7 young Russian filmmakers that deserve attention

1. Ivan I. Tverdovskiy

Who

Son of the famous Soviet documentary Ivan Tverdovskogo, a graduate of VGIK (experimental workshop directing Alexei Uchitel).

What to watch

Tverdovskiy Jr. started in the cinema with videozarisovok at the intersection of documentary and fiction, in which suddenly accurately investigated the paradoxes of the Russian mentality. However, the forward broke with art project - the notorious "class of correction." Ostrosotsialnye film adaptation of the novel about teenagers with disabilities in 2014 was awarded the prize for the best debut at "Kinotavr" and earned the love of young viewers.

The second picture Tverdovskogo, "Zoology", tells of a lonely zoo worker who has suddenly grows a real tail, and after changing her whole life. Tape recognized as one of the best at the film festival in Karlovy Vary, as well as one of the most unusual Russian films of recent years.

what to expect

Today, 29-year-old director of finalizing the third full-length work entitled "planted." It tells about a man with supernatural powers.

2. Cantemir Balagha

Who

A graduate of the creative workshop of Alexander Sokurov in the Kabardino-Balkarian University, a major discovery in 2017 among novice directors.

What to watch

Balagha was shooting a lot of amateur short films before his arrival to the studio to Sokurov. They can be found on the web. But still the main and the only full-length work remains the "narrowness" - a powerful psychological drama about the fate of a Jewish family in the North Caucasus in the late 90s. For his debut 26-year-Balagha was awarded a prize at the "Kinotavr", and also received the recognition of the international Film at the Cannes Film Festival.

what to expect

In development at Balagova is a dramatic story, inspired by books AlexiyevichOn the return of two women in Leningrad immediately after the end of World War II.

3. Alexander Hunt

Who

A graduate of the University and St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television, winner of the festival in Karlovy Vary.

What to watch

Last year Hunt has released rare for Russian cinema road movie with fancy title "How Garlic Vic drove Lech pin in the nursing home." The history of meetings and a joint trip to the depths of Russian orphans gopovatogo Viti with her disabled father recalls mixture Guy Ritchie movie with our Cop serials. For his eccentric debut director was one of the main prizes of the festival in Karlovy Vary.

what to expect

Until the end of the year at the Hunt to be released action-comedy "Ensk Robinson" a journalist from N-sk, who invented the story as a joke and has to pay for it.

4. Anne Kreis

Who

Graduate of the Academy of Media Arts Cologne, winner of the national film festival debutants "Movement".

What to watch

While 30-year-old Kreis has released just one picture, but some. "I Found a cut diamond" honestly tells about the fate of ordinary residents of the city of Ivanovo: returning to Chechnya soldier of the war, his young mistress, corrupt police officers, religious fanatics, and people from the Caucasus. Their paths cross in a single day, to inevitably result in bloodshed.

Severe and sometimes frankly hard film Kreis continues an emerging among female directors tendency to speak boldly about current social issues through their films. In this case, however, it turns out to be sore the fate of an entire country.

what to expect

According to the most postanovschitsy, "it will be a supernatural thriller with elements of black comedy about the aborted fetuses."

5. Michael Mestetsky

Who

A graduate of the Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors, the author of more than 10 short films, musician and actor.

What to watch

Mestetsky famous primarily as the excellent writer and playwright. His hand he put to such hits as "The Legend of number 17," "SuperBobrovy" and "Good boy." Yes, and as a director nasnimal a series of hilarious short films from pseudo-bikes "Feet - throwback" to the tragicomic case on the railway ( "Minor details accidental episode ").

Main should be named his debut polnometrazhki "Cloth union", which nurtured the idea for 15 years. This cheerful and sad story of growing up quiet teenager Wasi, who is friends with the three bullies, dreamers and lives with them in the country, until the sudden love does not destroy the idyll.

what to expect

Currently Mestetsky finish a new short film, and in the autumn will be released sequel "SuperBobrovyh" on his script.

6. Nigina Sayfullaeva

Who

Art critic, graduated from the Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors.

What to watch

In 2014 Sayfullaeva won the Russian cinema drama "What's My Name." Tearing the story of two friends who came to the Crimea to explore the biological father of one of them got on "Kinotavr" Special Jury Prize and made a star out of Alexandra Bortich.

The issue of sexual and psychological maturing adolescent Nigina continued, and in the following papers. Most recently, she wrote and directed the pilot episode of "Kids". And won with it the audience contest TV3 and "kinopoisk". And in the film almanac "About love. Adults only "it is ironic episode tells the story of a schoolgirl obsessed speedy deprivation of virginity.

what to expect

Run a full season of "Babes" on TV3 and new polnometrazhki under the telling title "Jealousy."

7. Kirill Pletnev

Who

A graduate of the St. Petersburg State Academy of Theater Arts and VGIK, the winner of the "Golden Eagle", the actor.

What to watch

A well-known actor and TV presenter suddenly clearly made last year with the musical comedy "Burn!" Ribbon It tells the story of a strict boss women's prison (Inga Oboldina), inside which lives sandwiched life singer. The emergence of a new prison inmates, the former opera diva (Viktoria Isakova), turns her life forever.

"Burn!" Is replete with beautiful musical numbers, a wonderful game of the two leading actresses and soul sneaks up emotions. At the film festival "Kinotavr" film was a real breath of good cinema viewers among heavy low-budget dramas and Pletnev has put in a number of promising new filmmakers.

what to expect

Now Cyril finishes shooting melodrama "Perfect," which focused on the two girls fall in love with a guy. After his death, they start receiving mysterious messages, because of which they will have to travel across the country.