The article discusses the genre of fiction films in the educational process. The study highlighted and analyzed relevant of film works to the educational process. The artistic features of mentioned films in the context of the educational process, their content as spiritual, moral, artistic and aesthetic are described. In the context of studying the features of the educational process, the involvement and use of cinematographic works in its framework becomes relevant. As it is known, the role of cinema in the system of culture is very important. After all, cinema art performs a special function in relation to society, the function of strengthening social ties between people, manifested in the need for spiritual involvement of the individual to society, because it is thanks to society and culture that a person forms his life values, priorities, ideals and worldview. Cinematography can form human qualities in every human individual, for it creates images of positive heroes that are a model of social behavior and consciousness that society needs. The purpose of the article is to reflect the specifics of the genre of fiction films in the educational process on the example of artistic techniques of films-winners of international youth film festivals. A descriptive method, a structural analysis method and an empirical study were used, consisting in viewing and selecting competitive works. The novelty of this article lies in the fact that films created by young directors, screenwriters and cameramen, who inherited the best traditions of children's films, are considered and described in the context of their significance for the modern educational process. Also the practical value of some of the films-winners of the international film festival "Light to the World" has been proved.