Animated short Daughter nominated for an Oscar

Czech cinema returns to the Oscars’ red carpet! Daughter, directed by Daria Kashcheeva, produced by Zuzana Roháčová / FAMU and co-produced by MAUR film has been nominated for an Oscar in the category Animated Short Film.

“Our Daughter is a dream of every parent. She is doing well and makes the parents happy. She grew up in the modest environment, but early on she confidently went to the world. In addition, her spiritual mother Daria Kascheeva is a great person and a talented filmmaker, which would make every producer happy. She gave birth to a remarkable film” said Martin Vandas, co-producer of the film.

Daugter‘s director, FAMU student Daria Kashcheeva, continues in a series of fantastic achievements. In the past months, Kashcheeva’s film won the major prize at the world’s biggest animation film festival in Annecy, the student Oscar and it was also invited to more than 60 festivals all over the world, including Toronto IFF, Sundance IFF, Melbourne IFF or Tallinn BNFF.

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