IDFF “Flahertiana” has announced the short-list of students’ and debut films competition. 15 movies made it to the list, including Perm author’s film, Teach’s Diary by Daria Abaturova. Daria graduated from the Academy of Arts and Culture (Rashid Davletshin’s workshop).

“We were not disappointed with the level of movies we got,” says Olga Averkieva, curator of the competition and filmmaker. “It is the first year we have nomination for young authors, and frankly speaking, we were a bit worried until very last. But students and debutants did great job.”

Among competition’s films, there is Moving Spirit by Sofia Geveiler, Yulia Byvsheva and Sofia Kucher. Young directors told about sportsmen’ lives during Paralympic Games in Sochi.

One more film, Ten Centimeters of Life by Anna Yanovskaya, tells a story of people fighting for their lives during Krymsk flood in 2012. Ten centimeters is the space between water and ceiling. Protagonists had to stay on furniture for eight hours to be able to breath during the flood.

Aleksander Zubovlenko’s Cinderella is about 27-year-old girl searching for love. Her child’s father is not paying alimony, she has no work, but Maria doesn’t give up. She believes her dreams will come true. It is not the only festival film about loneliness. Festival public will also see a film about single father.

Aleksander Gutman is going to be the head of competition’s jury. The jury will choose two winners: one in students’ films and one in debut films. New competition will take place at the same time as two traditional ones, International Competition and Russian Flahertiana. The 15th IDFF Flahertiana will be held on 18-24 September.

Flahertiana 2015 Competition of students’ and debut films – Program

Debut films

Moving Spirit, director Sofia Geveiler, Yulia Byvsheva, Sofia Kucher

Ten Centimeters of Life, director Anna Yanovskaya

Guests, director Alexei Sukhovei

Students’ films

Cinderella, director Aleksander Zubovlenko, VGIK, B.Karadzhev and E.Reznikov’s workshop

Jingle Jangles, director Maksim Kruchinin, St.Petersburg State University of Film and Television, masters A.Chirov, V.Vasiliev

Are We Never Going to Be Happy? director Konstantin Narykov, Higher school of journalism (HSE), master V.Balayan

The Swallow, director Denis Prokoshev, Higher Courses of Scriptwriters and Directors, workshop of A.Surikova, V.Fokin and V.Alenikov

Conversation, director Anastasia Novikova, St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television, master S.Ovcharov

Why Birds Sing, director Anton Chernyshov, Kranodar Krai College of Culture

Three Seconds of Darkness, Nine Seconds of Light, director Maria Ponomaryova, VGIK, I.Grigoriev and N.Polonskaya’s workshop

Cliff of Salvation, director Vyacheslav Varfolomeev, Novosibirsk State University, master Klavdia Bereznyakova

Master Make, director Evgeniy Belov, DIY-cinematography School MOVIEBAND

Teach’s Diary, director Daria Abaturova, PSAAC, R. Davletshin’s workshop

I am Here, director Maria Popritsak, St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television, master V. Nechaev

Dementiev, director Kristina Kuzhakhmetova, St.Petersburg State Institute of Culture, E. Bartenev and A. Savchuk’s workshop