A THRILLING JOURNEY THROUGH ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST EXHILARATING FILM CULTURES
The 16th annual Russian Resurrection Film Festival to be held around the country between October 27 and November 16 has announced the first films to screen.
From contemporary comedies and psychological thrillers to love stories set in the picturesque mountains of Armenia and against the backdrop of the Tsar’s last days, the Russian Resurrection Film Festival will take audiences on a thrilling journey through one of the world’s most diverse and exhilarating film cultures.
MOSCOW NEVER SLEEPS, by Russian-speaking Irish filmmaker Johnny O’Reilly, and THE STUDENT, directed by Kirill Serebrennikov and described as ‘splendid’ by industry bible Variety, both screened at the Cannes International Film Festival earlier this year. The Robert Altman-esque MOSCOW NEVER SLEEPS feature a superb ensemble cast including Aleksey Serebryakov, Yuri Stoyanov, Mikhail Efremov and Evgenia Brik.
HERITAGE OF LOVE, directed by Yuriy Vasilev, was the number 1 film at the box office on release in Russia and will be released theatrically in the UK later this year.
14+ has received a slew of international awards including the Viewers Choice in the Teen’s Eye Section at the Seoul International Film Festival, the Viewers Choice Award at the Kinotavr Film Festival and the Grand Prix at the Festival du Cinéma Russe à Honfleur, France.
The high profile psychological drama THE GREEN CARRIAGE, directed by Oleg Asadulin, will also feature in the festival, along with the hit comedies VERY BEST DAY (director Zhora Krizhovnikov) and the multi-narrative NO BORDERS (directors Rezo Gigineishvili, Roman Prygunov & Karen Oganesyan).
Other well known actors in the festival include the icons of Russian cinema Inna Churikova (VERY BEST DAY and NO BORDERS) and Oleg Basilashvili (NO BORDERS), up and comer Victoria Isakova who plays the lead role in THE STUDENT and a supporting role in THE GREEN CARRIAGE, and Andrei Merzlikin, known to Russian Resurrection Film Festival audiences from last year’s TEACHA.
THE FESTIVAL SCREENING DATES ARE:
Auckland NZ – 25 October to 30 October
Sydney – 27 October to 05 November
Canberra – 01 November to 06 November
Brisbane – 02 November to 09 November
Perth – 10 November to 16 November
Melbourne – 10 November to 16 November
Cinema details are as follows:
Sydney – Event Cinemas George Street Sydney and Event Cinemas Burwood
Melbourne – Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), Federation Square, Melbourne
Brisbane – Event Cinemas Myer Centre, Elizabeth Street, Myer Centre, Brisbane
Canberra – Capitol Cinemas Manuka, 6 Franklin Street, Manuka
Perth – Cinema Paradiso, 164 James Street, Northbridge
Auckland – Rialto Cinemas Newmarket, 167-169 Broadway, Newmarket
