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Tiger trap

Russia, 2024 | 68 min
Directors: Igor Metelskiy, Vladislav Grishin
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Wildlife photographer Igor Metelsky, who has visited many parts of the world and has a rich collection of photographs of various animals, goes to the Ussuri taiga to find and photograph the Amur tiger, but this task is not as easy as it seemed at first. Not everyone can see the Amur tiger, and moreover, it is considered a bad sign by the aboriginal peoples of the Far East. Then Igor decides to try to photograph the Amur tiger in the wild using camera traps. But in order to do this, he has a lot to learn. Getting to know people, learning the habits of the Amur tiger, he gradually discovers not only the secrets of tiger life, but also the amazing world of wildlife of the Far East, with its diversity and problems of interaction with humans. How to find a balance between our needs and the preservation of this amazing world of wildlife...

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Igor Metelskiy (Russia)
He was born in 1963 in the city of Omsk. In 1990, he graduated from Omsk State University with a degree in Law. He has held six professional photo exhibitions, and his work has been highly praised by critics. The winner of the special prize "Captured on a camera trap" of the 9th (2023) photo contest of the Russian Geographical Society "The most beautiful country" Participant of the exhibitions "Primordial Russia", "Golden Turtle", "Wildlife photographer of the year 2024".

Vladislav Grishin (Russia)
Born in Leningrad in 1979. In 2001, he graduated from the St. Petersburg State University of Cinema and Television.
Since 2001, he has been working at the St. Petersburg Documentary Film Studio.
From 2001 to 2008, he made several dozen documentaries as an editor with director Yuri Zanin.
He participated in the creation of Viktor Kosakovsky's films "Chicken Pox" and "Aquarella", among the most significant works, which were awarded numerous awards at Russian and international festivals:
"The bears of Kamchatka. The beginning of life", "Sockeye salmon red fish","FireFox".