Boxballet
TITLE
Boxballet
DIRECTOR
Anton Dyakov
COUNTRY
Russia
YEAR
2019
DURATION
15′
GENRE
Animation
Overview
Boxballet
Delicate ballerina Olya meets Evgeny, a rough boxer who personifies “strong but silent.” With very different lives and worldviews, will they be brave enough to embrace their feelings? Can two fragile souls hang on to each other despite the world’s cruelty?
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Anton Dyakov
Anton was born on March 1, 1980 in Almaty. He studied painting at the Almaty State University. In 2011 he graduated from School-Studio “SHAR” as an animation director. His first student film, BACH , was included in the student animated film competition at Annecy (France), won a Special Jury Prize at World Festival of Animated Film 2011 (Varna, Bulgaria) and got the Prize for Best Environmental Film at the 9th Tindirindis International Animated Film Festival (Vilnius). BOXBALLET is his 8th film.
Credits
- Director Anton Dyakov
- Screenplay Anton Dyakov, Andrey Vasilyev
- Cinematography
- Editing
- Cast
- Producer/s Aleksandr Boyarskiy, Sergey Selyanov
- Production Company CTB Film Company, Melnitsa Animation Studio
- Distributor/s
Specifications
- Project Title Boxballet
- Project Type Animation
- Completion Date February 25, 2022
- Country of origin Russia
- Country of filming
- Language No Dialogue
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student Project No
Anton Dyakov
Anton was born on March 1, 1980 in Almaty. He studied painting at the Almaty State University. In 2011 he graduated from School-Studio “SHAR” as an animation director. His first student film, BACH , was included in the student animated film competition at Annecy (France), won a Special Jury Prize at World Festival of Animated Film 2011 (Varna, Bulgaria) and got the Prize for Best Environmental Film at the 9th Tindirindis International Animated Film Festival (Vilnius). BOXBALLET is his 8th film.
SELECTIONS & AWARDS
Academy Awards
Nominee for Best Animated Short Film, 2022
Tirana International Film Festival
Special Screening, 2022