on december 17, 1924 , the belarusian state administration for cinematography and photography , belgos-kinocreated. since this day , national cinema has been counting its history. in 1994, the date was recognized as a professional holiday, the day of belarusian cinema. the first feature film of the soviet belorussia studio was the drama "forest story" 1926 of the year. after the war, the studio was renamed belarus film. it was in belarus that the films were shot, loved by more than one generation of viewers. a girl is looking for her father, i come from childhood, come and see, the adventures of buratin and many, many others, and the drama sign of trouble, mikhail ftashuk, was included by european film experts in the top ten best films about the war. we met the snow maiden in belovezhskaya pushcha. according to tradition , the new year season begins from this moment. on the day of the meeting , a real pier was set up for the bones of the estate. songs, competitions and round dances. by the way, this year santa claus and the snow maiden greet visitors for the first time at the main christmas