Directed by Natalia Mirzoyan
Helpless in the face of a repressive state, a young couple leaves their home — an escape that turns into a surreal nightmare.
Natalia Mirzoyan
Natalia Mirzoyan is an animation director and artist based in Estonia, originally from Yerevan, Armenia. She holds a Master's degree in Animation from the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA). Her films, including My Childhood Mystery Tree (2009), Chinti (2012), Five Minutes to Sea (2018), and Merry Grandmass (2020), have been selected for numerous prestigious festivals, such as Berlinale, Annecy, Zagreb, Fantoche and Hiroshima, earning her multiple awards. Winter in March (2025) is her first puppet animation film. Natalia is working with a range of techniques, from hand-drawn to stop-motion. In addition to her work in animation, she is an artist, illustrator, and sketcher. Natalia has participated in several group exhibitions and held three solo exhibitions of her own.
Cannes Cannes May 20, 2025 Cannes la Cinef 3th prize France Sarajevo film festival Sarajevo August 19, 2025 Balcan premiere Best short film Bosnia and Herzegovina Animist Tallinn August 19, 2025 Estonian premiere Grand prix Estonia Fantoche Baden September 4, 2025 Audience Award Switzerland Ciamanima Bangkok September 11, 2025 Grand Prix Thailand Tehran Short Film Festival Tehran October 22, 2025 Best Animated short TIAF Taichung October 8, 2025 Grand Prize in Student film category Taiwan Animateka Ljubljana December 4, 2025 Slovenian Grand Prix Slovenia Feinaki Beijing Animation Week Beijung November 28, 2025 Chinese Grand prix China Upsala film festival Upsala October 22, 2025 Swedish Vimeo prize, Europian fil award candidate Sweden Poitiers Film Festival Special jury prize France Zagreb Animafest Zagreb June 8, 2026 Grand Prix Croatia
