White Snail
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| Original title | Green Parrot |
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| Cinematography | Mikhail Khursevich |
| Edited by | Stephan Bechinger |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
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White Snail (Original title Green Parrot) is an upcoming German-Austrian romance film written and directed by Elsa Kremser, and Levin Peter. Starring Marya Imbro, and Mikhail Senkov, it follows Masha, a model pursuing her dream job in China, and Misha, a painter working in a morgue, in a fragile love story of two outsiders who turn each other's worlds upside down.[1][2]
The film will have its world premiere in the main competition of the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 8 August 2025, where it was nominated for the Golden Leopard.[3]
Cast
- Marya Imbro as Masha
- Mikhail Senkov as Misha
- Olga Reptuh as Olga
- Andrei Sauchanka as Andrei
Production
The film directed by Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter is inspired by real-life stories of non-professional actors, was shot in Belarus. It won the Perspektive Deutsches Kino – Kompagnon-Fellowship at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival in 2017 and participated at the TorinoFilmLab.[4][5]
In 2021, it was selected at the TorinoFilmLab in the FeatureLab alongwith 9 other films.[6]
In 2022, Eurimages supported the film (working title Green Parrot) with €300,000.[7]
Principal photography began on 12 June 2023 on the location of Minsk in Belarus, and Daugavpils in Latvia. The filming ended on 15 September 2023.[8][9]
Release
White Snail will have its World Premiere at the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 8 August 2025, and compete for Golden Leopard.[10] A week later, it will compete for Heart of Sarajevo award in the Competition Programme - Feature Film at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival in August 2025.[11]
Rome-based Intramovies acquired the world sales rights to the film in July.[4]
Accolades
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| Berlin International Film Festival | 18 February 2017 | Kompagnon-Fellowship – Perspektive Deutsches Kino | Levin Peter and Elsa Kremser for White Snail | Won | [12] |
| Locarno Film Festival | 16 August 2025 | Golden Leopard | White Snail | Pending | [13] |
| Sarajevo Film Festival | 22 August 2025 | Heart of Sarajevo | Pending | [14] |
References
- ^ "White Snail". Locarno Film Festival. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ "White Snail". Austrian Films. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ Mona Tabbara (8 July 2025). "Locarno unveils 2025 line-up including premieres of Radu Jude's 'Dracula', Kamal Aljafari's 'With Hasan In Gaza'". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ a b Emiliano De Pablos (10 July 2025). "Intramovies Nabs World Sales to Locarno Player 'White Snail,' an Unconventional Love Story Set in Belarus (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ "Die beiden Kompagnon-Förderpreise Berlinale Talents und Perspektive Deutsches Kino gehen an Nora Fingscheidt sowie an Levin Peter und Elsa Kremser" ["The two Kompagnon awards, Berlinale Talents and Perspektive Deutsches Kino, go to Nora Fingscheidt as well as to Levin Peter and Elsa Kremser."] (PDF) (in German). Berlinale. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ Scarpa, Vittoria (2 December 2021). "30 projects took to the stage at the 14th TFL Meeting Event". Cineuropa. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ González, David (5 December 2022). "Eurimages supports 24 co-productions". Cineuropa. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ "White Snail: Feature Film, 2023-2025, Drama – Austria, Germany". Crew United. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ "White Snail". Austrian Film Institute. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ Szalai, Georg (8 July 2025). "'Dracula' by Radu Jude, David Lynch-Exec Produced 'Happy Worker' Set for Locarno Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ Leo Barraclough (23 July 2025). "Fifty Films Compete for the Heart of Sarajevo Awards at 31st Sarajevo Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "All Awards and Juries of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival" (PDF). Berlinale. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ Marta Balaga (8 July 2025). "Radu Jude, Abdellatif Kechiche Head to Locarno as Swiss Fest Announces Lineup, An 'Ambitious and Exciting Edition'". Variety. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ Ntim, Zac (23 July 2025). "Sarajevo Film Festival Sets Competition Titles Including 15 World Premieres". Deadline. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
External links
- Official website
- White Snail at IMDb
- White Snail at Locarno Film Festival
- White Snail at Raumzeitfilm