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 Festival — Grand Jury Prize; Best Actress — Salome Demuria

Almaty International Film Festival — Best Actress — Salome Demuria

Listopad International Film Festival — Best Actress — Salome Demuria

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

Tbilisi International Film Festival — Grand 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 2016 — Grand Prix, East of the West Competition

  • Eurasia IFF 2016 — Grand Prix

  • NETPAC Award 2016 — Best Asian Film

  • Bergen IFF 2016 — Cinema 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