The second Odessa film festival will take place from July 15th till July 23rd this year. Ezhi Shtur, the Polish actor and director, known as Johnny Pollack in a gangster comedy "Déjà vu" is the chairman of jury.

Competition of young artists of popular music «New wave 2011» in Jürmala (Latvia) starts on the 26th of July.
The international competition of young artists of popular music «New wave» is a great event not only in Russia and Latvia, but also in the neighboring countries and far abroad throughout several years already. Interest of millions tv viewers which root for contestants, and concert programs of competition prove that « New wave» became long-awaited annual musical event of Europe.
Composers Igor Krutoj and Raimond Pauls had an idea to organize new competition, different from everything done before on territory of Russia and the CIS countries in the beginning of 2002. Such grand musical forum allows to open new young talented artists - not only in Russia, but also beyond its limits.
The competition « New wave 2002» became the first successful experience. Both professionals and the audience were convinced: such competition is necessary for all the countries which aspire to open new talents.
The company Free Time Club will help you to manage the trip to Latvia and become the «New wave» fortunate audience.

The second international Festival of parodies «Big difference» will take place in Odessa in August 2011. This year the Festival promises to be special in the literal sense. It will last for 5 days (instead of 2 days last year), the jury structure will grow twice, also special visitors and a lot of interesting surprises are expected.
If you are actually talented, you have a chance to become the part of «the Big Difference».
Fill in the form: http:// www.braznica.ru/ru/festival-application/, NECESSARILY call to find out whether your form was received: +7(499) 130-50-50
Selection rounds: Moscow, St.-Petersburg, Kazanj, Samara, Minsk, Kiev, Novosibirsk, Ekaterinburg.
Broadcast: First channel (Russia), 1+1 (Ukraine), ОNT (Belarus), Eurasia (Kazakhstan).
IMPORTANT (for those who participated in 2010 Festival): If you already participated and haven't been on air you have possibility to take part in competition this year as well. Send your forms.
(The information is taken from the official program site: http:// www.braznica.ru/)

The new calendar of the championship "Formula-1" is already known. This time, in case of a successful outcome of FIA check of motodrome in India, we can already watch 20 Grand prix, after all every year the Grand prix number grows. But it seems that 20 races for a season are already a limit.