From September 26 to October 1, Moscow will host the II Moscow International Design Film Festival (MIDD), whose leitmotif will be design that reflects the social and cultural trends of our time.
The cycle of public conferences and debates around cinema and design will go well beyond the duration of the festival and will last from May to October.
The Design Film Festival is an important event for Russian cinema and for the entire design industry. Maintaining its international status, this is the second time that the IMCD has invited Russian and foreign films created within the last three years to participate.
“We will have a lot of films from different countries, the geography is quite large. At the moment we have submitted around 40 films. It is clear that this does not mean that we will show all these films, because we will still have an active selection, during We will select the most successful films. While applications are being accepted. I can say that the films of various subjects are industrial design, product design and fashion subjects etc. I am glad that the interest in this area is It brings together the interests of all countries of the world. It is very important that people want to show their creativity in the territory of other countries, “said Viktor Bulankin, curator of the international program, today during a a press conference dedicated to the start of the II Moscow International Design Film Festival.
In 2023, the main areas of the MICD will be subject and industrial design, fashion, architecture, city design code and territorial development, interior design, as well as national identity and heritage. culture of Russian regions.
The expert board and jury of the competition will include representatives of the film industry, designers and journalists. Nominations for the film award will close on August 15. The organizers invite creatives from all over Russia to participate. According to Boris Hobod, president of the Moscow International Film Festival, while two years ago there were almost 99% foreign films at the film festival, in 2023 the organizers will also emphasize Russian films .
“This year, the second film festival is taking place. Various films will be screened for 4-5 days. Before that, throughout June, July, August and September, we will be holding various events dedicated to the film festival. creatives can talk We want, so that cinema is not just art, but to integrate cinema into the design industry, to talk about the need to make films not only about the end product that an artist, designer-architect produces, but also films about creativity, about how ideas come: about the pangs of creativity, about implementation, conflicts – about everything that then leads to a wonderful product in the form of various forms of design,” said Boris Hobod, director of the Moscow International Design House.
At the end of the festival in Moscow, the films that passed the competitive selection will go on tour in Russian cities.
In 2021, the MICD was held in Russia for the first time, but has already attracted a lot of attention. For five days, festival guests had the opportunity to watch a unique film, telling the ideas of creative disciplines, architecture, industrial and urban design, technology and craftsmanship.
10 feature films and 19 short films from 12 countries have been selected for the competition program.
The Jury Prize for Best Short Film went to Mario Novas, Architecture on the Edge: Nishizawa House, directed by Chilean director Mario Novas. A special jury prize was also awarded to the short film Christian Bruno, Visions Not Previously Seen by American director Christian Bruno. Davide Maffei’s Paradigma Olivetti won Best Feature. The Special Jury Prize for Feature Film went to David Serero, The United States of Fashion Designer Elie Tahari, a documentary about the world of modeling directed by American director David Serero.
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