My Kith and Kin
About the film
Title: My Kith and Kin
Title in Russian: Моя родня
Production company: DC Film
Country of production: Russia
Year of Production: 2012
Duration: 63 min.
Film made with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian FederationFilm crew
Scriptwriter: Rodion Ismailov
Film director: Rodion Ismailov
Producer: Rodion Ismailov, Elchin Musaoglu, Svetlana Dalskaya
Director of photography: Mikhail Gorobchuk
Sound director: Michail Alekseenkov
Composer
Vladimir Kuptsov
Logline
Lolita has inherited two cultures, as her mother is Russian and her father is Azerbaijani. A lyrical and breathtaking story about a girl, who goes to Azerbaijan for the very first time to meet her father’s parents. She wants to know as much as she can about traditions, culture and mores of her Azerbaijan relatives. Her first acquaintance with Azerbaijan is the main plot of this documental movie.Synopsis
Lolita has inherited two cultures, as her mother is Russian and her father is Azerbaijani. A lyrical and breathtaking story about a girl, who goes to Azerbaijan for the very first time to meet her father’s parents. She wants to know as much as she can about traditions, culture and mores of her Azerbaijan relatives. Her first acquaintance with Azerbaijan is the main plot of this documental movie.| Festival and awards | |||
| Date | Festival | Form of participation | Award |
| 23.04.2013 | Visions du Réel, International Film Festival, Nyon | Competition | |
| 23.09.2013 | "Messsage to Man" IFF | Competition | Prize for the Best full-length documentary |
| 02.06.2013 | Almaty International Film Festival "Shaken's Stars" | Competition | Best documentary |
| 24.04.2013 | Russian Anthropological Film Festival | Competition | Best Anthropological FIlm |
| 17.09.2013 | LET'S CEE Film Festival, Vienna | Competition | Special mentioning of the jury |
| 19.11.2013 | "My Big Country" Television Festival | Competition | Winner in nomination "Equally different" |
| 28.09.2013 | The 4th International Tourist Film Festival “Meeting With Russia” | Competition | Winner in nomintation "In Russia and Abroad" |
| 22.08.2013 | Sarajevo Film Festival | Competition | |
| National documentary Award “Laurel Branch” | "Best in profession: Director of photography" | winner (Michail Gorobchuk) | |
| National documentary Award “Laurel Branch” | "Best film" nomination | ||
| 01.06.2013 | International Documentary Film Festival Cronograf, Chisinau | Competition | |
| 09.10.2013 | Eberswalde Filmfest, Germany | Competition | |
| 25.10.2013 | Zagreb Film Festival | Competition | |
| 17.10.2013 | DOC Tbilisi International Documentary Film Festival | Competition | |
| 22.11.2013 | Baku International Tourism Film Festival | Competition | |
| 22.11.2013 | Bogazici International Film Festival, Istanbul | out of competition | |
| 15.12.2013 | Cinema Vérité, Iran International Documentary Film Festival | out of competition | |
| 01.12.2013 | ARTDOCFEST | out of competition | |
| 03.10.2013 | "Russia" Documentary Film Festival | competition | |
| 15.09.2013 | Saratov Sufferings International Documentary FF | competition | |
| 19.09.2013 | "Salt of the Earth" Russian documentary film festival | competition | |
| 17.10.2013 | "Kunaki" documentary film festival | competition | |
Creators
About the film director Rodion Ismailov:
Rodion Ismailov was born in Azerbaijan.
In 1998 graduated from Saint Petersburg State University of Cinematography and Television, specialized in film-directing.
In 1997 founded «Deboshir Film Studio».
1997 - 1999 - General Director of «Deboshir Film Studio».
2000 - 2005 - President of Saint Petersburg Fund «Independent Cinema Fund».
Since 2009 he is the director and producer in producing centre «DC Film»
About production company DC Film:
DC FILM (Production company) street F. Engelsa, 31/35, office 76
105005 Moscow, Russia
Phone: +7 915 301 2402
Fax: +7 499 143 9527
Email: irodion@rambler.ru
SINEMA EVI (Coproduction company) 4B, Yeni Yasamal 2
AZ1112 Baku, Azerbaijan
Phone:
+9 941 243 464 23
Fax:
+9 941 249 819 93
WWW:
www.cineman.az
Email:
ritmpro@yahoo.com
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