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Lake of happiness

    All titles (2)
    Short Film | 2017-2019 | Drama | Germany

    Shooting data

    Start of shooting01/10/2017
    End of shooting01/11/2017
    LocationsLubeiki, Aschmjany (Weißrussland), Kassel
    Filming regionsSouth Germany

    Project data

    Brief synopsis

    In a small Belarussian village where time seems to stand still, Jasja, a nine-year-old girl, has to deal with her mother‘s death. Her father decides to send her to an orphanage. But one day she decides to run away and go back home.

    Cast

    ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
    Sviatlana Anikein.a. [L]
    Ales Malchanaun.a. [L]
    Anastasiya Plyatsn.a. [L]
    Igar Sigaufather [SR]

    Crew

    ActivityNameComment
    Director of photographyBehrooz Karamizade
    1st assistant cameraChristian Öhl
    Costume designerJulia Pekina
    DirectorAliaksei Paluyan
    1st AD (local system)Khatia Kurasbediani
    Crowd 2nd AD (local system)Irene Kaliada
    ProducerAliaksei Paluyan
    Co-producerJörn Möllenkamp
    Production designerKiryl Halitsky
    Set manager/ floor managerMiriam Steen
    Assistant unit managerBogdana Grabovska
    ScreenwriterAliaksei Paluyan
    Literary sourceViktor Martinowitsch

    Production companies

    CompanyComment
    LPP Living Pictures Production GbR [de]

    Awards

    Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
    Aliaksei Paluyan2020European Film Awards [eu]
    EFA Short Film
    EFA Short FilmNominated
    Aliaksei Paluyan2020Trieste Film Festival [it]
    Best Fiction Short Film
    Best Fiction Short FilmWinner
    Aliaksei Paluyan2020Filmfest Dresden
    National Competition
    National CompetitionNominated
    Aliaksei Paluyan2019Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis [de]
    Spielfilm 10 bis 30 Minuten Laufzeit
    Spielfilm 10 bis 30 Minuten LaufzeitNominated
    Aliaksei Paluyan2019Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival [fr]
    Best Fiction Short Film
    Best Fiction Short FilmNominated
    Aliaksei Paluyan2019Drama Short Film Festival [gr]
    Int. Competition – Best Director
    Int. Competition – Best DirectorWinner
    Aliaksei Paluyan2019Hessischer Film- und Kinopreis [de]
    Kategorie Kurzfilm
    Kategorie KurzfilmWinner

    Festivals

    YearCountryFestivalComment
    2021GermanyFilmfest Bremen
    2020BulgariaIn The Palace - Int. Short Film Festival
    2020ItalyTrieste Film Festival
    2020USAPalm Springs Int. Film Festival
    2020GermanyFilmfest Dresden
    National Competition
    National Competition
    2019GermanyHof Int. Film Festival
    2019FranceClermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
    Main competition
    Main competition