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Anna ARTEMYEVA
Анна АРТЕМЬЕВА
Anna ARTEMIEVA
Russia, 2010, 7.3mn
Colour, animation
Zhila-byla mama
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Жила-была мама
Il était une fois une maman
Zhila-byla mama
Directed by :
Anna ARTEMYEVA
(Анна АРТЕМЬЕВА)
Based on A Sergey Sedov's tale
Production design :
Grigori PUSHKIN
(Григорий ПУШКИН)
Music :
Dmitry KHORONKO
(Дмитрий ХОРОНЬКО),
Alfred SHNITKE
(Альфред ШНИТКЕ)
Production :
VGIK
Site :
IMDb
Awards :
Best Animation film
International Festival of Muslim Cinema, Kazan (Russia), 2012
Audience Award
International Festival-Workshop of Film Schools, “Kinoproba”, Yekaterinburg (Russia), 2011
Plot synopsis
Mum is the strongest person, she can do anything, she has time for everything and she never leaves you when you are in trouble. A parable about a mum who saves everyone.
Selected in the following festivals or events :
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Award-winning animated films from post-Soviet Russian cinema
, (kinoglaz.fr), 2025
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International Festival of Muslim Cinema
, Kazan (Russia), 2012
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Big Cartoon Festival
, Voronezh (Russia), 2012
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International Festival-Workshop of Film Schools, “Kinoproba”
, Yekaterinburg (Russia), 2011
-
BCF. The Big Cartoon Festival
, Moscow (Russia), 2011
-
International Short and Animation Film Festival OPEN CINEMA
, St Petersburg (Russia), 2011
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