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Alexander Mosolov. Three Pieces

The experimental film is dedicated to Alexander Mosolov's constructivist period, as well as to the architecture and cinema of this direction and consists of three parts I named intuitively:
1. Shadows
2. Movement
3. Volume
The structure of the film is close to constructivism visually and rhythmically.

The idea of creating a musical-animated album belongs to Irina Margolina.
Classical composers’ works for children are performed by young musicians, students of Jacob Flier Children School of Arts.
This experimental movie is one episode from "Children's Album. Film 2. 20th century”

I used a stop motion technique based on a series of black&white photos (sometimes colored), mixed collage and animation.

  • Natalia Ryss
    Director
  • Natalia Ryss
    Writer
  • Irina Margolina, studio M.I.R.
    Producer
  • Natalia Ryss
    Stop Motion, Photo
  • Natalia Ryss
    Editing, Collage
  • Alexandr Mosolov
    Music
  • Angelina Goryacheva
    Grand Piano
  • E.B. Dolinskaya
    Music consultant
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Александр Мосолов. Три Пьески
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Music Video, Short
  • Genres:
    Experimental, Music video
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 57 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 15, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    Russian Federation
  • Country of Filming:
    Belarus, Israel, Russian Federation
  • Language:
    English, Russian
  • Shooting Format:
    ProRes, DCP, mov H264, mp4 H264
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Big Cartoon Festival
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    November 4, 2020
    World Premiere (as episode from "Children's Album. Film 2. 20th century")
  • Munich Music Video Awards
    Munich
    Germany
    March 31, 2021
    Finalist
  • Animated Films ANIFILM 2021
    Liberec
    Czech Republic
  • 16th ATHENS ANIMFEST 2021
    Athens
    Greece
  • Rome Music Video Awards
    Rome
    Italy
    Nominee
  • OPEN AIR PROGRAMME at the 33 FILMFEST DRESDEN
    Dresden
    Germany
    July 13, 2021
  • Iconic Images Film Festival

    Lithuania
    April 20, 2021
  • MMKF, special program of Russian animation (as episode from "Children's Album")
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    April 24, 2021
  • Mister Vorky
    Ruma
    Serbia
  • High Tatras Film & Video Festival
    Vysoké Tatry
    Slovakia
    Finalist
  • Festival of Animation Berlin (FAB)
    Berlin
    Germany
  • 32° Sao Paulo ISFF
    Sao Paulo
    Brazil
    Brazil
  • Countryside Animafest Cyprus 2021
    Salamiou
    Cyprus
  • CONTEMPORARY ART FESTIVAL VIDEOPARK
    Uzice
    Serbia
  • Musikfilmzeit in Immenstadt 2021
    Immenstadt
    Germany
    September 22, 2021
  • Big Cartoon Festival
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    October 28, 2021
    in Russian competition
  • StopTrik IFF, 2021
    Maribor-Lodz
    Slovenia
  • Birkenhead International Film Festival
    Birkenhead
    United Kingdom
  • Feinaki 2021 Beijing Animation Week
    Beijing
    China
  • Exground Filmfest 34
    Wiesbaden
    Germany
    November 13, 2021
  • TIFF - Experimental & Animation, Without Dialogue
    Tatsuno
    Japan
  • Festival internacional de Cine Austral
    Ciudad de Córdoba
    Argentina
  • Anti-film festival, London, UK, 2022
    London
    United Kingdom
    February 27, 2022
  • Tindirindis (as episode from "Children's Album")
    Vilnius
    Lithuania
  • Diogenes2021
    Tbilisi
    Georgia
    Main Prize in experimental section
  • Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market
    Clermont-Ferrand
    France
  • Ann Arbor Film Festival
    Ann Arbor
    United States
    North America Premier
    Official Selection
  • T-Short Animated film Online Festival

    Diploma. "for synchronization of motion with the sound"
  • Wide Open Experimental Film Festival
    Oklahoma
    United States
  • Animation Marathon
    Athens
    Greece
  • Blow-up Arthouse Film Festival
    Chicago
    United States
    January 8, 2023
    Experimental - Andy Warhol Award
  • Budapest Film Festival
    Budapest
    Hungary
    Honorable Mention
  • Experimental Awards - London IFF
    London
    United Kingdom
  • British Indie Festival Film & Music
    London
    United Kingdom
  • FOTOGENIA, INTERNATIONAL FILM POETRY & DIVERGENT NARRATIVES FESTIVAL
    Mexico
    Mexico
    Premiere in Mexico
  • kalakari Film Festival, India
    Dewas
    India
Director Biography - Natalia Ryss

Creator of animated and experimental shorts.
Works as an independent filmmaker and in collaboration with different producers.

Was born in Rostov-on-Don.
Graduated from Art College in Rostov-on-Don (designer) in 1988 and art‐graphic faculty of the Russian State University of Cinematography named after S. Gerasimov in 1995.
Since 2015 she lives in Haifa, Israel.

Filmography & Awards:
2020 - “Alexander Mosolov. Three Pieces” & “François Couperin. The Alarm Clock”
2020 – Intro- animated videos for Iso Film Fest
2019 - “Inner Hell” super short animated
2019 - “Comte”, Best Music Video WINNER, New Cinema - Lisbon Monthly Film Festival, 2020, Portugal,
2018 - "Clock Face» Staff Pick Vimeo, Constantine's Gold Coin, Nis, Serbia, 2018 Second prize
2015 - "Tucuman"
2014 – experimental film “COLISEIDOSCOPE”
2013 (2014) - "The Catfish and the Moon", ORFAC Suzdal 2014 - Diploma
XVII IFAF" Animaevka-2014", Mogilev, Byelorussia - Diploma "For the best musical dramaturgy"
2011 - ''Itsihitanantsu", Diploma from festival Suzdal-2012 "For innovative style"; 2012 - Banjaluka - International Animated Film Festival 2012, Bosnia and Herzegovina - AWARD "For Creativity and Artistic Expression"
2009 – experimental film “DOZURBA”
2009 – animator, art-director (film “Gosha's tales”).
2007 - “The Magpie`s gossip”.
2005 - "Pyramid" in "Multipotam-2" (a director, a scriptwriter, an artist, an animator), Diploma from festival Suzdal-2006 from Alexandr Tatarsky;

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Director Statement

I preferably work with non-conventional structure of narration, expressive editing and mixing of art-techniques (torn paper, drawing on glass and wet paper, photo- and video-filters...).
more information:
https://www.behance.net/gallery/184419197/Alexander-Mosolov-Three-Pieces-2020
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29871420/