pavlov0032
03-06-2009, 10:10 PM
http://www.moscow.ucla.edu/?p=3284
SATURDAY, MARCH 7
12:00-8pm
PRESENTED BY UCLA’S DEPT. OF SLAVIC LANGUAGES.,
THE UCLA DEPT. OF THEATER, FILM AND TELEVISION,
THE CENTER FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN STUDIES,
AND THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD:
“NEW RUSSIAN CINEMA”
ENTRANCE IS FREE: PARKING IS $9 FOR THE ENTIRE DAY
UCLA: The James Bridges Theater
Animation, documentary shorts, and a new feature film! All subtitled! Come and see some of the most charming films from the world’s biggest country; all are being shown in the US for the very first time.
Directions and Parking: From Hilgard Ave. enter the east side of campus at Wyton Drive. Make and immediate right turn onto Charles E. Young Dr. East and signs will direct you to Parking Structure. From the ground level of Structure 3, enter the underpass (or from the street level cross Charles E. Young Dr. North and proceed down steps) and walk straight alongside Melnitz and Macgowan Halls. Turn left at the plaza and proceed to the courtyard of theaters.
ADDITIONAL MAP
The cinema foyer will include a display of work by renowned Los Angeles designer Nataya, herself of Russian and Uzbek origin.
These designs will be framed by the minimalist works of Russo-Ukrainian artist Anna Bogatin:
Acoustic music will be provided in between the day’s films by Moscow-born musician Aleksei Kiskachi:
MORNING SESSION: NEW RUSSIAN ANIMATION
11:45AM
OPENING REMARKS BY MR. ARTEMY TROITSKY, RUSSIA’S MOST FAMOUS MUSIC JOURNALIST
12 - 1:30PM
Lullabies of the World (Kolybel’nie mira), Liza Skvortsova, (9’)
Mixed technique. Metronom Film, 2007.
Lullabies from Russia; Isle of Man; Ireland
Little Vasilisa (Malen’kaia Vasilisa), Darina Schmidt (15’ 30’’)
Textiles. Studio Melnitsa, 2007. (subtitles)
A film based on fairy tale themes involving the little girl Vasilisa: she is seized by the witch, the Baba Yaga, but a bear comes to her rescue. With the help of three magic objects she outwits Baba Yaga and escapes from the hut … This is Darina Schmidt’s (b. 1983) debut film.
He and She (On i ona), Maria Muat (13’)
Puppet animation. Studio Pchela, 2008. (subtitles)
The film is based on Nikolai Gogol’s story Old-World Landowners, about an old couple who cannot live without each other…. Maria Muat (b. 1951) has won numerous national and international awards for her films.
Arctic Hole [Pole Hole] (Poliarnaia iama), Alexei Alexeev (2’)
2D computer animation. Baestarts (Hungary), 2007. (no words)
Far away in the north live some snow owls. One day one owl falls into a hole, and the others look down – and fall down into the same hole…. Since 2004 Alexei Alexeev (b. 1967) has worked at the studio Baestarts in Budapest.
The Stupid One (Glupaia), Ekaterina Sokolova (13’)
Drawn animation. Studio A, Ekaterinburg, 2008. (no text)
Ravens are generally speaking intelligent birds, but in a village there was a really daft raven… Ekaterina Sokolova made her first film, Autumn has Come, in 1999. Since then she has worked on animated sequences in commercial films.
Lavatory Love Story (Ubornaia istoriia – liubovnaia istoriia), Konstantin Bronzit (10’)
Drawn and 2D animation. Studio Melnitsa, 2006. (no text)
An ordinary loves story that occurs in the most unromantic of all places: a public toilet. Konstantin Bronzit (b. 1965) is one of the best known contemporary Russian animation directors.
The Silly Girl (Devochka-dura), Zoia Kireeva (7’)
Drawn animation. Studio A, Ekaterinburg, 2006. (no text)
The unusual love of a little girl at nursery…. Zoia Kireeva (b. 1972) has won numerous awards for this debut film.
The Servant –Hare (Zaiats-sluga) [series Mountain of Gems], Elena Chernova (13’)
Puppet animation. Pilot Studio, 2007. (subtitles)
Hakim and his wife work hard – but a fire destroys his house. Hakim tricks the three men responsible for the tragedy into buying his hare-servant – played by his wife who performs miracles and fulfils any wish… Elena Chernova works at the Pilot Studio and makes social advertising spots.
* * * * *
DURING THE BREAK THERE WILL BE A DIGITAL SCREENING OF MOSCOW’S KOMMISSIIA FESTIVAL, DEDICATED TO NEW GRAPHIC ARTS AND COMIC BOOKS
* * * * *
AFTERNOON SESSION: NEW DOCUMENTARIES
2PM - 4:30PM
THE MOTHER (Mat’)
Directors: Antoine Cattin and Pavel Kostomarov
Russia, Switzerland, France, 2007
Producer: Elena Hill
Production: Les Films Hors-Champ
(80 mins)
Her name is Liubov’; it means ‘love’ in Russian. She is a mother. She has nine children and is adopting a tenth. She’s always on the run. Away from her violent husband to her eldest son, who’s in jail. She runs from the maternity ward to the school, from the hospital to a farm. Where can she run to now?
GIRLS (Devochki)
46 min, documentary, mini DV, subtitles, 2005.
Director: Valeria Gai-Germanika.
Producer: Mikhail Sinev
A few days in the lives of three Moscow girls, who are on the threshold of adulthood. They are saying farewell to a childhood spent in school yards and house corridors, where everything is happening for the first time: from secretly bought cigarettes and cans of gin-tonic, to receiving a passport, experiencing first love, and almost real tragedies…
SISTERS (Sestry)
16 min, documentary, mini DV, subtitles, 2005.
Director: Valeria Gai-Germanika.
Producer Mikhail Sinev
The frank talk of two sisters about their mother against the backdrop of the elder sister’s everyday life.
* * * * *
EVENING SESSION: 6pm-7:30PM
BEST DEBUT (”GOLDEN CAMERA”), CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2008
EVERYBODY DIES BUT ME
(Vse umrut, a ia ostanus’)
2008, Russia, 84 min., col., 1:1.85, Dolby Digital
Director Valeria Gai Germanika
Cast: Polina Filonenko, Agniya Kuznetsova, Olga Shuvalova, Julia Alexandrova, Donatas Grudovich, Anastasia Zabadaeva, Olga Lapshina, Alexei Bagdasarov, Inga Strelkova-Oboldina, Garold Strelkov, Irina Znamenshchikova, Alexandra Kamyshova, Evgenia Presnikova, Maxim Kostromykin
Three sixth-formers – Katya, Vika and Janna – the most ordinary girls from a Moscow suburb, a so-called bedroom community, find out on Monday that there will be a disco at the school on Saturday: the first in the new school year. All week long they prepare for this main event in their lives. But Katya has insulted a teacher and the disco may be cancelled… All week long the girls try to find a common language with parents, teachers, schoolmates, and finally with each other. After the disco they are no longer friends, and they are no longer what they were before…
Valeria Gai Germanika (shown below):
Director, cinematographer, editor. Born in 1984 in Moscow. In 2005 graduated from the School of Cinema and TV “Internews” (course of Marina Razbezhkina). She made her first film at the age of 19. The film “Girls” was the best short film of “Kinotavr” in 2006; prize-winner and participant of many festivals.
SATURDAY, MARCH 7
12:00-8pm
PRESENTED BY UCLA’S DEPT. OF SLAVIC LANGUAGES.,
THE UCLA DEPT. OF THEATER, FILM AND TELEVISION,
THE CENTER FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN STUDIES,
AND THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD:
“NEW RUSSIAN CINEMA”
ENTRANCE IS FREE: PARKING IS $9 FOR THE ENTIRE DAY
UCLA: The James Bridges Theater
Animation, documentary shorts, and a new feature film! All subtitled! Come and see some of the most charming films from the world’s biggest country; all are being shown in the US for the very first time.
Directions and Parking: From Hilgard Ave. enter the east side of campus at Wyton Drive. Make and immediate right turn onto Charles E. Young Dr. East and signs will direct you to Parking Structure. From the ground level of Structure 3, enter the underpass (or from the street level cross Charles E. Young Dr. North and proceed down steps) and walk straight alongside Melnitz and Macgowan Halls. Turn left at the plaza and proceed to the courtyard of theaters.
ADDITIONAL MAP
The cinema foyer will include a display of work by renowned Los Angeles designer Nataya, herself of Russian and Uzbek origin.
These designs will be framed by the minimalist works of Russo-Ukrainian artist Anna Bogatin:
Acoustic music will be provided in between the day’s films by Moscow-born musician Aleksei Kiskachi:
MORNING SESSION: NEW RUSSIAN ANIMATION
11:45AM
OPENING REMARKS BY MR. ARTEMY TROITSKY, RUSSIA’S MOST FAMOUS MUSIC JOURNALIST
12 - 1:30PM
Lullabies of the World (Kolybel’nie mira), Liza Skvortsova, (9’)
Mixed technique. Metronom Film, 2007.
Lullabies from Russia; Isle of Man; Ireland
Little Vasilisa (Malen’kaia Vasilisa), Darina Schmidt (15’ 30’’)
Textiles. Studio Melnitsa, 2007. (subtitles)
A film based on fairy tale themes involving the little girl Vasilisa: she is seized by the witch, the Baba Yaga, but a bear comes to her rescue. With the help of three magic objects she outwits Baba Yaga and escapes from the hut … This is Darina Schmidt’s (b. 1983) debut film.
He and She (On i ona), Maria Muat (13’)
Puppet animation. Studio Pchela, 2008. (subtitles)
The film is based on Nikolai Gogol’s story Old-World Landowners, about an old couple who cannot live without each other…. Maria Muat (b. 1951) has won numerous national and international awards for her films.
Arctic Hole [Pole Hole] (Poliarnaia iama), Alexei Alexeev (2’)
2D computer animation. Baestarts (Hungary), 2007. (no words)
Far away in the north live some snow owls. One day one owl falls into a hole, and the others look down – and fall down into the same hole…. Since 2004 Alexei Alexeev (b. 1967) has worked at the studio Baestarts in Budapest.
The Stupid One (Glupaia), Ekaterina Sokolova (13’)
Drawn animation. Studio A, Ekaterinburg, 2008. (no text)
Ravens are generally speaking intelligent birds, but in a village there was a really daft raven… Ekaterina Sokolova made her first film, Autumn has Come, in 1999. Since then she has worked on animated sequences in commercial films.
Lavatory Love Story (Ubornaia istoriia – liubovnaia istoriia), Konstantin Bronzit (10’)
Drawn and 2D animation. Studio Melnitsa, 2006. (no text)
An ordinary loves story that occurs in the most unromantic of all places: a public toilet. Konstantin Bronzit (b. 1965) is one of the best known contemporary Russian animation directors.
The Silly Girl (Devochka-dura), Zoia Kireeva (7’)
Drawn animation. Studio A, Ekaterinburg, 2006. (no text)
The unusual love of a little girl at nursery…. Zoia Kireeva (b. 1972) has won numerous awards for this debut film.
The Servant –Hare (Zaiats-sluga) [series Mountain of Gems], Elena Chernova (13’)
Puppet animation. Pilot Studio, 2007. (subtitles)
Hakim and his wife work hard – but a fire destroys his house. Hakim tricks the three men responsible for the tragedy into buying his hare-servant – played by his wife who performs miracles and fulfils any wish… Elena Chernova works at the Pilot Studio and makes social advertising spots.
* * * * *
DURING THE BREAK THERE WILL BE A DIGITAL SCREENING OF MOSCOW’S KOMMISSIIA FESTIVAL, DEDICATED TO NEW GRAPHIC ARTS AND COMIC BOOKS
* * * * *
AFTERNOON SESSION: NEW DOCUMENTARIES
2PM - 4:30PM
THE MOTHER (Mat’)
Directors: Antoine Cattin and Pavel Kostomarov
Russia, Switzerland, France, 2007
Producer: Elena Hill
Production: Les Films Hors-Champ
(80 mins)
Her name is Liubov’; it means ‘love’ in Russian. She is a mother. She has nine children and is adopting a tenth. She’s always on the run. Away from her violent husband to her eldest son, who’s in jail. She runs from the maternity ward to the school, from the hospital to a farm. Where can she run to now?
GIRLS (Devochki)
46 min, documentary, mini DV, subtitles, 2005.
Director: Valeria Gai-Germanika.
Producer: Mikhail Sinev
A few days in the lives of three Moscow girls, who are on the threshold of adulthood. They are saying farewell to a childhood spent in school yards and house corridors, where everything is happening for the first time: from secretly bought cigarettes and cans of gin-tonic, to receiving a passport, experiencing first love, and almost real tragedies…
SISTERS (Sestry)
16 min, documentary, mini DV, subtitles, 2005.
Director: Valeria Gai-Germanika.
Producer Mikhail Sinev
The frank talk of two sisters about their mother against the backdrop of the elder sister’s everyday life.
* * * * *
EVENING SESSION: 6pm-7:30PM
BEST DEBUT (”GOLDEN CAMERA”), CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2008
EVERYBODY DIES BUT ME
(Vse umrut, a ia ostanus’)
2008, Russia, 84 min., col., 1:1.85, Dolby Digital
Director Valeria Gai Germanika
Cast: Polina Filonenko, Agniya Kuznetsova, Olga Shuvalova, Julia Alexandrova, Donatas Grudovich, Anastasia Zabadaeva, Olga Lapshina, Alexei Bagdasarov, Inga Strelkova-Oboldina, Garold Strelkov, Irina Znamenshchikova, Alexandra Kamyshova, Evgenia Presnikova, Maxim Kostromykin
Three sixth-formers – Katya, Vika and Janna – the most ordinary girls from a Moscow suburb, a so-called bedroom community, find out on Monday that there will be a disco at the school on Saturday: the first in the new school year. All week long they prepare for this main event in their lives. But Katya has insulted a teacher and the disco may be cancelled… All week long the girls try to find a common language with parents, teachers, schoolmates, and finally with each other. After the disco they are no longer friends, and they are no longer what they were before…
Valeria Gai Germanika (shown below):
Director, cinematographer, editor. Born in 1984 in Moscow. In 2005 graduated from the School of Cinema and TV “Internews” (course of Marina Razbezhkina). She made her first film at the age of 19. The film “Girls” was the best short film of “Kinotavr” in 2006; prize-winner and participant of many festivals.