▁special ▁forms , ▁which ▁are ▁spread ▁before ▁the ▁screen ing . ▁ ▁The ▁top ▁prize ▁of ▁the ▁Festival ▁is ▁called ▁“ G old en ▁“ List ap ad ”. ▁ ▁Other ▁two ▁are ▁“ Sil ver ▁List ap ad ” ▁and ▁“ List ap ad ▁Bron ze ▁A udi ence ▁Award ”. ▁International ▁J ury ▁and ▁International ▁Film ▁Crit ics ▁J ury ▁award ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁compet ing ▁works . ▁Rost is lav ▁Y ank ov sky ▁became ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Festival ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁( current ly ▁holding ▁a ▁position ▁of ▁Honor ary ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Festival ). ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Valent ina ▁Ste pan ova ▁was ▁direct ing ▁the ▁Festival . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁represent atives ▁of ▁ 4 5 ▁countries ▁have ▁joined ▁the ▁Festival ▁as ▁direct ors , ▁produ cers , ▁j ury ▁and ▁press . ▁New ▁nomin ations ▁were ▁introduced ▁and ▁special ▁pri zes ▁from ▁media ▁and ▁gu ild s ▁were ▁established ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁pri zes ▁for ▁Best ▁Act ress ▁and ▁Best ▁A ctor . ▁ ▁The ▁Children ▁and ▁Youth ▁Films ▁Compet ition ▁“ List ap ad zik ” ▁became ▁the ▁main ▁novel ty ▁of ▁the ▁festival ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁Festival ▁was ▁officially ▁recognized ▁as ▁an ▁International . ▁Films ▁from ▁Poland , ▁Russia , ▁Ser bia , ▁Bulg aria , ▁Czech ▁Republic , ▁USA , ▁Iran , ▁China ▁and