Alexander Rastorguev posthumously awarded the Prize "Lavra Branch"

The jury of the Non -Great Cinema Prize "Lavra Branch" posthumously awarded the award for his contribution to the film, director Alexander Rastorguev, who was killed in the Central African Republic, reports Rain.

The Council of the Prize made this decision unanimously. The prize laureate in this nomination was supposed to name the “these days”, the documentary statement said. The award ceremony will be held on December 12 on the closing day of the Artdokfest documentary movie festival.

“Alexander was not only a member of a large jury, but also a repeated laureate of the award-in 2001 his film“ Mommies ”was recognized as the best full-length non-inflated television film, and in 2005 the film“ Wild, Wild Beach. The heat of the tender ”was awarded the prize in the nomination“ Best Nevigeri art, ”the premium advice said.

The day before, it became known that Rastorguev got into the film crew a day before departure instead of another person. This was told by his colleague, the cultural observer of the GRK "Don-TR" Lyubov Surkov.

“Alexander, as I understand it, had some break between his filming, and since he was a professional person and with the reputation of the one who is not afraid of such situations, he was invited to this project,” said Surkova.

According to other colleagues of Rastorguev, he gathered on a trip per day and on the day of the tragedy was in touch. “On July 30, he lasted in touch with his long -term co -author of Susanna Barandiyeva, and in the evening he was not in touch. As far as I know, Alexander’s body should be delivered to Moscow on August 3, his parents go there, after which he will already be decided, where the funeral will take place, ”Surkova added.

The Russian journalist Orhan Dzhemal, documentary director Alexander Rastorguev and cameraman Kirill Radchenko, were killed in the TsAR, they made a film about private military companies.