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Awards

Recognition: The world premiere of the film Brutus was held as part of the Short Film Competition of the 38th Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF). The film was a contender for the Academy Award in the category of Live Action Short Film for 2016, and was also nominated for the Golden Eagle Award in the category of Best Short Film for 2016. Awards: - Golden Eagle Award, 2016 (Russia) – Nominee - The Nevada International Film Festival, 2016 (USA) – Experimental Film Competition, Platinum Reel Award Winner - 1st Sochi International Film Festival and Awards, 2016 (Russia) – Special Prize - Hong Kong World International Film Festival, 2016 (Hong Kong) – Best Actress - Best Shorts Competition, 2016 (USA) – Best Jewish film - Fathers and Sons Film Festival, 2017 (Russia) – Best Director, Best Cast - Scandinavian International Film Festival, 2017 (Finland) – Best mid-long film - 4th Moscow Jewish Film Festival, 2018 (Russia) – Yakov Kaller Award for The Best Russian Jewish Film of 2018

Screenings

4th Moscow Jewish Film Festival
Russia
May 25, 2018
New Haven International Film Festival
USA
Nov 22, 2017
Scandinavian International Film Festival
Finland
Oct 27, 2017
Fathers and Sons Film Festival
Russia
Sep 22, 2017
Macon Film Festival
USA
Jul 21, 2017
Marfa Film Festival
USA
Jul 15, 2017
Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival
USA
May 01, 2017
Riverside International Film Festival
USA
Apr 21, 2017
1st Sochi International Film Festival and Awards
Russia
Dec 13, 2016
The Nevada International Film Festival
USA
Sep 10, 2016
International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema
UK
Aug 15, 2016
PUFF Film Festival
Hong Kong
Aug 01, 2016
38th Moscow International Film Festival
Russia
Jun 26, 2016
Hong Kong World International Film Festival
Hong Kong
Apr 03, 2016
Best Shorts Competition
USA
Mar 22, 2016
Sedona Film Festival
USA
Feb 24, 2016

Credits

Year: 2016 Country: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Romania, USA Genre: drama, history, war Running time: 35 minutes Directed by: Konstantin Fam Written by: Konstantin Fam, Sergey Rakhlin, Ludvik Ashkenazy (story by), Sasha Klein (idea) Produced by: Konstantin Fam, Oleg Stepchenko, Alexey A. Petrukhin Executive producers: Yan Fisher Romanovsky, Vyacheslav Chernyavsky Co-producers: Egor Odintsov, Uriy Igrusha, Iuliana Tarnovarchi, Gabi Ilioiu, Loreto Rodríguez Modroño Line Producer: Gabi Ilioiu Associate Producer: Sasha Klein Cinematography by: Giora Bejach Music by: Egor Romanenko Art Direction by: Adi Cristea, Konstantin Fam Edited by: Petr Zelenov, Yulia Frolova, Igor Malakhov, Phil Lee Production Companies: Ark Pictures, Russian Film Group, FISHCORB Film, ALIEN Film, 1+1 Cast: Oksana Fandera, Filipp Yankovsky, Vladimir Koshevoy, Anna Churina, Marta Drozdova, Ion Grosu
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Brutus

Directed By: Konstantin Fam / 35 Minutes
Russia, USA, Ukraine, Romania / 2016 / Russian (English Subtitles)
Short Film (up to 45 minutes) / Drama
Territory Rights: WORLD-WIDE
Exhibition Format: DCP, Prores/QT

Option for Live Appearance: Q&A
Name of guest: Konstantin Fam
Role of guest: Director

Original Title: Брут

Synopsis

War and racist laws separate a German shepherd Brutus and his beloved mistress. Brutus is then taken from an animal shelter to a concentration camp to be a watchdog, and after being trained and manipulated this harmless pet gets turned into a ruthless killer dog.