2013: Tribute to Russian Film Schools

OUT OF COMPETITION

911
Directed & Produced by Julia Solomonova with Chad Sano, John Eric Lauritzen & Sola Monova.
WORLD PREMIERE
Two burglars break into a house and run into a pregnant housewife. In fear she falls down a flight of stairs, now it all depends on the two criminal is she remains alive or not.
Russia/USA 2012 – Drama – 6mn


ARENA
Directed by Edward Burdukov with Azamat Nigmanov, Vadim Dorofee & Vlad Dunaev
WORLD PREMIERE – Artkino Film School
It’s the Moscow arena. A cruel labyrinth of courtyard which is impossible to escape…
Russia 2012 – Drama – 21mn


AWAY (V put’)
Directed by Anna Sarukhanova, Produced by Ivan Lapatin with Nika Kshelashvili Keti Surguladze & Vakhtang Kirkvalidze
St Petersburg State University of Film & TV
A young man gets a job offer abroad…
Russia 2012 – Drama/Parable – 17mn


CONVOY (Convoir)
Directed & Produced by Dmitry Gritsenko with Konstantin Samoukov, Anton Barsukov & Yuris Lautsinsh
WORLD PREMIER
Two Partisans are escorting a prisoner in German uniform during WWII.
Russia 2011 – War Drama – 15mn


F 5
Directed by Timofey Zhalnin Produced by Ivan Lapatin WITH Dria Barabanova, Irina Tolchilschikova & Vladimir Karpov
WORLD PREMERE – St Petersburg State University of Film & TV
Two Girls will participate in an International Choreographic Festival and must impress the audience with their Modern Dance.
Russia 2012 – Drama – 33mn


NATKA
Directed & Produced by Dmitry Gritsenko with Marina Zabelina & Pyotr Rykov
EUROPEAN PREMIERE – VGIK – https://www.facebook.com/VGIKers
Russia 2012 – Historical Drama – 27mn


IMMERSION NINTO THE FIRE (Pogruzhenie V Ogon’)
Directed by Hamlet Doulian with Vadim Medvedev & Zita Badalyan
WORLD PREMIERE – Artkino Film School
1915 – A drama that takes place during the destruction of the Armenians by the Ottoman Empire.
Russia 2012 – Historical Drama – 17mn


jonahJONAH
Directed by Kirill Modylevskiy with Artur Beschastny & Irina Verbitskaya
WORLD PREMIERE
There is nothing wrong with talking to the TV. It’s a whole other story if it suddenly starts talking to you!
Russia 2013 – Drama – 25mn


WE ARE NOT SLAVES (My ne raby)
Directed by Ainur Askarov, Produced by Ivan Lapatin with Georgy Tenischev, Nikolay Leontiev & Yulia Ivanova
EUROPEAN PREMIERE – St Petersburg State University of Film & TV
The story of a small boy during the besieged Leningrad.
Russia 2012 – War Drama – 16mn