Sasha Litvintseva | |
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| Born | 1989 Russia |
| Alma mater | Slade School of Fine Art, Goldsmiths, University of London |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, filmmaker, author |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Notable work | Geological Filmmaking (2022 book) Constant (2022 film) A Demonstration (2020 film) |
Sasha Litvintseva is an artist, filmmaker and author, based in London. [1] [2] She is known for her films Constant, A Demonstration, and her book Geological Filmmaking. [3] [4]
Sasha graduated from the Slade School of Fine Art in 2012 and holds a PhD in Media, Communications and Cultural Studies from Goldsmiths, University of London. [5]
In 2014, Sasha's first short Alluvion, premiered at Aesthetica Short Film Festival. [6] In 2015, her short Evergreen, premiered at Festival du nouveau cinéma and screened at Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival and Moscow International Biennale for Young Art, and her short Immortality, home and elsewhere, premiered at Ann Arbor Film Festival and screened at Edinburgh International Film Festival and Chicago Underground Film Festival. [7] [8] In 2016, her short Exile Exotic, premiered at Cinéma du Réel and later screened at Venice Biennale of Architecture. [9]
In 2016, She co-directed the documentary Asbestos, along with Graeme Arnfield, which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and screened at the Berlinische Galerie and the Smart Museum of Art. [10] In 2017, she co-directed Salarium, along with Daniel Mann, premiered at Cinéma du Réel and screened at the Institute of Contemporary Arts and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. [11] These films were part of her project on Geological Filmmaking, which has been published as a book by Open Humanities Press in 2022. [12]
In 2020, Sasha co-directed A Demonstration, along with her long-term collaborator Beny Wagner, which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and screened at the Museum of the Moving Image and the Vancouver International Film Festival. [13] In 2022, she and Wagner released their second film Constant, which premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam and screened at CPH:DOX and the Open City Documentary Festival. [14] Their newest film My Want of You Partakes of Me, screened at Tate Modern in November 2023 and will be exhibited as a two channel installation at the Sonic Acts Biennale 2024. [15] [16]
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| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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| 2023 | Won | Academia Film Olomouc | Best Film | Constant | [18] |
| 2022 | Won | Guanajuato International Film Festival | Best Documentary Short Film | [19] | |
| Won | IndieLisboa | Best Short Film | [20] | ||
| Nominated | International Film Festival Rotterdam | Ammodo Tiger Shorts Award | [14] | ||
| Nominated | CPH:DOX | New Vision Award | |||
| 2021 | Nominated | La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival | Prix Nouvelles Vagues Acuitis | A Demonstration | [21] |
| 2020 | Nominated | Berlin International Film Festival | Best Short Film | [22] | |
| 2018 | Nominated | Montreal International Documentary Festival | International Short | Salarium | [23] |
| Won | Cinéma du Réel | Original Music Award | [24] | ||
| 2016 | Nominated | Short Film Award | Exile Exotic | ||
| 2015 | Nominated | Edinburgh International Film Festival | Best Short Film | Immortality, Home and Elsewhere | [25] |
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