On September 25, the III International Film Festival “Antares,” dedicated to the working person, ended in Moscow. Over two weeks, from September 12 to 25, audiences saw more than 170 films from 44+ countries, and a jury from 11 countries determined the best in four film competitions and a screenplay competition.
Geography and statistics
The winners of the festival were representatives of 11 countries: Russia, Iran, India, France, Argentina, China, the USA, Spain, Belarus, Italy, and Uzbekistan. As expected, Russia became the leader in the number of awards — in the four film competitions it received 18 prizes out of 36 (exactly half). Iran and India share second place in the number of victories — each country has several awards in different categories. France, Argentina, China, and the USA also made a notable contribution.
The main theme of the festival — the working person — was revealed through the widest diversity of professions: from actress, doctor, and pilot to cleaner, hairdresser, potter, stuntwoman, and football goalkeeper. The jury recognized both fiction and documentary stories, as well as animation, where behind each work stands its own hero and their craft. In the screenplay competition, winners were determined by talent, skill, and conformity to the festival’s theme.
• Grand Prix
“The Star I Lost” profession — actress
dir. Luz Orlando Brennan, 97 min, (Argentina)
• Best Feature Film
“Steppe Gods” profession — doctor
dir. Oleg Asadulin, 84 min, (Russia)
• Best Screen Adaptation of a Profession
“In the Heavens” profession — aircraft commander (pilot)
dir. Jakhongir Kosimov, 75 min, (Uzbekistan)
• Best Screenplay
“Steppe Gods,” screenwriter Mikhail Zubko
dir. Oleg Asadulin, 84 min, (Russia)
• Best Director
“Transparent Lands,” director Dmitry Davydov
profession — farmer
94 min, (Russia)
• Best Cinematography
“Transparent Lands,” cinematographer Alexander Krasnovsky
profession — farmer
dir. Dmitry Davydov, 94 min, (Russia)
• Best Male Role
Miron Provorov, film “The Little Karate Kid”
profession — karateka
dir. Alexey Alfyorov, 101 min, (Russia)
• Best Female Role
Mirta Gusneli, film “The Star I Lost”
profession — actress
dir. Luz Orlando Brennan, 97 min, (Argentina)
• Best Song/Music
“The Compassion Effect” profession — accountant
dir. Evgeny Sivkov, (Russia)
• Audience Choice Award
“6+6=2” profession — courier
dir. Alexander Kisel, 93 min, (Russia)
• Special Jury Prize “For Cultivating Courage, Dignity, and Responsibility for Those Around Us”
“The Little Karate Kid” profession — karateka
dir. Alexey Alfyorov, 101 min, (Russia)
• Festival Directorate Prize “Rising Film Star”
Alina Sokolova, film “The Little Karate Kid”
dir. Alexey Alfyorov, 101 min, (Russia)
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• Best Short Film
— not awarded
• Best Screen Adaptation of a Profession
“Nabi” profession — cleaner
dir. Hamed Galshahi, 20 min, (Iran)
• Best Screenplay
“Ni'er” (“Never”), screenwriter Tang Yugan
profession — gas station attendant, driver
dir. Tang Yugan, 15 min, (China)
• Best Director
“Nabi,” director Hamed Galshahi
profession — cleaner
20 min, (Iran)
• Best Cinematography
“The Lamp,” cinematographer Ksenia Nazarkina
profession — graphic designer
dir. Khristina Povstyannaya, 8 min, (Russia)
• Best Male Role
Tony Nappo as Jason
“Fractured Acts”
profession — theater actor
dir. Yaimi Daza, 12 min, (Canada)
• Best Female Role
“Afasia,” role of mother — actress Victoria Mora
profession — film editor
dir. Álex Marín, 15 min, (Spain)
• Best Sound Design
“305 Fishkill Avenue” profession — street sweeper
dir. Ramel Westry, 15 min, (USA)
• Audience Choice Award
“Uncle Phil” profession — astrophysicist
dir. Anna Zhukova, 25 min, (Russia)
• Special Jury Prize
“The Perfect Cut” profession — hairdresser
dir. Chinmoy Kalita, 3 min, (India)
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• Best Documentary Film
“Razlogov” profession — film scholar
dir. Anastasia Razlogova, 73 min, (Russia)
• Best Screen Adaptation of a Profession
“Drawing the Future” profession — teacher
dir. Olga Azhnakina, (Russia)
• Best Screenplay
“Goler” (“Goalkeeper”) profession — football goalkeeper
dir. Maryam Beygi, 26 min, (Iran)
• Best Director
“All Beauty in a Straight Line” profession — writer
dir. Irina Vasilyeva, 44 min, (Russia)
• Best Cinematography
“Depth — A Game Not by the Rules” profession — operator-researcher
dir. Pavel Karchevsky, 32 min, (Russia)
• Best Music/Song
“Leonid Shvartsman: A Story About a Boy and an Old City” profession — animator
dir. Ekaterina Sharomet, (Belarus)
• Audience Choice Award
“The Tale of Once Upon a Time” profession — clown
dir. Sergey Dogorov, 39 min, (Russia)
• Special Jury Prize
“In Smoke and Clay” profession — potter
dir. Arman Ovla, 16 min, (India)
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• Best Animated Film
“Sunflowers in Sorrow” profession — stuntwoman-motorcyclist
dir. Léa Krawczyk, 18 min, (France)
• Best Screen Adaptation of a Profession
“Shablovsky Tarantas” profession — artist
dir. Kharina Natalya, Veselov Oleg, 11 min, (Russia)
• Best Screenplay
“Sunflowers in Sorrow” profession — stuntwoman-motorcyclist
dir. Léa Krawczyk, 18 min, (France)
• Best Director
“Fondio” profession — ballerina
dir. Kristina Kesler, 6 min, (Russia)
• Best Visual Implementation
“-10.994” profession — fisherman
dir. Simone A. Tognarelli, 3 min, (Italy)
• Best Music
“Blu's” profession — ecologist
dir. Rajesh PK, 9 min, (India)
• Audience Choice Award
“Fondio” profession — ballerina
dir. Kristina Kesler, 6 min, (Russia)
• Special Jury Prize “For High Level of Visual Detailing”
“Blu's” profession — ecologist
dir. Rajesh PK, 9 min, (India)
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• Best Screenplay About a Profession
“Undelivered”
Author - Alexander Teron (Russia)
profession — sign language interpreter
• Best Screenplay About a Hero of Labor
“While the City Sleeps”
Author - Regina Galiakbarova (Russia)
professions — welder, dispatcher, driver, doctor, cook
• Best Dialogue in a Screenplay
“Soda Pop”
Author - Vladislav Tensin (Russia)
profession — sales manager
• Best Original Plot
“Quilted”
Author - Veniamin Gubchenko (Russia)
profession — commercial hunter
• Special Diploma “For Relevance of Theme”
“Kintsugi”
Author - Nüman Noomén (Japan)
professions — office worker, psychotherapist
• Special Jury Prize
“Yana+Yan... The Palette of God”
Author - Sergey Dobronravov (Russia)
profession — painter
The “Antares” festival has for the third time confirmed its mission — to tell about the working person in the language of cinema. The winners were announced at the grand closing ceremony on September 25 at the Oktyabr Cinema in Moscow. All laureates who could not attend the ceremony are asked to contact the Festival Directorate to receive their prize. Congratulations to the winners!
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