Private Project

South

Road movie about friends' trip to South searching for possibly unexistent girlfriend of one of them

  • Semyon Galperin
    Director
  • Lena Kuznetsova
    Director
  • Semyon Galperin
    Writer
  • Lena Kuznetsova
    Writer
  • Semyon Galperin
    Producer
  • Semyon Galperin
    Key Cast
  • Lena Kuznetsova
    Key Cast
  • Kirill Gerra
    Camera
  • Igor Karpov
    Sound
  • Natalya
    Color Correction
    Artamonova
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Юг
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Romantic comedy
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    August 20, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Russian Federation
  • Country of Filming:
    Ukraine
  • Language:
    Russian
  • Shooting Format:
    35mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Koroche Film Festival
    Kaliningrad, Russia
    August 22, 2015
    National Premiere
  • Brno16
    Brno, Czech Republic
    October 14, 2015
    European Premiere
  • Tampere Film Festival
    Tampere
    Finland
    March 10, 2017
    Finland Premiere
  • Saint Anna Film Festival
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    April 18, 2016
Director Biography - Semyon Galperin, Lena Kuznetsova

Semyon Galperin graduated from math departments of Ural and Oklahoma State Universities, and later from Higher Courses of Screenwriters and Film Directors. Worked at Red Burda humoristic magazine and on TV, was nominated for TEFI (Russian Emmy) award. Semyon is responsible for schedule of Tele-Club, one of the main music/cultural venues in Ekaterinburg. In 2015, edited Natalya Kudryashova's Pioneers-Heroes (an entry in Berlinale's Panorama) and filmed two shorts as a director.

2015 – South (with Lena Kuznetsova), short, director
2015 – Pioneer Heroes, feature, editor
2015 – Recommendation, short, director

Lena Kuznetsova graduated from philology dept of Moscow State University and later Higher Courses of Screenwriters and Film Directors. She worked as a reporter, translator and editor at Mosfilm. Won a "Best Youth Project" prize at Moscow "Reflection" festival for her diploma short "Something about Belkin". Recently filmed her first feature "Kukushon", now in post production.

2015 – Kukushon, feature, director
2015 – South (with Semyon Galperin), short, director
2014 – Something about Belkin, short, director

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