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Synopsis
As the war starts in Ukraine, six years old Nina is sent to her grandma’s remote village. In the shack outside, Nina discovers a badly wounded Russian soldier.
Director's Statement
"Hedgehog" was made by a lot of people with different ethnic backgrounds and nationalities including: Egyptians, Romanians, Mexicans, Finish, Spanish, Austrians and former residents of USSR, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Belarus. I am incredibly thankful and amazed that people of so many nationalities got together to support Ukraine and to tell this beautiful story about the responsibility of being human to each other, especially during tough war time like this.
What makes this one special
- D. Mitry has been here beforeAlso in the 2021 programme
- 19 awards at other festivalsBeaufort International Film Festival · Hang On To Your Shorts · Norwalk Film Festival and 16 more
- Programmed at 54 other festivalsAcross 8 countries
- Nominated for Best Actress
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19 awards, 5 nominations, 1 finalist placing, 29 official selections across 54 other festivals
- WinnerBeaufort International Film Festival
- WinnerHang On To Your Shorts
- WinnerNorwalk Film Festival
- WinnerThe Flathead Lake International Cinemafest (FLIC)
- WinnerArizona International Film Festival
- WinnerBergen International Film Festival
- WinnerBFC Short Film Festival (Barrymore Film Center)
- WinnerDOC LA 2023
- WinnerEmberlight International Film Festival
- WinnerHudson Valley Film Fest
- WinnerIndigo Moon Film Fest
- WinnerJulien Dubuque International Film Festival (JDIFF)
- WinnerL'HIFF - Barcelona
- WinnerLove Wins International Film Festival
- WinnerNassau Film Festival (NFF)
- WinnerNew Jersey International Film Festival
- WinnerNortheast Pennsylvania Film Festival
- WinnerOcean City Film Festival
- WinnerOil Valley Film Festival
- NomineeChandler International Film Festival
- NomineeUtah International Film Festival
- NomineeHobnobben Film Festival
- NomineePIÉLAGOS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
- NomineeThe Bay International Film Festival (TBIFF)
The remaining 30 festivals
- FinalistFlickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival
- SelectionAllentown Film Festival
- SelectionBorrego Springs International Film Festival
- SelectionBuenos Aires International Film Festival
- SelectionCasper International Film Festival
- SelectionLYTHAM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
- SelectionOmaha Film Festival
- SelectionThe Bridgeport Film Fest
- SelectionThe Vero Beach Film Festival
- Selection13th annual Arlington Int'l Film Festival
- Selection17th West Chester International Short Film Festival
- SelectionASTERFEST Film Festival
- SelectionBig Apple Film Festival and Screenplay Competition
- SelectionBushwick Film Festival (BFF)
- SelectionCentre Film Festival
- SelectionChesapeake Film Festival
- SelectionCinemira Budapest International Children's and Youth Film Festival
- SelectionCleveland International Film Festival (CIFF47)
- SelectionDances With Films LA (DWFLA)
- SelectionFIC AUTOR (Author's International Film Festival)
- SelectionGig Harbor Film Festival
- SelectionKansas City FilmFest International
- SelectionRosarito International Film Festival
- SelectionSedona International Film Festival
- SelectionShort Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2023
- SelectionStoryMode Independent Short Film Awards (SISFA)
- SelectionThe Las Vegas International Film and Screenwriting Festival
- SelectionThe Shortcut 100 International Film Festival
- SelectionVancouver International Film Festival (VIFF)
- SelectionWyoming International Film Festival (WyoIFF)
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Director's Biography
D. Mitry Director
Born in the former Soviet Union, D. Mitry launched his dream of filmmaking in 2015. Since 2016, several of his short films have won numerous awards at international film festivals. His short “Shade of Music” was acquired by PBS in 2016. In February 2020, D. Mitry completed his first feature film dedicated to his late daughter Alyssa, “My True Fairytale.” He wrote, directed, and produced the film that was acquired for world-wide distribution by Gravitas Ventures. It received Theatrical and On-Demand release in April 2021. The World Premiere of “My True Fairytale” was held at the Cinequest in March 2021.
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Producer
- Simona Calin
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Placings
Recognised in these categories at AFIN 2023, as announced that season.
- Best Produced Screenplay Finalist
- Best Costume Design Honorable Mention
- Best Original Score Honorable Mention
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Hedgehog was an official Nominee for Best Actress at the AFIN International Film Festival 2023, a Top 100 Best Reviewed and IMDb-qualifying festival.
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