SAMOUBIITSY

Director: Egor Baranov
Genre: Black Comedy
Status: Completed
Logline:
A dark, irreverent comedy following a group of misfits whose desperate attempt at reinvention spirals into chaos, danger, and absurdity.

Synopsis (short):
A group of down-on-their-luck outsiders decide to “reboot” their lives in the most questionable way possible — a plan that quickly unravels into a chain of unpredictable, surreal events. A sharp, stylised satire exploring fame, failure, and the absurdity of modern ambitions.

A NIGHT AS LONG AS LIFE

Director: Nikolay Khomeriki
Cast: Anastasia Vedenskaya, Vladimir Yepifantsev, Vladimir Yaglych, Nadezhda Gorshkova, Sergey Batalov, Sergey Kempo
Genre: Drama / War / Romance
Country: Russia
Runtime: 89 min

Synopsis (short)
A quiet interrogation turns into a journey through memories of youth, friendship, betrayal, and war. As Zinaida recounts her past — school years, the outbreak of WWII, and the fates of those she loved — the officer discovers that truth, guilt, and sacrifice are far from simple.

Awards & Recognition
Grand Prix — Лучезарный ангел (“Luminous Angel”)

 

I CALCIANTI/FLORENCE FIGHT CLUB

Director: Stefano Lorenzi
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Sport
Country: Italy
Running Time: 93 min

Producers:
Nadezhda Gorshkova, Katerina Gechmen-Valdek, Gianfranco Piccioli, Cosimo Savio

Writers:
Cosimo Calamini, Francesco Cenni, Stefano Lorenzi (story), Vanessa Picciarelli

Cast:
Guido Caprino
Branko Đurić
Francesco Scianna
Giacomo Gonnella
Alex Sparrow
Maurizio Lombardi
Francesca Inaudi
Nadir Caselli
Francesco Arca
Betina Desiree Christoffersen

Cinematographers: Daniele Ciprì, Ramiro Civita
Composer: Francesco Cerasi, Alex Sparrow
Production Design: Beatrice Scarpato, Alessandro Vannucci

Logline
Every year, Florence transforms its historic piazzas into a brutal, beautiful battlefield as rival teams compete in the city’s legendary Calcio Storico — a clash of tradition, passion, and survival.

INHALE-EXHALE

Director: Dito Tsintsadze cineuropa.org+1

Screenplay: Nestan Kvinikadze & Dito Tsintsadze cineuropa.org

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Runtime: 91 minutes cineuropa.org+1

Genre: Drama Letterboxd+1

 

Cast: Salome Demuria; Camilla Borghesani; Natalia Gabisonia; Giorgi Nakashidze; Lasha Kabanashvili; Daredjan Kharshiladze; Irakli Kontridze; Maka Shalikashvili; Zaza Salia antidote-sales.biz+1

Production Countries: Georgia & Russia (coproduction) cineuropa.org

Production Companies: Cinetech Film, Viva Films cineuropa.org

Synopsis:

A 37-year-old doctor returns home after serving a long sentence in prison. As she tries to rebuild her life and relationships, she realises that society may not be ready to accept her — and that her greatest challenge may be the past she’s trying to escape

Awards & Festivals — Inhale-Exhale

Shanghai International Film FestivalGrand Jury Prize; Best Actress — Salome Demuria

Almaty International Film FestivalBest Actress — Salome Demuria

Listopad International Film FestivalBest Actress — Salome Demuria

Sochi International Film FestivalPresidential Prize to Director and Actress Salome Demuria
“For the inspired study of female fate in the modern world.”

Tbilisi International Film FestivalGrand Prix

HOUSE OF OTHERS

Director: Rusudan Glurjidze
Countries: Georgia • Russia • Spain • Croatia

Synopsis (1–2 lines):
After the Abkhazia war, two families move into homes abandoned by the defeated side, only to discover that trauma follows them into their new “peaceful” life.

Awards & Festivals

(Selected):

  • Karlovy Vary IFF 2016Grand Prix, East of the West Competition

  • Eurasia IFF 2016Grand Prix

  • NETPAC Award 2016Best Asian Film

  • Bergen IFF 2016Cinema Extraordinaire Award

  • Sakhalin IFF — Rossiyskaya Gazeta Prize

  • Antalya IFF — Jury Special Prize

  • Cottbus IFF — Dialogue Prize for Intercultural Communication

  • Panorama of European Films (Athens) — Main Prize + FIPRESCI Prize

  • APSA — Nomination, Achievement in Cinematography

  • Tbilisi IFF — Grand Prix “Golden Prometheus”

  • Sguardi Altrove FF (Italy) — Jury Special Mention

  • Satellite Awards (USA) — Best First Feature Film

  • ASC Spotlight Award (USA) — Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography

  • Nika Award (Russia) — Best Film of CIS and Baltic Countries

  • Beijing IFF — Best Director + Best DOP

  • Scarborough Worldwide FF — Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography

  • Pula IFF — FEDEORA Jury Prize + Golden Arena for Best Actress (Salome Demuria)

  • Wiborg IFF — Special Jury Prize

  • Rabbath Art House IFF (Morocco) — Grand Prix

  • Stalker IFF (Russia) — Grand Prix

  • Sochi IFF — Best Script