Opening in Moscow of the 2nd All-Union Congress of Cinematographers. The presidium of the leaders of the party and government: A. Kosygin, M. Suslov, A. Kirilenko and others. Speech by the 1st Secretary of the Board of the Union of Cinematographers L. Kulidzhanov. Among the speakers at the congress: R. Carmen, A. Khamraev, V. Sanaev, V. Artmane, A. Batalov, Yu. Ozerov, M. Donskoy, M. Ulyanov. NV Podgorny awards the USSR Cinematographers Union with the Order of Lenin. Among those present at the congress - T.F. Makarov. The film uses fragments of the film "Liberation". Czechoslovakia. Presentation of the First Prize at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival to the film crew of the film "By the Lake" headed by film director Sergei Gerasimov.