Stone Bread Film Project Archive
Project History
2013-2023
About the Project
The Stone Bread Film Project was an independent educational filmmaking initiative founded by Anna Raevskaya. The project was named after its first film, Stone Bread, and became the foundation of an original educational methodology that combined filmmaking, history, research, and the personal development of teenagers through direct participation in film production.
Unlike traditional children's film studios, the project was built on the principle of learning through real practice. Its participants were schoolchildren and teenagers with no professional acting experience, who took part in every stage of filmmaking—from historical research and script development to filming, editing, and public premieres.
A special part of the project consisted of educational film expeditions to remote historical regions of Russia. Filming took place at authentic historical locations in collaboration with historians, museums, archives, search teams, and military historical reenactment clubs.
The experience and educational philosophy developed through the Stone Bread Film Project later became the foundation of the Planet Frame International Film Festival.
Project Chronicle
2014
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May 5, 2014
Such Is Life
Source: Kuban State Television & Radio Company / Kuban 24
The first television report about the Stone Bread Film Project. The program covered preparations for the first educational film expedition, filming in remote regions of the Caucasus, and the creation of an original educational methodology combining filmmaking, history, and research.
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November 2014
Stone Bread Becomes a Finalist of the All-Russian Open Film Competition "Kinoprizyv"
Award
The film Stone Bread became one of the finalists of the Second All-Russian Open Screenplay and Film Competition Kinoprizyv in the Documentary Film category. This marked the project's first professional recognition.
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November 24, 2014
Kinoprizyv Film Festival
Source: Tourist Film Club (VK)
Publication covering the award ceremony and the participation of Stone Bread in the All-Russian Kinoprizyv Film Festival.
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December 9, 2014
Television Report from the Set of the Feature Film OUR PEOPLE
Source: VK Video
A television report from the production of the historical feature film OUR PEOPLE. The story highlights the work of teenagers, historians, and military reenactors filming at authentic historical locations.
2015
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May 2015
Official Selection — WON TOGETHER International Documentary Film & Television Festival
Award
The project's film was officially selected for the competition program of the WON TOGETHER International Documentary Film & Television Festival.
Winner — SLAVIC FAIRY TALE International TV & Film Festival (Bulgaria)
Award
The Stone Bread Film Project received an international award at the SLAVIC FAIRY TALE International TV & Film Festival.
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November 19, 2015
OUR PEOPLE Honored at the XII Volokolamsk Frontier International Film Festival
Source: The Art of Cinema Magazine
The article summarizes the results of the XII Volokolamsk Frontier International Film Festival, where the feature film OUR PEOPLE received the Award for the Preservation of Historical Memory.
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December 10, 2015
Television Report About the Stone Bread Film Project
Source: KZN TV (Kazan)
A television report about the project's educational work, involving teenagers in film production and creating historical feature films.
2016
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February 20, 2016
Defenders of the Fatherland International Film Festival
Source: YouTube / Univer TV (Kazan)
A television report from the Defenders of the Fatherland International Film Festival, where OUR PEOPLE received the Special Prize of the Union of Cinematographers of the Republic of Tatarstan.
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May 6, 2016
Sochi Residents Produced a Documentary Film About the War
Source: Sochi.com
An article about the activities of the Stone Bread Film Project, its work with schoolchildren, and the production of a historical film.
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May 10, 2016
Premiere of OUR PEOPLE at the Oktyabr Cinema
Source: STS Channel 9
A television report covering the premiere of the feature film OUR PEOPLE, audience discussions, and public support for the project.
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June 15, 2016
Premiere of OUR PEOPLE in Sochi
Source: GorCeh
A report about the city premiere of the film and the meeting with audiences.
2017
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May 8, 2017
Tatar Composer Elmir Nizamov Writes the Score for OUR PEOPLE
Source: Business Online
An article about the collaboration between the Stone Bread Film Project and renowned Tatar composer Elmir Nizamov.
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June 21, 2017
Kirov School Students Invited to Join a Feature Film
Source: Kirovnet.ru
An article announcing the launch of a new stage of the project in the Kirov Region and the recruitment of school students to participate in the filming of a historical feature film.
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September 2017
Stone Bread Film Project: Filming the Feature Film The Executioner
Source: Privet Sochi
A report from the filming of The Executioner in the Republic of Adygea. The article describes an educational film expedition involving school students, military reenactors, historians, and participants from different regions of Russia.
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September 12, 2017
Meeting at the Herzen Film Club with Participants of The Executioner
Source: YouTube
An open discussion with project participants devoted to educational film expeditions, historical research, and educational work with teenagers.
Project Legacy
Over more than ten years, the Stone Bread Film Project brought together more than 250 participants, including schoolchildren, university students, teachers, historians, search team members, military reenactors, volunteers, and cultural professionals from different regions of Russia.
The project organized more than 30 educational film expeditions, produced feature and documentary films, and implemented cultural, educational, and international initiatives dedicated to preserving historical memory, cultural heritage, and fostering environmental awareness.
The project's original educational methodology—based on learning through practice, interdisciplinary collaboration, expedition-based research, and real film production—became the foundation for the Planet Frame International Film Festival.
Today, Planet Frame continues to develop the ideas established by the Stone Bread Film Project, bringing together participants from different countries around the themes of cinema, education, ecology, historical memory, cultural heritage, international cooperation, and youth creativity, while preserving the project's original mission: to educate a new generation through the art of cinema, exploration of the world, and collaborative creative work.