(KZN.RU, August 30) Today, the Kazan Circus hosted the
ceremony of presenting the annual national heroes prize “Main Characters-2019”.
Igor Komarov, the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of Russia in
the Volga Federal District, Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of the RT, and
Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, attended the event.
The award “Main Characters” is designed to determine the
preferences of the children's audience of Russian television, to identify the
best projects for children, as well as to popularize high-quality content of
Russian and foreign production presented on modern television, film and
animation industry, Internet resources and mobile applications. The best media
projects are chosen by the children.
“Dear children, participants of the award! We are pleased to
welcome you to this wonderful holiday, which is being held for the third time.
The winners of the prize are chosen by the children themselves, and they are
the most grateful and impartial jury. I want to congratulate all the
participants and winners of the award “Main Characters” and wish you success”,
Igor Komarov said in his welcoming speech.
The festival “Main Characters” was held in Kazan at several
sites, in particular, on the territory of the Kazan Kremlin and in the Gorky
Park of Culture and Leisure. A busy cultural program was organized for children
with the participation of representatives of popular children's programs. The
main part of the program was the prize awarding.
“We welcome all of you and congratulate you on Republic Day.
Thanks to the organizers for hosting this festival in Kazan. I would like to
wish everyone a good holiday, and I also hope that we will meet again”, marked
Rustam Minnikhanov.
The first festival “Main Characters” was held in 2017 in
Moscow. This year, the holiday was held at the regional level for the first
time with the support of the President of the RT. The organizers of the award
are AO “Channel One. World Wide Web” and AO “Karusel” (a joint project of
Channel One and the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting
Company), reports the press service of the President of the RT.