Merry-Go-Round (2017 film)

Merry-Go-Round (2017, Ukraine, Poland. 5 min.)  – a short film by Ukrainian film director Ihor Podolchak,[1] produced in 2017. Producers of the film, along with Igor Podolchak were Ihor Dyurych, Liliya Mlynarych, Max Asadchiy, Serhiy Nedzelskyy. Director of photography – Serhiy Mykhalchuk, art director Svitlana Makarenko. Music for the film was created by Oleksandr Shchetynsky.[2] The world premiere of the film took place on July 9, 2017, in Australia in the program of the IFF in Perth "Revelation".[3] The film was nominated for the National Film Award at the Odessa International Film Festival.[4]

A laconic exercise - only five minutes - by the Lviv artist-expressionist and director of baroque, somewhat, blurred psychodrama (Las Meninas, Delirium), in the genre of video sculpture.[5]

Merry-Go-Round
Theatrical release poster
Directed byIhor Podolchak
Produced byIhor Podolchak
Liliya Mlynarych
Ihor Dyurych
Max Asadchiy
Serhiy Nedzelskyy
Written byIhor Podolchak
Music byAlexander Shchetynsky
CinematographySerhiy Mykhalchuk
Edited byIhor Podolchak
Distributed byIhor Podolchak
Release date
  • July 6, 2017 (2017-07-06) (Revelation Film Festival, Perth, Australia)
Running time
5 minutes
CountryUkraine, Poland
LanguageNone
BudgetUS$ 10,000

About the director

Among the contemporary artists who became filmmakers, Ihor Podolchakis a figure odious. Unlike Matthew Barney and Marina Abramović he does not balance on the verge of conceptual video art but he is engaged in cinematography in its pure form.[6] At the same time, Podolchak's films are much closer to experimental cinema than those films that are shot by other contemporary artists.[7]

Synopsys
Still
Still

Somnambulistic circus Ribera&Velazquez welcomes everyone to the show "Merry-Go-Round", where shadows, that escaped the Platonic cave, turn the carousel in the foggy catacombs.

Specifications

The film was shot in Betacam SP, PAL format. Projection Format: DCP. Sound: Stereo. Aspect Ratio: 16: 9 (HD), 1.85: 1 (2K DCP Flat).

Participation in festivals
  • 2017 - Revelation. Perth International Film Festival. Perth, Australia.[8]
  • 2017 - Brisbane International Film Festival. Australia.[9]
  • 2017 - Braunschweig International Film Festival. Braunschweig, Germany.[10]
  • 2018 - Fantasporto – Oporto International Film Festival. Porto, Portugal.[11]
  • 2018 - Experimental Video Show. The Exchange Gallery. Bloomsburg, PA, USA.
  • 2018 - North Bellarine Film Festival, Australia.[12]
  • 2018 - Scandinavian International Film Festival. Helsinki, Finland.[13]
  • 2019 - Spectral Film Festival. Stevens Point, USA.[14]
  • 2019 - Paris European Film Festival "L'Europe autour de l'Europe". France;
  • 2019 - Festival ECRA. Ріо-де-Жанейро, Бразилія;[15]
  • 2019 - L’Age d’Or International Arthouse Film Festival. Kolcata, India;
  • 2019 - Cineautopsia v.5. Bogotá Experimental Film Festival. Colombia;
  • 2019 - The Unseen Festival. Denver USA;[16]
  • 2019 - STRANGLOSCOPE - Mostra Internacional de Áudio, Vídeo, Filme. Brazyl;[17]
  • 2019 - Firenze FilmCorti Festival. Italy.

Nominations
  • Prix Sauvage Corto. Paris European Film Festival L'Europe autour de l'Europe. France[18]
  • The best Ukrainian short film. Odesa International Film Festival.[19]
  • Avant-guarde & Experimental Special Award. Skepto International Film Festival. Cagliari, Italy.[20]
  • Best Experimental Film. Lecce Film Festival. Italy.[21]
External video
Trailer

References
  1. Merry-Go-Round (2017) at IMDb. Retrieved June 25, 2017
  2. «Near The Entrance» for «Merry-Go-Round» (film). Retrieved June 25, 2017
  3. Світова прем'єра Merry-Go-Round. Retrieved June 25, 2017
  4. Merry-Go-Round in National Competition at Odesa International Film Festival Archived June 24, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 25, 2017, 2017
  5. Василий Корецкий. Украинское кино — что нового?. colta.ru, 28 декабря 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2018(in Russian)
  6. Шпилюк, Алик. Игорь Подольчак покоряет голландские высоты. «Коммерсант Украина», № 8 от January 23, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2009.(in Russian)
  7. Серебрякова, Наталя. Украинское кино: Обещание на рассвете «Korydor», 3 листопада 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017 (in Russian)
  8. Revelation Perth International Film Festival. Retrieved, November 5, 2017
  9. Brisbane International Film Festival Archived November 7, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved, November 5, 2017
  10. Braunschweig International Film Festival. Переглягутл 5 листопада, 2017 (in English)
  11. Fantasporto — Oporto International Film Festival. Catalog. Retrieved May 18, 2018
  12. North Bellarine Film Festival Retrieved December 2, 2018
  13. Scandinavian International Film Festival. Retrieved December 2, 2018
  14. Spectral Film Festival. Retrieved May 7, 2019
  15. Festival ECRA. Retrieved December 29, 2019(in English)
  16. The Unseen Festival. Retrieved December 29, 2019
  17. Mostra Internacional de Áudio, Vídeo, Filme. Retrieved December 29, 2019
  18. L'Europe autour de l'Europe. Retrieved March 12, 2019
  19. Odesa International Film Festival. Retrieved July 13, 2018
  20. Skepto International Film Festival. Cagliari, Italy. Retrieved July 29, 2018
  21. Lecce Film Festival Archived December 4, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 2, 2018
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