[embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmtjQoUHFcU[/embed]The film DAYMOHK tells the story of Chechen star dancer and choreographer Ramzan Achmadov whose dance group Daymohk has taken shelter with the current president of Chechnya, Kadyrov. The film DAYMOHK tells the story of Chechen star dancer and choreographer Ramzan Achmadov whose dance group Daymohk has taken shelter with the current president of Chechnya, Kadyrov. The threat of extinction of this centuries-old folk dance is thus temporarily over. The threat of extinction of this centuries-old folk dance is thus over for the time being. But the price is high: in his attempt to save his country's tradition, Ramzan sacrifices to those in power what he loves most.Masha Novikova
Awards
Letters to yourself.
Nominated Gouden Kalf best short documentary, NFF, 2014
Sweet smoke of the fatherland
Nomination Golden Calf best long documentary, NFF, 2012
Anna, seven years on the frontline (NOVDOC/ Amnesty int)
Opening film Amnesty Film Festival, Amsterdam, 2007
Amnesty Award, Planete+Doc, Warsaw, Poland, 2008
Special Mention Prize, 44a Mostra Internazionale del Nuovo Cinema Pesaro, Italy, 2008
Special Jury Prize, Festival of Liberties, Brussels, 2008
Audience Award de Verzio 5 Doc Film Festival, Budapest, 2008
Special Mention Prize, One World Brussels, 2010
Best Documentary Moqavemat FF Teheran, Iran, 2010
Three Comrades (VPRO/NOVDOC) 2006
Nomination Sundance Festival, USA, 2007
Segundo premio tiempo de historia, Valladolid Film Festival, Spanje, 2006.
Special Mention Prize of the International Jury, Planete+Doc Warsaw, Poland, 2007
Premio Amnesty at Internazionale del Nuovo Cinema Pesaro Film Festival, Italy, 2007
Grand Prize Golden Trophy, Ismailia International Festival, Egypt, 2007
Best Investigative Documentary, RTP 2, Lisbon, Portugal, 2007
Special Mention Prize, MARFICI, Mar del Plata, Argentina, 2007
Masha Novikova - director
Vladas Naudzius - camera
Rik Meier - sound
Tamara Vuurmans - scenario
Srdjan Fink - editor
Jeroen Goeijers - music, sound design en mixage
Reinout Steenhuizen - camera clip
Kira Falticeanu - camera assistent
Aai Prins, Sasha Ourikh - Dutch translation and subtitling
Harry Pallemans - English subtitling
Margreet Ploegmakers, Abigail Prade, Judith Vreriks - production
Margie Monfils - producer EO/IKONdocs
Barbara Wiessing - redactie EO/IKONdocs
Margje de Koning - commissioning editor EO/IKONdocs
Frank van den Engel - coproducent
Masha Novikova - director
Vladas Naudzius - camera
Rik Meier - sound
Tamara Vuurmans - scenario
Srdjan Fink - editor
Jeroen Goeijers - music, sound design en mixage
Reinout Steenhuizen - camera clip
Kira Falticeanu - camera assistent
Aai Prins, Sasha Ourikh - Dutch translation and subtitling
Harry Pallemans - English subtitling
Margreet Ploegmakers, Abigail Prade, Judith Vreriks - production
Margie Monfils - producer EO/IKONdocs
Barbara Wiessing - redactie EO/IKONdocs
Margje de Koning - commissioning editor EO/IKONdocs
Frank van den Engel - coproducent