During the closing ceremony of “the 4th International Women’s Film Festival – Herat” held in Kabul, Afghanistan on 22 Oct. 2016 the winners of this edition of the festival were announced.
Ekaterina Volkova from Russia was awarded as the best leading actress in the film Value, directed by Olga Shtol, by the international jury.
Value
Director: Olga Shtol, Russian
Leading Actress: Ekaterina Volkova
Genre: Short Film
Date & Country of Production: 2016, Russia
Language: Russian
Duration: 21 minutes 3 seconds
Synopsis: The film is about the value of human life, about circumstances that could change everything.
Biography and Filmography of the Actress
Ekaterina Volkova is a Russian actress of theater and cinema, singer, songwriter, and model. Yekaterina Volkova was born in the city of Tomsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. She grew up in the city of Tolyatti, Samara Oblast. She graduated from art school in piano and music school as a choir conductor.
Director’s Biography and Filmography
Olga Shtol was born in 1968 in Togliatti, Russia. She has been working for an oil company. In 2014, she graduated from «How to Make a Movie» course by Ernest Abdyjaparov. In 2015, she graduated from Moscow Film School as a film director. Currently she is studying at courses for producers at the Film School.
Watch film trailer here
