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Natalia CHERNYSHEVA
Наталья ЧЕРНЫШЕВА
Natalia TCHERNYCHEVA
Russia, 2012, 5.42mn
Colour, animation
Snowflake
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Снежинка
Flocon de neige
Snezhnika
Directed by :
Natalia CHERNYSHEVA
(Наталья ЧЕРНЫШЕВА)
Writing credits :
Natalia CHERNYSHEVA
(Наталья ЧЕРНЫШЕВА)
Production design :
Natalia CHERNYSHEVA
(Наталья ЧЕРНЫШЕВА)
Produced by :
Vladimir GASSIYEV
(Владимир ГАССИЕВ)
Awards :
First prize
Festival international de cinéma d'animation de Meknes : FICAM, Meknes (Morocco), 2013
Guild of Historians of Cinema and Film Critics Prize
Open Russian Festival of Animated Film, Suzdal (Russia), 2013
Special Prize
Open Russian Festival of Animated Film, Suzdal (Russia), 2013
Best Animation film
Open Film Festival for students and beginners, Moscow (Russia), 2013
Special Jury prize
"Vyborg" Russian Film Festival (formerly ''A Window to Europe''), Vyborg (Russia), 2013
Diploma
International Animated Films Festival "KROK", Kiev (Ukraine), 2012
Best First Animation Film
International Festival-Workshop of Film Schools, “Kinoproba”, Yekaterinburg (Russia), 2012
Plot synopsis
Once a little African boy got a letter. In the letter he found a snowflake made of paper. He liked it so much that he wished to see it in reality as he wondered what real snow looks like.
Selected in the following festivals or events :
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My first Festival
, Paris (France), 2023
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Honfleur Russian Film Festival
, Honfleur (France), 2021
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Fribourg International Film Festival
, Fribourg (Switzerland), 2021
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My first Festival
, Paris (France), 2020
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Days of Russian cinema
, Aix les Bains (France), 2018
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International Mountain Film Festival
, Autrans (France), 2014
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'Il Cinema Ritrovato' Festival
, Bologna (Italy), 2014
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Middle East International Film Festival : MEIFF
, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), 2014
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Mostra Internazionale del Nuovo Cinema
, Pesaro (Italy), 2013
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Festival international de cinéma d'animation de Meknes : FICAM
, Meknes (Morocco), 2013
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Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF)
, Moscow (Russia), 2013
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Open Russian Festival of Animated Film
, Suzdal (Russia), 2013
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International Film Festival of the Commonwealth Countries "Moscow Premiere"
, Moscow (Russia), 2013
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International Short and Animation Film Festival OPEN CINEMA
, St Petersburg (Russia), 2013
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"Vyborg" Russian Film Festival (formerly ''A Window to Europe'')
, Vyborg (Russia), 2013
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International Film Festival Tarkovski
, Ivanovo (Russia), 2013
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Open Film Festival for students and beginners
, Moscow (Russia), 2013
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Festival des Films de Russie et d'Ailleurs
, Geneva - Lausanne (Switzerland), 2013
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International Leipzig Festival for documentary and animated film
, Leipzig (Germany), 2012
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International Festival-Workshop of Film Schools, “Kinoproba”
, Yekaterinburg (Russia), 2012
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BCF. The Big Cartoon Festival
, Moscow (Russia), 2012
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International Animated Films Festival "KROK"
, Kiev (Ukraine), 2012
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Russian Film Festival
, London (United Kingdom), 2012
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