Auburn International Film Festival for Children and Young Adults will be held in Auburn on September 18 - 22, 2017.
4 films from Russia, which CinePromo submits to film festivals, are selected to the competition program: "The Tussle" by Evgeniy Nikitin, "The smoke" by Ivan Plechev, "Fruitoshina time" by Vakhtang Khubutiya and "Bird" by Kseniya Baskakova.
Auburn International Film Festival for Children and Young Adults was established in 1998 as a community cultural development initiative. Since then, the festival and its philosophy have been acknowledged internationally by children, youth and adults who are interested in moving images as a medium for expressing social, cultural, political, racial and economical concerns about the environments in which they live.
More details about the selected films...
THE TUSSLE
2017, Russia, 30'
written and directed by Evgeniy Nikitin
produced by Ravil Salikhov, Yaroslav Kuzin
DoP Dmitriy Petin
sound by Andrey Kashin
editor Evgeniy Nikitin
production designer Diana Asadova
cast: Vladislav Valihmetom, Victoria Plop, Yana Krivulya, Yakov Yudinskih, Helga Filippova, Ivan Zubkov
Edik Karpov, a school bully, goes over the line during the biology lesson. This fact makes Alisa Klimovich, a newcomer, extremely angry, so she decides to teach him a lesson.
Jameson CineFest (2017, Hungary, Miskolc)
LUCAS - International Festival for Young Film Lovers (2017, Germany, Frankfurt)
Shukshin Russian Film Festival, Special Diploma (2017, Russia, Barnaul)
International Motivational Film and Sport Festival BRIDGE of ARTS (2017, Russia, Rostov-on-Don)
Auburn International Film Festival for Children and Young Adults (2017, Australia , Auburn)
Limon Films Festival de Kazan (2017, Russia, Kazan)
KONIK Film Festival (2017, Russia, Moscow)
THE SMOKE
2017, Russia, 23:07'
written, directed and produced by Ivan Plechev
DoP Nikolay Platonov
music by Dmitriy Veremeyev
sound by Alexander Popov
editor Anastasiya Zolotareva
production designer Daniil Matveyev
cast: Eldar Kalimulin, Vitaliy Kishchenko, Ivan Mulin, Arthur Muhammadyarov, Ekaterina Sedik, Elizaveta Vodolazskaya
This is a story of son and his father. They have many secrets from each other. Soon they will recognize them.
Open Russian Film Festival "Kinotavr" (2017, Russia, Sochi)
International Short Film Festival "One Shot" (2017, Armenia, Yerevan)
Moscow International Film Festival (2017, Russia, Moscow)
Lucania Film Festival (2017, Italy, Marconia)
Giffony Film Festival (2017, Italy, Salerno)
Auburn International Film Festival for Children and Young Adults (2017, Australia , Auburn)
Film Festival "Amur Autumn" (2017, Russia, Blagoveshchensk)
International Film Festival "Pacific Meridian" (2017, Russia, Vladivostok)
KONIK Film Festival (2017, Russia, Moscow)
FRUITOSHINA TIME
2017, Russia, 17:21'
written by Vakhtang Khubutiya, Olga Nagaeva
directed by Vakhtang Khubutiya
produced by Liliya Vinogradova, Tatyana Miroshnik, Yuriy Ryazanov
DoP Vakhtang Khubutiya
sound by Vakhtang Khubutiya
editor Vakhtang Khubutiya
production designer Evgeniy Vinogradov
cast: Misha Boyko, Veronika Demina, Nikita Guzhvinskiy, Sergey Batalov, Anna Bachalova
The film characters are on holidays in a children's camp. But their vacation turns into a real spy adventure. Will they be able to cope with the unforeseen difficulties? You will see. But the Fruitoshina Time exists for real! The main thing is to understand how it works. And then you'll be able not only to overcome obstacles but also to win your love.
Open Film Festival of Student and Debut Films "St. Anna" (2017, Russia, Moscow)
International Film Festival "Light To The World", 2nd Best Film Director Prize, Best Short Film according to the Younger Children's Jury (2017, Russia, Yaroslal - Rybinsk)
International Film Festival "Golden Knight" (2017, Russia, Sevastopol)
Auburn International Film Festival for Children and Young Adults (2017, Australia , Auburn)
International Film Festival for Children and Youth "Rolan" (2017, Armenia, Yerevan)
BIRD
2016, Russia, 91:14'
written by Yaroslava Pulinovich, Andrey Rumyantsev, Kseniya Baskakova
directed by Kseniya Baskakova
produced by Eduard Pichugin, Irina Baskakova
DoP Dmitry Savinov
music by Alexander Pantykin, Andrey Fedechko
sound by Dmitry Vasilyev
editor Alexey Maklakov
Art Directors Alexey Paderin, Pavel Svintsov
cast: Ivan Okhlobystin, Evdokia Malevskaya, Garik Sukachev, Anastasia Melnikova, Kirill Rubtsov, Kirill Zakharov, Inna Gorbachova
“Oleg Ptitsyn Died”, “Oleg Ptitsyn In Jail” - headlines in all the newspapers and magazines about the famous rock musician. Actually he is undergoing treatment in one of city hospitals. Kate, a teenage girl from the same hospital, which neglects all the doctors and even her own mother becomes his companion in misfortune. Oleg decides to help the girl to get well and love life.
Festival "Window to Europe" (2016, Russia, Vyborg)
Moscow Youth Film Festival "Let Us Live!", Best Actress Prize - Evdokia Malevskaya, 2nd place in the competition of full-length films (2016, Russia, Moscow)
Yakutsk International Film Festival, Special Jury Prize (2016 Russia, Yakutsk)
Film Festival "Amur Autumn", Best DOP Prize, Special Jury Prize (2016, Russia, Blagoveshchensk)
Indian Cine Film Festival, Grand Prix (2016 India, Mumbai)
Film Festival "Golden Phoenix", People's Choice Award (2016, Russia, Smolensk)
Limon Films Festival, Grand Prix, Best Actor Prize - Ivan Okhlobystin (2016, Russia, Kazan)
Russian cultural mission in Venice (2016, Italy, Venice)
International Film Festival "Beginning", Best Feature Film Prize, Best Actor Prize - Ivan Okhlobystin (2016, Russia, St. Petersburg)
Film Festival "Let's smile, Russia!", Special Jury Prizes (2016, Russia, Tula)
Russian Film Week in London (2016, London, UK)
International Film Festival "Iris" (2016, Russia, Sochi)
International Film Festival on Human Rights "Stalker" (2016, Moscow, Russia)
Vittorio Veneto Film Festival, Special Jury Prize (2017, Italy, Vittorio Veneto)
Russian Film Festival "Lipetsk choice", Best Actress Prize - Evdokia Malewskaya (2016, Russia, Lipetsk)
International Women's Film Festival "8 Women" (2017, Russia, Moscow)
Bare Bones International Film & Music Festival (2017, USA, Oklahoma)
International Women's Film Festival «8 Women» (2017, Russia, Moscow)
International Film Festival "Light To The World", 2nd Best Film Director Prize, Special Jury Prize (2017, Russia, Yaroslal - Rybinsk)
Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival, Best Editing Prize (2017, India, New Delhi)
Russian Film Festival "Provincial Russia" (2017, Russia, Yeysk)
Shanghai International Film Festival (2017, China, Shanghai)
San Diego International Kids' Film Festival (2017, USA, San Diego)
Spirit Quest Film Festival, 2nd Best Feature Film Prize (2017, USA, Edinboro)
Near Nazareth Festival (2017, Israel, Afula)
Mexico International Film Festival (2017, Mexico, Rosarito)
Moscow International Film Festival (2017, Russia, Moscow)
Shukshin Russian Film Festival, Special Diploma (2017, Russia, Barnaul)
Golden Door International Film Festival (2017, USA, Jersey City)
Auburn International Film Festival for Children and Young Adults (2017, Australia , Auburn)