The first international festival of culture of Fazil Iskander "Sites of Human" will be held in Sukhum

Sukhum. April 7th. Apsnypress. In the Abkhazian State Drama Theatre named after S. Chanba on April 9 will be the opening the first international festival of culture of Fazil Iskander "Sites of human". The festival is named after the short story by great writers, "classics of Russian literature and singer of Abkhazia" Fazil Iskander. "Sites of human" aims to become a cultural bridge between Abkhazia, Russia and other countries. 

Curators: Alexey Shervashidze-Chachba and Shazina Agrba. Special guest of the program - the writer's daughter Marina Iskander. The theme of the first festival "Sites of human" - the screen works by Fazil Iskander. In this regard, the festival will be visited by the famous Russian film director and writer, winner of the prestigious awards in the field of culture - Alexander Sokurov, whose name is included among the hundred best directors of world cinema. This year Aleksandr Sokurov with his students begin to feature-length film adaptation of the novel by Fazil Iskander "Sofichka". Filming will take place in Abkhazia under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Protection of Historical and Cultural Heritage. The initiative to create films belongs to the director Olesya Buryatchenko (author of the film "Fazil and Antonina" from "More Than Love" Russian TV channel "Culture"). She first turned to Alexander Sokurov with the idea of ​​the film adaptation. The festival also will show the feature film "Rasstanemsya poka horoshie", by the legendary Russian film director Vladimir Motyl. It was filmed in 1991, based on a story by Fazil Iskander "Dudka starogo Hassana". 

In addition, the festival for the first time will present a collection of books of Fazil Iskander in the languages ​​of many nations of the world. Also at the exhibition can be seen books published in different countries and in different years with illustrates of the well-known Swedish artist Madeleine Rouk to the novel "Sandro of Chegem". 

During the festival, on the streets of Sukhum will be posted banners with quotes of the writer, decorated with illustrations of the artist Adgur Dzidzariya. On April 9 in the foyer of the cast of the Abkhazian State Drama Theatre from 15th to 16th hours will be a press conference, at which will speak Elvira Arsaliya, Alexander Sokurov and one of his students Cantemir Balagov, Alexey Shervashidze-Chachba, Shazina Agrba and Marina Iskander. 

The program of the evening of April 9, at 17 o'clock: - Inspection of exposure (the books of the writer in the languages ​​of the world, illustrations for the novel "Sandro of Chegem"); 

- Alexander Sokurov about the story Fazil Iskander "Sofichka"; 

- Showing of the film "Rasstanemsya poka horoshie", directed by Vladimir Motyl;

 - A glass of wine for the health of Fazil Iskander and the opening of the festival.