Merry-Go-Round (2017, Ukraine, Poland. 5 min.) – a short film by Ukrainian film director

Ihor Podolchak Ihor Podolchak (, ; born April 9, 1962) is a Ukrainian filmmaker and visual artist. He is a co-founder of the creative association Masoch Fund, and a participant in the Ukrainian New Wave. Ihor Podolchak was named as one of the 10 most promine ...

, produced in 2017. Producers of the film, along with Igor Podolchak were Ihor Dyurych, Liliya Mlynarych, Max Asadchiy, Serhiy Nedzelskyy. Director of photography – Serhiy Mykhalchuk, art director Svitlana Makarenko. Music for the film was created by Oleksandr Shchetynsky. The world premiere of the film took place on July 9, 2017, in Australia in the program of the IFF in Perth "Revelation". The film was nominated for the National Film Award at the

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About the director

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and

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he does not balance on the verge of conceptual

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but he is engaged in cinematography in its pure form.Шпилюк, Алик
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№ 8 от January 23, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2009. At the same time, Podolchak's films are much closer to experimental cinema than those films that are shot by other contemporary artists.

Synopsis

Somnambulistic circus Ribera&Velazquez welcomes everyone to the show "Merry-Go-Round", where shadows, that escaped the Platonic cave, turn the carousel in the foggy catacombs.

Specifications

The film was shot in Betacam SP,

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format. Projection Format: DCP. Sound: Stereo.

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: 16: 9 (HD), 1.85: 1 (2K DCP Flat).

Participation in festivals

* 2017 – Revelation.

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International Film Festival. Perth, Australia. * 2017 –

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International Film Festival. Australia. * 2017 –

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International Film Festival.

, Germany. * 2018 – Fantasporto – Oporto International Film Festival. Porto, Portugal. * 2018 – Experimental Video Show. The Exchange Gallery. Bloomsburg, PA, USA. * 2018 – North Bellarine Film Festival, Australia. * 2018 – Scandinavian International Film Festival. Helsinki, Finland. * 2019 – Spectral Film Festival. Stevens Point, USA. * 2019 – Paris European Film Festival "L'Europe autour de l'Europe". France; * 2019 – Festival ECRA. Ріо-де-Жанейро, Бразилія; * 2019 – L’Age d’Or International Arthouse Film Festival. Kolcata, India; * 2019 – Cineautopsia v.5. Bogotá Experimental Film Festival. Colombia; * 2019 – The Unseen Festival. Denver USA; * 2019 – STRANGLOSCOPE – Mostra Internacional de Áudio, Vídeo, Filme. Brazyl; * 2019 – Firenze FilmCorti Festival. Italy.

Nominations

* Prix Sauvage Corto. Paris European Film Festival L'Europe autour de l'Europe. France * The best Ukrainian short film. Odesa International Film Festival. * Avant-guarde & Experimental Special Award. Skepto International Film Festival. Cagliari, Italy. * Best Experimental Film.

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. Lecce Film Festival
. Retrieved December 2, 2018

References

External links

''Merry-Go-Round''
on

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