«SELF-PORTRAIT» short feature film

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Duration: 00:12:33
Languaje: Russian
Category: Short Film
Project Type: Short, Student
Synopsis: A disabled veteran of the Afghan war goes on the Day of the military intelligence officer to lay flowers at the monument to fallen soldiers. Despite the injury, he remains a full-fledged citizen of his country and the head of a loving family. The memory of his fallen comrades remained forever in his heart.

Screenings / Awards:
* «INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, NITIIN» IFF NITIIN-2023 Penang August 30, 2023 Malaysia Premiere Winner «BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM», «BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM» Malaysia * «INDO MALAYSIA FILM FESTIVAL» IMFF-2023 Kuala-Lumpur December 11, 2023 Mumbai, India 8.2023 Winner «BEST DEBUT SHORT FILM», «Best Debut Director», «Best Actor» Malaysia * «THE SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION» TSIC-2023 Singapore December 22, 2023 Stockholm, Sweden Winner «BEST DEBUT FILMMAKER», «BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY», «BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM» (Any Length) — finalist, «BEST ACTOR» (Fiction) (Any Length) Singapore * «BRANDENBURG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL» BIFF-2024 Berlin January 5, 2024 Mumbai, India 8.2023 Winner «BEST STUDENT FILM» Germany * «SWEDEN FILM AWARDS» AFA-2023 Stockholm January 7, 2024 Mumbai, India 8.2023 Finalist «BEST DIRECTOR SHORT FILM», FINALIST «BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM» Sweden * «GENEVA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL» GIFF-2024 Geneva February 1, 2024 Mumbai, India 8.2023 Winner «BEST EDUCATION FILM» & «HONORABLE MENTION» in nomination «BEST DEBUT» Switzerland * «MONT BLANC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL» MBIFF-2024 Paris May 31, 2024 Kuala-Lumpur. Malaysia Winner «BEST SHORT FILM» France * «BERLIN MOTION PICTURE AWARDS» BMPA-2024 Berlin June 10, 2024 Kuala-Lumpur. Malaysia Winner «BEST STUDENT FILM» Germany * «SWEDISH ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE AWARDS» SAMPA-2024 Stockholm June 20, 2024 Kuala-Lumpur. Malaysia Winner «BEST FILM DISABILITY ISSUE» Sweden * «SYDNEY GLOBAL CINE CARNIVAL» SGCC-2024 Sydney June 25, 2024 Kuala-Lumpur. Malaysia Winner «BEST STUDENT FILM» Australia * «HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM CARNIVAL» HKIFC-2024 Hong Kong July 15, 2024 Kuala-Lumpur. Malaysia Winner «BEST STUDENT FILM» Hong Kong * «FLICKER'S RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL» RIFF-2024 RHODE ISLAND August 6, 2024 Kuala-Lumpur. Malaysia Semi-Finalist «SELF-PORTRAIT» Short Film United States

Submitter Biography:
ILIYAS DAUDI, Russian writer, member of the «Union of Writers of Russia», screenwriter, film director, clipmaker, producer, soldier of the Afghan War (1979-1989), Hero of the Russian Federation. IMDb nm 15078873 — https://m.imdb.com/name/nm15078873/ Military writer, short story writer, essayist, publicist — author of works about the Afghan War (1979-1989) and the history of Afghanistan. — Author of essays and publications in periodicals of the Russian press, headings «history», «military policy»: the magazine «Army Collection», the newspaper «RED STAR» — the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, «Independent Newspaper», the newspapers «Moskovsky Komsomolets», «Kazan Reporter», etc. — Author of the military historical novel-trilogy «In the Kunduz Circle» (2020) - about the fate of six Soviet intelligence soldiers in the Afghan war and after it — stories published in Russian literary and art magazines. Copies of the book «In the Kunduz Circle» were taken to the libraries of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Main Military and Political Directorate of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the Central House of the Russian Army named after M.V. Frunze. — Winner of the «11th All-Russian Literary competition of the Central House of the Russian Army named after M.V. Frunze of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation» in 2017 in the nomination «Prose and drama» for «Essay of a wounded soldier» from the collection «Notes of a military intelligence officer». Bibliography • «In the Kunduz Circle» military historical novel-trilogy • «The Great Game in Afghanistan» monograph • «We'll all be back!» novel • «Not by the front corridor» military novel • «The Zugzwang of Ober lieutenant Bruno Thevs» a military novel — In 2024, he graduated from the 2-year Higher Courses of directing and producing films and television of the S.A. Gerasimov's All-Russian State University of Cinematography (VGIK). At the same time, he continued his studies at the VGIK, in the master's degree of the screenwriting and Film studies faculty. The author of the script, director and actor of the Short Films: «SELF-PORTRAIT», «THE BLIND»; Music Video «SULTONI QALBAM» HIMN OF LOVE (2024), «THE BETROTHED» (2024), «SULTAN OF MY HEART» (2024), «ETERNAL LOVE» (2024). «EVERY MUSIC HAVE J.S. BACH» (2024).