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.
The short film “Lesson Unlearned”directed by Nina Vedmitskaya from Russia was awarded as the Best screenplay, by the international jury.
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Director: Nina Vedmitskaya, Russia
Genre: Short Film
Date & Country of Production: 2016, Russia
Language: Russian
Duration: 23 minutes 40 seconds
Synopsis: This is a story of Nick, a 5th grader of Donetsk school, who stays in the classroom during the bombardment. All alone with his fear, he suddenly finds support. The most common school board becomes a portal to the past. Nick meets the same little boy, but from 1941. They are both locked in the school under fire, and both want to live, be happy and enjoy childhood.
Director’s Biography and Filmography
Nina Vedmitskaya was born in 1987 in Krasnoyarsk (Siberia, Russia) in a family of choreographers. Since her childhood, she has been dreaming about working
in the film industry. After graduating from high school, she didn›t have an opportunity to go to Moscow and had
to enter Krasnoyarsk Academy of Music and Theatre Arts as an actress. After graduation in 2009, she went to Moscow. In 2010, she entered Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors (VKSR). Currently she works as a director in «Ostmedia» studio. Her films are: Lesson Unlearned 2016) 41\14), for Diploma; Nyurka, short student film (2011).
