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Seven Gifts

The father had 7 sons. They went to neighboring countries to look for brides. This is a story about how people find mutual understanding and peace in a place that have become their home. The film was the result of a project about the culture and life of Estonia. Created by a group of students under 18.

  • Larisa Knyazeva, Natalia Machenene
    Writer
    Idea, script
  • Natalia Machenene
    Producer
    Writing a project, searching for funding sources, and financial accounting.
  • Larisa Knyazeva
    Producer
    Project management. Material and technical support, advertising, promotion.
  • Marina Suhoruchenkova
    Project Supervisor
    Assistance to participants in organizing the creative process, assistance at all stages of creating a cartoon, distribution of tasks and quality control of their implementation.
  • Anna Denisova, Milana Kaalon, Daria Sorgina, Anna Preobrazhenskaya, Anastasia Myakoshina, Ksenia Gorchakova, Mikhail Luciev, Evelina Näkk, Ksenia Gersh, Yan Buhman, Alice Osipova, Antonina Prokopovich, Anastasia Bakshaeva, Polina Volkova
    Directors, artists, animators
    Story telling, character design, character creation, background design, background creation, animation
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Семь подарков
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 11 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 6, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Estonia
  • Country of Filming:
    Estonia
  • Language:
    Russian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Creative Space studio
  • Cartoon Club
    Rimini
    Italy
    June 30, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Animator Fest
    Jagodina
    Serbia
    August 16, 2020
    Official Selection
  • TOFUZI International Animated Film Festival
    Batumi
    Georgia
    August 31, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Camera Zizano
    Pyrgos
    Greece
    November 4, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Animofest
    Bratislava
    Slovakia
    November 15, 2020
    Official Selection
  • The Stone Flower Youth Film Festival
    Sysert
    Russian Federation
    December 30, 2020
    Honorable Mention
  • Florida Animation Festival
    Tallahassee
    United States
    June 10, 2021
    Official Selection
Director Biography

Participants in the project about the culture and history of Estonia became the authors of the cartoon "Seven Gifts". All participants are students of secondary schools. At the time of making the film, the authors are 10-18 years old.
Anna Denisova, Milana Kaalon, Daria Sorgina, Anna Preobrazhenskaya, Anastasia Myakoshina, Ksenia Gorchakova, Mikhail Luciev, Evelina Näkk, Ksenia Gersh, Yan Buhman, Alice Osipova, Antonina Prokopovich, Anastasia Bakshaeva, Polina Volkova.

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