Aleksey ERMOLAEV
Алексей ЕРМОЛАЕВ
Alekseï ERMOLAEV
Mariya ERMOLAEVA
Мария ЕРМОЛАЕВА
Maria ERMOLAEVA
Georgia / Russia, 2024, 2mn 
animation
I've never been happier
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Никогда я не был счастливей

 

 Je n'ai jamais été aussi heureux

 Nikogda Ya ne byl schaslivey

 
Directed by : Aleksey ERMOLAEV (Алексей ЕРМОЛАЕВ), Mariya ERMOLAEVA (Мария ЕРМОЛАЕВА)
Production design : Mariya ERMOLAEVA (Мария ЕРМОЛАЕВА)
Production : Творческое объединение «Пётр Валентинович» / Association de création "Piotr Valentinovitch"
 
Awards :
Award Open Russian Festival of Animated Film, Suzdal (Russia), 2025
Special Prize National Animation Award "Ikar", Moscow (Russia), 2025
Special Jury prize, National Competition, BCF. The Big Cartoon Festival, Moscow (Russia), 2024
Plot synopsis
Song on the poem by Arseniy Tarkovsky performed by the ensemble "Pyotr Valentinovich". During a big family celebration a child plays under the table. He finds a magic stone and rushes into the enchanting world of imagination.
 
Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Award-winning animated films from post-Soviet Russian cinema, (kinoglaz.fr), 2025
- National Animation Award "Ikar", Moscow (Russia), 2025
- Open Russian Festival of Animated Film, Suzdal (Russia), 2025
- International open air animation film festival "Insomnia", Kaluga (Russia), 2025
- BCF. The Big Cartoon Festival, Moscow (Russia), 2024
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