A story about the relationship of two teenagers - Katya and Vanya, who used to look at each other as friends, but this summer he falls in love with her. She cannot respond the same, but she's afraid of losing their friendship, just as much as seeing him with another girl.
Synopsis
Shtander, shtander, Katya!
Thesis Short Film.
Official selection:
KINOFF Film Festival (Narva, Estonia). 2023
Accessible Film Festival (Ankara, Turkey). 2024
Independent Days International Film Festival (Karlsruhe, Germany). 2024
TRAme Indipendenti - International Independent film Festival (Pisa, Italy). 2024 Buenos Aires international Film Festival (Buenos Aires, Brazil). 2024
MOSTRA livre de cinema (São Paulo, Brazil). 2024
Fest Cine Itauna (Itauna, Brazil). 2024
KIDS FIRST! Film Festival (Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA). 2024
Short to the Point (Bucharest, Romania). 2024
Innuendo International Film Festival (Italy) 2024
AWARD WINNER:
Portugal Indie Film Festival (Lisbon, Portugal) - Best First time Director. August 2023
KOREA INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Seoul, South Korea) - Best Sound Design. 2023
HIIFF - Heart International Italian Film Festival (Italy) - Best Foreign Short Film. 2023 Cine Paris Film Festival (Paris, France) - Best Director Short film. August 2023.
Finalist:
Children Cinema Awards (CCA) Amsterdam 2024 - Best Short Film (for audience 13 – 18 Years Old) Stockholm Film Festival (Stokholm, Sweden) - My 1-st short Film. October 2024
SEMI-Finalist:
International Moving Film Festival - Best Student Short film
BADAN and KHORAMSHAHR (ARVAND FREE ZONE), KHOUZESTAN
Milan Independent Awards (Milan, Italy) - Best Student Short film (2-nd season 2023)
Baltic Film Media and Arts school. 2023
Director of photography: Lev Kovalenko
Producers: Ann Miller, Britta Lunden