Lola the Alive Potato (2018)


  • Director Leonid Shmelkov
  • Script Leonid Shmelkov
  • Art-director Leonid Shmelkov
  • Producer Nikolay Makovsky, Mathieu Rolin, Didier Falk,
  • Technique hand-drawn animation
  • Duration 15 min
  • Aspect ratio 16:9
  • Language no dialogue
  • Color color
  • Audience any

Categories,

Lola is the six-year old little girl. She lives with her mother and brother in the old country house, which is going to be sold. Lola have to part with the house very soon as well as with the world of her fantasy games, which she played with her imagined and beloved grandfather.

Festivals

  • Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival – FEFFS (France, 2018)
  • Big Cartoon Festival (Russia, 2018)
  • Open Russian Animation Film Festival in Suzdal (Russia, 2019)
  • Film Festival «Our Animation» (Russia, 2019)
  • International Animation Short Film Festival of Roanne (France, 2019)
  • International Animation Film Festival RENNES (France, 2019)
  • Film Festival of Russian films Quand les Russes (France, 2019)
  • Days of German and Russian short films “Vkratze!” (Russia, 2019)
  • Russian National Award ICARUS (Russia, 2019)
  • International Short Film Festival “Okno” (Russia, 2019)
  • Fantastiqued’Audincourt International Film Festival (France, 2019)
  • Film Festival Le Bloody Week-end (France, 2019)
  • Andrey Tarkovsky International Film Festival “Zerkalo” (Russia, 2019)
  • Annecy Animation Film Festival (France, 2019)
  • HUESCA International Film Festival (Spain, 2019)
  • Fest AnčaInternational Animation Festival (Slovakia, 2019)
  • Oporto International Short Film Festival PORTO 7 (Portugal, 2019)
  • International Independent Film Festival “Kinolikbez” (Russia, 2019)
  • SupertoonInternational Animation Film Festival (Croatia, 2019)
  • International Animation Film Festival “Insomnia” (Russia, 2019)
  • International Meeting of Cinema, TV, Video and Multimedia AVANCA (Portugal, 2019)
  • Film Festival of Russian films “Window to Europe” (Russia, 2019)
  • LUCANIA Film Festival (Italy, 2019)
  • Silhouette Film Festival (France, 2019)
  • Linoleum Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival (Ukraine, 2019)
  • FANTOCHE International Animation Film Festival (Switzerland, 2019)
  • International Film Festival “Message to Man” (Russia, 2019)
  • AnimarioInternational Contemporary Animation Festival (Spain, 2019)
  • Independent Animation Film Festival Indie-AniFest (South Korea, 2019)
  • Paris International Animation Film Festival PIAFF (France, 2019)
  • FILEM’ON International Film Festival for Young Audience (Belgium, 2019)
  • International Film Festival “ANIMAFILM” (Azerbaijan, 2019)
  • Worldwide Short Film Festival SHNIT (Russia, 2019)
  • Mumbai Film Festival (India, 2019)
  • BANJALUKA International Animation Film Festival (Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2019)
  • Lublin Film Festival (Poland, 2019)
  • International Film Festival for children and youth “Rolan” (Armenia, 2019)
  • Reggio Film Festival (Italy, 2019)
  • International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima (Poland, 2019)
  • Anilogue International Animation Festival (Hungary, 2019)
  • Black Nights Shorts Film Festival PÖFF(Estonia, 2019)
  • Kaboom Animation Festival (The Netherlands, 2019)
  • International Short Film FestivalZubroffka(Poland, 2019)
  • Sommetsdu cinémad’animationInternational Animation Festival (Canada, 2019)
  • ANIMATEKAInternational Animation Film Festival (Slovenia, 2019)
  • International Film Festival in Oberhausen (Germany, 2020)
  • International Fil Festival ZOOM-ZBLIZENIA (Poland, 2020)
  • Japan Media Arts Festival (Japan, 2020)

Awards

  • Gran Prix for the Best animated film, Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival FEFFS (France, 2018)
  • 1-st prize at Premier section, Big Cartoon Festival (Russia, 2018)
  • Prize for the Best Short Film and Prize by Film critics of Russian Federation, Open Russian Animation Film Festival in Suzdal (Russia, 2019)
  • Awards for the Best Music (Didier Falk) and Best Actor (Armen Dzhigarkhanyan), Russian National Award ICARUS (Russia, 2019)
  • Prize for the Best Animation Film, International Film Festival “Okno” (Russia, 2019)
  • Prize for the Best animated film, Oporto International Short Film Festival PORTO 7 (Portugal, 2019)
  • Prize Silver Jean-Luc “To live your life” – for a life affirming movie, International Independent Film Festival “Kinolikbez” (Russia, 2019)
  • Special Jury Mention,International Animation Film Festival “Insomnia” (Russia, 2019)
  • Prize for the Best animated film, Film Festival of Russian films “Window to Europe” (Russia, 2019)
  • Prize for the Best Short animated film, SupertoonInternational Animation Film Festival (Croatia, 2019)
  • Prize for Asian Road, Independent Animation Film Festival Indie-AniFest (South Korea, 2019)
  • CIFEJ and ECFA Awards, FILEM’ON International Film Festival for Young Audience (Belgium, 2019)
  • Silver JabberwockyANIMA competition, International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima (Poland, 2019)
  • Special Jury Mention, Shorts Black Nights Film Festival PÖFF(Estonia, 2019)
  • Nominee “Best animated film” at Golden Eagle Award 2019 (Russia,2020)

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