"Koroche" Short Film Festival Celebrates 10th Anniversary

The 10th Anniversary Short Film Festival "Koroche" presents the Main Competition Program including 25 short films with stars Ksenia Rappoport, Sergey Gilev and Konstantin Khabensky. The festival will be held in Kaliningrad from 19 to 21 August.

The Main Competition includes 25 newest Russian short films, which will premiere at the festival. Among them are a sharp uninhibited satire with Konstantin Khabensky and Yuri Bykov "How x(peep)nya happened to Maxim", an urban story about the relationship "It's possible at night" with Gleb Puskepalis, "Hi, Sandrine" - a chamber drama about the thin line between passion and crime , the dashing comedy mix "Shit", the poetic horror "Shurik", where Rosa Khairullina played one of the roles, "Fishing" with Sergey Gilev, "Imprints" with Ksenia Rappoport and Daria Belousova, the fantastic rom-com "Patterns", the mystical thriller "Kalachakra" and mockumentary about miracles that still happen - "Contacters".


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The selection was made by the new work of the winner of last year, Sergei Filatov , "Tears dripped into Pho-Bo" - a comedy about human unpredictability and funny life lessons. An erotic novel about daydreaming and calculation "We Have a Connection", a lyrical comedy "Merry Monday", a comedy horror "Greens, Meat, Head", the film "Zozhest", where the main character tries to understand what is more dangerous, creditors or a maniac, a romantic story "The Moon Will Not Rise Today", an unexpected adventure against the backdrop of idyllic Russian landscapes "Red Dawn", a psychological miniature "Knock-knock-knock" and others.

Also in the competition are several animated works - a poignant animated fairy tale about family, friendship and saving decisions "At the Depth", the Russian answer to "Interstellar" - "Swept into the Starry Depths" and an animated fairy tale about gender, personality and soul "Woman".

Competitive screenings will be held on August 20 and 21 at the Zarya cinema. This year, another venue for the festival has been added for residents of the city - the KARO cinema (Kaliningrad Plaza shopping center). Kaliningraders and guests of the city will be able to watch the competition program at the same time as members of the jury and guests of the festival - the schedule of screenings in KARO will completely coincide with the competitive screenings at the Zarya cinema. Admission to all sessions is free, by registration.


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In addition to show jumping, this year the festival will present an exclusive program for buyers who attend the show more and more. As part of the special program, new Russian short films with a star cast will be shown. Representatives of platforms and companies responsible for the purchase of content will be the first to see the program and negotiate a deal right at the festival.

"Every year we observed a tendency to buy content right after the festival," says Ekaterina Vanag, general producer of the show. - And in this anniversary year, we decided to create a separate buyer program within the framework of the Koroche festival. Especially for buyers, we have selected films with the participation of stars and great spectator potential in order to shorten the path for the implementation of high-quality content and make the professional part of the festival even more comfortable for all industry participants. The authors and producers of all projects are open to cooperation and will be waiting for you in Kaliningrad. May the negotiations be successful, and together you will open many new beautiful paintings to the audience."


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The main competition of the X Russian festival "Koroche":
1. "Merry Monday", dir. Sofia Raizman
2. "Woman", dir. Anastasia Sokolova
3. "Greens, meat, head", dir. Anton Khvalei
4. "Zozhest", dir. Maksim Kadushev
5. "It seems forever", dir. Alena Oleinik
6. "How x(peep)nya happened to Maxim", dir. Vitaly Dudnik
7. Kalachakra, dir. Aya Ulzytueva
8. "Contacters", dir. Anastasia Voronina
9. Red Dawn, dir. Evgeny Dobrorodnov
10. Courier, dir. Oleg Bogatyrev
11. "The moon will not rise today", dir. David Kvirkvelia
12. "In the depths", dir. Liza Starikova
13. "You can do it at night", dir. Maria Yastrebova
14. "Spark", dir. Svetlana Gabdrakhimova


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15. "Prints", dir. Serafim Orekhanov
16. Patterns, dir. Gleb Sukovatykh
17. Tea Funeral, dir. Alexandra Gavrilenko
18. Hello Sandrine, dir. Natalia Omelchenko
19. Pissed off, dir. Pavel Kurandin
20. "Fishing", dir. Georgy Boldugerov
21. "Tears dripped into Pho-Bo", dir. Sergey Filatov
22. Knock Knock Knock, dir. Andrey Gordin
23. "We have a connection", dir. Viktor Prokofiev
24. "Swept into the depths of the stars", dir. Sergei Anfinogentov
25. Shurik, dir. Alexander Samsonov

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