BLACK SQUARE
This film is a choreographic response to the Black Square by Kazimir Malevich. This piece of art won worldwide fame as a Manifesto of Suprematism, one of the brightest areas of the Russian avant-garde. Black Square was painted in 1915 as scenery for opera performance. From that moment and for the next 100 years Suprematism defines a new language of art, in its various forms: non-figurative painting, modern architecture, industrial design, fashion, book graphics and scenography.
The film is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Black Square, the main content of which is energy. A replica of this masterpiece of non-objectiveness is the energy of dance.
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Timo ZhalninDirector
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Olga LancerayProducerAQUARIUS
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Mikalai RadziushKey Cast
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Olga LancerayKey Cast
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Elena KuzminaKey Cast
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Timo ZhalninWriter
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Project Type:Experimental, Music Video, Short, Other
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Runtime:4 minutes 52 seconds
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Completion Date:April 20, 2015
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Production Budget:8,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Russian Federation
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Country of Filming:Russian Federation
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Full HD Pro res Proxy
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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'FRAME' The London International Dance Film FestivalLondon
United Kingdom
June 10, 2016
UK premiere -
Lyon International Film FestivalLyon
France
February 10, 2016 -
22 San Gio Verona Video FestivalVerona
Italy
July 23, 2016 -
'Jumping Frames' International Dance Video FestivalHonkong
Hong Kong
August 7, 2016 -
XXII International KurzfilmwocheRegensburg
Germany
March 16, 2016 -
10 VIDEOMOVIMIENTO Dance Film FestivalBogota
Colombia
September 28, 2016
Continental premiere -
Drunken International Film FestivalBradford
United Kingdom
July 26, 2016
Best Music Video -
Liverpool International Film FestivalLiverpool
United Kingdom
November 28, 2016 -
ComuniDanza International Dance Festival
Mexico
November 16, 2016
National Premiere -
'ART-SHORT' International Short Film FestivalSmolensk
Russian Federation
November 10, 2016 -
'InShadow' International Dance Film FestivalLisbone
Portugal
December 1, 2016 -
Short Film BreaksBucharest
Romania
June 20, 2017
Best Experimental
Director, editor, screenwriter Timo Zhalnin was born in 1981 in
Novokuznetsk, Russian Syberia.
Place of living: Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Education: 2007-2012 – Saint-Petersburg State University of Film and Television.
Timo founded the Plastical youth Theatre in his hometown and directed it during three years.
After series of short films, most of which have had a good fortune, he are going to make his debut full length film in 2017.
Filmography:
2016 – “AQUARIUS” – experimental dance short film;
2015 - “BLACK SQUARE” – dance short film;
2013 - “F5” fiction short film
2011 – “Easy sixteen” – fiction short film, student’s work;
2010 – “Draft” – fiction short film, student’s work; Gran Prix “Message to man” International Film Festival, 2010.