The series "Dear Willie" became the winner of the award of the Association of Film and TV Producers

The XIII award ceremony of the Association of Film and Television Producers (APKiT) was held in Moscow, where the best films and TV series of the year were awarded. More than 40 projects competed for the victory. The details are in the Izvestia story on May 20.

The ceremony was opened by producers Sergey Selyanov and Alexander Akopov. The event brought together representatives of the film and television industry, actors, directors and producers. One of the main winners of the evening was the REN TV project "Dear Willy". He received awards in the nominations "Best Documentary Series" and "Best Mini-series". The project is based on the story of a secret operation during the time of Leonid Brezhnev to deliver a political message to German Chancellor Willy Brandt.

"It seemed to me that what we are doing now is interesting, it's about time, it's needed right now," said Igor Prokopenko, the screenwriter of the project.

Director Vladimir Shchegolkov was responsible for the artistic embodiment of the intriguing documentary framework.

"We did it in love and mutual understanding, at the script level. That's why it was given to us. And it was interesting to shoot, in short, and fun. And, of course, we basked in the acting opportunities. And Sergey Vasilyevich Makovetsky, and, therefore, Seryozha Marin, Lyosha Rozin. These are all incredible joys," he stressed.

Chelyuskin was recognized as the best online TV series. The first ones." In the animation category, the award was given to the animated series "Three Cats". Maxim Osadchy was awarded for the best cinematography for the series "Fisher. The eclipse." The musical event of the year was the series "Lilies of the Valley. Such a tender Love", which won awards for original music, sound design and casting.

During the ceremony, the hall also honored the memory of Igor Zolotovitsky, the former rector of the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater Studio School, who was posthumously awarded the award for Best Supporting Actor in the series Shakespeare Street.

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On February 17, Moscow summed up the results of the XVI National Award in the field of multichannel digital television "Big Digital". The series "Lilies of the Valley. The Second Spring" won in the nomination "Melodramas/ dramas". The prize was awarded based on the results of the audience vote. In the Historical Series category, the professional jury of the Big Number Award noted the project "Dear Willy".

On February 12, the film projects "Red Silk" and "Dear Willy" won the III film award "Heroes of a Big Country", two more series of the National Media Group became winners in their nominations: "Lilies of the Valley. Such a tender love" won the award as the best film project, and "Curious Varvara" — as the best children's film project.