Sonia KENDEL
Соня КЕНДЕЛЬ
Sonia KENDEL
Russia, 2011, 10 mn 
Colour, Without Words, animation
Pishto Leaves / Pishto Goes Away
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Пишто уезжает

 

 Pichto s'en va

 Pishto uyezzhaet

 
Directed by : Sonia KENDEL (Соня КЕНДЕЛЬ)
Writing credits : Sonia KENDEL (Соня КЕНДЕЛЬ)
Cinematography : Sonia KENDEL (Соня КЕНДЕЛЬ)
Production design : Sonia KENDEL (Соня КЕНДЕЛЬ)
Sound : Sofia TRIFONOVA (Софья ТРИФОНОВА)
Produced by : Lyubov GAYDOUKOVA (Любовь ГАЙДУКОВА)
Production : School-studio 'SHAR'
 
Sites : animator.ru, IMDb

Awards :
Best Student Film Open Russian Festival of Animated Film, Suzdal (Russia), 2012
Best Animation film Open Film Festival for students and beginners, Moscow (Russia), 2012
Diploma International Animated Films Festival "KROK", Kiev (Ukraine), 2012
Special Prize Open St.Petersburg Student Film Festival Beginning, St Petersburg (Russia), 2012
Best Animation film Award "White Elephant", Moscow (Russia), 2012

Plot synopsis
Once upon a time in autumn Pishto got tired of the dreary routine and decided to leave for good.
 

Commentaries
RUSSIA BEYOND: Pas besoin de sous-titres: les dix meilleurs films d'animation courts venus de Russie, Alexandra GOUZEVA, RUSSIA BEYOND, 2018
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Award-winning animated films from post-Soviet Russian cinema, (kinoglaz.fr), 2025
- Animated films without words, (kinoglaz.fr), 2024
- International Animated Film Festival of Brussels : Anima, Brussels (Belgium), 2013
- "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 2013
- Honfleur Russian Film Festival, Honfleur (France), 2012
- International Leipzig Festival for documentary and animated film, Leipzig (Germany), 2012
- Tokyo International Film Festival : TIFF, Tokyo (Japan), 2012
- Open Russian Festival of Animated Film, Suzdal (Russia), 2012
- Open Film Festival for students and beginners, Moscow (Russia), 2012
- International Film Festival Zerkalo. Tarkovsky's Philosophy, Ivanovo (Russia), 2012
- Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF), Moscow (Russia), 2012
- International Film Festival of the Commonwealth Countries "Moscow Premiere", Moscow (Russia), 2012
- "Vyborg" Russian Film Festival ''A Window to Europe'', Vyborg (Russia), 2012
- International Short and Animation Film Festival OPEN CINEMA, St Petersburg (Russia), 2012
- International Film Festival : Pacific Meridians, Vladivostok (Russia), 2012
- Open St.Petersburg Student Film Festival Beginning, St Petersburg (Russia), 2012
- BCF. The Big Cartoon Festival, Moscow (Russia), 2012
- Multivision festival, St Petersburg (Russia), 2012
- International Festival-Workshop of Film Schools, “Kinoproba”, Yekaterinburg (Russia), 2012
- Moscow Short Film Festival ''Debut Movie'' : MSFF, Moscow (Russia), 2012
- Award "White Elephant", Moscow (Russia), 2012
- International Animated Films Festival "KROK", Kiev (Ukraine), 2012
- Russian Film Festival, London (United Kingdom), 2012

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