Vzyatka (original title) 13min | Short, Comedy | 4 June 2018
Full Cast & Crew
Directed by Aleksey Kharitonov
Writing Credits: Aleksey Kharitonov
Cast (in credits order)
Produced by
Cinematography by Evgeny Kozlov
Film Editing by Dmitriy Marushkin
Production Design by Agniya Balaban and Aleksandra Nikiforova
Awards:
Kinotavr, 2018 — Diploma “For a witty portrayal of the cyclical mechanics of extortion” by the Guild of Film Critics and Film Critics of Russia
All-Russian Youth Positive Film Festival 2018 — Best Comedy Film
North Caucasus Short Film Festival “New Look” 2018 — A comedic solution to an acute social problem
Moscow Youth Film Festival “Let’s Live!” 2018 — Third place in the short fiction film category
Golden Raven International Festival 2018 — Little Golden Raven
Smile, Russia! 2018 — Best Short Film
Independent International Short Film Festival SHORTS — Winner in the Film category
International Short Film and Video Festival ArtShort 2018 — A LIKE from the festival’s president
Street Film Festival 2018 — Grand Prix
International Human Rights Film Festival “Stalker” 2018 — Special Jury Diploma for the convincing development of a relevant topic in the comedy genre.
The Best Actor Ensemble Award from the Screen Actors Guild of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia, based on the results of the expert survey “My Favorite Short Subject”, conducted jointly with the magazine “Booker’s Bulletin”
St. Petersburg International Film Festival 2019 — Grand Prix
Yerevan International Short Film Festival, Armenia, 2019 — Award for the Best Actor The Bribe, Actor Mikhail Trukhin
“Light of the World” International Youth Film Festival 2019 — Special Diploma for Dramaturgy
SHORT TO THE POINT, Romania 2019 — Best Narrative Short
Russian Short Film Festival “Artkino” 2019 — Audience Diploma of the 1st Degree in Moscow
Peterhof Film Festival 2019 — Best Russian Film, Best Actor — Mikhail Trukhin
Santa Marina Film Festival, Bulgaria, 2019 — Best director
The International Film Festival Golden Beggar, Slovakia 2019 — Honorable mention of the jury with the wording “For many of us, a surprising black comedy that illuminates corruption much closer to home in our own bureaucracies”
Near Nazareth Festival, Israel, 2019 — Best Debut
SHORT FILM BREAKS, Romania, 2020 — Silver elephant