Zakhar Prilepin. Writer, journalist, screenwriter, winner of various prestigious literary awards. Zakhar’s former occupations are even more various: bodyguard, squad leader in Special Police Forces and soldier during the war in Chechnya in 1996 and 1999, Chief Editor of "Political News Agency – Nizhny Novgorod" and the CEO of "Novaya Gazeta" in Nizhny Novgorod.
Small business in Russia. Five absolutely different stories about obstacles and possibilities, joys and sorrows for the entrepreneurs in Russia. Each story is both unique and collective at the same time.
The sounds of his music charm you from the very first second. It doesn’t matter if you have ever heard Rakhmaninov’s third concert or not, listening to his performance, you will become amazed how powerful and overwhelming the melody is. There is no chance you will ever forget it. His name is Denis Matsuev and he is one of the most brilliant pianists in the modern world of classic music. His solo and joint concerts with Lorin Maazel, Valery Gergiev, Yury Temirkanov and others will show you the way to this world.
“Dry Valley” is the first full feature film by Alexandra Strelyanaya, graduate of St. Petersburg State Cinema and Television University, produced by Alexey Uchitel. The film is based on the famous novel written by Nobel Prize laureate Ivan Bunin.
The Edge is a full-legth feature film with a fascinating storyline, an original historical and geographic background, and vividly complex characters. It is a tightly melded blend of genres – thriller, melodrama, and heroic epic with mystical elements.
The action takes place shortly after the end of the Second World War in the Siberian hinterland, among Russians and Germans with damaged personal stories and a strange transformation: the victors seem to be crawling into the skins of the defeated, and vice versa. The central character is Ignat, the embodiment of the larger-than-life image of the Soviet victorious warrior who in fact proves to be shell-shocked, sick and broken, although not completely destroyed.
Early autumn, godforsaken Russian countryside. A local hunter Michail witnesses a skirmish in the middle of the forest - three men want to kill the forth, Andrey. Kind-hearted Michail helps Andrey escape and together they run from the villains who chase them. Thus, two totally different men start a long and dangerous journey together, constantly arguing with each other regarding their ideology, morals and opinions about life. But life will put everything on its place and make the men understand who they really are.
Awards Best film-directing on the International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary-2008, Bronze Camera 300 at Manaki Brothers IFF, The Main Prize for thу Best Film and the Dialogue Prize at FilmFestival Cottbus, Critic’s Choice award at Russian Resurrection FF in Australia, Bely Slon Russian Critic’s Award for Yury Klimenko.
Annotation The action takes place at the training base of the Russian national football team. The whole country is focused on the camp where our players are training in the countdown up to one of the biggest matches in Russian football history. In the background are all the other people who help them: trainers, administrative staff, doctors, security guards and even cleaners.
Awards “Baltic Debuts” Festival: “Best Actress”. The “Brigantina” Festival: Grand Prix. Producers Festival “Kino-Yalta” in 2007: special mention of the jury. The VIth National Festival of Belarus films in Brest: Award for Best Actor; special award as “The Best Cinema Debut”.
Zakhar Prilepin. Writer, journalist, screenwriter, winner of various prestigious literary awards. Zakhar’s former occupations are even more various: bodyguard, squad leader in Special Police Forces and soldier during the war in Chechnya in 1996 and 1999, Chief Editor of "Political News Agency – Nizhny Novgorod" and the CEO of "Novaya Gazeta" in Nizhny Novgorod.
During the Soviet Union film production was booming, but in the 1990's the studio system collapsed. It began to pick up in the early 2000's as Russia became wealthier. But since the start of the economic downturn, the film industry suffered serious set-backs. We will discuss the past, present and future of Russian cinema with Director and Producer Gerard MacCarthy and comments from other film experts both in Russia and the UK.
Though there were a great many surprises the morning when the Golden Globe nominations were announced; and as always, many eyes were on the race for Best Foreign Language film. While the Golden Globes aren’t always the most accurate barometer of the Foreign Language nominees for the Academy Awards (as the eligibility rules laid forth by both bodies in this race are very different), the Golden Globe nominations can provide some very real momentum for films that have been submitted to the Academy for consideration for the Best Foreign Language Oscar.
