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The journey of Marco Polo, or how America was discovered
Director:
Alexandr Guriev
Country:
Russia
year: 2013
Running Time:
13'00'
Technique:
Drawing on paper
Genre:
Adventure
Category:
Short film [10 to 45 min]
Producer:
Irina Margolina
Distributor:
Irina Margolina
The program:
Synopsis
A film-fantasy based on pictures by George Lyakhovetsky which tells about a mysterious journey and adventures of Marco Polo in Georgia, Armenia, China and other unexplored countries.
Director's BIO
Director and artist
Member of Russian Union of Filmmakers since 1992
23.09.1957 – born in Samara (Russia)
1974-1980 – Art faculty in VGIK (All-Russian State Institute of Cinematogrophy), workshop of Ivan P. Ivanov-Vano
1980-1992 – art director and director at “Soyuzmultfilm” studio
Since 1992 has worked with different studios, such as “Argus”, “Pilot” and others.
Since 2006 works with “Studio M.I.R.”
Selected filmography
1991 – Cat and Company, “Soyuzmultfilm”, 9 min. 40 sec.
Jury prize at international “KROK” festival (1991)
Hiroshima prize at International festival in Japan (1992)
The first prize and diploma at “Youth” festival in Kiev (1992)
2008 – Wallace’s lists, “Studio M.I.R.”, 15 minutes
2009 – Red Riding Hoods, “Studio M.I.R.”, 17 minutes
2011 – The time of trauma, “Studio M.I.R.” 13 minutes
2013 –The journey of Marco Polo, or how America was discovered, “Studio M.I.R.”, 13 minutes
Contacts
guriev@sumail.ru
