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Open Russian Animation Festival opens in Suzdal, TASS reports. Old Russian town hosts 1500 participants, including directors, screenwriters, actors from Russia and Belorussia.
According to organizers the record number of applications was received. Around 100 applications were accepted. There are 30 shorts, 8 diploma animations, 9 debut works. 6 full-length animations are nominated for Grant Prix including animations The Tale of Peter and Fevronia, Snow You Know, Mom, Where I Was?, Snow Queen – 3: Fire and Ice, Three Heroes and the Princess of Egypt.
There's a wide range of animations this year. For the first time Russian animators will have a chance to participate in the master class of the American Academy Award winner, Dutch animator Michaël Dudok de Wit.
Talented animators will introduce their projects to the major Russian animation studio Soyuzmultfilm. The best project is to be chosen for realization at the studio.
Participants and guests of the festival will have unique chance to watch a stop motion-animated feature Hoffmaniada by Soyuzmultfilm based on Hoffman's fairytales. The art design concept was done by Russian artists Mikhail Shemyakin and it was directed by Stanislav Sokolov. The animated feature that has been in development and production for over a decade, was shown at the Berlin Film Festival.
Nominates of the National Animation Award IKAR to be announced in the frames of the Suzdal festival. Awards to be handed out every year in the Day of Russian Animation, on April 8th.
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