Synopsis
Zakhar lives among the vast Arctic spaces of Siberia, 100 miles away from human dwellings. He is 7, but he has his own reindeer and tundra for pasture. One day his nomad family is joined by a teacher, sent by the authorities to explain to the kids why they need math and Putin. It’s the 1st grade for Zakhar and the 3rd for his brother Prokopy. The teacher is supposed to give them a standard set of knowledge, but Zakhar craves answers to million questions about the world. We come to see how rigid the adult thinking is compared to the boy’s inquiring mind.
The schooling also bolsters the friendly rival between the brothers. Prokopy is bigger and stronger, but Zakhar is smarter. Small but exciting things happen to the children every day, and each errand turns into a thrilling adventure.
The schooling also bolsters the friendly rival between the brothers. Prokopy is bigger and stronger, but Zakhar is smarter. Small but exciting things happen to the children every day, and each errand turns into a thrilling adventure.
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12. 12. 2020
IDF launches VoD Spotlight
EAST SILVER
VoD Spotlight is a brand new alternative online distribution for creative documentaries from the East Silver collection, connecting documentary filmmakers and VOD platforms.
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25. 11. 2020
East Silver Caravan at festivals
EAST SILVER
East Silver Caravan titles Kiruna - A Brand New World, When the Persimmons Grew, Pripyat Piano, Boundaries, #sandrainuganda, How Big is the Galaxy?, Wolves at the Borders (among others) are screened at the festivals. Find out more...
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28. 6. 2020
East Silver Caravan at festivals
EAST SILVER
Several East Silver Caravan films will be part of the upcoming festivals all over the world, mostly happening online.
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27. 11. 2019
How Big Is the Galaxy? wins in Italy and France
EAST SILVER
Ksenia Elyan's How Big Is the Galaxy? won the main award at Fiorenzo Serra Film Festival in Sardinia and also the award for the best debut film at Cinematerre in France.
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27. 11. 2019
East Silver Caravan at festivals
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Waiting for a Miracle, My Unknown Soldier, The Good Death and The Last Ice Hunters had screenings at various festivals during November 2019. Home Games will be screened at Cinema Vérité Tehran (December 9–16).
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19. 8. 2019
My Unknown Soldier and other East Silver Caravan documentaries at festivals
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Anna Kryvenko's My Unknown Soldier will have a premiere in Greece on August 29 at Beyond Borders IDF. The Good Death by Tomáš Krupa had an Asian premiere at EBS International Documentary Festival in South Korea.
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29. 7. 2019
East Silver Caravan at festivals
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East Silver Caravan films – My Unknown Soldier, Home Games, How Big is the Galaxy?, My Father Is My Mother's Brother and King Skate – have been successfully screened at various international film festivals recently.
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26. 6. 2019
East Silver Caravan documentaries at Pärnu Film Festival
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Three East Silver Caravan films are part of the programme of Pärnu Film Festival (June 24 – July 7): How Big is the Galaxy?, My Father Is My Mother's Brother and Between Us.
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1. 6. 2019
Zlín ECFA Award for How Big is the Galaxy?
EAST SILVER
Ksenia Elyan's How Big is the Galaxy? has won the ECFA Award for the Best European Documentary Film for a Young Audience at the 59th ZLÍN FILM FESTIVAL. The film is part of East Silver Caravan.
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26. 5. 2019
East Silver at the 59th Krakow Film Festival
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Do not miss East Silver films at Krakow Film Festival (May 26 - June 2). Ticket to the Moon (dir. Veronika Janatková) is in the official selection, more films are available in KFF Market and Videolibrary.
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14. 5. 2019
East Silver at DOK.fest München 2019
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DOK.fest München has several East Silver titles in the programme, including Home Games (dir. Alisa Kovalenko), How Big Is the Galaxy (dir. Ksenia Elyan) and My Unknown Soldier (dir. Anna Kryvenko).
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13. 5. 2019
Czech premiere of How Big Is the Galaxy? at ZLÍN FILM FESTIVAL
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The 59th ZLÍN FILM FESTIVAL (May 24 - June 1) has included Ksenia Elyan's How Big is the Galaxy? in the Competition of European Documentary Films for Children and Youth. The Czech premiere of the film will take place on Friday, May 24.
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9. 4. 2019
How Big Is the Galaxy? wins at Moscow IDFF DOKer
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Ksenia Elyan's How Big Is the Galaxy? won the Best Feature Documentary Award. The film is part of East Silver Caravan. Stefan Bohun's Are You Sleeping, Brother Jakob? won the Audience Award.
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3. 4. 2019
East Silver at Moscow IDFF DOKer
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Institute of Documentary Film's activity East Silver brings to Moscow International Documentary Film Festival DOKer three films and will also present its activities at the panel discussion on Saturday, April 6.
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20. 1. 2019
FIPADOC, DocPoint Helsinki & Tallinn with Czech docs
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CZECH DOCS
Upcoming DocPoint Helsinki included Helena Třeštíková's retrospective and Jan Gebert's When the War Comes in its programme, while DocPoint Tallin will screen Šimon Šafránek's King Skate. Martin Páv's Vote for Kibera is in FIPADOC's official selection.
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14. 11. 2018
IDF at IDFA 2018
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EAST DOC PLATFORM
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The programme of IDFA 2018 includes several titles which are part of IDF activities, such as When the War Comes. Docs For Sale offer nine East Silver titles. IDF also prepared Drink with East Doc Platform for invited guests.
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9. 3. 2018
East Doc Platform Awarded Best Documentaries from Central and Eastern Europe
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Organized by the Institute of Documentary Film, the EAST DOC PLATFORM – the largest event for documentary filmmakers in Central and Eastern Europe – took place for the seventh time. Prague hosted 350 film professionals from around the world.
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