Anatoly Kondyubov

Made for the Venice Film Festival's 70th anniversary, seventy filmmakers made a short film between 60 and 90 seconds long on their interpretation of the future of cinema.

Captain Fedor Volkonogov works in law enforcement. He is on the good books of the management, and his colleagues respect him. But one day, his life abruptly changes: he is declared a criminal. The Captain manages to run away before he is arrested. Suddenly he turns into an outcast, whom his former colleagues search across the whole city. At night Volkonogov is visited by a messenger from the other world, who warns him that after death he will go hell and be tormented forever. But he has an opportunity to change his fate and get to paradise if he repents, and at least one person forgives him. The Captain embarks on his way to find forgiveness. But he cannot even fathom what tests are awaiting him on this way.

Boris ve Arkady Strugatsky’nin 1964 tarihli kült romanının 1989’da yazarların izni olmadan ilk kez sinemaya uyarlanışından bu yana merakla beklenen Tanrı Olmak Zor İş, ne yazık ki ancak yaratıcısı Aleksey German’ın ölümünden sonra tamamlanabildi ve prömiyerini 2013 Roma Film Festivali’nde yaptı. Stalker’a da ilham kaynağı olan Strugatsky kardeşler de filmin bu yetkin uyarlamasını görecek kadar yaşayamadı. Hikâye, ortaçağdaymış gibi yaşayan ve pagan bir tanrının sözde oğlu tarafından yönetilen insanların yaşadığı Arkanar gezegeninde geçiyor. Dünya’dan bir elçi, insani fikirleri yaymak amacıyla Arkanar’a gidiyor. Aleksey German bu son filminde Tanrı ile insan arasındaki hiyerarşiye bir bakış atıyor

Two young Russian historians are going to Ukraine to take part in the reconstruction of the Lvov-Sandomierz operation in July 1944. On sight they fall into conflict with Ukrainian nationalists, and some magical twist of fate, move into the middle of real warfare from more than 60 years. Miraculously avoiding death at the hands of Ukrainian nationalists, caught in the middle of fighting between the Red Army and the Nazis.

Uzun bir sürgünden sonra Saint Petersburg'a dönen emekli bir subay olan atılgan Yakovlev, diğer insanların düellolarını kazanarak rahat bir yaşam sürüyor. Esrarengiz, odaklanmış ve son derece yetenekli bir profesyonel, kibar toplumda dolaşırken arkasında cesetlerden oluşan bir iz bırakıyor ve sıklıkla şafak vakti düellolarda vekil olarak tabanca kullanması için çağrılıyor. Ancak Yakovlev, saf genç Prens Tuchov ve onun güzel kız kardeşi Prenses Martha ile tanıştığında, normalde soğuk kalpli paralı asker, şimdiye kadar fark edilmeyen duygular karşısında şaşırır. Ortaya çıkanlar, geçmişi ve şimdiki hali hakkında bir dizi gerçeği ortaya çıkarır.

1971, Leningrad. Ölümünden sonra ünlenecek Rus yazar Sergei Dovlatov, günlerini yazılarının yayımlanmasının koşulu olan Yazarlar Sendikası’na üyeliğini kovalayıp ufak yazı işleriyle geçirir. Akşamları ise caz dinlenen partilerde kentteki sanatçı ve yazarlarla bir araya gelir. Under Electric Clouds’un yönetmeni Alexey German Jr., Berlin’de dünya prömiyerini yapan yeni filminde Dovlatov’un hayatından altı günü anlatıyor ve bu hikâye üzerinden dönemin entelektüel çevresi ve onların Brejnev zamanı Sovyetler Birliği’yle ilişkisinin de portresini sunuyor.

Young female fighter pilots arrive to the frontline. They have different stories and different fates. They are getting older, falling in love and lose their closest ones as well as take their place in the world of men. The air has become their home. However, at war no one knows whose fate is to live and who is doomed to die.

Üniversite profesörü David sosyal medyada belediye başkanını yolsuzlukla suçlayınca devlet aygıtı karşılık vermekte gecikmez, David asılsız bir şekilde uluslararası bir fondan zimmetine para geçirmekle suçlanıp ev hapsine mahkum edilir. Osip Mandelstam ve Anna Ahmatova hayranı bu Rus Edebiyatı profesörü, başta annesi olmak üzere, özür dileyip kurtulması için kendisine baskı yapan herkese karşı inatla ve edebiyatla mücadele eder.

In a kingdom shrouded in darkness, the malevolent VileGuile seized power, casting a wicked enchantment over the Queen and imprisoning the blind little princess, Darya, within the Enchanted Tinderbox. Fate intervenes as the box finds its way into the hands of the carefree roisterer Johnny whose only dream was to live an easy life. Travelling with Darya, John undergoes a profound transformation. His once-selfish nature gives way to courage and generosity, evolving into a true hero. Alongside their faithful companions, the merry aeronaut Jean and the magical horse Good Pathfinder, John and Darya's journey takes them to the sombre caves of dwarf miners, where they forge the unbreakable friendship, and to the ethereal sky kingdom of magic ladybirds, leading John to understanding the boundless power of love and self-sacrifice.

Four best friends. They've been to war, they've seen life, but they are still passionate, young and willing to serve their country. They found their place at OMON - Russian Special Police Squad. They can count only on each other, and their real family is themselves. After working hours they become simple guys with ordinary dreams like family and comfort. But life changes when once in a night club the friends incidentally get in a fight with the local mafia. It turns out that they have no fear and they are ready to stand for each other whatever happens.

Ksyusha sekiz yaşında küçük bir kızdır. Şu ana kadar yaşadığı hayatın tamamını yetimhanede geçirmiştir. Bu yüzden de gerçek anne ve babasına dair hiçbir şey bilmiyordur. Tek bildiği gerçek yetimhanede yaşadığı hayattır. Bir gün Ksyusha’nın hayatına iki kişi girer; Andrei ve Olga. Andrei ve Olga, Ksyusha’yı öz kızları gibi severler. Ksyusha’da onları çok sever. Sonunda ailesini bulmuştur Ksyusha. Küçük kız yeni ailesinin yanına taşınır ve burada bambaşka ve yep yeni bir hayata başlar.

Russia 2017. The world could be on the verge of a great war. People are anxious that things could fall apart. Evolving around an unfinished building, a diverse group of outsiders struggle to find their place in this rapidly changing society, making up the mosaic of existence that is life itself…

Ilya stutters a lot, and this interferes with everything - his personal life, communication with the child, work. In desperation, he enrolls in the course of the famous doctor Cherkasova, a guru in his field, whom patients consider a magician and wizard. There he meets new friends and a new love - a young girl Vera. But it turns out that Cherkasova herself likes Ilya, and she intends to win him over.

For two months a serial killer has been terrorizing the city of St. Petersburg. Every Wednesday a girl between 9 and 12 years old is the victim. The brutality of the maniac plunges city residents into horror. Parents are afraid of leaving their children alone on the street. The press reinforces the atmosphere of fear and hysteria.

Police captain Pavel Semyonov serves in one of the residential areas of St. Petersburg. Pavel is used to breaking up drunken fights and entering drug dens alone to make another arrest. He knows that if he thinks and argues, he will simply be killed. And he is used to first acting, and then sorting it out, because he really wants to stay alive, because his wife Yulia and son Sasha are waiting for him at home. Risking his life, he saves the daughter of a businessman. In gratitude, Latyshev, the girl's father, facilitates the transfer of Pavel to Nevsky Prospekt, to the very center of the big city, where it is prestigious and profitable to serve ... And soon Pavel begins to suspect that his transfer to the Central District was carried out by Latyshev with some far-reaching plans. And when Pavel goes on the trail of a mysterious killer named Rafael, everything is completely confused. But in a difficult situation, Pavel can always rely on his friends from the sleeping area

Russian Empire. The second decade of the twentieth century. As a result of the conflict between the Entente and the bloc of the Central Powers led by Germany, which erupted in August 1914, Russia is drawn into the First World War. A wave of unrest is rolling through the country. Revolutionary moods are increasing every day. Counterintelligence is trying with all its might to suppress the activity of German spies active in the territory of the country ...

Petr is not only a successful writer but also is the owner of the agen- cy called Alibi — that creates alibis for the clients who need to hide their lies and failures. His second business is hidden, so he himself has a double life. But his attitude to lies changes when his own wife appears at the agency asking for an alibi. From this moment on, he will solve not only his client’s problems, but his own. Unfortu- nately, he’ll be able to help everyone but himself.

At the center of events is Lev Garin: a charismatic and attractive corrupt customs officer. "Bad" according to generally accepted concepts, but "good" within the framework of a specific intrigue. The story begins with a high-profile crime: a major businessman Plato and his wife Ariadne, who was also Leo's lover, disappeared without a trace. The protagonist is faced with a choice: to give in to the blackmailers and endanger his career, or not to give in and endanger Ariadne's life. As events unfold, the love affair between Ariadne and Leo turns out to be not just a trap, but an abyss into which the whole life of the hero falls. No longer counting on saving himself, but desperately trying to find a way to save his family, Leo seeks to understand who and for what is taking revenge on him so consistently and subtly.