What: festival of contemporary documentary films "OZA"
Where: Voznesensky Center (Bolshaya Ordynka St., 46, building 3), Illuzion cinema (Kotelnicheskaya embankment, 1/15) and other venues
When:
online viewings - from May 16 to May 26;
offline events - from May 23 to 26.
From May 16, films selected in the main competition of the international festival of contemporary documentary films “OZA”, as well as films from the out-of-competition program and the special program “Women of Art. Storyboard." Offline screenings at the Voznesensky Center and the Illusion cinema will take place from May 23 to 26.
The festival of contemporary documentary films "OZA" is being held for the first time in 2024 and is inspired by the personality of Zoya Boguslavskaya - writer, playwright, prose writer, wife and muse of the poet Andrei Voznesensky.
The chairman of the international jury of the festival this year will be film director and screenwriter Irakli Kvirikadze, besides him: film critic and film journalist Ksenia Rozhdestvenskaya, wife and muse of Italian director Tonino Guerra - Laura Guerra.
This is how Irakli Kvirikadze comments on the festival program: “Some of the films attracted my attention. It feels like there will be a big competition. In my opinion, the level is very good, bravo to the compilers of the program!”
The OZA Film Festival consists of several parts: online screenings of competitive films from May 16 to 26 and offline screenings that will take place from May 23 to 26 at the Illusion cinema and the Voznesensky Center, as well as film excursions, visits to exhibitions and other events. The name of the festival is taken from Voznesensky’s poem of the same name, dedicated to his wife in 1964.
“The real and best documentary films tell about reality, about the viewer, about time, about the memory of a family and country, about the same as poetry: that is, almost everything, and even more. There are a lot of real films in the competition, the ones with light. Like Voznesensky: “outside the windows there is a smell of the Middle Ages. That’s why I make stained glass,” says film critic Ksenia Rozhdestvenskaya, a member of the festival jury.
Competition program
“The films selected for the festival struck me with their humanity and attention to our daily problems. The most important thing is the transmission of past wisdom to future generations. In all films, even sad ones, love and hope reign,” says Laura Guerra, a film historian and member of the festival jury, about the program.
As part of the festival's competitive program, audiences will be presented with international films, including the Argentine film "Undefined Things" (Argentina, 81 min.) directed by Maria Aparicio, "Song of the Poppies" (O Canto das Amapolas, Brazil-Germany, 104 min. .) Paula Gaitan, a film by Kyrgyz directors Nurzhamal Karamoldoeva and Sultan Usuvaliev “Who’s Next?” (Who is next?, Kyrgyzstan, 61 min.), Egyptian film “Tedious Tour of M” (Egypt, 80 min., dir. Hend Bakr), film “The Owl, the Garden and the Writer” (An Owl , a Garden and the Writer, Iran-France-Switzerland, 83 min.) directed by Sarah Dolatabadi and a number of Russian films: Sergei Chetverukhin’s film “The Storyteller” and “Circus” by Yana Reinson.
During the offline opening of the OZA festival, on May 23 at 19:30, the premiere of the film “Smile!” (Russia, 69 min.) directed by Marianna Kireeva and produced by Sitora Aliyeva. During the opening, the director will present the film together with Naum Kleiman. The screening will be held with the support of the START online cinema.
One of the films in the competition program will be available for viewing only offline - the premiere of the film “Maia: Portrait with Hands” (Romania, 90 min.) directed by Alexander Gulea will take place at the Voznesensky Center on May 25 at 14:30.
Non-competitive program
As part of the non-competition program of the film festival, from May 16 to 26, on the online platform Patriki Film Festival, viewers will be able to see the following films: “The Land of Tonino Guerra,” 56 min., dir. Anatoly Malkin, “Time to Travel”, Italy, 1983, 63 min, dir. Andrei Tarkovsky, Tonino Guerra, “The Jug”, 1970, 25 min., dir. Irakli Kvirikadze, “New Flight to Solaris”, 47 min., dir. Irakli Kvirikadze and other paintings.
During the offline part of the festival, from May 23 to 26, the film “House on Wheels” (Russia, 50 min.) directed by Liliya Filina will also be available for online viewing.
Schedule of online screenings
From May 16 to 26, the following films are available to viewers on the Patriki Film Festival online platform:
“Undefined Things” / Undefined Things, Argentina, 81 min., dir. Maria Aparicio
“Song of the Poppies” / O Canto das Amapolas, Brazil-Germany, 104 min., dir. Paula Gaitan
“Circus”, Russia, 67 min., dir. Yana Reinson
"Who is next?" / Who is next?, Kyrgyzstan, 61 min., dir. Nurzhamal Karamoldoeva, Sultan Usuvaliev
“Not / Capable. Love in the Time of Plague”, Russia, 100 min., dir. Maxim Yakubson, Georgy Porotov
The Land of Tonino Guerra”, Russia, 56 min., dir. Anatoly Malkin
“Time to Travel”, Italy, 1983, 63 min, dir. Andrei Tarkovsky, Tonino Guerra
“Jug”, 1970, 25 min., dir. Irakli Kvirikadze
“New flight to Solaris”, 2017, 47 min., dir. Irakli Kvir
Where: Voznesensky Center (Bolshaya Ordynka St., 46, building 3), Illuzion cinema (Kotelnicheskaya embankment, 1/15) and other venues
When:
online viewings - from May 16 to May 26;
offline events - from May 23 to 26.
From May 16, films selected in the main competition of the international festival of contemporary documentary films “OZA”, as well as films from the out-of-competition program and the special program “Women of Art. Storyboard." Offline screenings at the Voznesensky Center and the Illusion cinema will take place from May 23 to 26.
The festival of contemporary documentary films "OZA" is being held for the first time in 2024 and is inspired by the personality of Zoya Boguslavskaya - writer, playwright, prose writer, wife and muse of the poet Andrei Voznesensky.
The chairman of the international jury of the festival this year will be film director and screenwriter Irakli Kvirikadze, besides him: film critic and film journalist Ksenia Rozhdestvenskaya, wife and muse of Italian director Tonino Guerra - Laura Guerra.
This is how Irakli Kvirikadze comments on the festival program: “Some of the films attracted my attention. It feels like there will be a big competition. In my opinion, the level is very good, bravo to the compilers of the program!”
The OZA Film Festival consists of several parts: online screenings of competitive films from May 16 to 26 and offline screenings that will take place from May 23 to 26 at the Illusion cinema and the Voznesensky Center, as well as film excursions, visits to exhibitions and other events. The name of the festival is taken from Voznesensky’s poem of the same name, dedicated to his wife in 1964.
“The real and best documentary films tell about reality, about the viewer, about time, about the memory of a family and country, about the same as poetry: that is, almost everything, and even more. There are a lot of real films in the competition, the ones with light. Like Voznesensky: “outside the windows there is a smell of the Middle Ages. That’s why I make stained glass,” says film critic Ksenia Rozhdestvenskaya, a member of the festival jury.
Competition program
“The films selected for the festival struck me with their humanity and attention to our daily problems. The most important thing is the transmission of past wisdom to future generations. In all films, even sad ones, love and hope reign,” says Laura Guerra, a film historian and member of the festival jury, about the program.
As part of the festival's competitive program, audiences will be presented with international films, including the Argentine film "Undefined Things" (Argentina, 81 min.) directed by Maria Aparicio, "Song of the Poppies" (O Canto das Amapolas, Brazil-Germany, 104 min. .) Paula Gaitan, a film by Kyrgyz directors Nurzhamal Karamoldoeva and Sultan Usuvaliev “Who’s Next?” (Who is next?, Kyrgyzstan, 61 min.), Egyptian film “Tedious Tour of M” (Egypt, 80 min., dir. Hend Bakr), film “The Owl, the Garden and the Writer” (An Owl , a Garden and the Writer, Iran-France-Switzerland, 83 min.) directed by Sarah Dolatabadi and a number of Russian films: Sergei Chetverukhin’s film “The Storyteller” and “Circus” by Yana Reinson.
During the offline opening of the OZA festival, on May 23 at 19:30, the premiere of the film “Smile!” (Russia, 69 min.) directed by Marianna Kireeva and produced by Sitora Aliyeva. During the opening, the director will present the film together with Naum Kleiman. The screening will be held with the support of the START online cinema.
One of the films in the competition program will be available for viewing only offline - the premiere of the film “Maia: Portrait with Hands” (Romania, 90 min.) directed by Alexander Gulea will take place at the Voznesensky Center on May 25 at 14:30.
Non-competitive program
As part of the non-competition program of the film festival, from May 16 to 26, on the online platform Patriki Film Festival, viewers will be able to see the following films: “The Land of Tonino Guerra,” 56 min., dir. Anatoly Malkin, “Time to Travel”, Italy, 1983, 63 min, dir. Andrei Tarkovsky, Tonino Guerra, “The Jug”, 1970, 25 min., dir. Irakli Kvirikadze, “New Flight to Solaris”, 47 min., dir. Irakli Kvirikadze and other paintings.
During the offline part of the festival, from May 23 to 26, the film “House on Wheels” (Russia, 50 min.) directed by Liliya Filina will also be available for online viewing.
Schedule of online screenings
From May 16 to 26, the following films are available to viewers on the Patriki Film Festival online platform:
“Undefined Things” / Undefined Things, Argentina, 81 min., dir. Maria Aparicio
“Song of the Poppies” / O Canto das Amapolas, Brazil-Germany, 104 min., dir. Paula Gaitan
“Circus”, Russia, 67 min., dir. Yana Reinson
"Who is next?" / Who is next?, Kyrgyzstan, 61 min., dir. Nurzhamal Karamoldoeva, Sultan Usuvaliev
“Not / Capable. Love in the Time of Plague”, Russia, 100 min., dir. Maxim Yakubson, Georgy Porotov
The Land of Tonino Guerra”, Russia, 56 min., dir. Anatoly Malkin
“Time to Travel”, Italy, 1983, 63 min, dir. Andrei Tarkovsky, Tonino Guerra
“Jug”, 1970, 25 min., dir. Irakli Kvirikadze
“New flight to Solaris”, 2017, 47 min., dir. Irakli Kvir