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«SELF-PORTRAIT» short feature film

A disabled veteran of the Afghan war goes on the Day of the military intelligence officer to lay flowers at the monument to fallen soldiers. Despite the injury, he remains a full-fledged citizen of his country and the head of a loving family. The memory of his fallen comrades remained forever in his heart.

  • ILIYAS DAUDI
    Director
  • ILIYAS DAUDI
    Writer
  • ILIYAS DAUDI
    Key Cast
    "Iliyas Daudi"
  • Alex Tazin
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    «Автопортрет» короткометражный художественный фильм
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 33 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 1, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    300 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Russian Federation
  • Country of Filming:
    Russian Federation
  • Language:
    Russian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - S.A. GERASIMOV'S ALL-RUSSIAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF CINEMATOGRAPHY (VGIK)
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • * «INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, NITIIN» IFF NITIIN-2023
    Penang
    Malaysia
    August 30, 2023
    Malaysia Premiere
    Winner «BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM», «BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM»
  • * «INDO MALAYSIA FILM FESTIVAL» IMFF-2023
    Kuala-Lumpur
    Malaysia
    December 11, 2023
    Mumbai, India 8.2023
    Winner «BEST DEBUT SHORT FILM», «Best Debut Director», «Best Actor»
  • * «THE SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION» TSIC-2023
    Singapore
    Singapore
    December 22, 2023
    Stockholm, Sweden
    Winner «BEST DEBUT FILMMAKER», «BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY», «BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM» (Any Length) — finalist, «BEST ACTOR» (Fiction) (Any Length)
  • * «BRANDENBURG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL» BIFF-2024
    Berlin
    Germany
    January 5, 2024
    Mumbai, India 8.2023
    Winner «BEST STUDENT FILM»
  • * «SWEDEN FILM AWARDS» AFA-2023
    Stockholm
    Sweden
    January 7, 2024
    Mumbai, India 8.2023
    Finalist «BEST DIRECTOR SHORT FILM», FINALIST «BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM»
  • * «GENEVA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL» GIFF-2024
    Geneva
    Switzerland
    February 1, 2024
    Mumbai, India 8.2023
    Winner «BEST EDUCATION FILM» & «HONORABLE MENTION» in nomination «BEST DEBUT»
  • * «MONT BLANC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL» MBIFF-2024
    Paris
    France
    May 31, 2024
    Kuala-Lumpur. Malaysia
    Winner «BEST SHORT FILM»
  • * «BERLIN MOTION PICTURE AWARDS» BMPA-2024
    Berlin
    Germany
    June 10, 2024
    Kuala-Lumpur. Malaysia
    Winner «BEST STUDENT FILM»
  • * «SWEDISH ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE AWARDS» SAMPA-2024
    Stockholm
    Sweden
    June 20, 2024
    Kuala-Lumpur. Malaysia
    Winner «BEST FILM DISABILITY ISSUE»
  • * «SYDNEY GLOBAL CINE CARNIVAL» SGCC-2024
    Sydney
    Australia
    June 25, 2024
    Kuala-Lumpur. Malaysia
    Winner «BEST STUDENT FILM»
  • * «HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM CARNIVAL» HKIFC-2024
    Hong Kong
    Hong Kong
    July 15, 2024
    Kuala-Lumpur. Malaysia
    Winner «BEST STUDENT FILM»
  • * «FLICKER'S RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL» RIFF-2024
    RHODE ISLAND
    United States
    August 6, 2024
    Kuala-Lumpur. Malaysia
    Semi-Finalist «SELF-PORTRAIT» Short Film
  • * «SNOW LEOPARD FILM FESTIVAL» WLIFF -2024
    Stockholm
    Sweden
    December 16, 2024
    Kuala-Lumpur, Malaysia
    «QUARTER-FINALIST» — «WAR FILM»
  • * «ANATOLIAN FILM AWARDS» AFA -2023
    Anatolia
    Turkey
    August 31, 2023
    Kuala-Lumpur. Malaysia
    «HONORABLE MENTION»
  • * «LULEA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL» LIFF-2025
    Lulea
    Sweden
    July 5, 2025
    Kuala-Lumpur. Malaysia
    Semi-finalist «Best Short Film»
Director Biography - ILIYAS DAUDI

ILIYAS DAUDI — Russian writer, member of the «Union of Writers of Russia», screenwriter, film director, clipmaker, producer, soldier of the Afghan War (1979-1989), Hero of the Russian Federation. Laureate of International Film festivals and International screenwriting competitions.
IMDb nm 15078873 — https://m.imdb.com/name/nm15078873/
ISA — https://www.networkisa.org/profile/iliyas-daudi
— Author of novels about the Afghan War (1979-1989).

Bibliography
• «In the Kunduz Circle» military historical novel-trilogy
• «The Great Game in Afghanistan» monograph
• «We'll all be back!» novel
• «Not by the front corridor» military novel
• «The Zugzwang of Ober lieutenant Bruno Thevs» a military novel.

— In 2024 he graduated from the 2-year Higher Courses of directing and producing films and television of the S.A. Gerasimov's All-Russian State University of Cinematography (VGIK). At the same time, he continued his studies at the VGIK, in the master's degree of the screenwriting and Film studies faculty.
— The author of the script, director and actor of the Short Films — «SELF-PORTRAIT», «THE BLIND». The author of the Screenplays and Web/TV series «MY exciting AFGHANistan», «KIPLING'S SOLDIER», «BACK TO BASICS», «AFGHAN SYNDROME», «ZUGZWANG of Ober-Lieutenant BRUNO THEVS», «IN THE CIRCLE OF KUNDUZ», «THE LONG ROADS OF WAR», «AFGHANISTAN IS NOT LETTING US GO», «AFGHANISTAN HURTS IN MY SOUL», «THE BLIND», «YOU'LL SEE, IT WILL HAPPEN!» and other. The clipmaker of the Music Videos — «SULTONI QALBAM» HIMN OF LOVE (2024), «THE BETROTHED» (2024), «SULTAN OF MY HEART» (2024), «ETERNAL LOVE» (2024), «EVERY MUSIC HAVE J.S. BACH» (2024), «DEDICATION» to JALALADDIN RUMI trilogy (2025), «SHOUDY» by JALALADDIN RUMI (2025), «OSHIQONAKHO» by JALALADDIN RUMI (2025) , «NAI NOUMIE» by JALALADDIN RUMI (2025), «EY YARE MAN» by ANOUSHIRVAN ROHANI (2025), «THE PALADIN» (2026), «About CINEMA and life... general SHAMANOV» documentary (2025), «About CINEMA and life... general OCHIROV» documentary (2026), «About CINEMA and life... Sadyq IDRISOV» documentary (2026)

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