METRAFILMS. Red Iron Road

Red Iron Road

Released

DIRECTORS: Jim Bryson, Adam Jeffcoat, Matt Lyon, Alexey Klimov, Hirofumi Nakata, Sam Chu, Lyubomir Arsov, Sergey Kibus/ 2023

"Red Iron Road" is a series of short animated horror films based on the works of Soviet and Russian authors, both classical and contemporary, created by different directors using a variety of animation techniques. The series is produced in collaboration with the Canadian company Lakeside Animation Studio.

The project includes stories based on:
• "The Rat-Catcher" by A. Grin
• "The Undertaker" by A. Pushkin
• "Mozharovo" by D. Bykov
• "Hopeless" by D. Tikhonov
• "The Family of the Vourdalak" by A. Tolstoy
• "Forest King" by V. Zhukovsky

Directors: Jim Bryson, Adam Jeffcoat, Matt Lyon, Alexey Klimov, Hirofumi Nakata, Sam Chu, Lyubomir Arsov, Sergey Kibus
Executive Producers: Yuri Stepanov, Bill Marks, Jose Menendez, George Cholakis, Artem Vasilyev, Karina Kabanova, Vyacheslav Murugov, Maxim Rybakov
Creative Producer: Alexey Klimov
Producer: Alexey Grishin

Festivals:
- «Best Canadian Short Film» at Toronto after dark, 2023;
- «Best International Animation&Best International Short Audience Award» at LUSCA Fantastic Film Fest ,2022;
- «Best Short Film» at New York City Horror Film Festival, 2023;
- «Best Animated Film» at Sensei Film Festival; 2023

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