1st Open Russian Festival of Animated Film
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The 1st Open Russian Festival of Animated Film
was held in 1996 at a boarding house
called "Birch Grove" near the town of Tarusa
, Russia
. Because of the extreme scarcity of Russian animation in the post-perestroika
era, submissions from the last three years were accepted. Along with auteur films, commercial reels, video clips and television bumpers
were allowed.
The prizes were handed out according to profession, and any member or guest of the festival was able to vote for their favourite film. The three leading winners were given wooden planks hewn by president Aleksandr Tatarskiy
and signed by their colleagues. The festival served as a gathering for Russian animators who otherwise had few opportunities to see each other in an era after the break-up of Soyuzmultfilm
. In addition to the festival, the location offered fresh air, skiing, and nearby historic sites.
Open Russian Festival of Animated Film
The Open Russian Festival of Animated Film is an annual animation film festival held in Suzdal, Russia. It is the only festival devoted to professional appraisal of domestic Russian animation...
was held in 1996 at a boarding house
Boarding house
A boarding house, is a house in which lodgers rent one or more rooms for one or more nights, and sometimes for extended periods of weeks, months and years. The common parts of the house are maintained, and some services, such as laundry and cleaning, may be supplied. They normally provide "bed...
called "Birch Grove" near the town of Tarusa
Tarusa
Tarusa is a town and the administrative center of Tarussky District of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Oka River, south of Serpukhov, northeast of Kaluga, and about south of Moscow. Population:...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. Because of the extreme scarcity of Russian animation in the post-perestroika
Perestroika
Perestroika was a political movement within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during 1980s, widely associated with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev...
era, submissions from the last three years were accepted. Along with auteur films, commercial reels, video clips and television bumpers
Commercial bumper
In broadcasting, a commercial bumper, ident bumper or break-bumper is a brief announcement, usually two to 15 seconds that can contain a voice over, placed between a pause in the program and its commercial break, and vice versa...
were allowed.
The prizes were handed out according to profession, and any member or guest of the festival was able to vote for their favourite film. The three leading winners were given wooden planks hewn by president Aleksandr Tatarskiy
Aleksandr Tatarskiy
Aleksander Mihailovich Tatarskiy was a Soviet/Russian animation film director, script writer and producer, animator and an artist of Ukrainian origin...
and signed by their colleagues. The festival served as a gathering for Russian animators who otherwise had few opportunities to see each other in an era after the break-up of Soyuzmultfilm
Soyuzmultfilm
Soyuzmultfilm is a Russian animation studio based in Moscow. Over the years it has gained international attention and respect, garnering numerous awards both at home and abroad. Noted for a great variety of style, it is regarded as the most influential animation studio of the former Soviet Union...
. In addition to the festival, the location offered fresh air, skiing, and nearby historic sites.
Jury
| English | Russian | Profession(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Fyodor Khitruk Fyodor Khitruk Fyodor Savelyevich Khitruk is one of the most influential animators and animation directors in Russian animation.-Biography:Khitruk was born in Tver, Russian Empire and came to Moscow to study graphic design at the OGIS College for Applied Arts. He graduated in 1936 and started to work with... |
Фёдор Хитрук | director, animator |
| Valeriy Ugarov | Валерий Угаров | director, scenarist, animator |
| Sergey Olifirenko | Сергей Олифиренко | director, artist |
| Sergey Olifirenko | Сергей Олифиренко | director, artist |
| Vladimir Zuykov | Владимир Зуйков | art director |
| Aleksandr Timofeyevskiy | Александр Тимофеевский | dramaturgist |
| Shandor Kallosh | Шандор Каллош | composer |
| Roland Kazaryan | Роланд Казарян | sound operator |
| Aleksandr Zhukovskiy | Александр Жуковский | camera operator |
Prizes of the Jury
| Award | English | Russian | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Direction | The Lion With a Gray Beard | Лев с седой бородой | Andrey Khrzhanovskiy (director) |
| Best Scenario | About the Fool Volodya | Про дурака Володю | Sergei Sedov (scenario) |
| Best Debut | Spare Change | Мелочь | Zoya Trofimova (director) |
| Breakthrough Prize | Russian Sugar (commercial) | Русский сахар (реклама) | Yuriy Norshteyn Yuriy Norshteyn Yuriy Borisovich Norshteyn , or Yuri Norstein is an award-winning Soviet and Russian animator best known for his animated shorts, Hedgehog in the Fog and Tale of Tales... (director) |
| Best Composer | Elixir | Эликсир | Gennadiy Bannikov |
| Best Camera Operator | Elixir | Эликсир | Genrikh Maranjyan |
| Best Sound | Elixir | Эликсир | n/a |
| Best Animator of a Drawn Film | How Would You Like That | Как вам это понравится | Valentin Olshvang |
| Best Animator of a Puppet Film | Guests of Grandpa Yevlampiy | В гостях у деда Евлампия | Valeriy Fomin |
| Best Character | Guests of Grandpa Yevlampiy | В гостях у деда Евлампия | Grandpa Yevlampiy |
Rating (by audience vote)
| Rating | English | Russian |
|---|---|---|
| 206 | Guests of Grandpa Yevlampiy | В гостях у деда Евлампия |
| 174 | The Barber of Seville | Севильский цирюльник |
| 147 | Nyura's Bath | Нюркина баня |
| 103 | The Story About the Miracle of Miracles | Рассказ о чуде из чудес |
| 101 | The Lion With a Gray Beard | Лев с седой бородой |
| 87 | Elixir | Эликсир |
| 82 | Gagarin | Гагарин |
| 69 | Exhibitionist | Эксгибиционист |