The XV International Student Film Festival Peterkit 2015: the Winners and Results

On October 28, the concert hall of St.Petersburg State University of Film and Television  hosted the the closing ceremony of XV International festival of student films Peterkit.

Over four days students, teachers and special guests of the University  and four jury watched and evaluated the works of young directors, cameramen, script writers, sound directors. The competition program of the festival included 66 films, among which there were 7 foreign films, representing the United Kingdom, Norway, Poland, Finland, Slovakia, Belgium and Cuba.

According to the chairman of the main jury, screenwriter, People's Artist of Russia, Honored Artist of Russia Vladimir Khotinenko, the program of the festival was very serious and varied. Therefore the decisionы of the jury were not easy.

Each film was special, unlike any other. Therefore, in addition to the diplomas for the best director / cinematography / sound design,  the jury invited several new nominations: "For the expressive creativity", "For the refinement and plasticity of the film", "For the continuation of the traditions of" Yeralash "and so on.

The most popular films were: "Don`t forget about Mori" by Maria Shiryaeva, "Dad" by Daria Zakharova, "The Family: Offline» by Georgy Porotov (diploma "For the best fiction film") and "Tired of fame" by Nelya Mursalimova. Young directors have not once went on stage to take diplomas for work and taking warm parting words of the jury.

Vice-president of the company «Panasonic Russia" Masato Nakamura presented the latest camcorder to the Cnematography Department.

- I am honored to be present at this festival - he said in his speech, Masato Nakamura. - This month, the company "Panasonic" special occasion as we celebrate another year of cooperation with your university. And after that, we brought a special prize. This camcorder - the last word in technology.

During the ceremony of the festival a video dedicated to the memory of Viktor Semenyuk was shown/ He organized the first festival of student films in 2001, explaining his plan to  develop  Russian cinema:

 - It is necessary to graduate  50 - 60 directors in the year to provide filmmaking. 

For 15 years, Student Film Festival Peterkit has become a launching pad for the realization of creative ideas of the future stars of the national film industry.

Grand Prix was awarded to the film "With a clean slate" directed by Julia Kolesnikova (class of Sergei Ovcharov).

 - I am extremely pleased that we have such talented, patriotic, non indifferent students. You have reflected in his films your attitude to yourself, to your family, to your country. Thank you very much for this - thanked Alexander Evmenov, the rector of St.Petersburg state University of Film and Television.

The winners of The XV International Student Film Festival Peterkit

Prizes of the jury:

1. Grand Prix of the festival  - " With a clean slate ", directed by Yulia Kolesnikova, class of Sergei Ovcharov.

2. Prize for the Best Fiction Film Director -  "Family offline», directed by Georgy Porotov, class of Sergei Ovcharov.

3. Prize for the Best Director of the Documentary Film -  "Dad", directed by Daria Zakharova, class of Valery Obogrelov.

4. Prize for the Best Director of the Animated Film -  "Don`t forget about Mori", directed by Maria Shiryaeva, class of Vladimir Yefimov.

5. Prize for the Best Cinematography  - "The Logger", director of photography Alexander Gusakov, class of  Alexander Chirov and Vladimir Vasiliev.

6. Prize for the Best Sound Design -  "Army", sound director Ilya Danube and German Schumacher, class of  Vladimir Persov and Marina Scheinman.

7. Prize for the Best Foreign Film - "Captain", directed by Cardo Mansour, the Nordic Institute of Stage and Studio in Oslo, Norway.

8. Prize for the best debut of the name of the founder of the Festival Viktor Semenyuk -  "Finnish knife, Persian lilac", directed by Raul Heydarov, class of Victor Buturlin.

Diplomas of the jury:

Special jury prize for best experimental film "The root of all", directed by Pavel Fedorov, class of Pavel Medvedev (annual unlimited subscription to the cinema Luxor).

1. Diploma for visual search for phantasmagoria solutions in the film "Go you can`t stay," the director of photography Semyon Bukhtoyarov, class of Boris Timkovsky.

2. Diploma for sharpness of psychological portrait in the film "Army", the director of photography Artem Emelianov, class of Dmitry Dolinin and Igor Naumov.

3. Diploma for stylish lighting solution of acting scenes in a modern interior in the film "Engagement", the director of photography Igor Osipov, class of Alexander Chirov and Vladimir Vasiliev.

4. Diploma for original pictorial solution of acting scenes in the film "It doesn`t matter," the director of photography Rasul Zagretdinov, class of  Dmitry Dolinin and Igor Naumov.

5. Diploma for creating a retro atmosphere in the film "The Last Book", the director of photography Sergei Porus, class of  Dmitry Dolinin and Igor Naumov.

6. Diploma for a unique lighting solution of female portrait in " With a clean slate ", the director of photography Elizabeth Lapenko, class of Chirov Alexander and Vladimir Vasiliev.

7. Diploma for sophistication in film "Fate" directed by Anastasia Zbarazskaya,  class of Vladimir Yefimov.

8. Diploma to the best film for children "For no one", directed by Elizaveta Starikova, class  of Anton Kalchenko.

9. Diploma for directing of the animated film "Attraction force", directed by Maria Konopatova, class of Vladimir Yefimov.

10. Diploma for expressionism in the film "In time for dinner", directed by Maria Konopatova, class of Vladimir Yefimov.

11. Diploma for humor in the film "No children`s work", directed by Tatiana Berdyugina, class of Vasily Konovalov.

12. Diploma "for two" to animator and to director for the harmonious combination of animation and documentary film "A fairytale for two people" directed by Kirill Loginov, class of Alexander Krivonos; director of animation Margarita Kuznetsova, class of Sergei Ovcharov.

13. Diploma for expressive design in the film "The Sea", directed by Elena Kurasheva class of Vasily Konovalov.

14. Diploma for mercy in "Unholy Anna" directed by Catherina Presnyakova, class of Elena Plugatyreva.

15. Diploma for mercy for the fallen in "The Last of the Line", directed by Natalia Klenova, class of Elena Plugatyreva.

16. Diploma for the revival of good feelings in the film "Motavr", directed by Christine Ghazarian, class of Valery Obogrelov.

17. Diploma for the city portrait of the film "The curtain is raised," directed by Alexander Stepanov, clas of Elena Plugatyreva.

18. Diploma for a good view in the film "The Monastery", directed by Daria Titova, class of Peter Soldatenkov.

19. Diploma for the film-psychological experiment in "Dialogue", directed by Vladislav Kurakin, class of Alina Rudnytska and Sergey Vinokurov.

20. Diploma for bright civic stand in the film "The Island", directed by Elena Wojtowich, class of Peter Soldatenkov.

21. Diploma for sincere intonation in the film "Where are do adults come from?", directed by Daria Drozdova, workshop of Alexander Markov.

22. Diploma for humanistic choice in the film "Thirty Days of Summer," directed by Ksenia Pronina, class of Valery Obogrelov.

23. Diploma for the continuation of the traditions of "Yeralash" in the film "Wonderful flowers", directed by Natalia Barteva, class of Igor Maslennikov.

24. Diploma for the brevity of form in the film "Tired of Fame," directed by Nelia Mursalimova, class of Igor Maslennikov.

25. Diploma for consolidation of family values ​​in the film "To my sister," directed by Rinata Shugaykina, class of Konstantin Lopushansky.

26. Diploma for the creative result of successful international cooperation in the film "The guest", directed by Anastasia Molchanova, class of Vitaly Aksenov.

27. Diploma for a special view to the world in the film "Bystander", directed by Jaroslav Bulavin, class of Sergei Snezhkin.

28. Diploma for acting work in " With a clean slate " to Yulia Kolesnikova, director Yulia Kolesnikova, class of Sergei Ovcharov.

29. Diploma for talented film mystification in " Kovalev`s Nose," directed by Vladislav Kovalev, class of Tatyana Andereeva.

30. Diploma to foreign film "Fingertip", directed by Basil Vuema,  Institute des Arts de diffusion (IAD), Belgium.

Award of Screenplay Jury for the Best Screenplay -  "Education" by Dmitry Suvorov, class of Nikolai Vinokurov.

Diplomas of Screenplay Jury:

Diploma for consolidation of family values ​​ to scenario "Something like that" by Igor Nikolayev, class of Nikolai Vinokurov.

Diploma for the beauty of the image to the script "Fangs and Wings" by Irina Uman, class of Natalia Skorokhod.

Diploma for the veracity of the art solution in the script "Exhumation" by Maria Aksenova, class of Nikolai Vinokurov.

Diploma for expertly sophisticated storyline involving unusual characters to script "My dad is an astronaut" by  Vladimir Naumov, class of Igor Ageev.

Diploma for an interesting idea and its implementation to the script "In the loop" by Ivan Gubarev, class of Valery Krechetov.

Student Jury Award:

Student Jury Award -  the film "The Last Book", directed by Stanislav Malkov, class of Victor Buturlin.

Student Jury Diplomas:

1. Diploma for the best love story  - "For no one", directed by Elizaveta Starikova, class  of Anton Kalchenko.

2. Diploma for visual sensibility to director of photography Alexander Gusakov (for the films "The Lodger" and "Tambourine of an Outer World"), class of Alexander Chirov and Vladimir Vasiliev.

3. Diploma for expressiveness of artistic means  -  "Don`t forget about Mori", directed by Maria Shiryaeva, class of Vladimir Yefimov.

4. Diploma for Promising Newcomer  - "Tired of fame", directed by Nelia Mursalimova, class of Igor Maslennikov.

Film Studies Student Jury Diplomas:

Diploma for a variety of artistic techniques in the documentary film "New  happy life is soon to come", directed by Konstantin Selin, class of Pavel Medvedev.

Diploma for the successful doll re-animation in film "Don`t forget about Mori", directed by Maria Shiryaeva, workshop Vladimir Yefimov.

Diploma for cinematic plastic in film "The Guest", directed by Anastasia Molchanova, class of Vitaly Aksyonov.