The All-Union Film Festival (; tr.:Vsesoyuznyy kinofestival, also known as ВКФ; VKF) was one of the most important film festivals of the Soviet Union. It was founded in 1958 and held regularly from 1964 to 1988. It was held annually from 1972 onwards, and bi-annually before that (before 1964, there were festivals in the years 1958, 1959 and 1960). Its time and location were determined by Goskino and the Union of Soviet Composers.
There were four categories among which prizes were handed out: Fiction films Documentaries, scientific-popular films, and film-journals Fiction films for children and youth (from 1977) Animated films (from 1977)
Locations 1964, Leningrad 1966, Kiev 1968, Leningrad 1970, Minsk 1972, Tbilisi 1973, Alma-Ata 1974, Baku 1975, Kishinev 1976, Frunze 1977, Riga 1978, Yerevan 1979, Ashgabad 1980, Dushanbe 1981, Vilnius 1982, Tallinn 1983, Leningrad 1984, Kiev 1985, Minsk 1986, Alma-Ata 1987, Tbilisi 1988, Baku
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