Short Film "The old man and the grave" directed by prabhat gurung, 2025 Korea
Production design: Anastassiya Ponomaryova
World Premiere: 30th Busan International Film Festival 2025
European premiere: 16th almeria western film festival
In a desolate cemetery, an old gravedigger faces a life-threatening situation when a dead man comes back to life from inside of the coffin.
dark comedy, satire "COFFIN THERAPY" directed by zere turlykhanova, 2025 KAZAKHSTAN
Production design: Anastassiya Ponomaryova
world premiere: Brussels international fantastic film festival: International short films competition 2026
north american Premiere: 32th palm springs international short fest: official selection 2026
New york premiere: 25th new York Asian Film Festival: official selection 2026
In a desperate search for validation, a self-absorbed woman stages her own funeral as a part of a radical therapy trend.
trailer: https://www.bifff.net/product/coffin-therapy/
Drama, Comedy Film "Fire"/"OT" directed by Aizhan kassymbek, 2021 Kazakhstan
Production design: Ayana Nurdinova, Anastassiya Ponomaryova
social MEDIA MANAGER: Anastassiya Ponomaryova
Tolik has a third child on the way, yet nothing else is going right for the breadwinner. His day job brings in barely enough to repay his debts. Shuttling between deliveries and family crises, Tolik struggles to find the words to match his precarious circumstances.
Drama short Film "AIR" directed by Aizhan kassymbek, 2018 Kazakhstan
Production design: Anastassiya Ponomaryova
World Premiere: 23rd Busan International Film FestivalSection: Asian Short Film Competition
“Can we just throw grandpa away somewhere?” A young boy who dreams of becoming a pilot someday is taking care of his grandpa on another boring day—until that question. What choice will he make? Or what choice can he make?
Drama SHORT Film "WAter" directed by Aizhan kassymbek, 2018 Kazakhstan
Production design: Anastassiya Ponomaryova
Awards: "Best costume design" 2018 Angel Film Awards - Monaco International Film Festival
"the BEST short FILM" 2018 Hanoi International Film Festival
The past has to remain in the past and the page has to be turned. The old man Yerbolat couldn’t do this. His past follows him as a shadow and becomes a life source. His first love still forces his heart to beat.
Drama SHORT Film "COINCIDENCE" directed by YEGOR LYMAREV, 2020 Kazakhstan
Production design: Anastassiya Ponomaryova
The short film takes a bit metaphysical angle of the corruption issue. the earthquake destroys city while young businessman works on muddy deals.
HORROR SHORT FILM "THE FRIDGE" I Germany, BERLIN I coming 2026
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Concept: Storyboard:
„The Fridge“, a psychological Horror Short Film by Berlin Film Production, is scheduled for release in 2024.
The narrative, directed by Jari Hegewald, tells the story of a boxer (by Eric Spiering), whose last fight finished with a life changing talk to his promoter (by Leander Haußmann).
The chosen art concept takes a color palette and set design that reflects the protagonist's emotional journey and is appropriately connected to each shooting location:
• Flat: Depression, Loneliness, Death, Degeneration
• Boxing Ring: Aggression, Pain, Excess
• Changing Room: Dejection, Loneliness
• House: Love, Intimacy, Aggression, Passion
The flat, which is shown in detailed sketches, was taken as a shelter where the main character can hide from life’s challenges, the place where he was forced to move during the film, but never had the time and the will to make it cozy. The location represents his helplessness and sense of isolation, while some of the broken or destroyed objects symbolize his mental state.
Contrasting with the house, the character's previous living space is in a red and orange palette, which represents a variety of emotions from love to anger (the same red we can see in a boxing ring), while the changing room is in white, which shows feelings of loneliness more strongly.
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