Kukuschka

Kukuschka is a bird, who follows the Sun. It seems to her as if she already could touch It, but the Sun is still far away. Suddenly she is not alone anymore, but for two it's even more difficult to keep going so fast. She will reach the Sun, may be tomorrow may be the day after.
Technical description:
Puppet stop-motion animation
2048x1080, 16x9, colour, 8min. 45sec.
Selections: Encounters 2017, Animafest Zagreb 2017, Stuttgart 2017 (ITFS), OFF - Odense International Film Festival 2017, Chicago International Children's Film Festival (CICFF), CLERMONT-FERRAND INT. SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, France, 2017
and other...

Awards:
20th JAPAN MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL – Jury selection
Golden Kuker Sofia 2017 - Best Short film made for kids
Brasil Stop Motion 2017- Best Stop Motion up to 10 minutes, Best Photography
New Horizon Film Festival - best director
National Animation Premium “IKARUS” - Best director, best script
National award - NIKA 2017
TRICKY WOMEN FESTIVAL, Austria, 2017 - AWARD of the City of Vienna (main award)
DAKINO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Romania, 2017, Prize “For best animated film”
RUSSIAN GUILD OF FILM CRITICS AWARD “WHITE ELEPHANT”, Russia, 2017, Award- “Best animation film”
SPEECHLESS FILM FESTIVAL, United States, 2017, Honorable Mention
XIV INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL “TINDIRINDIS”, Lithuania, 2016, Diploma
INTERFILM INTERNATIONAL SHORTFILM FESTIVAL, Germany,2016, Special Mention
INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL “KROK”, 2016, Russia, Special Prize
V MOSCOW FESTIVAL OF RUSSIAN CINEMA “LET’S LIVE ON”, 2016, Russia, Special Diploma
CESARE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, Italy,2016, Prize “For best animated film”
XVI FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE DEL CINEMA DI FRONTIERA, Italy, 2016, Special Prize
INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL “INSOMNIA”, Russia, 2016, Special Prize
III INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL “CORTSPLASH”, Italy, 2016, Special Mention
OPEN RUSSIAN ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL “SUZDAL”, Russia, 2016, Prize “From the Masters of Russian Animation”
EACG Animation Festival- (San Francisco), 2017 - best animated comedy
PSST festival 2017, Zagreb - Grant Prix

Cast: Dina Velikovskaya

Tags: Puppet, animation, family and kukuk