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Nika Zhukova

Обіруч
Heart Hug

Talent
Nika Zhukova
Role of participant
Director, Animation Director, Screenwriter, Producer
Director
Nika Zhukova & Rimma Gefen
Producer
Nika Zhukova & Rimma Gefen
Screenwriter
Nika Zhukova & Rimma Gefen
Status
finished
Year of production
2023
Running time
9 min
Genre
Drama
Country of Production
Israel
Production Company
Gesher Film Fund
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Festivals and Awards

2024
MONSTRA Lisbon Animated Film Festival, Official Selection: Student Short Film Competition (Portugal)
Animocje International Animated Film Festival, Official Selection (Poland)
Zlin Film Festival, Official Selection (Zlin, Czech Republic)
Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival #26, Official Selection (Israel)
33 International Film Festival, Special Mention Award (China)
Jerusalem Film Festival, Best Animation Short (Israel)
Animix International Animation Film Competition, Official Selection (Israel )
Pixelatl Festival, Official Selection (Guadalajara, Mexico)
OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival, Official Selection (Ukraine and Bulgaria)
TrikFilm, Official Selection (Ostava, Czech Republic)
Etiuda&Anima, Official Selection (Krakow, Poland)
Spektrum Festival, Official Selection (Świdnica, Poland)
Bardak Film Fest 2024, Honorable Mention (Kharkiv, Ukraine)
ReAnimania Int. Animation Film & Comics Art Festival (Yerevan, Armenia)
Triste Para Sempre Festival, Official Selection (Lisboa, Portugal)
Festival Internacional de Cinema de Ribeirão Preto(FICRP), Best Student Short Award (São Paulo, Brasil)
Pori Film Festival, Official Selection (Pori, Finland)
Plum! - Official Selection (Tucuman, Argentina)
FECISO Festival de Cine Independiente de Sogamoso, Official Selection (Colombia)
SIKYFF Seoul International Kids & Youth Film Festival - Best Short Award Winner (South Korea, Seoul)
ICONA, Official Selection (Greece)
Dispatches of War, Official Selection (Kyiv, Ukraine)
Miami Jewish Film Festival, Official Selection (USA, Miami)
Bastau IFF, Official Selection - Best Animated Short Winner (Kazahstan)
Grand OFF - World Independent Film Award - Best Short Award Winner (Warsaw, Poland)

2025
Festival of Jerusalem Films - Best Animation Short (Jerusalem, Israel)
Language in Motion Film Festival (LiMFest) - Truth in Motion Award Nominee (USA)
Tianjin International Academic Film Festival (TIAFF), Official Selection (China)
Unspooled Film and Animation Festival - Honorable Mention (USA)
The Ophir Awards (Israeli Academy Awards) - Shortlisted (Israel)





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