The film is written and directed by Natalya Kudryashova.
French sales agent Kinology has agreed a deal with Moscow-based distributor and production company Central Partnership to handle international sales on Russian drama Gerda, which receives its premiere in the international competition at this year’s Locarno Film Festival (August 4-14).
Written and directed by Natalya Kudryashova, Gerda is about a young woman named Lera who is trying to escape the constraints of her provincial life. A sociology student by day, she works in a local strip joint by night to support herself and her mother, who suffers from a mental disorder.
French sales agent Kinology has agreed a deal with Moscow-based distributor and production company Central Partnership to handle international sales on Russian drama Gerda, which receives its premiere in the international competition at this year’s Locarno Film Festival (August 4-14).
Written and directed by Natalya Kudryashova, Gerda is about a young woman named Lera who is trying to escape the constraints of her provincial life. A sociology student by day, she works in a local strip joint by night to support herself and her mother, who suffers from a mental disorder.
- 8/5/2021
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
Memento International has acquired the international sales rights to “Captain Volkonogov Escaped,” from Russian writing and directing duo Natasha Merkulova and Aleksey Chupov, which will world premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival, Variety can reveal.
The film tells the story of the titular Captain Volkonogov, a well-respected and obedient law enforcer in the former Soviet Union, who witnesses his colleagues being suspiciously questioned. Sensing that his turn will soon come, he plans to escape, only to find his former colleagues hot on his tail. When the vulnerable and hopeless Volkonogov gets a message from hell that he’ll be sentenced to eternal torments, he must find a way to repent. But time is running out and the manhunt is closing in on him.
“Captain Volkonogov Escaped” features an all-star cast that includes Yuriy Borisov, who appeared in the Cannes competition titles “Compartment No. 6” and “Petrov’s Flu,” Timofey Tribuntsev...
The film tells the story of the titular Captain Volkonogov, a well-respected and obedient law enforcer in the former Soviet Union, who witnesses his colleagues being suspiciously questioned. Sensing that his turn will soon come, he plans to escape, only to find his former colleagues hot on his tail. When the vulnerable and hopeless Volkonogov gets a message from hell that he’ll be sentenced to eternal torments, he must find a way to repent. But time is running out and the manhunt is closing in on him.
“Captain Volkonogov Escaped” features an all-star cast that includes Yuriy Borisov, who appeared in the Cannes competition titles “Compartment No. 6” and “Petrov’s Flu,” Timofey Tribuntsev...
- 8/3/2021
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
The Transilvania Pitch Stop, a workshop and co-production forum that marks one of the industry highlights of the Transilvania International Film Festival, will present a host of new projects from the Black Sea and beyond during this year’s edition of the festival, which runs July 31-Aug. 9. Among the standouts is Romanian director Adina Pintilie’s follow-up to her Golden Bear-winning “Touch Me Not.”
Launched in 2014 as a workshop for first- and second-time directors from Romania and Moldova, the Pitch Stop expanded in 2017 to include a co-production market presenting new feature film projects from across Southeastern Europe and neighboring countries. Most are presented publicly for the first time, with one taking home the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award, which comes with a €20,000 cash prize.
“Filmmakers from countries like Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Greece, Turkey or Georgia, all share the same struggles of getting their film projects financed, produced and appreciated by general audiences,...
Launched in 2014 as a workshop for first- and second-time directors from Romania and Moldova, the Pitch Stop expanded in 2017 to include a co-production market presenting new feature film projects from across Southeastern Europe and neighboring countries. Most are presented publicly for the first time, with one taking home the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award, which comes with a €20,000 cash prize.
“Filmmakers from countries like Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Greece, Turkey or Georgia, all share the same struggles of getting their film projects financed, produced and appreciated by general audiences,...
- 7/30/2020
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Triple F-Rated feature named Film of the Festival.
Alexandra Kotcheff and Hannah Leder’s Triple F-Rated feature The Planters - the rating given to films directed and/or written by women, which also includes women in significant roles on screen – has been named Film of the Festival at the UK’s Raindance Film Festival (September 18-29).
Written, directed and starring Kotcheff and Leder, The Planters is a dark comedy about a reclusive telemarketer who befriends a homeless woman with multiple personalities.
Scroll down for the full list of winners
Mary Jimenez and Bénédicte Liénarddocumentary By the Name of Tania, another F-Rated winner,...
Alexandra Kotcheff and Hannah Leder’s Triple F-Rated feature The Planters - the rating given to films directed and/or written by women, which also includes women in significant roles on screen – has been named Film of the Festival at the UK’s Raindance Film Festival (September 18-29).
Written, directed and starring Kotcheff and Leder, The Planters is a dark comedy about a reclusive telemarketer who befriends a homeless woman with multiple personalities.
Scroll down for the full list of winners
Mary Jimenez and Bénédicte Liénarddocumentary By the Name of Tania, another F-Rated winner,...
- 9/27/2019
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Cluj, Romania–New projects from around the Black Sea and beyond will take part this week in the Transilvania Pitch Stop, a workshop and co-production forum that’s one of the industry highlights of the Transilvania Intl. Film Festival.
Launched in 2014 as a five-day workshop for first- and second-time directors from Romania and Moldova, the Pitch Stop expanded in 2017 to include a co-production platform with projects from countries across the region.
The pitching forum has quickly become one of the leading confabs for producers and directors in Eastern Europe and the Balkans, who have traditionally looked to Western Europe for co-production and distribution opportunities. International players are also zeroing in on the Tps to identify upcoming projects and emerging talents. “For them, it’s a good place to come and discover [the region],” said Tiff industry manager Dorina Oarga.
In selecting 10 projects for the Transilvania Pitch Stop, organizers are keen to identify “fresh,...
Launched in 2014 as a five-day workshop for first- and second-time directors from Romania and Moldova, the Pitch Stop expanded in 2017 to include a co-production platform with projects from countries across the region.
The pitching forum has quickly become one of the leading confabs for producers and directors in Eastern Europe and the Balkans, who have traditionally looked to Western Europe for co-production and distribution opportunities. International players are also zeroing in on the Tps to identify upcoming projects and emerging talents. “For them, it’s a good place to come and discover [the region],” said Tiff industry manager Dorina Oarga.
In selecting 10 projects for the Transilvania Pitch Stop, organizers are keen to identify “fresh,...
- 6/5/2019
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Cluj, Romania – The storm clouds that had spent the better part of the afternoon trundling across Transilvania couldn’t be kept at bay Friday night, though several hundred festival-goers – armed with umbrellas and ponchos – arrived for the opening of the Transilvania Intl. Film Festival hoping for the best.
“People are ready to go on. It’s unbelievable,” said Tiff artistic director Mihai Chirilov, as crowds continued to tramp down the soggy red carpet spread across Piata Unirii (Union Square). “They’re unstoppable.”
Nearby veteran director and festival founder Tudor Giurgiu worked a crowd sprinkled with Romanian stars of the big and small screen. A man dressed as the Pope posed for photos to commemorate the Pontiff’s contemporaneous visit to Romania, while dozens of corporate-branded balloons drifted past the Gothic spire of St. Michael’s Church. Between drags of his cigarette, Chirilov furiously worked his cell phone for the latest weather report.
“People are ready to go on. It’s unbelievable,” said Tiff artistic director Mihai Chirilov, as crowds continued to tramp down the soggy red carpet spread across Piata Unirii (Union Square). “They’re unstoppable.”
Nearby veteran director and festival founder Tudor Giurgiu worked a crowd sprinkled with Romanian stars of the big and small screen. A man dressed as the Pope posed for photos to commemorate the Pontiff’s contemporaneous visit to Romania, while dozens of corporate-branded balloons drifted past the Gothic spire of St. Michael’s Church. Between drags of his cigarette, Chirilov furiously worked his cell phone for the latest weather report.
- 5/31/2019
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Joanna Kulig in Cold War
Pawel Pawlikowski's Cold War was the big winner at the second East-West. Golden Arch awards in Moscow last night. The film, which tells the tempestuous love story of the writer/director's late parents, won four awards, including Best Film and Best Director.
Murat Cemcir with his award for Best Supporting Actor Photo: Anna Temerina It's star Joanna Kulig was named Best Actress, while Pawlikowski's cinematographer Lukas Zal shared the Best Cinematography award with Kaloyan Bozhilov, who was celebrated for his work on his tale of an elderly couple whose traditions are dying in Milko Lazarov's Ága.
Evgeniy Tsiganov was named Best Actor for his powerful portrayal of a man who tries to trick death by taking on the guise of a woman in The Man Who Surprised Everyone, which also saw his co-star Natalya Kudryashowa named Best Supporting Actress. The Russian film's co-writers...
Pawel Pawlikowski's Cold War was the big winner at the second East-West. Golden Arch awards in Moscow last night. The film, which tells the tempestuous love story of the writer/director's late parents, won four awards, including Best Film and Best Director.
Murat Cemcir with his award for Best Supporting Actor Photo: Anna Temerina It's star Joanna Kulig was named Best Actress, while Pawlikowski's cinematographer Lukas Zal shared the Best Cinematography award with Kaloyan Bozhilov, who was celebrated for his work on his tale of an elderly couple whose traditions are dying in Milko Lazarov's Ága.
Evgeniy Tsiganov was named Best Actor for his powerful portrayal of a man who tries to trick death by taking on the guise of a woman in The Man Who Surprised Everyone, which also saw his co-star Natalya Kudryashowa named Best Supporting Actress. The Russian film's co-writers...
- 4/15/2019
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Cold War is up for eight awards, including acting gongs for Joanna Kulig and Tomasz Kot Cold War leads the nominations for the second East – West. Golden Arch awards. Pawel Pawlikowski's tale of an impossible romance set against the backdrop of post-war Europe – which picked up seven gongs in the Polish Film Awards earlier this week – is up for eight awards, including Best feature, director and cinematography as well as nominations for its stars Joanna Kulig and Tomasz Kot.
Kirill Serevrennikov's depiction of a love triangle in Eighties Leningrad, Summer, and Natasha Merkulova and Aleksey Chupov's The Man Who Surprised Everyone – about a man who takes on the identity of a woman in order to trick death – also received multiple nominations
The East – West. Golden Arch award was inaugurated in 2018 and aims to celebrate the best films produced in the countries of eastern Europe and western Asia. Established...
Kirill Serevrennikov's depiction of a love triangle in Eighties Leningrad, Summer, and Natasha Merkulova and Aleksey Chupov's The Man Who Surprised Everyone – about a man who takes on the identity of a woman in order to trick death – also received multiple nominations
The East – West. Golden Arch award was inaugurated in 2018 and aims to celebrate the best films produced in the countries of eastern Europe and western Asia. Established...
- 3/27/2019
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The Premio Maguey, the Guadalajara Intl. Film Festival’s Lgbtq sidebar, will pay tribute to late photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. Plans include the screening of “Mapplethorpe,” Ondi Timoner’s drama starring Matt Smith, on its March 9 opening night gala, which coincides with the 30th anniversary of the death of the iconic artist.
Mexican photographers have also been invited to participate in a competition for the best Mapplethorpe-inspired photo. A selection of the entries will be exhibited alongside the winners during the inaugural fiesta.
This year’s 8th edition features a highly diverse lineup of international films from as far afield as Indonesia, Slovenia, Estonia and Singapore, director-programmer Pavel Cortes told Variety.
“Not only do some hail from remote parts of the world but also from territories that are not known for their queer-themed cinema,” he noted. In some cases, films come from largely-homophobic countries like Russia or Muslim-dominant Indonesia. “‘Memories...
Mexican photographers have also been invited to participate in a competition for the best Mapplethorpe-inspired photo. A selection of the entries will be exhibited alongside the winners during the inaugural fiesta.
This year’s 8th edition features a highly diverse lineup of international films from as far afield as Indonesia, Slovenia, Estonia and Singapore, director-programmer Pavel Cortes told Variety.
“Not only do some hail from remote parts of the world but also from territories that are not known for their queer-themed cinema,” he noted. In some cases, films come from largely-homophobic countries like Russia or Muslim-dominant Indonesia. “‘Memories...
- 2/14/2019
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
A new documentary component means that the work-in-progress section of this year’s Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum will double from 10 to 20 projects. The selection includes Ruby Yang (“The Blood of Yingzhou District”) and Hou Hsiao-hsien (“The Assassin”) as documentary producers, and Brillante Mendoza (“Kinatay”) as producer on the fiction side.
The Wip program expands the long-running Haf project support operations. It creates a platform for late-stage projects seeking closing funds, post-production partners, distributors, sales agents, festivals and other film-industry services
In its first two years the Wip section of Haf has presented notable films which enjoyed festival success last year. They include “Ayka,” which collected the best actress award in Cannes this year, and “The Man Who Surprised Everyone,” which won the Orrizonti Award for best actress at the Venice festival.
“With the expanded platform, Haf will become the first project market to receive both fictional and documentary...
The Wip program expands the long-running Haf project support operations. It creates a platform for late-stage projects seeking closing funds, post-production partners, distributors, sales agents, festivals and other film-industry services
In its first two years the Wip section of Haf has presented notable films which enjoyed festival success last year. They include “Ayka,” which collected the best actress award in Cannes this year, and “The Man Who Surprised Everyone,” which won the Orrizonti Award for best actress at the Venice festival.
“With the expanded platform, Haf will become the first project market to receive both fictional and documentary...
- 1/24/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
A man dying of cancer in a poor Siberian village risks everything for a last-ditch cure that will surprise most audiences, for sure. Like the folk tale it supposedly updates, The Man Who Surprised Everyone (Tchelovek Kotorij Udivil Vseh) is equal parts delightful, horrifying and thought-provoking, reaching deep into the characters’ psyches to expose their ingrained sexual prejudices. It picked up a best actress award for co-star Natalya Kudryashova on its Venice Horizons bow and a special mention at El Gouna. Its affecting condemnation of Russian attitudes to homosexuality should have art house audiences listening. This is one smart film ...
- 10/3/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
A man dying of cancer in a poor Siberian village risks everything for a last-ditch cure that will surprise most audiences, for sure. Like the folk tale it supposedly updates, The Man Who Surprised Everyone (Tchelovek Kotorij Udivil Vseh) is equal parts delightful, horrifying and thought-provoking, reaching deep into the characters’ psyches to expose their ingrained sexual prejudices. It picked up a best actress award for co-star Natalya Kudryashova on its Venice Horizons bow and a special mention at El Gouna. Its affecting condemnation of Russian attitudes to homosexuality should have art house audiences listening. This is one smart film ...
- 10/3/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Festival will open with omnibus film Half The Sky from five female directors.
Mohamed Ben Attia’s Dear Son (pictured), Yeo Siew Hua’s A Land Imagined and The Man Who Surprised Everyone, from Natasha Merkulova and Aleksey Chupov, are among the films selected for the Crouching Tigers section of this year’s Pingyao International Film Festival (Pyifff).
The section, dedicated to debut or second features from new talents, will also screen the world premiere of Hotel Imperio, from Portuguese director Ivo Ferreira (see full line-up below).
Meanwhile, the festival’s Hidden Dragons section, dedicated to “imaginative and original genre...
Mohamed Ben Attia’s Dear Son (pictured), Yeo Siew Hua’s A Land Imagined and The Man Who Surprised Everyone, from Natasha Merkulova and Aleksey Chupov, are among the films selected for the Crouching Tigers section of this year’s Pingyao International Film Festival (Pyifff).
The section, dedicated to debut or second features from new talents, will also screen the world premiere of Hotel Imperio, from Portuguese director Ivo Ferreira (see full line-up below).
Meanwhile, the festival’s Hidden Dragons section, dedicated to “imaginative and original genre...
- 9/28/2018
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
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