Loqiemean ‘Koldovat’

The music video “Koldovat” is a visually rich piece situated at the intersection of contemporary music aesthetics and Slavic mythology, constructed as a sequence of striking imagery rather than a linear narrative.

• Filming took place in a remote part of Karelia with virtually no infrastructure.
• Some scenes were shot on the Ladoga Islands in the middle of Lake Ladoga. The location was only accessible by boat, with the journey taking around 40 minutes.
• Production took place in highly changeable weather conditions: heavy rain would suddenly give way to sunshine, requiring constant adjustments to the shooting schedule.
• The team had to arrange accommodation for 80 people in an area with a very limited number of suitable hotels.
• All project logistics had to be built from scratch: transport, boats, catering, equipment, and props.

Fun Fact:

A cow had to be urgently replaced for one of the scenes. No alternatives were available locally, so we arranged transport from St Petersburg within a single day — by 6 a.m., the cow was already on set.

Team

Directors: Tim Alexandrov, Arsen Sarkisyan
Director of Photography: Arsen Sarkisyan
Music: Loqiemean & POLE
Producers: Shana Tavelinskaya, Vladimir ROHO
Line Producers: Pavel Ivanov, Yulia Dilman
1st AD: Elena Sinatorova
Production Designer: Adel Ishbulatova
Costume Designer: Marusya Renton
Special Effects Make-up: Edhel SFX Studio
Casting Director: Karina Morozova
Editor: Pyotr Vokhmin
Colourist: Andrey Bushmin
CG Studio: Stance

Production Service in Karelia: Raise
Production Service at Lake Baikal: Siberica Film