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Victor Kossakovsky
NO 2015 28'
⚬ Kids & Youth ⚬ Sports
Two talented sisters Nastia (13) and Polina (7) study in the most prestigious Academy of Russian ballet after being selected from 5500 kids. Acclaimed director Victor Kossakovyks portraits the tender and trustful relationship of the sisters, who share one big dream: to become a soloist ballet dancer. They are fully devoted to their 6 hours daily training at the Academy.
Director | Victor Kassakovsky |
Producers | Tone Grøttjord-Glenne, Anita Rehoff Larsen |
Co-Producers | Monica Hellstrøm, Malin Hüber, Tobias Janson |
Production Company | Sant & Usant |
Co-Production Companies | Final Cut for Real, Story |
Cinematographer | Victor Kassakovsky |
Music | Ivan Bessonov, Elvira Kobtzeva, Elena Miltz, Leonid Levashkevich, Jean-Babtise Lully, Cziffra Gyoögy |
Honourable Mention | IDFA 2015 |
Best Nordic documentary Short & Best Nordic Documentary Cinematography | Nordic/Docs 2016 |
Best Documentary Award | Int. Short FF Cyprus 2016 |
Special Mention, age category 15 - 18 | KINOdiseea IFF 2016 |
IDFA 2015 |
DocAviv 2016 |
DocVille 2016 |
Sheffield Doc/Fest 2016 |
EIDF 2016 |
True/False 2016 |
Thessaloniki DF 2016 |
Docfest Maastricht 2016 |
Docs Against Gravity 2016 |
| Runtime | 28' |
| Spoken Languages | Russian |
| Production Countries | Denmark, Norway, Sweden |
Victor Kossakovsky is born in 1961 and is a Russian filmmaker. He began his career in motion pictures at the Leningrad studio of Documentaries as assistant cameraman, assistant director and editor in 1978. In many of his films, Kossakovsky plays the role of editor, cinematographer, writer, and director. He graduated from the Higher Courses of Film Writers and Directors in Moscow in 1988. In 1993, his first feature BELOVY won both the VPRO Joris Ivens Award and the Audience Award at IDFA. Kossakovsky’s films have since then won over 100 awards and prizes.
