As part of the festival, there are photo contests, master classes conducted by jury members, and other activities. Almost every season, the film festival is attended by special guests. For example, in the VII season, Irina Alekseevna Bondar, a Doctor of Historical Sciences, Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts, Honorary Member of UNESCO, and recipient of the Guzi Peace Prize, met with the “kinoshis,” as the festival's head Olga Gomon-Pronina affectionately calls her participants.
In 2023 (the VIII season), the special guest of the festival was Alexandra Mekhanik, a Master of Technical Sciences and designer of architectural environments. A professional photographer, whose exhibitions of graphic and photographic work are held in iconic locations for art professionals around the world, she is a member of the Royal Academy of Arts (London) and the Brooklyn Arts Library (New York). She evaluated the works of the cinemagoers in the autumn photo contest.
"Kinosha" has festival friends. For instance, three participants from the VII season were awarded trips to Montenegro by Kristina Aleksandrovna Makarkina, the head of the arts festival "Silver Rain."