Natasha

Original Title: Natasha

14' | 2012 (Completed)

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Director:	Roman Klochkov
Producer:	Leen Derveaux, Barend Weyens
Writer:	Roman Klochkov

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A Russian bear goes to extreme limits to win back the love of his ex-wife in this animated short film.

synopsis

Russian bear Nicolaï emigrates to Europe to prove to the love of his life (his beautiful ex-wife Natasha) that he's not a loser. To convince Natasha that he's the one and only for her, he wants to get his 'Official European ID card' as soon as possible. But this is not easy as he lives and works in a zoo inside the fridge in which he was smuggled into Europe. During the day he works as a bear; in the evening he tries to forget his problems by playing the piano. Immigrants come and go, and one day a certain Gennady arrives at the zoo. He turns out to be Natasha's new husband...
L'ours russe Nicolaï émigre en Europe pour prouver à l'amour de sa vie (sa merveilleuse ex-femme Natasha) qu'il n'est pas un raté. La journée il travaille comme ours au zoo et la nuit il essaie d'oublier ses problèmes en jouant du piano. Les immigrants vont et viennent jusqu'au jour où un certain Gennady arrive au zoo. Il s'avère être le nouveau mari de l'inoubliable amour de Nicolaï, Natasha... Un film sur un ours et l'amour de sa vie.
De Russische beer Nicolaï is naar Europa gevlucht om zijn grote liefde, zijn bloedmooie ex Natasha te bewijzen dat hij geen loser is. Om haar te tonen dat hij ‘the one and only’ is wil hij zo snel mogelijk ‘officiële Europese verblijfsdocumenten’ te pakken krijgen, dit blijkt moeilijker dan gedacht. Net zoals alle andere immigranten leeft en werkt Nicolaï in de zoo, waar hij overdag werkt als ‘Beer’ en ‘s avonds zijn zorgen probeert te vergeten met piano spelen. Vreemdelingen komen en gaan. Op een dag arriveert er een zekere Gennady. Hij blijkt niemand anders te zijn dan de nieuwe man van Nicolaï's onvergetelijke liefde - Natasha.

Credits

Director
Roman Klochkov
Producer
Leen Derveaux, Barend Weyens
Writer
Roman Klochkov
Cast
Benoît Grimmiaux, Timur Dyussembekov, Natalia Louponossova
Editing
Roman Klochkov, Barend Weyens
Photography
Roman Klochkov
Music
Art-times, Tiffany Veys, Kris Van Roy

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Animation
Production share
Majority Flemish Production
Belgium
Genre
Year of production

2012
Production status
Completed
Original title
Natasha
Original language
English

Technical specs

Running time
14'
Available in
2D
Aspect ratio
16:9
Colour
Colour

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Contact

Cinnamon Entertainment

Lucas Munichstraat 10
9000 Gent
Belgium

T +32 473 88 69 02
sarah@cinnamon-entertainment.be

www.cinnamon-entertainment.be

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Festivals & awards

Festivals

2013: Short Film Competition - Aubagne International Film Festival (FR)
2012: Anima (BE), Krakow Film Festival (PL), Huesca International Film (SP), 5th International Animated Film Festival Animator Poznan (PL), Anima Mundi (BR), Linoleum Festival (RU), Ostends Film Festival (BE), Cartoon D'Or (BE), KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival Netherlands (NL), 10th International Animation Film Festival "TINDIRINDIS" (LT), 3rd CineMigrante International Film Festival (AR), Tous Courts Film Festival (FR), Montreal World Film Festival (CA), Animage International Animation Festival of Pernambuco (BR), Big Cartoon Festival Moskow (RU), International Short Film Festival Louvain (BE)

Awards

2012: SACD prize - Anima (BE), Ensor prize - Ostends Film Festival (BE), International Grand Prix - 10th International Animation Film Festival "TINDIRINDIS" (LT), Best Original Soundtrack - Tous Courts Film Festival (FR), Price of the Jury - International Short Film Festival Louvain (BE)