Films from France, India, Greece, Serbia, Colombia, Kazakhstan and other countries were entered into the competition, and a gala night was dedicated to Tarkovsky's 90th birthday, on the main square of his hometown of Yuryevets on 22 July.
fˈɪlmz fɹʌm fɹˈæns, ˈɪndiə, ɡɹˈiːs, sˈɜːbiə, kəlˈʌmbiə, kˌæzɐkhstˈɑːn ænd ˈʌðɚ kˈʌntɹiz wɜːɹ ˈɛntɚd ˌɪntʊ ðə kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən, ænd ɐ ɡˈeɪlə nˈaɪt wʌz dˈɛdᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd tə tɑːɹkˈɑːvskiz nˈaɪntiəθ bˈɜːθdeɪ, ɔnðə mˈeɪn skwˈɛɹ ʌv hɪz hˈoʊmtaʊn ʌv jˈuːɹɪˌɛvɪts ˌɔn twˈɛnti tˈuː dʒuːlˈaɪ.