# 13th Open Russian Festival of Animated Film

The 13th Open Russian Festival of Animated Film was held from February 28 to March 3, 2008, in Suzdal, Russia. The winners for all of the main award categories were announced on March 2. The jury consisted of 33 professionals in a variety of different professions related to animation. 85 films, totaling over 14 hours of running time, were screened. This was the first festival held after the death of Aleksandr Tatarskiy, who had headed all the previous festivals. The artistic director in his place was Aleksandr Gerasimov.

## Main awards

| Award | Film | Recipient(s) (the director of the film, unless stated otherwise) |
| Grand Prix | Rain Down from Above Дождь сверху вниз (Dozhd sverkhu vniz) | Ivan Maximov |
| Best Direction | Rain Down from Above Дождь сверху вниз (Dozhd sverkhu vniz) | Ivan Maximov |
| Best Dramaturgy | Romance in Letters Роман в письмах (Roman v pismakh) (part of Smeshariki series) | Aleksey Lebedev |
| Best Visuals | Him and Her Он и она (On i ona) | Marina Kurshevskaya (art director) Maria Muat |
| Best Animation | Him and Her Он и она (On i ona) | Maria Muat |
| Best Sound | Lullaby Колыбельная (Kolybelnaya) | Andrey Zolotukhin Oleg Karavaychuk (composer) |
| Best Film for Children | Little Vasilisa Маленькая Василиса (Malenkaya Vasilisa) | Darina Shmidt |
| Best Student Film | Memorigami | Polina Grekova |
| Best Debut Film | Little Vasilisa Маленькая Василиса (Malenkaya Vasilisa) | Darina Shmidt |
| Best Series | Lullabies of the World, Колыбельные мира (Kolubelnyye mira) | Yelizaveta Skvortsova |
| Best Feature Film | Granny Yozhka and Others, Бабка Ёжка и другие (Babka Yozhka i drugiye) | Valeriy Ugarov |
| Best Interstitial Animation | Social Reels "Rules of the Road" | Yelena Chernova |

## Other prizes

| Award | Film | Recipient(s) (the director of the film, unless stated otherwise) |
| "Fortuna" Prize (chosen randomly) | Menu Меню | Aida Zyablikova |
| Aleksandr Tatarskiy Prize (decided posthumously by the masters Norshteyn, Nazarov and Golovanov) | Poor Yorik Бедный Йорик (Bednyy Yorik) | Sergey Gordeyev |
| Prize of Audience Sympathies (viewers from Rambler Vision) | Kuygorozh Куйгорож | Sergey Merinov |

## Jury rating

Each jury member was asked to list their top 5 five films of the festival. 5 points were given for a 1st place vote and so on, down to 1 point for a 5th place vote. An official award was given to the top three films at the closing ceremony.
| Position | Film | Points |
| 1 | Rain Down from Above Дождь сверху вниз (Dozhd sverkhu vniz) | 64 |
| 2 | Boy Мальчик (Malchik) | 56 |
| 3 | Him and Her Он и она (On i ona) | 37 |
| 4 | The Hare-Servant Заяц-слуга (Zayats-sluga) | 35 |
| 5 | The Polar Hole Полярная яма (Polyarnaya yama) | 34 |
| 6 | Little Vasilisa Маленькая Василиса (Malenkaya Vasilisa) | 33 |
| 7 | Kuygorozh Куйгорож | 23 |
| 8 | The Proud Mouse Гордый мыш (Gordyy mysh) | 22 |
| 9 | Three Love Stories Три истории любви (Tri istoriyi lyubvi) | 17 |
| 10 | Fool... Глупая... (Glupaya...) | 13 |
| 11 | Granny Yozhka and Others Бабка Ёжка и другие (Babka Yozhka i drugiye) | 12 |
| 12 | The Mouse and the Fox Мышонок и лис (Myshonok i lis) | 11 |
| 13 | Moon/Mars Луна/Марс (Luna/Mars) | 11 |
| 14 | A Street Sweeper on the Moon Дворник на Луне (Dvornik na Lune) | 9 |
| 15 | Hedgehog in the Fogginess Ёжик в туманности (Yozhik v tumannosti) | 8 |
| 16 | Poor Yorik Бедный Йорик (Bednyy Yorik) | 8 |
| 17 | Lullaby Колыбельная (Золотухин) (Kolybelnaya) | 8 |
| 18 | Chepogi Чепоги | 7 |
| 19 | Lost Time in Clerkenwell Потерянное время в Клеркенвелле (Poteryannoye vremya v Klerkenvelle) | 5 |
| 20 | Rumpelstiltskin Румпельштильцхен (Roompelshtiltskhen) | 5 |
| 21 | The Dog Door Собачья дверца (Sobachya dvertsa) | 5 |
| 22 | Wallace's Lists Списки Уоллиса (Spiski Uollisa) | 5 |
| 23 | The Bear Corner Медвежий угол (Medvezhiy ugol) | 4 |
| 24 | How I Caught Little Men Как я ловил человечков (Kak ya lovil chelovechkov) | 4 |
| 25 | The Menu Меню (Menu) | 4 |
| 26 | The Snowdrop Подснежник (Podsnezhnik) | 4 |
| 27 | Oskul-Ol the Fisherman Рыбак Оскул-Оол (Rybak Oskul-Ol) | 4 |
| 28 | Two Italians Два итальянца (Dva italyantsa) | 3 |
| 29 | Social Reels "Rules of the Road" Социальные ролики «Правила дорожного движения» (Sotsialnyye roliki "Pravila dorozhnovo dvizheniya") | 3 |
| 30 | Romance in Letters Роман в письмах (Roman v pismakh) | 1 |
| 31 | Evenk Lullaby Эвенская колыбельная (Evenskaya kolybelnaya) | 1 |