MOSCOW, 29 Mar. The director of the film «On the Eve» Alisa Erokhina, in a conversation with, said that she did not know about participation and victory in the L'Europe autour de l'Europe festival in France. Her picture became the first in two categories.
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"This is a very funny story. I myself did not know that my film was participating in this festival. Producers applied. Moreover, I did not even know that I won in two categories. This morning I woke up, saw an SMS from the producer, did not understand and continued to sleep. And later I realized that we won,» said Erokhina.
In addition, she shared her impressions about victory.
«Of course, I'm happy. The main reward is that the film has an international destiny. The film is a universal story about the growing up of a teenager, when he realizes serious problems. The hero goes through all this. It's extremely nice that there was an opportunity to convey this story to not only the Russian audience,» the director emphasized.
Erokhina specified that «On the Eve» was shot together with France. The producers allocated funds for the production of the film, in addition, the editing of the film took place in Paris.
The festival ended on March 28th. The Russian film received two prizes: LUNA (student jury) and SAUVAGE (special mention).