The short film «Shoes» became a recipient of more than sixteen awards from Russian and international film festivals. «Shoes» was being promoted at the festival stage for almost two years and across four parts of the world. It got winning prizes from such festivals as:

 

• Monaco International Film Festival - Angel Films Award: Best Short Film, Best Director, Best Original Music, Best Producer, Best Cinematographer, Angel Peace Award
• Grand Prix Video Festival Imperia (Italy)
• Radiant Angel Festival (Russia), Best Live Action Short Film 
• San Diego Jewish Film Festival: Konstantin Fam named Best New Emerging Director
• Artkino Festival (Russia), The Best Experimental Film Award
• Opening Film of the official competition program at the Haifa Festival (Israel)
• KONIK Festival (Russia), prize «For the contribution to the short film development in Russia» prize «For the musical solution»
• 1st place of the «Vstrechi na Vjatke» Festival (Russia, Kirov)
• Special prize of the «New Mag» magazine at the «Golden Apricot» Festival (Armenia)
• Opening Film of the special program at the Haifa Festival (Israel)
• Shoes was invited to a collection of Yad Vashem (Israel). 
• It was also the only Russian film to become Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 2013

 

The film has also participated in the following film festivals and forums:

 

• Russian Cinema Week (Israel)
• Doors to Russian Cinema (USA)
• Clermont-Ferrand (France)
• Listapad (Belarus)
• Badalona (Spain)
• Coniminuticontati (Italy)
• Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (USA)
• St. Anne (Russia)
• Kinotaur (Sochi)
• Kinolikbez (Barnaul)
• Kinoshock (Anapa)
• Short (Kaliningrad)