On October 8, we invite you to a screening of the Austrian film “Wildlife 2.0: Adapting to a New World” and the opening of the 16th International Documentary Film Festival about Nature, People, and Environmental Initiatives “Ecocup '26”. 

Guest gathering starts at 5:00 PM, the film screening begins at 6:00 PM

Before the screening, guests can take part in activities from the festival partners. 

The festival will open with the premiere screening of the Austrian film “Wildlife 2.0: Adapting to a New World” (dir. Patrick Centurioni, 6+). The film tells the story of how wild animals adapt to the modern landscapes of Central Europe, which are changing under the influence of humans—cities, industrial zones, and transport arteries. Finding themselves in human-created environments, they discover unexpected ways to survive and turn “workarounds” into their new homes. The film shows not only the challenges faced by wildlife, but also initiatives to protect the environment and restore these animals’ natural habitats.

After the screening, viewers will be able to discuss the interaction between humans and nature, the film’s ideas, and ask questions to invited experts.

Come to be inspired, connect, and watch films that change us and the world for the better!

Learn more about the festival in Saint Petersburg and other cities: https://ecocupfestival.ru

The 16th International Documentary Film Festival about Nature, People, and Environmental Initiatives

Ecocup Film Festival 2026

“Metonymia” is a solo exhibition by Darja Shatalova at the Center for Creative Industries "Fabrika", organized in cooperation with the Austrian Cultural Forum Moscow. This large-scale project was developed over a period of two years.

The opening takes place on the 10th of September, 19:00

This site-specific, accessible installation explores the concept of universal knowledge concerning the order of the world. At the core of the work lies the idea that fundamental cosmological principles are not bound to a specific era: they can modify their form while retaining their inner essence.

Darja Shatalova is a multidisciplinary artist with a focus on the structuralisation and systematisation of data, describing current events of the environment and the personal microcosm. She creates multi-layered, coded forms of expression that are composed of symbols, mathematical signs, colour codes and assignments, serving analysis and pattern recognition. The data, collected in the form of graphic notes in artist’s books, is translated into site-specific installations.

Ecocup Film Festival 2026

Solo exhibition by Darja Shatalova “Metonymia”

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