The most Western point of the country became the main attraction point for movie stars and aspiring filmmakers. And even if only for a few days, but no! The festival “Shorter” in the four years of its existence, has become one of the brands of Kaliningrad. For the young and talented show — place of the fateful Dating. For the sharks of the movie business — influential producers, distributors and Directors — to discover new names.
“The film industry” sums up the short film festival “Koroche”
Comedy korotkometrazhka “Well, Hello, Oksana Sokolova!” Kirill Vasilyev Viktor Dobronravov in the title role was awarded the Grand Prix. This is the story of DJ, who has finally fulfilled a lifelong dream — to work on the male of the radio station. But on the eve of the first broadcast after a stormy party, Ilya loses his voice. In the clinic he gets a miraculous substance, and only in the Studio, he discovers that his voice is now female! In the heart of the script — a lot of the real facts.
Kirill Vasilev, the winner of the Grand Prix of the IV Russian festival of short films “in Short”, says:
I lost my voice somehow and also it was absolutely inaudible, I said, and I think — well I’m not a DJ, this guy has bigger problems would be. I think the record is recorded”.
Shot from a film “Hello, Oksana Sokolova!”
Special attention of guests and participants of the festival has attracted an unusual visualization of the work of Irina Vilkova actress of the theatre named G. A. Tovstonogov. Her prize for best Director. The film “Che” is a story about the impermanence of adult children. About the inexplicable attraction, the eternal search for love and the inability to recognize it. Starring — Irina herself. In the story, her character escapes in Petersburg, the rest of the eternal quarrels with her husband, there meets Dennis — it turns out that they are both from Kuzbass, but in addition small country they have a lot in common. The whole team in the picture worked for free.
A poster of the painting “Che”
Another winner is the recent winner of the short section of “Kinotavr” Vadim Valiullin and his “Credit”. The festival “Shorter” awarded him best screenplay. This is a story about sore: about “life on loan”, the bondage, which are driving young people in the pursuit of various goods.
A scene from the movie “the Loan”
This year the jury gave also two special prize. First went to a “Giraffe” Ilya Silaeva. It’s an existential crime drama about an investigator, who became the target of bandits, and the present male the decision, which the hero takes on the verge of death.Also, the Commission made the film “to Break up with Jenny” Peter Antokhina. “It’s either me or it” hears from the beloved on the eve of the wedding, the owner of a vintage sports car, and must make a difficult choice.
Shot from a film “Break up with Jenny”
Opened the competition shows filmed in one shot a poignant short film “don’t blink”. It was created by filmmaker and journalist Anton Workbenches, recently tragically died. This student work of Anton, he studied at the Higher courses of scriptwriters and film Directors, workshop Khotinenko, Fenchenko and Finn gave great hope. The film became his artistic Testament: “the Life of swift. Try not to blink at her home.”
For the main prize fought 39 short films. All in all, the festival received a record number of applications for participation is fifteen hundred. This year has arrived twice more participants than usual: many have presented their work to the whole crew. Such excitement is understandable, because “Short” is really the shortest way for those who want to get into a great movie.
“The film industry” sums up the film festival “Koroche”-2016
