Roman KACHANOV
Роман КАЧАНОВ
Roman KATCHANOV
USSR, 1967, 10mn 
Colour, animation
The Mitten
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Варежка

 

 La Moufle

 Varezhka

 
Directed by : Roman KACHANOV (Роман КАЧАНОВ)
Writing credits : Zhanna VITENSON (Жанна ВИТЕНЗОН)
Cinematography : Iosif GOLOMB (Иосиф ГОЛОМБ)
Production design : Leonid SHVARTSMAN (Леонид ШВАРЦМАН)
Production : Soyuzmultfilm
 

Plot synopsis
The Little girl dreams of a dog. But dry prudish mum is categorically against animals. In the yard all children walk with dogs. And the girl walks her mitten on lead. Unexpectedly her mitten turns into a knitted puppy.
III VCF, Leningrad 1968, - the First premium in the section of cartoon films.
VII IF animation films, Annecy (France) 1967 - the First premium for the best children's film.
V ICF, Moscow 1967, - the Silver medal in competition of children's films.
X IF films for children and youth, Gijon (Spain) 1968 - Grand prix " The Golden plate"; a prize of Gijon for high quality of animation.
 

Commentaries and bibliography
50 dessins animés ayant marqué l’histoire du cinéma russe et soviétique (vidéos), Maria TOKMACHEVA, RUSSIA BEYOND, 2023
Le Petit hérisson dans la brume et autres merveilles [Compilation de 4 films d'animation soviétique en version restaurée et française], Hugo Jordan, Culturopoing, 2023
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Russian or Soviet animated films (1906-1991), kinoglaz.fr (France), 2023
- Animated film directors. Russia-USSR 1906-1991, kinoglaz.fr (France), 2023
- International Film Festival Tarkovski, Ivanovo (Russia), 2022
- Russian Film Festival in Niort, Niort (France), 2020
- My first Festival, Paris (France), 2019
- Ciné-concerts russes au théâtre de poche Montparnasse, Paris (France), 2015
- Les rencontres culturelles Russenko, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (France), 2015
- Soirées du cinéma russe de Bordeaux, Bordeaux (France), 2014
- Festival de musique contemporaine et des arts visuels La Bréhatine, Ile de Bréhat (France), 2014
- Nantes Russian Film Festival, Nantes (France), 2014
- Festival of Russian cinema in Nice, Nice (France), 2013
- Festival de cinéma comique soviétique "Film, film, film", Besançon (France), 2012
- Kawamoto - Norstein : Le marionnettiste et le peintre-animateur au Forum des Images, Paris (France), 2012
- Honfleur Russian Film Festival, Honfleur (France), 2012
- Festival international du film d'animation de Baillargues, Baillargues (France), 2012
- Festival "Vivat Kino Rossii", St Petersburg (Russia), 2012
- Festival Pousse-Pousse, Paris (France), 2011
- Cinéma russe au Kursaal de Besançon, Besançon (France), 2011
- International Film Festival of the Commonwealth Countries "Moscow Premiere", Moscow (Russia), 2011
- Fête du cinéma d'animation, Different cities (France), 2010
- International Film Festival "Ciné Junior", Val de Marne (France), 2010
- Animations pour enfants autour de l'imaginaire russe, Argenteuil (France), 2009

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