Short Summer

Short Summer
International promotional poster
Directed byNastia Korkia
Written byNastia Korkia
Mikhail Bushkov
Produced by
  • Dirk Decker
  • Natalya Drozd
  • Stefan Mladenovic
  • Andrea Schütte
Starring
CinematographyEvgeny Rodin
Edited byBenjamin Mirguet
Production
companies
  • Tamtam
  • Totem Atelier
  • Art & Popcorn
Release date
  • 27 August 2025 (2025-08-27) (Venice)
Running time
101 minutes
Countries
  • Germany
  • France
  • Serbia
LanguageRussian

Short Summer is a 2025 coming-of-age drama film co-written and directed by Nastia Korkia, in her feature film debut. Starring Maiia Pleshkevich, Aleksandr Feklistov, Vesna Jovanovic, Yakov Karykhalin and Aleksandr Karpushin, it follows eight-year old Katya against the backdrop of the Chechen War.

The film had its world premiere at the Giornate degli Autori section of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 27 August 2025, where it won the Lion of the Future for best first feature film.