Festivals and awards
2026 — Buddhist International Film Festival — Best Actor "Suudl / Bench"
2026 — Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival — Official Selection, New Voices Shorts «Farewell, land of Kalmykia!»
2022 — Cyprus International Film Festival — Honorable Mention «Suudl / Bench»
2018 — "Saint Anna" Film Festival — Long List "My steppe"
The press
"I believe that the film knows more about itself than the director."
A shot from the movie "Farewell, land of Kalmykia!"
About me
Arltan Bembeev
Director, screenwriter, artist.
I was born and live in the Republic of Kalmykia (Russia). In my films, I look for simple but important stories about people, the earth, and the time we live in.
