Journey to a friend

The animated film " Journey to a friend" was created to celebrate the 800th anniversary of Nizhny Novgorod.
The film tells about two friends. About how the Rozhok went on a long journey to congratulate his friend on the holiday and give him a gift.
The film was shot in the technique of hand-drawn rearrangement with subsequent revision in a computer program.
This is the second film in the series about the Rozhok.
The first film "Clouds", which tells the story of the appearance of the Rozhok, can still be seen only at film festivals.

  • Nadezda Syachina
    Director
  • Nadezda Syachina
    Writer
  • Nadezda Syachina
    Producer
  • Serjo De Lua
    Music
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Путешествие к другу
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Other
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 46 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 21, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Russian Federation
  • Country of Filming:
    Russian Federation
  • Language:
    Russian
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Tempus Film Festival

    November 14, 2021
    Official selection
  • Visualis Film Festival
    St. Petersburg
    October 14, 2021
    Semi-Finalist
  • Award "FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEACE"
    Moscow
    October 31, 2021
    Finalist
  • Laurus Film Festival

    February 1, 2022
    Semi-Finalist
  • Genesis International Film Festival
    Moscow
    Российская Федерация
    April 18, 2022
    Quarter-Finalist
Director Biography - Nadezda Syachina

Nadezda Syachina was born in Russia in the city of Vyksa, Nizhny Novgorod region.
She is a member of the Union of Russian Artists, the International Association of Designers VATIKAM, the Union of Watercolorists of Russia.
In 2011, she graduated from the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov (VGIK) with a degree in animation.
From 2014 to 2017, she worked as a chief artist, as well as a developer of children's educational board games in St. Petersburg.
Has awards:
* Winner of the 1st degree "Master of the Year" in the category "Game Design" 2015.
International Association of Designers "VATIKAM". * Winner of the 1st degree "Master of the Year" in the category "Game Design" 2016. International Association of Designers "VATIKAM".
* Winner of the international competition "Best Works" in 2018
• International Association of Designers "VATIKAM".
* Winner of the international competition "Best works of 2019" of the International Association of Designers "VATIKAM".
* Finalist of the International Artist Grand Prize Competition of 2020 Art Revolution Taipei. Taiwan
* Finalist of the International Artist Grand Prize Competition of 2021 Art Revolution Taipei. Taiwan
* Winner of the international competition of pedagogical skills "Teacher's online laboratory of Fishermen of the Foundation" in the direction of "Teaching animation courses". Created a cartoon that became the winner in the category "Best Screenplay", 2020
* Awarded the" Special Prize " of the Mellow Art Award 2020
* Finalist of the first stage of the competition of the Award "For the Benefit of the World" in the category "Animation". Animated film "Fairy Leia", dir. Nadezda Syachina, 2021
The artist's paintings are in the collections of different countries - Russia, China, Germany, Spain, Italy, USA, Estonia and Ukraine.
Since 2011, Nadezda has held annual solo exhibitions. Works in the technique of watercolors and graphics, oil painting, acrylic.

She has participated in many competitions, festivals and exhibitions, such as:

* Special Competition Of Russian Short Cartoons Mult OLIMP (Cartoon Olimp) 2013,

* Annual open international Festival of multimedia creativity "Multimatograph" 2013,

* International Festival of Youth Short Films "VISION" 2013,

2013 Exhibition of paintings and graphics "Black Romanticism" in the framework of the cultural and historical project " Lenora. The return of the ballad." (Pushkin, St. Petersburg)

Summer 2011-personal exhibition of photographs "Flowers", Vyksa

Autumn 2011-personal exhibition of sisters Nadezhda and Nina Syachin "From reality to dreams" at the Batashev Hotel, Vyksa

Summer 2012-personal exhibition "Illustrations to S. Kozlov's Fairy Tales" at the History Museum of JSC "VMZ", Vyksa

Spring 2013-personal exhibition "Sea-sea, bottomless world..." at the Batashev Hotel, Vyksa

Summer 2013-personal exhibition "The Birth of the cartoon" in the Museum of the History of JSC "VMZ", Vyksa

Autumn 2013-participant of the exhibition of paintings and graphics "Black Romanticism" In the framework of the cultural and historical project " Lenora. The Return of the Ballad", Pushkin

Spring 2014-participant of the exhibition of young artists-authors of illustrations for the musical "Circus of Fate" based on the novella by Oleg Roy. (Tambov)

Autumn 2014-participant of the 7th exhibition " Youth of St. Petersburg. The Beginning", St. Petersburg

Spring 2017-participant of the exhibition "Youth of St. Petersburg" in the Union of Artists, St. Petersburg.

Winter 2019-personal exhibition "Music of the Heart" at the Batashev Hotel, Vyksa

Summer 2019-participant of the exhibition "When today becomes tomorrow" in the Art space "Ex Libris", Vyksa

Summer 2019-personal exhibition "From graphics to acrylics" at the Batashev Hotel, Vyksa

Autumn 2019-participant of the All-Russian exhibition of the Union of Russian Artists "The Charming Power of Creativity", St. Petersburg

Autumn 2019-participant of the Festival of Creativity"On the Waves", St. Petersburg

Autumn 2019-participant of the Exhibition-festival "THE MAGIC SECRET OF BEAUTY",", St. Petersburg

Autumn 2019-participant of the Exhibition "70 years of Friendship of peoples". This event is dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and Russia, as well as the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China.

Autumn 2019-participant of the Exhibition of Russian Art "Woman" in Lima, Peru.

Winter 2020-personal exhibition "Watercolour graphics: horses and landscapes", Vyksa MBUK CBS.

Spring 2020 - online graphics exhibition. The exhibition is organized by the Union of Russian Artists (SRH).

Summer 2020-participant of the International Art Fair Art Revolution Taipei. Taiwan

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