Catacombs Film Festival 2026 | Bakunawa Fest 2026 | Peshawar International Film Festival 2026
Winner, Catacombs Film Festival 2026
Ricard is a brave knight guarding his king’s lands. During a patrol, he discovers that winter is approaching. But winter brings more than cold; it also brings terrifying human-like creatures called Fireflies. To save his people, Ricard sets out to find a new home in unknown lands. Along the way, he makes discoveries that challenge everything he has believed about the world.
An auto-mechanical engineer by profession, Andrei Egorov is a self-taught Belarusian filmmaker who pursues cinema. After making short films, he moved into low-budget features. His debut feature, Echo 2026, received a limited theatrical release in Minsk.