Pyotr495

{{short description|2016 horror film}} {{Infobox film | name = Pyotr495 | native_name = | image = | caption = Film poster | director = Blake Mawson | producer = Sasha Fisher<br>Natalie Novak<br>Cam McLauchlin | writer = Blake Mawson | starring = Alex Ozerov<br>Max Rositsan<br>Juliana Semenova | music = Konrad Black | cinematography = Catherine Lutes | editing = Cam McLauchlin | studio = Drive-In Keep Out Productions | distributor = Border2Border Entertainment | released = {{Film date|2016}} | runtime = 15 minutes | country = Canada | language = Russian | budget = }}

'''''Pyotr495''''' is a Canadian short horror film, directed by Blake Mawson and released in 2016.<ref>[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/award-winning-horror-film-pyotr495-highlights-the_b_58f57dbde4b04cae050dca56 "Award-winning horror film, PYOTR495, highlights violent anti-LGBT abductions and attacks in Putin’s Russia"]. ''The Huffington Post'', April 17, 2017.</ref> An exploration of anti-LGBT violence in Russia, the film stars Alex Ozerov as Pyotr, a young gay man in Moscow who is lured into a dangerous situation by anti-gay extremists but turns the tables on them with a dark secret that turns them into the prey.<ref>[http://www.newnownext.com/alex-ozerov-gay-pyotr495/10/2017/ "Anti-Gay Predators Become Prey In Russian Horror Short “PYOTR495”"]. ''NewNowNext'', October 25, 2017.</ref>

== Background == The film was funded partially by a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo in 2015.<ref>[https://www.out.com/movies/2015/8/27/fund-russian-lgbt-horror-film-pyotr495 "Fund This: Russian LGBT Horror Film, Pyotr495"]. ''Out'', August 27, 2015.</ref>

Mawson won the Emerging Artist Award at the 2016 Inside Out Film and Video Festival.<ref>[http://www.northernstars.ca/closet-monster-wins-inside/ "Closet Monster Wins at Inside Out"]. ''Northern Stars'', June 7, 2016.</ref> After the film was released to digital platforms in 2017, it received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards, for Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series (Ozerov)<ref>[https://www.academy.ca/2019/alex-ozerov/ "Alex Ozerov"]. Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, February 7, 2019.</ref> and Best Direction in a Web Program or Series (Mawson).<ref>[https://www.academy.ca/2019/blake-mawson/ "Blake Mawson"]. Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, February 7, 2019.</ref> Ozerov won the award for Best Lead Performance.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190329135139/https://etcanada.com/news/435518/canadian-screen-awards-presented-honouring-digital-storytellers-complete-list-of-winners/ "Canadian Screen Awards Presented, Honouring Digital Storytellers: Complete List Of Winners"]. ''ET Canada'', March 28, 2019.</ref>

The film was subsequently included in ''Possession'', the 16th volume of the ''Boys on Film'' anthology of gay-themed short film DVDs.<ref>Pip Ellwood-Hughes, [https://entertainment-focus.com/2017/06/27/boys-on-film-16-possession-dvd-review/ "Boys on Film 16: Possession DVD review"]. ''Entertainment Focus'', June 27, 2017.</ref>

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Category:2016 films Category:2016 horror films Category:2016 LGBTQ-related films Category:Canadian monster movies Category:Canadian LGBTQ-related short films Category:LGBTQ-related horror films Category:2016 drama films Category:Canadian horror short films Category:2016 Canadian films Category:Canadian Screen Award winning digital content Category:Russian-language Canadian films