Dear friends,
I cordially congratulate you on the opening of the 16th Listapad Minsk International Film Festival.
Over the past years this cultural forum has become widely popular and established considerable international reputation. Its force of attraction and uniqueness stem from the high morality, asserting humanistic and aesthetic ideals, preserving and enriching the heritage of cinema schools of the world.
Due to Listapad, we have a unique opportunity to see the best films from various countries and continents, distinguished by prestigious awards. On these days Minsk is turning into one of the festival capitals of Europe, the centre of friendship, communication and creative contacts between outstanding masters of screen and young stars.
In this challenging and pragmatic century people need more good films filled with wisdom and humanism. May this year’s festival give people a great number of such films, give people the joy of new exciting discoveries, interesting meetings with their favourite actors and directors.
I wholeheartedly wish you, dear friends, good health, inspiration, success, happiness and good mood.
Alexander Lukashenko | 
