Открытие (2025)
Five aspiring directors, five short stories about the discovery of cinema. Each short story is an independent story exploring how cinema begins, how it influences us and where the line between the screen and reality lies. The film almanac has the widest range of genres, themes, geography of authors, time of action and even frame format. It can be a short sketch from the set, where the lighting technician suddenly changes places and importance with the most influential auteur director; preparation for the first film screening in Rus'; a conversation between friends immediately after the film; a story of a difficult choice between creative freedom and a career; and finally, a free interpretation of the 1986 film about the life of a simple fisherman from Kaliningrad.
Directors: Maria Salyukova, Nikita Lokhmatov, Vladimir Mitrofanov, Dima Teplov, Nikita Kartsev.
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Makar Khlebnikov as |
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Yaroslav Mogilnikov as |
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Valery Stepanov as |
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Yasmina Omerovich as |
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Sergey Chliyants as |
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Mikita Voronov as |
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Alexey Korobov as |
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Yuriy Loparyov as |
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Nikita Miklushov as |
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Alexey Popov as |
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Vadim Rutkovsky as |
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Mikhail Svistunov as |
| Directing | Maria Salyukova | Director |
| Directing | Nikita Lokhmatov | Director |
| Directing | Vladimir Mitrofanov | Director |
| Directing | Dima Teplov | Director |
| Directing | Nikita Kartsev | Director |
| Writing | Nikita Kartsev | Creative Producer |
| Writing | Lilya Klassen | Idea |
| Production | Lilya Klassen | Producer |
| Camera | Vasilisa Bachurina | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Lera Vetkhova | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Alexandr Gusakov | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Dmitry Zorin | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Nikita Parsegov | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Maxim Fedorov-Bogomolny | Director of Photography |
| Production | Mikhail Bobrovsky | Executive Producer |
| Art | Vasilisa Vasilyeva-Machilskaya | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Luchkina | Costume Design |
| Sound | Valentin Mingalev | Original Music Composer |