight Yakut films.

Saina is the mother of two young sons and looks after her family and home.

Plays Tuyaara in Zoloto Toyon Baya: Dnevnik geologa. She was born and finished school in Sylgy-Yytar village in the Srednekolymsky district of northern Yakutia. She later moved to Yakutsk and qualified as a civil engineer.

She has performed as a singer on the Yakut stage since 2022, seeing it as a way to stay close to her native culture and share her creativity with audiences.

She appeared in a television series, played a leading role in Zoloto Toyon Baya, and took part in the summer filming of Vitaly Shchukin’s Chuuchuna, listed for release in 2027.

At the beginning of her film career, Evgenia feels she has found work that truly suits her. She enjoys learning, trying new roles and working with established Yakut actors and actresses. Knowing how much remains to learn inspires her to keep going.

She is grateful for opportunities to develop in several creative fields, proud to be part of Yakut cinema, and determined to continue with confidence in herself and her abilities.

Actress.

Filmography:
Olokh tugennere — television series, 2014–2017;
Sibekki — 2015;
Olokh tugennere. 10 let spustya — feature film, 2026.

Honoured Artist of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and a performer at the Y. E. Platonov Variety Theatre of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

Originally from the Anabar district, Akulina works as a district nurse at an outpatient clinic.

In her nomination account, she says that the previous year unexpectedly brought a new role into her life: film actress. She had no previous acting experience; this was her debut.

An actress at the Sakha Academic Theatre and Honoured Artist of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).