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COURAGE 2021, documentary, 91 min., Germany - Belarus TRAILER
SYNOPSIS Maryna, Pavel and Denis belong to an underground theatre group in Minsk, Belarus. In the course of the 2020 presidential elections, they take part in the peaceful mass protests, together with thousands of people. They narrowly escape arrest and torture. What unites them is the hope for freedom of speech and democracy. CREDITS director · Aliaksei Paluyan · DoP · Tanya Haurylchyk, Jesse Mazuch · producer · Jörn Möllenkamp · editing · Behrooz Karamizade · production manager · Nikolai Lavreniuk · sound design · Vensan Mazmanyan · Original Sound · Artyom Busel, Alexei Busel · color correction · Edmond Laccon main protagonists · Maryna Yakubovich · Pavel Haradnizky · Denis Tarasenka FESTIVALS 71. Berlin International Film Festival - Nomination „Best Documentary“ 52. Visions du Réel - International Feature Competition 28. Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 17. CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival 61. Krakow Film Festival One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival - Special Jury Award 28. Sheffield DocFest - Nomination „Tim Hetherington Award“ 50. Kyiv International Film Festival „Molodist“ Biografilm Festival - „Nuovi Talent“ Best First Feature Award 23. Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival Docaviv Crossing Europe Filmfestival Linz 38. Fajr International Film Festival Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival Kosovo Millennium Docs Against Gravity - TVP Dokument Award, Amnesty International Special Mention International DocuMental FF Sofia 16. DocsMX Bergen International Film Festival IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam FIPADOC Oslo Human International Documentary Film Festival Antenna Documentary Film Festival Tempo Documentary Festival - Stefan Jarl International Documentary Award Millenium International Documentary Film Festival - Hessen Film Awards 2021 - Newcomer Preis 2021 - OSCAR 2022 Longlist
LAKE OF HAPPINESS 2019, short fiction, 29 min., Belarus - Germany - Spain TRAILER
SYNOPSIS In a small Belarusian village where time seems to stand still, Jasja, a 9-year-old girl, has to deal with her mother‘s death. Her father decides to send her to an orphanage. But one day she decides to run away, home. CREDITS screenwriter and director · Aliaksei Paluyan · DoP · Behrooz Karamizade · Autor · Viktor Martinovich · production designer · Kiryll Halitzki · producer · Aliaksei Paluyan · co-producer · Jörn Möllenkamp (Living Pictures Production GbR), Eduardo M. Escribano Solera (Mailuki Films) · line producer · Miriam Steen · sound design · Vensan Mazmanyan · color correction · Edmond Laccon main cast · Anastasiya Plyats · Igar Sigau · Sviatlana Anikei · Ales Malchanau · Dzianis Tarasenka · Aliaksandr Primshitz · Palina Kudzina · Tazzyana Marchel · Elena Zui-Vaitekhouskaya FESTIVALS 41. Festival International du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand 25. Palm Springs International Short Fest 19. Nevada City Film Festival - Best of the Fest Award, Best Narrative Short Award 44. Odense International Film Festival 12. International Short Film Festival Bueu - Jury Prize, Best Actress, Best Art Direction Awards 25. Drama International Short Film Festival - Best Director 2. Ravac International Film Festival 3. Beast International Film Festival 53. Internationalen Hofer Filmtagen 26. Minsk International Film Festival Listapad 36. Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival 49. Alcine – Festival de cine de Alcalá de Henares - Second „Alcine“ Award 64. Cork Film Festival 33. Leeds International Film Festival 24. International Short Film Festival of Dijon 25. Leuven International Short Film Festival - Candidate to European Film Awards 2020 12. Küstendorf Film and Music Festival - Silber EGG Award 31. Trieste Film Festival - Best Short Film 17. Dublin International Film Festival 26. International Short Film Week in Regensburg 9. Richmond International Film Festival 32. Dresden International Short Film Festival - Candidate to European Film Awards 2020 - Hessen Film Awards 2019 - Best Short Film - nominated to German Short Film Award 2019
COUNTRY OF WOMEN short documentary, 2017, 26 min., color, HD TRAILER
SYNOPSIS The Belarusian village Lubeiki is inhabited solely by women. They buried not only their husbands, but their children as well. Nevertheless, they have immense vitality and will to live. In the words of one of the main characters, “life is short, but sweet.” In the film, they sift through their memories and songs, sharing with us their secrets of overcoming the fears. CREDITS · director, cameraman, producer · Aliaksei Paluyan · sound designer · Konrad Jende · editor · Kimia Eyzad Panah, Aliaksei Paluyan · main cast · Lidzija Janaŭna Havrylčyk, Ljudmila Michajlaŭna Dzjaniščyk, Nadzeja Mikalajeŭna Nekraševič, Jaŭhenija Aliaksandraŭna Valuj FESTIVALS 24. Minsk International Film Festival Listapad - Special Prize "For adherence to moral ideals in cinema art" 14. International Documentary Film Festival Zagreb 9. Creative Documentary Film Festival MakeDOX 35. Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival
RUHESTÖRUNG 2018, short fiction, 17 min., color, 4K
SYNOPSIS Jakub is a young student poured over with hot soup by Natalie in cafeteria. He falls in love with the young lady, but the sight of them is getting lost. When he finally finds she, he realizes that words are not enough to convince them. Jakub finds a way to communicate with Natalia without words. CREDITS · director producer · Aliaksei Paluyan · DoP · Evgeny Revvo · producer · Aliaksei Paluyan · production manager · Khatia Kurasbediani · sound designer · Konrad Jende · editor · Giorgi Abashishvili, Aliaksei Paluyan · main cast · Anton von Lücke, Katia Fellin, Patricia von Meseroni FESTIVALS 25. Minsk International Film Festival Listapad
RETURNING short fiction, 2015, 11 min., color, 4K
SYNOPSIS After a protracted absence, Erich returns to his father. However, he is not alone. By his side are his wife and 8-year-old son. „Why did you come?“ - asks his father, Gustav? CREDITS · director · Aliaksei Paluyan · cameraman · Khatia Kurasbediani · producer · Aliaksei Paluyan · production manager · Alexandra Petkau · sound designer · Kimia Eyzad Panah · editor · Giorgi Abashishvili, Aliaksei Paluyan · main cast · Hans Hirschmüller, Alexander Weise, Birte Leest, Ludwig Pasdzierny FESTIVALS 33. International Short Film Festival, Tehran - International Competition 23. European Short Film Festival of Independent Authors Berlin - International Competition
SOFIA short documentary, 2014, 8 min., color, HD SYNOPSIS A little Sofia put the whole family on the head. CREDITS · director, cameraman · Aliaksei Paluyan · editor · Giorgi Abashishvili, Aliaksei Paluyan · main cast · Sofia Wagner, Irina Wagner, Christof Wagner, Tamara Paluyan, Iwan Paluyan FESTIVALS 23. Belgrad International Festival of Ethnological Film
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SYNOPSIS In a small Belarusian village where time seems to stand still, Jasja, a 9-year-old girl, has to deal with her mother‘s death. Her father decides to send her to an orphanage. But one day she decides to run away, home. CREDITS screenwriter and director · Aliaksei Paluyan · DoP · Behrooz Karamizade · Autor · Viktor Martinovich · production designer · Kiryll Halitzki · producer · Aliaksei Paluyan · co-producer · Jörn Möllenkamp (Living Pictures Production GbR), Eduardo M. Escribano Solera (Mailuki Films) · line producer · Miriam Steen · sound design · Vensan Mazmanyan · color correction · Edmond Laccon main cast · Anastasiya Plyats · Igar Sigau · Sviatlana Anikei · Ales Malchanau · Dzianis Tarasenka · Aliaksandr Primshitz · Palina Kudzina · Tazzyana Marchel · Elena Zui-Vaitekhouskaya FESTIVALS 41. Festival International du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand 25. Palm Springs International Short Fest 19. Nevada City Film Festival - Best of the Fest Award, Best Narrative Short Award 44. Odense International Film Festival 12. International Short Film Festival Bueu - Jury Prize, Best Actress, Best Art Direction Awards 25. Drama International Short Film Festival - Best Director 2. Ravac International Film Festival 3. Beast International Film Festival 53. Internationalen Hofer Filmtagen 26. Minsk International Film Festival Listapad 36. Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival 49. Alcine – Festival de cine de Alcalá de Henares - Second „Alcine“ Award 64. Cork Film Festival 33. Leeds International Film Festival 24. International Short Film Festival of Dijon 25. Leuven International Short Film Festival - Candidate to European Film Awards 2020 12. Küstendorf Film and Music Festival - Silber EGG Award 31. Trieste Film Festival - Best Short Film 17. Dublin International Film Festival 26. International Short Film Week in Regensburg 9. Richmond International Film Festival 32. Dresden International Short Film Festival - Candidate to European Film Awards 2020 - Hessen Film Awards 2019 - Best Short Film - nominated to German Short Film Award 2019 LAKE OF HAPPINESS 2019, short fiction, 29 min., Belarus - Germany - Spain SYNOPSIS Maryna, Pavel and Denis belong to an underground theatre group in Minsk, Belarus. In the course of the 2020 presidential elections, they take part in the peaceful mass protests, together with thousands of people. They narrowly escape arrest and torture. What unites them is the hope for freedom of speech and democracy. CREDITS director · Aliaksei Paluyan · DoP · Tanya Haurylchyk, Jesse Mazuch · producer · Jörn Möllenkamp · editing · Behrooz Karamizade · production manager · Nikolai Lavreniuk · sound design · Vensan Mazmanyan · Original Sound · Artyom Busel, Alexei Busel · color correction · Edmond Laccon main protagonists · Maryna Yakubovich · Pavel Haradnizky · Denis Tarasenka FESTIVALS 71. Berlin International Film Festival - Nomination „Best Documentary“ 52. Visions du Réel - International Feature Competition 28. Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 17. CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival 61. Krakow Film Festival One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival - Special Jury Award 28. Sheffield DocFest - Nomination „Tim Hetherington Award“ 50. Kyiv International Film Festival „Molodist“ Biografilm Festival - „Nuovi Talent“ Best First Feature Award 23. Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival Docaviv Crossing Europe Filmfestival Linz 38. Fajr International Film Festival Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival Kosovo Millennium Docs Against Gravity - TVP Dokument Award, Amnesty International Special Mention International DocuMental FF Sofia 16. DocsMX Bergen International Film Festival IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam FIPADOC Oslo Human International Documentary Film Festival Antenna Documentary Film Festival Tempo Documentary Festival - Stefan Jarl International Documentary Award Millenium International Documentary Film Festival - Hessen Film Awards 2021 - Newcomer Preis 2021 - OSCAR 2022 Longlist COURAGE 2021, documentary, 91 min., Germany - Belarus TRAILER ALIAKSEI PALUYAN screenwriter·director © Aliaksei Paluyan TRAILER
COUNTRY OF WOMEN short documentary, 2017, 26 min., color, HD
SYNOPSIS The Belarusian village Lubeiki is inhabited solely by women. They buried not only their husbands, but their children as well. Nevertheless, they have immense vitality and will to live. In the words of one of the main characters, “life is short, but sweet.” In the film, they sift through their memories and songs, sharing with us their secrets of overcoming the fears. CREDITS · director, cameraman, producer · Aliaksei Paluyan · sound designer · Konrad Jende · editor · Kimia Eyzad Panah, Aliaksei Paluyan · main cast · Lidzija Janaŭna Havrylčyk, Ljudmila Michajlaŭna Dzjaniščyk, Nadzeja Mikalajeŭna Nekraševič, Jaŭhenija Aliaksandraŭna Valuj FESTIVALS 24. Minsk International Film Festival Listapad - Special Prize "For adherence to moral ideals in cinema art" 14. International Documentary Film Festival Zagreb 9. Creative Documentary Film Festival MakeDOX 35. Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival
RUHESTÖRUNG 2018, short fiction, 17 min., color, 4K TRAILER
SYNOPSIS Jakub is a young student poured over with hot soup by Natalie in cafeteria. He falls in love with the young lady, but the sight of them is getting lost. When he finally finds she, he realizes that words are not enough to convince them. Jakub finds a way to communicate with Natalia without words. CREDITS · director producer · Aliaksei Paluyan · DoP · Evgeny Revvo · producer · Aliaksei Paluyan · production manager · Khatia Kurasbediani · sound designer · Konrad Jende · editor · Giorgi Abashishvili, Aliaksei Paluyan · main cast · Anton von Lücke, Katia Fellin, Patricia von Meseroni FESTIVALS 25. Minsk International Film Festival Listapad
RETURNING short fiction, 2015, 11 min., color, 4K
SYNOPSIS After a protracted absence, Erich returns to his father. However, he is not alone. By his side are his wife and 8-year-old son. „Why did you come?“ - asks his father, Gustav? CREDITS · director · Aliaksei Paluyan · cameraman · Khatia Kurasbediani · producer · Aliaksei Paluyan · production manager · Alexandra Petkau · sound designer · Kimia Eyzad Panah · editor · Giorgi Abashishvili, Aliaksei Paluyan · main cast · Hans Hirschmüller, Alexander Weise, Birte Leest, Ludwig Pasdzierny FESTIVALS 33. International Short Film Festival, Tehran - International Competition 23. European Short Film Festival of Independent Authors Berlin - International Competition
SOFIA short documentary, 2014, 8 min., color, HD SYNOPSIS A little Sofia put the whole family on the head. CREDITS · director, cameraman · Aliaksei Paluyan · editor · Giorgi Abashishvili, Aliaksei Paluyan · main cast · Sofia Wagner, Irina Wagner, Christof Wagner, Tamara Paluyan, Iwan Paluyan FESTIVALS 23. Belgrad International Festival of Ethnological Film
TRAILER TRAILER
SYNOPSIS In a small Belarusian village where time seems to stand still, Jasja, a 9-year-old girl, has to deal with her mother‘s death. Her father decides to send her to an orphanage. But one day she decides to run away, home. CREDITS screenwriter and director · Aliaksei Paluyan · DoP · Behrooz Karamizade · Autor · Viktor Martinovich · production designer · Kiryll Halitzki · producer · Aliaksei Paluyan · co-producer · Jörn Möllenkamp (Living Pictures Production GbR), Eduardo M. Escribano Solera (Mailuki Films) · line producer · Miriam Steen · sound design · Vensan Mazmanyan · color correction · Edmond Laccon main cast · Anastasiya Plyats · Igar Sigau · Sviatlana Anikei · Ales Malchanau · Dzianis Tarasenka · Aliaksandr Primshitz · Palina Kudzina · Tazzyana Marchel · Elena Zui-Vaitekhouskaya FESTIVALS 41. Festival International du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand 25. Palm Springs International Short Fest 19. Nevada City Film Festival - Best of the Fest Award, Best Narrative Short Award 44. Odense International Film Festival 12. International Short Film Festival Bueu - Jury Prize, Best Actress, Best Art Direction Awards 25. Drama International Short Film Festival - Best Director 2. Ravac International Film Festival 3. Beast International Film Festival 53. Internationalen Hofer Filmtagen 26. Minsk International Film Festival Listapad 36. Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival 49. Alcine – Festival de cine de Alcalá de Henares - Second „Alcine“ Award 64. Cork Film Festival 33. Leeds International Film Festival 24. International Short Film Festival of Dijon 25. Leuven International Short Film Festival - Candidate to European Film Awards 2020 12. Küstendorf Film and Music Festival - Silber EGG Award 31. Trieste Film Festival - Best Short Film 17. Dublin International Film Festival 26. International Short Film Week in Regensburg 9. Richmond International Film Festival 32. Dresden International Short Film Festival - Candidate to European Film Awards 2020 - Hessen Film Awards 2019 - Best Short Film - nominated to German Short Film Award 2019 SYNOPSIS The Belarusian village Lubeiki is inhabited solely by women. They buried not only their husbands, but their children as well. Nevertheless, they have immense vitality and will to live. In the words of one of the main characters, “life is short, but sweet.” In the film, they sift through their memories and songs, sharing with us their secrets of overcoming the fears. CREDITS · director, cameraman, producer · Aliaksei Paluyan · sound designer · Konrad Jende · editor · Kimia Eyzad Panah, Aliaksei Paluyan · main cast · Lidzija Janaŭna Havrylčyk, Ljudmila Michajlaŭna Dzjaniščyk, Nadzeja Mikalajeŭna Nekraševič, Jaŭhenija Aliaksandraŭna Valuj FESTIVALS 24. Minsk International Film Festival Listapad - Special Prize "For adherence to moral ideals in cinema art" 14. International Documentary Film Festival Zagreb 9. Creative Documentary Film Festival MakeDOX 35. Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival
SYNOPSIS Maryna, Pavel and Denis belong to an underground theatre group in Minsk, Belarus. In the course of the 2020 presidential elections, they take part in the peaceful mass protests, together with thousands of people. They narrowly escape arrest and torture. What unites them is the hope for freedom of speech and democracy. CREDITS director · Aliaksei Paluyan · DoP · Tanya Haurylchyk, Jesse Mazuch · producer · Jörn Möllenkamp · editing · Behrooz Karamizade · production manager · Nikolai Lavreniuk · sound design · Vensan Mazmanyan · Original Sound · Artyom Busel, Alexei Busel · color correction · Edmond Laccon main protagonists · Maryna Yakubovich · Pavel Haradnizky · Denis Tarasenka FESTIVALS 71. Berlin International Film Festival - Nomination „Best Documentary“ 52. Visions du Réel - International Feature Competition 28. Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 17. CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival 61. Krakow Film Festival One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival - Special Jury Award 28. Sheffield DocFest - Nomination „Tim Hetherington Award“ 50. Kyiv International Film Festival „Molodist“ Biografilm Festival - „Nuovi Talent“ Best First Feature Award 23. Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival Docaviv Crossing Europe Filmfestival Linz 38. Fajr International Film Festival Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival Kosovo Millennium Docs Against Gravity - TVP Dokument Award, Amnesty International Special Mention International DocuMental FF Sofia 16. DocsMX Bergen International Film Festival IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam FIPADOC Oslo Human International Documentary Film Festival Antenna Documentary Film Festival Tempo Documentary Festival - Stefan Jarl International Documentary Award Millenium International Documentary Film Festival - Hessen Film Awards 2021 - Newcomer Preis 2021 - OSCAR 2022 Longlist TRAILER
SYNOPSIS Jakub is a young student poured over with hot soup by Natalie in cafeteria. He falls in love with the young lady, but the sight of them is getting lost. When he finally finds she, he realizes that words are not enough to convince them. Jakub finds a way to communicate with Natalia without words. CREDITS · director producer · Aliaksei Paluyan · DoP · Evgeny Revvo · producer · Aliaksei Paluyan · production manager · Khatia Kurasbediani · sound designer · Konrad Jende · editor · Giorgi Abashishvili, Aliaksei Paluyan · main cast · Anton von Lücke, Katia Fellin, Patricia von Meseroni FESTIVALS 25. Minsk International Film Festival Listapad
SYNOPSIS After a protracted absence, Erich returns to his father. However, he is not alone. By his side are his wife and 8-year-old son. „Why did you come?“ - asks his father, Gustav? CREDITS · director · Aliaksei Paluyan · cameraman · Khatia Kurasbediani · producer · Aliaksei Paluyan · production manager · Alexandra Petkau · sound designer · Kimia Eyzad Panah · editor · Giorgi Abashishvili, Aliaksei Paluyan · main cast · Hans Hirschmüller, Alexander Weise, Birte Leest, Ludwig Pasdzierny FESTIVALS 33. International Short Film Festival, Tehran - International Competition 23. European Short Film Festival of Independent Authors Berlin - International Competition
SYNOPSIS A little Sofia put the whole family on the head. CREDITS · director, cameraman · Aliaksei Paluyan · editor · Giorgi Abashishvili, Aliaksei Paluyan · main cast · Sofia Wagner, Irina Wagner, Christof Wagner, Tamara Paluyan, Iwan Paluyan FESTIVALS 23. Belgrad International Festival of Ethnological Film
LAKE OF HAPPINESS
TRAILER TRAILER
SYNOPSIS In a small Belarusian village where time seems to stand still, Jasja, a 9-year-old girl, has to deal with her mother‘s death. Her father decides to send her to an orphanage. But one day she decides to run away, home. CREDITS screenwriter and director · Aliaksei Paluyan · DoP · Behrooz Karamizade · Autor · Viktor Martinovich · production designer · Kiryll Halitzki · producer · Aliaksei Paluyan · co-producer · Jörn Möllenkamp (Living Pictures Production GbR), Eduardo M. Escribano Solera (Mailuki Films) · line producer · Miriam Steen · sound design · Vensan Mazmanyan · color correction · Edmond Laccon main cast · Anastasiya Plyats · Igar Sigau · Sviatlana Anikei · Ales Malchanau · Dzianis Tarasenka · Aliaksandr Primshitz · Palina Kudzina · Tazzyana Marchel · Elena Zui-Vaitekhouskaya FESTIVALS 41. Festival International du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand 25. Palm Springs International Short Fest 19. Nevada City Film Festival - Best of the Fest Award, Best Narrative Short Award 44. Odense International Film Festival 12. International Short Film Festival Bueu - Jury Prize, Best Actress, Best Art Direction Awards 25. Drama International Short Film Festival - Best Director 2. Ravac International Film Festival 3. Beast International Film Festival 53. Internationalen Hofer Filmtagen 26. Minsk International Film Festival Listapad 36. Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival 49. Alcine – Festival de cine de Alcalá de Henares - Second „Alcine“ Award 64. Cork Film Festival 33. Leeds International Film Festival 24. International Short Film Festival of Dijon 25. Leuven International Short Film Festival - Candidate to European Film Awards 2020 12. Küstendorf Film and Music Festival - Silber EGG Award 31. Trieste Film Festival - Best Short Film 17. Dublin International Film Festival 26. International Short Film Week in Regensburg 9. Richmond International Film Festival 32. Dresden International Short Film Festival - Candidate to European Film Awards 2020 - Hessen Film Awards 2019 - Best Short Film - nominated to German Short Film Award 2019 SYNOPSIS The Belarusian village Lubeiki is inhabited solely by women. They buried not only their husbands, but their children as well. Nevertheless, they have immense vitality and will to live. In the words of one of the main characters, “life is short, but sweet.” In the film, they sift through their memories and songs, sharing with us their secrets of overcoming the fears. CREDITS · director, cameraman, producer · Aliaksei Paluyan · sound designer · Konrad Jende · editor · Kimia Eyzad Panah, Aliaksei Paluyan · main cast · Lidzija Janaŭna Havrylčyk, Ljudmila Michajlaŭna Dzjaniščyk, Nadzeja Mikalajeŭna Nekraševič, Jaŭhenija Aliaksandraŭna Valuj FESTIVALS 24. Minsk International Film Festival Listapad - Special Prize "For adherence to moral ideals in cinema art" 14. International Documentary Film Festival Zagreb 9. Creative Documentary Film Festival MakeDOX 35. Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival SYNOPSIS Jakub is a young student poured over with hot soup by Natalie in cafeteria. He falls in love with the young lady, but the sight of them is getting lost. When he finally finds she, he realizes that words are not enough to convince them. Jakub finds a way to communicate with Natalia without words. CREDITS · director producer · Aliaksei Paluyan · DoP · Evgeny Revvo · producer · Aliaksei Paluyan · production manager · Khatia Kurasbediani · sound designer · Konrad Jende · editor · Giorgi Abashishvili, Aliaksei Paluyan · main cast · Anton von Lücke, Katia Fellin, Patricia von Meseroni FESTIVALS 25. Minsk International Film Festival Listapad
COUNTRY OF WOMEN RÜHESTÖRUNG RETURNING SYNOPSIS Maryna, Pavel and Denis belong to an underground theatre group in Minsk, Belarus. In the course of the 2020 presidential elections, they take part in the peaceful mass protests, together with thousands of people. They narrowly escape arrest and torture. What unites them is the hope for freedom of speech and democracy. CREDITS director · Aliaksei Paluyan · DoP · Tanya Haurylchyk, Jesse Mazuch · producer · Jörn Möllenkamp · editing · Behrooz Karamizade · production manager · Nikolai Lavreniuk · sound design · Vensan Mazmanyan · Original Sound · Artyom Busel, Alexei Busel · color correction · Edmond Laccon main protagonists · Maryna Yakubovich · Pavel Haradnizky · Denis Tarasenka FESTIVALS 71. Berlin International Film Festival - Nomination „Best Documentary“ 52. Visions du Réel - International Feature Competition 28. Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 17. CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival 61. Krakow Film Festival One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival - Special Jury Award 28. Sheffield DocFest - Nomination „Tim Hetherington Award“ 50. Kyiv International Film Festival „Molodist“ Biografilm Festival - „Nuovi Talent“ Best First Feature Award 23. Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival Docaviv Crossing Europe Filmfestival Linz 38. Fajr International Film Festival Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival Kosovo Millennium Docs Against Gravity - TVP Dokument Award, Amnesty International Special Mention International DocuMental FF Sofia 16. DocsMX Bergen International Film Festival IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam FIPADOC Oslo Human International Documentary Film Festival Antenna Documentary Film Festival Tempo Documentary Festival - Stefan Jarl International Documentary Award Millenium International Documentary Film Festival - Hessen Film Awards 2021 - Newcomer Preis 2021 - OSCAR 2022 Longlist TRAILER
SOFIA SYNOPSIS After a protracted absence, Erich returns to his father. However, he is not alone. By his side are his wife and 8-year-old son. „Why did you come?“ - asks his father, Gustav? CREDITS · director · Aliaksei Paluyan · cameraman · Khatia Kurasbediani · producer · Aliaksei Paluyan · production manager · Alexandra Petkau · sound designer · Kimia Eyzad Panah · editor · Giorgi Abashishvili, Aliaksei Paluyan · main cast · Hans Hirschmüller, Alexander Weise, Birte Leest, Ludwig Pasdzierny FESTIVALS 33. International Short Film Festival, Tehran - International Competition 23. European Short Film Festival of Independent Authors Berlin - International Competition SYNOPSIS A little Sofia put the whole family on the head. CREDITS · director, cameraman · Aliaksei Paluyan · editor · Giorgi Abashishvili, Aliaksei Paluyan · main cast · Sofia Wagner, Irina Wagner, Christof Wagner, Tamara Paluyan, Iwan Paluyan FESTIVALS 23. Belgrad International Festival of Ethnological Film
ALIAKSEI PALUYAN screenwriter·director © Aliaksei Paluyan
SYNOPSIS In a small Belarusian village where time seems to stand still, Jasja, a 9-year-old girl, has to deal with her mother‘s death. Her father decides to send her to an orphanage. But one day she decides to run away, home. CREDITS screenwriter and director · Aliaksei Paluyan · DoP · Behrooz Karamizade · Autor · Viktor Martinovich · production designer · Kiryll Halitzki · producer · Aliaksei Paluyan · co-producer · Jörn Möllenkamp (Living Pictures Production GbR), Eduardo M. Escribano Solera (Mailuki Films) · line producer · Miriam Steen · sound design · Vensan Mazmanyan · color correction · Edmond Laccon main cast · Anastasiya Plyats · Igar Sigau · Sviatlana Anikei · Ales Malchanau · Dzianis Tarasenka · Aliaksandr Primshitz · Palina Kudzina · Tazzyana Marchel · Elena Zui-Vaitekhouskaya FESTIVALS 41. Festival International du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand 25. Palm Springs International Short Fest 19. Nevada City Film Festival - Best of the Fest Award, Best Narrative Short Award 44. Odense International Film Festival 12. International Short Film Festival Bueu - Jury Prize, Best Actress, Best Art Direction Awards 25. Drama International Short Film Festival - Best Director 2. Ravac International Film Festival 3. Beast International Film Festival 53. Internationalen Hofer Filmtagen 26. Minsk International Film Festival Listapad 36. Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival 49. Alcine – Festival de cine de Alcalá de Henares - Second „Alcine“ Award 64. Cork Film Festival 33. Leeds International Film Festival 24. International Short Film Festival of Dijon 25. Leuven International Short Film Festival - Candidate to European Film Awards 2020 12. Küstendorf Film and Music Festival - Silber EGG Award 31. Trieste Film Festival - Best Short Film 17. Dublin International Film Festival 26. International Short Film Week in Regensburg 9. Richmond International Film Festival 32. Dresden International Short Film Festival - Candidate to European Film Awards 2020 - Hessen Film Awards 2019 - Best Short Film - nominated to German Short Film Award 2019 SYNOPSIS The Belarusian village Lubeiki is inhabited solely by women. They buried not only their husbands, but their children as well. Nevertheless, they have immense vitality and will to live. In the words of one of the main characters, “life is short, but sweet.” In the film, they sift through their memories and songs, sharing with us their secrets of overcoming the fears. CREDITS · director, cameraman, producer · Aliaksei Paluyan · sound designer · Konrad Jende · editor · Kimia Eyzad Panah, Aliaksei Paluyan · main cast · Lidzija Janaŭna Havrylčyk, Ljudmila Michajlaŭna Dzjaniščyk, Nadzeja Mikalajeŭna Nekraševič, Jaŭhenija Aliaksandraŭna Valuj FESTIVALS 24. Minsk International Film Festival Listapad - Special Prize "For adherence to moral ideals in cinema art" 14. International Documentary Film Festival Zagreb 9. Creative Documentary Film Festival MakeDOX 35. Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival SYNOPSIS Jakub is a young student poured over with hot soup by Natalie in cafeteria. He falls in love with the young lady, but the sight of them is getting lost. When he finally finds she, he realizes that words are not enough to convince them. Jakub finds a way to communicate with Natalia without words. CREDITS · director producer · Aliaksei Paluyan · DoP · Evgeny Revvo · producer · Aliaksei Paluyan · production manager · Khatia Kurasbediani · sound designer · Konrad Jende · editor · Giorgi Abashishvili, Aliaksei Paluyan · main cast · Anton von Lücke, Katia Fellin, Patricia von Meseroni FESTIVALS 25. Minsk International Film Festival Listapad
LAKE OF HAPPINESS COUNTRY OF WOMEN RÜHESTÖRUNG RETURNING SOFIA SYNOPSIS After a protracted absence, Erich returns to his father. However, he is not alone. By his side are his wife and 8-year-old son. „Why did you come?“ - asks his father, Gustav? CREDITS · director · Aliaksei Paluyan · cameraman · Khatia Kurasbediani · producer · Aliaksei Paluyan · production manager · Alexandra Petkau · sound designer · Kimia Eyzad Panah · editor · Giorgi Abashishvili, Aliaksei Paluyan · main cast · Hans Hirschmüller, Alexander Weise, Birte Leest, Ludwig Pasdzierny FESTIVALS 33. International Short Film Festival, Tehran - International Competition 23. European Short Film Festival of Independent Authors Berlin - International Competition SYNOPSIS A little Sofia put the whole family on the head. CREDITS · director, cameraman · Aliaksei Paluyan · editor · Giorgi Abashishvili, Aliaksei Paluyan · main cast · Sofia Wagner, Irina Wagner, Christof Wagner, Tamara Paluyan, Iwan Paluyan FESTIVALS 23. Belgrad International Festival of Ethnological Film SYNOPSIS Maryna, Pavel and Denis belong to an underground theatre group in Minsk, Belarus. In the course of the 2020 presidential elections, they take part in the peaceful mass protests, together with thousands of people. They narrowly escape arrest and torture. What unites them is the hope for freedom of speech and democracy. CREDITS director · Aliaksei Paluyan · DoP · Tanya Haurylchyk, Jesse Mazuch · producer · Jörn Möllenkamp · editing · Behrooz Karamizade · production manager · Nikolai Lavreniuk · sound design · Vensan Mazmanyan · Original Sound · Artyom Busel, Alexei Busel · color correction · Edmond Laccon main protagonists · Maryna Yakubovich · Pavel Haradnizky · Denis Tarasenka FESTIVALS 71. Berlin International Film Festival - Nomination „Best Documentary“ 52. Visions du Réel - International Feature Competition 28. Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 17. CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival 61. Krakow Film Festival One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival - Special Jury Award 28. Sheffield DocFest - Nomination „Tim Hetherington Award“ 50. Kyiv International Film Festival „Molodist“ Biografilm Festival - „Nuovi Talent“ Best First Feature Award 23. Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival Docaviv Crossing Europe Filmfestival Linz 38. Fajr International Film Festival Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival Kosovo Millennium Docs Against Gravity - TVP Dokument Award, Amnesty International Special Mention International DocuMental FF Sofia 16. DocsMX Bergen International Film Festival IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam FIPADOC Oslo Human International Documentary Film Festival Antenna Documentary Film Festival Tempo Documentary Festival - Stefan Jarl International Documentary Award Millenium International Documentary Film Festival - Hessen Film Awards 2021 - Newcomer Preis 2021 - OSCAR 2022 Longlist TRAILER ALIAKSEI PALUYAN screenwriter·director © Aliaksei Paluyan TRAILER TRAILER