On April 29, 2017 International Film Festival "New Horisons" in Voronezh, Russia announced the winners. Both movies are distributed by CinePromo.
Best Foreing Film Prize
«MARGIE», directed by Domenico Modafferi (Italy, 2016, 13:09')
written and produced by Domenico Modafferi
DoP Giuseppe Chessa
music by Domenico Modafferi
sound by Gianluca Gasparrini
editor Gianluca Gasparrini
production designer Enzo Ferraro
cast: Giorgio Colangeli, Beatrice Fedi
On the roof of a building, a young girl is sitting on the railing. She want to suicide herself. Suddenly an old, funny and talkative man come on the roof. The old man is blind and he does not realize the dramatic nature of the situation…
Earlier the film was screen at Batumi International Film Festival in Georgia, Free NET World in Serbia and We Care Film Fest in New Delhi. "New Horizons" has got Russian premiere.
Domenico Modafferi was born in Reggio Calabria, Italy. Got a diploma in Italian Litarature and Violin. Then he started to make short movies. At the present moment he lives in Rome, and works as an assistant director.
People's Choise Award
«THE UTOPIANS», directed by Svetlana Sukhanova (Russia, 2017, 29:54')
written by Evgeniy Bedarev
produced by Alexander Khachko
DoP Yuliya Galochkina
music by Roman Arkhipov
sound by Danila Palatkin
editor Alexander Khachko
production designer Evgeniy Bedarev
cast: Victor Kuklin, Zalim Mirzoev, Anastasiya Baklanova, Alexander Poryvayev
This is the movie about real friendship, desire to live and the dreams. Fedor won a lottery and gone to round-the-world travel. But that was a fake version for his close friend Andrey. Actually he had died in hospital cause of cancer. So Andrey has to undestand why his friend has been liing to him.
For "The Utopians" it was also a premiere in Voronezh. The next screenings are planned in Cannes and in Yaroslavl region, Russia.
Svetlana Sukhanova was born in Altai region, Russia. In 2004 graduated from St. Petersburg Theatre Academy as an actress. Until 2013 she worked in St. Petersburg State Drama Theater "Comedians" as an actress. She has various theatrical prizes and awards. In 2014 started her career at the film company "Integration" as an editor.