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Flowering

This film immerses us in a small village in China where the connection between man and nature can be felt. There we can see the same feelings and desires in humans and animals. And in this village we have big lavender fields, but something more beautiful is flowering in this place.

  • Oleg Friga
    Director
    Novospasskoe
  • Oleg Friga
    Writer
    Novospasskoe
  • Elina Lysko
    Producer
    Our Christmas story
  • Dorothy Chen
    Producer
  • Oleg Friga
    Director of photography
    Novospasskoe
  • Cecília Mello
    Supervisor
  • Liu Jiangkai
    Manager
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Цветение (Flowering)
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Poetic
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 58 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 29, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    1,800 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Russian Federation
  • Country of Filming:
    China
  • Language:
    Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television
  • Looking China·Youth Film Project
    Urumchi
    China
    July 6, 2024
    Urumchi Premier
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Oleg Friga

I was born in Veliky Novgorod in 1999 and now live and work in St. Petersburg.

I work as a director of photography and colorist for documentaries funded by the Russian Culture Committee and the Ulyanovsk Union of Cinematographers. I teach courses at St. Petersburg University of Technology on video shooting, editing, and color correction.

My hobbies include taking photos. In addition to his work as a dop, I'm also studying dramaturgy and trying to make auteur films as a director. One of my films won the Grand Prix.

Education:
(2016-2018) Photo club "The House of Creative Photography "US", photography department, passing a photography course;
(2019-2024) St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television, Cinematography department, Director of photography specialist (workshop of Nikolay Volkov and Sergei Lando).

Work experience:
-5 years as a cinematographer in documentaries and feature films;
-5 years film editing, color correction;
-7 years photography practicing;
-2 years directing practicing.

Partial filmography:
"Bell Ringers" (2022 Russia) - short film, non-fiction, director, cinematographer;
"Novospasskoe" (2023 Russia) - short film, non-fiction, director, cinematographer;
"Domino: Magic Dots" (2024 Russia) - short film, non-fiction, director, cinematographer;
"Ra's Shining" (2024 Russia) - short film, non-fiction, director, cinematographer;
"My Friend Pepe" (2024 Russia) - short film, non-fiction, director, cinematographer;
"Stan" (2024 Russia) - short film, non-fiction, director, cinematographer;
"Flowering" (2024 China) - short film, non-fiction, director, cinematographer.

Awards:
-Grand Prix at the "Kinomekhanika" Film Festival in 2023 for the film "Novospasskoe"
-Participant in the film lab in China "Looking China" in 2024
-Participant in HANSEartWORKS Rostok 2018 at the photo exhibition "Future City - Stant der Zukunft" in Germany
-Winner in the 73DOC film lab in 2023
-Participant in the photo exhibition "Punctuation Marks" in photo club "The House of Creative Photography "US";
-Participant in three exhibitions of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists

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Director Statement

It is an illusion that photographs are taken with a camera. They're made with the eye, head and heart.