This became Tarkovsky's graduation project, earning him his diploma in 1960 and winning First Prize at the New York Student Film Festival in 1961.
ðɪs bɪkˌeɪm tɑːɹkˈɑːvskiz ɡɹˌædʒuːˈeɪʃən pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt, ˈɜːnɪŋ hˌɪm hɪz dɪplˈoʊmə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ænd wˈɪnɪŋ fˈɜːst pɹˈaɪz æt ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk stˈuːdənt fˈɪlm fˈɛstɪvəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn.