SYNOPSIS Alosha Spotlight on Faculty Films / Family Choice Russia, 2004, 92 min, Dubbed in English World Children Selection Animation: (Ages 5 & Up) Director: Konstantin Bronzit Voice-over actor: Bill Timoney When the people of the small Russian village of Rostov are robbed of all their gold by a band of marauders they turn to strapping youth Alosha to recover it. Now Alosha may be very brave and terribly strong but he is far from the brightest lad in the land and his adventure is fraught with mistakes, missteps, and mishaps. Accompanied by a talking horse, his aged uncle, the lovely maiden who adores him, and her wise(cracking) grandmother he struggles across a rushing river, falls into a deep dark cave, begs for a brutal battle, tames a greedy Duke, comes face to fist with his sworn enemy, and returns home a legend. From the creators of last year's BIFF Kids festival hit Little Longnose, this is the highest grossing Russian animated feature of all time. Discover the unlikely, but very likable, hero that took Russia by storm. Bill Timoney Monmouth County resident Bill Timoney has been a professional actor for thirty years.  He specializes in voice-acting for animated programs and foreign films.  He spent the last two summers acting on-stage with Shadow Lawn Stage the professional theater of Monmouth University, and he taught as an adjunt in the Theatre department last semester. Konstantin Bronzit A member of the French and Russian Film Academies, Konstantin. In 1988, he made his first short film and began drawing cartoons for magazines and newspapers. By 1994, he had won more than twenty international awards for his cartoons. Konstantin’s short animated films have received more than 45 awards including the grand prizes at ANNECY'95 and ANNECY'98 and official selection at ANNECY '07 for Lavatory- Lovestory. In 2004, Konstantin made his feature debut with "Alosha,” the most successful Russian animated feature ever. www.melnitsa.com