The Rotterdam film festival opens

Today, January 22, the 43rd International Rotterdam Film Festival begins its work, the prizes of which are claimed by 15 films, including Nadezhda Combine, Natalia Meshchaninova.

The film takes place in Norilsk. The main character believes that if she moves to another city, her life will change.

The Hope Combine is the first feature film of Natalia Meshchaninova, RIA Novosti notes. After the release from the school of documentary cinema and the theater, Mikhail Ugarov and Marina Razbuzhkina, she shot four non-game work, and also worked with Valery Gai Germany on the series "School" and was part of the directorial group of the film "Shapito Show".

According to ITAR-TASS , citing the organizers of the festival, in total this year, 220 full-length and 320 short films from 60 countries will show in Rotterdam. In addition, exhibitions, seminars, meetings with actors and directors will be held at the festival.

The jury, consisting of famous directors and film critics, will choose three winners who will be awarded the prizes of the festival - “Tigers” - and 15 thousand euros. A prerequisite for participation in the competition - the film should be the first or second work of the director. Laureates will be announced on February 1.

Among the participants of the competitive program, the full-length debut of the editor of the Apitchatpon Virasetakul, Lee Chatametics (Thailand)-“concrete clouds” ( Concrete Clouds )-the black and white film “My Blinds Herz”, Peter Brunner (Austria), the history of the board of King AMedeo Savoysky "Falling Star" ( Stella Cadente ) Luis Minyarro (Spain).

In addition to the picture of Natalia Meshchaninova, other Russian films are also included in various programs of the Rotterdam festival. In particular, in the Spectrum program (new paintings by famous directors who make a special contribution to the development of international cinema) will show Oksana Bychkova’s “another year” and “it’s hard to be God” by Alexei German, and the program “Signals: Mystical Objects - 25 years of the Hubert Balta Fund” - the picture “4” Ilya Khrzhanovsky, which in 2005 received in 2005 in 2005 in 2005 received in 2005 in 2005 Rotterdam is the main prize.

The festival of the fantastic melodrama Spike Jones “She” ( Her ) with Joaquin Phoenix in the lead role opens. The 43rd International Rotterdam Film Festival will last until February 2.