A film of El Gouna Film Festival
City of Owls
- Director
- Zhenia Kazankina
- Countries
- France, Germany, Italy
- Year
- 2026
- Running time
- 14 min
- Language
- Russian
At El Gouna Film Festival
- Ninth edition · 2026Short Film CompetitionThe 2026 edition
What it is about
On the last evening before her departure, Vera is putting her small sister to bed. To hide the real reason for her leaving, she tells her a bedtime fairy tale instead. It’s the story of a city swallowed by an eternal night, where little by little everyone, adapting to the darkness, starts turning into owls. As the tale unfolds, it becomes clear that Vera, too, is part of the story.
Key roles
- Director
- Zhenia Kazankina
- Writer
- Zhenia Kazankina
- Producer
- Andrea Gatopoulos, Clémence Crépin Neel, Igor Courtecuisse, Pavel Karykhalin, Sergey Yahontov, Laura Catalano, Marco Mingolla, Stefano Schiavone
- Director of photography
- Luda Kuropiatnikova
- Editor
- Zhenia Kazankina
Full credits
Cast
5- Vera Engalycheva
- Lera Yacenko
- Mikhail Isaev
- Anastasiia Bakhtyreva
- Andrey Bystrushkin
Directing
1- Zhenia Kazankina
Writing
3- Zhenia Kazankina
- Andrea Gatopoulos
- Sofia Boteva
Production
10- Andrea Gatopoulos
- Clémence Crépin Neel
- Igor Courtecuisse
- Pavel Karykhalin
- Sergey Yahontov
- Laura Catalano
- Marco Mingolla
- Stefano Schiavone
- Maria Semenova
- Jenya Savelieva
Camera
1- Luda Kuropiatnikova
Editing
1- Zhenia Kazankina
Sound
1- Dmitry Krupenya
Art
1- Alexandra Smirnova
Costume and make-up
2- Sasha Nguen
- Nastya Tenderova
Visual effects
1- Andrei Bulatchik
Music
1- 96 Kbps
Companies
Eversince · Il Varco · 8 Production · Cattive Produzioni · Oudeis Pictures · C41 · Moderato · Stereotactic
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