- year : 2018
- country : Russia
- timing : 16:48'
- genre : fiction film
- producer : Maria Polyakova
written by Maria Polyakova
produced by Natasha Savko
DoP Gleb Klimov
sound by Dmitriy Vasilyev, Alexey Alexandrov
editor Maria Polyakova
production designers Polina Sobotovich, Elena Oleynik
cast: Semen Shigin, Maxim Grebnev, Ivan Pasekov, Farid Mardonkulov
production company: STRELA
"Trip to Paris" is a story of complex relations between young prisoners of Kolpino Penal colony and the administration and the guard, based on a true story, shot with the strong documental influence. This is a story about a teenage boy, who’s about to go for parole and leave the colony. He wants to get back to his normal life and family. But no one is waiting for him and no one is coming for him. Administration, inmates and workers know about it. But Max believes that his mother will wait for him at the gates of the prison. This story is about growing old, accepting unpleasant truth, about help, understanding and faith.
- Russian Film Festival "Gorkiy fest", Best Director (2018, Russia, Nizhny Novgorod)
- Kaliningrad Short Film Festival (2018, Russia, Kaliningrad)
- KONIK Film Festival, Best Actor - Maxim Grebnev (2018, Russia, Moscow)
- Russian Film Festival "Kinoshock", Best Short Film (2018, Russia, Anapa)
- International Short Film Festival "SHNIT", Grand Prix (2018, Russia, Мoscow)
- International Short Film Festival "Curta Cinema" (2018, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro)
- International Film Festival of Socially Oriented Short Films, Videos, and Social Advertising "Lamp", Prize in the Category "Fiction Short Film" (2018, Russia, Perm)
- International Arctic Film Festival "Arctic Open", Prize for the Best Short Film, Prize in the nomination "The Best Operator of the Game Short Film" (2018, Russia, Arkhangelsk)
- International Festival-Workshop of Film Schools "Kinoproba" (2018, Russia, Yekaterinburg)
- International Films Festival on Human Rights "Stalker" (2018, Russia, Moscow)
- Film Festival "Black and White Rainbow" (2018, Russia, Togliatti)
- Chennai International Short Film Festival (2019, India, Chennai)
- Arctic Open Cinema Marathon (2019, Russia, Arkhangelsk Region)
- Izhevsk Film Festival, Grand Prix (2019, Russia, Izhevsk)
- Tampere Film Festival (2019, Finland, Tampere)
- Open Festival of Student and Debut Films "Saint Anna", Grand Prix (2019, Russia, Moscow)
- Days of German and Russian Short Film "Vkratze!", Best Actor - Semen Shigin ( 2019, Russia, Volgograd)
- International Short Film Festival "Chelkinofest", Grand Prix and Special Prize “For the New Cinema Language" (2019, Russia, Chelyabinsk)
- International Film Festival Grenzland Filmtage (2019, Germany, Selb)
- International Student Film Festival "NEW WAVE" (2019, Bulgaria, Sofia)
- Sukhum International Film Festival, Best Director (2019, Abkhazia, Sukhum)
- Moscow International Film Festival (2019, Russia, Moscow)
- Sguardi Altrove International Film Festival (2019, Italy, Milan)
- Festival of Russian Cinema "Let's Live!" (2019, Russia, Moscow)
- International Film School of Young Filmmakers "Commonwealth" (2019, Georgia, Batumi)
- Figari Film Fest (2019, Italy, Golfo Aranci)
- Lublin Film Festival (2019, Poland, Lublin)
- Festival of Russian Films "Sputnik over Poland" (2019, Poland, Warsaw)
- International Film Festival "Message to man" (2019, Russia, St. Petersburg)
- International Short Film and Animation Festival "Vision" (2019, Russia, Kemerovo)
- JULA KINObrunch, Finalist (2019, Germany, Munich)
- Vilnius International Short Film Festival (2019, Lithuania, Vilnius)
- Bogota Short Film Festival (2019, Colombia, Bogota)
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:
Maria Polyakova was born on 14.06.1986 in Novosibirsk. In 2004 she moved to Saint-Petersburg, studied in State Academy of Arts and persued a degree in history of arts. Also graduated School of Religion and Philosophy.
At the present moment she works as a scriptwriter and director in commercial production. Among the clients there are such well-known brands like Lipton, Oriflame, Nokia, Tic-Tac and others.
She is a winner and a nominee of local and international festivals like Euro Viral, Russian PSA festival “Miloserdie.doc”.
FILMOGRAPHY:
2018 - "Trip to Paris", short film
2014 - "Mechanisms of Joy", short film
2014 - "Our Garage", short film