Ok so this is real. Our film “Paradise Gowns” won Critics’ choice Award and Best Documentary Award in cinematographer’s Vilmos Zsigmond film festival! It’s umbelievable when jury members such as Szabo Gabor (HSC), who worked with Vilmos, Nigel Walters (BSC), who is a former president of Imago, french director Pierre Filmon (jury member at Cannes 2017), editor Miklos Mari (“The Revolt of Job” which was nominated in oscars) and professor Saghy Miklos is shaking your hand and saying good things about your film, so believe me – this is serious and this is important awards to us!
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More than 250 festivals and 14 awards.
World premiere: 66th Locarno International film festival, pardi di domani international competition.

Awards:
*Pardino d’argento award in short films international competition in 66th Locarno International film festival
*Pianifica Award (Short Film nominee for the European Film Awards) in 66th Locarno International film festival
*Special Jury Mention Award in 36th Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
*WWF award at the 16th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
*Emidio Greco Award in 15th European film Festival in Lecce
*Honourable Mention for Cinematography in DokuMa film festival in Croatia
*Honorable Mention at Oslo Screen Festival
*Jury Award at 13th Concorto FilmFest in Italy
*Best soundtrack at the San Gio Verona Video Festival, Italy
*Best International Short Film at the 9th edition of of Short Shorts Film Festival Mexico
*Audience award of the “Made in Russia” selection of Shnit International Shortfilmfestival
*Special Mention of the Jury at the 22nd Arcipelago Film Festival
*Best International Short Film at 22nd Sguardi Altrove Film Festival, Italy
*Special Mention award of the “A Corto di Donne”, 8th women’s short film festival, Italy

Nominations:
Golden Gate Award in San Francisco International Film Festival 2014
Best Cinematography in Byron Bay International Film Festival in Australia
Best Short Film in European Film Awards 2013
Golden Firebird Award in Hong Kong International Film Festival
Golden Pardino – Leopards of Tomorrow in Locano International film Festival
Best International Short Film in Regensburg Short Film Week

​A journey through North Russia and Siberia where people have to cope with one of the world’s harshest climates, Zima portrays a reality where the boundary between life and death is so thin that it is sometimes almost nonexistent. In these remote places, civilization constantly fights and embraces nature and its timeless rules and rites. People, animals and nature become elements of a millennial existence cycle where physical and mental endurance are as important as chance and where life and death constantly meet each other.
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Director Cristina Picchi has participated to the ceremony with our short film "Winter".