Princess Aubergine

Dina
Velikovskaya

Dina Velikovskaya is an animation filmmaker. Was born in Moscow in 1984. After graduating from animation department of Russian State University of Cinematography (VGIK) in 2011, she continued her studies at High Animation School-Studio “SHAR” (Moscow). During her studies she made two films that brought her international recognition: “My Strange Grandfather”2011 and “About a Mother” 2015. This film and her latest film “Kukuschka”2016 have been screened worldwide and received a lot of awards and nominations. In 2018 Dina Velikovskaya became a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

A king and a queen have almost everything: love, pets, and a flourishing garden, but something is missing. Where is the princess?

This film screens as part of the programNeighbourhood - Short Animations.