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RUSSIAN FILM WEEK IN THE UK

London, Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh

24 November – 1 December, 2019

CONTENTS

WELCOME LETTERS 4

PATRONS 6

VENUES AND MAP 8

SCREENING SCHEDULE (LONDON) 10

FEATURE FILMS 13

DOCUMENTARY FILMS 31

SHORT FILMS 37

VR-MOVIES 47

EVENTS 51

PARTIES 57

PARTNERS & SPONSORS 60

TEAM 61

CONTACTS 62

SPECIAL THANKS 64

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WELCOME LETTER WELCOME LETTER

We are excited to bring you the 4th edi-tion of the Russian Film Week, that has now solidifi ed its place as the most prom-inent Russian fi lm culture event outside of Russia. This year we received more than 430 fi lm submissions to participate in the Russian Film Week panorama and our Golden Unicorn Awards, but what is re-markable is the amount of debut directors and cast in this year’s programme. Many of the debutant directors, actors and ac-tresses that you will see in our fi lms will

Filip PerkonFounder and General Producer

Russian Film Week and

The Golden Unicorn Awards

Vadim Lobov Co-producer of the Russian Film

Week, Executive Director of Synergy

University

In 2019, Synergy University will become the general partner and co-organizer of the Russian Film Week for the fourth time. Over the years the festival has grown into the largest cross-cultural event in Europe and a big celebration for all lovers of good cinema.

The main goal of the festival is to draw at-tention to the Russian cinema and culture. We want the fi lms of our talented directors to be seen by as many people as possi-ble, not only in Russia but also in other

no doubt become tomorrow’s stars and household names. The Russian fi lm in-dustry is blooming with new content and talent; it is an exciting time. The Russian Film Week has also transformed over the years and achieved some incredible mile-stones.

2019 is the fi rst year that we are hosting our fi rst world premiere, the fi rst ever public screening of “Servant (a.k.a. The Peasant)“, as our opening fi lm. Moreover, we are hosting our opening night at the iconic Odeon Leicester Square, where international premieres and festival are held. It was always my dream to open the Russian Film Week at this venue. We have also continued to put on VR events, masterclasses, exhibitions and industry events, working tirelessly to create value for attendees, fi lmmakers and cast alike.

Just to check and reward the few who actually read this far of my welcome par-agraph, do message me on facebook to get a complimentary invitation to events. We have also focused on putting on a di-verse programme of fi lms this year from many genres, balanced between themes, debutants, prominent fi lmmakers and unusual motion pictures. There is now something for everyone and the best that Russian cinema has to off er. I thank our small team for their tremendous work, our sponsors and partners for making it all possible, and all our attendees and audi-ences for joining us in celebrating crea-tivity, culture and cinematographic talent.

countries. Another important goal of the festival is to support young fi lmmakers. Screening at the Russian Film Week is a great start for them, a chance to present their work to the international audience and to talk about what is really important for them.

This year the festival will be even larger and more interesting both for the public and professionals from the fi lm industry. We are waiting for the world premieres of feature fi lms, short fi lms and VR fi lms, the traditional Golden Unicorn Awards Ceremony, an industry forum, creative meetings, masterclasses and many other events. In the program of documentary fi lms you would see the incredible Kam-chatka landscapes, learn the history of the cult Russian musician — the leader of the DDT group Yuri Shevchuk, get to know more about life and work of the fa-mous writer Vladimir Sorokin, as well as discover people whose fates were close-ly connected with our country’s historical events. This is a new amazing experience that I advise everyone to live through in the cinemas of the Russian Film Week 2019.

I am sure the festival will open many inter-esting directors, actors and screenwriters to the world and will bring great pleasure to everyone who, like our team, is in love with cinema. See you at the festival!


PATRONS PATRONS

Ralph FiennesRalph Fiennes is an English actor, producer (co-produced Onegin) and fi lm director (Coriolanus). A noted Shake-speare interpreter, he fi rst achieved success at the Royal National Theatre. Made his fi lm debut in 1992 as Heath-cliff in Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights. Nominated for the Academy and Golden Globe Awards for Schindler’s List and for The English Patient. Known for his roles in major fi lm franchises such as the Harry Potter and James Bond. Studied Russian to perform in the Russian-Brit-ish-French co-production Two Women. He is a UNICEF UK ambassador.

Brian CoxBrian Cox, CBE, is a Scottish actor best known for ap-pearing in The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, Braveheart, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Troy, Doc-tor Who. He is an accomplished Shakespearean actor, spending seasons with the RSC and the National Theatre; taught Shakespeare in Russia for the Moscow Art Thea-tre actors. Nominated for Scottish BAFTA 2016 for Best Actor and for Golden Globe for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film; winner of Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor – Miniseries or a Movie.

Alexey UchitelAward winning Russian fi lm director, producer and screenwriter. He is the founder of fi lm studio Rock. Win-ner of Nika, Russian Film Academy Award for best fea-ture fi lm in 2000.

Eduard PichuginGeneral Director of Lenfi lm Studios. Board member of the Union of Cinematographers in Russia; President of Kinoalliance, the National Association of the Cinema Pro-fessional Organizations. Engaged in promoting movie presentations and building cinema theaters since 1999.

Valeriy Todorovskiy Film Director, screenwriter, Made his name with Country of the Deaf, Hipsters and the gangster TV series Brigada which achieved cult status. Nominated for and received awards at a number of prestigious fi lm festivals, such as Cannes, Geneva, Chicago. Winner of Russian awards: Kinotavr, TEFI, Golden Eagle, Nika.

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Russia Culture House37 Kensington High St, London W8 5ED

Cine Lumiere 17 Queensberry Pl, South Kensington, London SW7 2DT

Bulgari Hotel171 Knightsbridge, London SW7 1DW

Curzon Mayfair Cinema38 Curzon St, Mayfair, London W1J 7TY

Regent Street Cinema307 Regent Street, London W1B 2HW

Odeon Luxe Leicester Square 22-24, Leicester Square, London WC2H 7LQ

BFI SouthbankBelvedere Rd, South Bank, London SE1 8XT

Pushkin House5A Bloomsbury square, London, WC1A 2TA

VENUES AND MAP (LONDON)


SUNDAY24 NOV

MONDAY25 NOV

TUESDAY26 NOV

WEDNESDAY27 NOV

6:00 PM The Peasant + Q&A Odeon Leicester Square

6:00 PM Break + Q&ARegent Street Cinema

6:30 PM Shorts-1 + Q&ARegent Street Cinema

6:30 PM The Kettle + Q&ARegent Street Cinema

6:30 PM Yuri the MusicianCine Lumiere

9:00 PM Womens Day + Q&ARegent Street Cinema

7:00 PMBEEF: Hip-HopRussia Culture House

8:30 PMBrotherhood Regent Street Cinema

8:15 PM The Balkan Line + Q&ACurzon Mayfair

7:00 PM Nothing Personal Pushkin House

8:50 PM The Conquest of Siberia + Q&ACurzon Mayfair

7:30 PM Russian Five + Q&A, Bulgari Hotel

8:30 PM Great Poetry + Q&A, Cine Lumiere

8.50 PMThe Factory + Q&A,Curzon Mayfair

9:00 PMThe Battle + Q&ARegent Street Cinema

SCREENING SCHEDULE (LONDON)

THURSDAY28 NOV

FRIDAY29 NOV

SATURDAY30 NOV

SUNDAY 1 DEC

5:00 PM Sheep and Wolves: Pig deal Russia Culture House

6:30 PMSheena667 + Q&ARegent Street Cinema

1:30 PMMagician + Q&ARegent Street Cinema

11:30 AM Public Talk: Danila KozlovskiyThe Haymarket Theatre

6:00 PM High AboveRegent Street Cinema

7:00 PMMasterclass Vladimir KhotinenkoPushkin House

3:00 PMSorokin trip + Q&ACurzon Mayfair

12:00 PM Abigail + Q&ARegent Street Cinema

6:30 PMKamchatka Bears. Live BeginsCine Lumiere

7:00 PM Shorts 3 + Q&A Russia Culture House

4:00 PMAnother woman + Q&A Regent Street Cinema

2:00 PMEcology documentary fi lm (winner) + Q&APushkin House

7:00 PM Shorts-2 + Q&APushkin House

7:30 PM Text + Q&A Bulgari Hotel

4:30 PM Sabre DanceCine Lumiere

2:30 PM In the Port of Cape Town + Q&A Bulgari Hotel

7:30 PM The Lenin Factor + Q&ABulgari Hotel

8:30 PM A Russian Youth + Q&ACine Lumiere

6:00 PM The Snow QueenMirrorlands Cine Lumiere

3:00 PM Love them all + Q&A Regent Street Cinema

8:30 PM T-34 + Q&ARegent Street Cinema

9:00 PMVan Goghs + Q&A Regent Street Cinema

6:30 PM My Little Sister Regent Street Cinema

4:00 PMThe Case + Q&APushkin House

8:30 PM The Humorist + Q&ACine Lumiere

9:00 PMSuccess + Q&A Regent Street Cinema

4:30 PMBarabbas + Q&ACine Lumiere

6:00 PMСonvoy 48 + Q&ARegent Street Cinema

6:30 PMThe End of Season + Q&A BFI Southbank

8:00 PMThrough a black glass + Q&A Curzon Mayfair

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FEATUREFILMS


FEATURE FILMS FEATURE FILMS

A Russian Youth / Мальчик русскийDEBUT

Friday, 29 November 2019 / 08:30 PM

Cine Lumiere, 17 Queensberry Pl, South

Kensington, London SW7 2DT

Q&A with producer Eduard Pichugin, director Alexander Zolotukhin

ALSO: Monday, 25 November 2019 / 7:00 PMLecture Theatre, Trinity Hall, Trinity Lane, CB2 1TJ,

Cambridge

12+Year: 2019

Country: Russia

Running time: 1 h 12 min

Screenplay: Alexander Zolotukhin

Director: Alexander Zolotukhin

Produсers: Eduard Pechugin, Andrei

Lebedev

Cast: Mikhail Buturlov, Filipp Dyachkov,

Sergey Goncharenko

Genre: Drama, history

In Russian with English subtitles

The First World War was a tragedy that launched a series of hardships for the Russian people: revolution, civil war, famine, political repression, the Second World War. What courage and patience that generation must have had in order to survive all the upheavals of the 20th cen-tury? These questions are asked by the authors of the fi lm “A Russian Youth”.

Abigail / ЭбигейлSunday, 1 December 2019 / 12:00 PM

Regent Street Cinema, 307 Regent Street, London

W1B 2HW

Q&A with actress Ravshana Kurkova

6+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Dmitri Zhigaglov, Alexander

Boguslavsky, Alexandra Primachenko,

Aleksei Sluzhev, Iliya Ipatov

Director: Alexander Boguslavsky

Produсers: Evgeny Melentiev, Victor

Denisjuk, Alexander Kurinsky, Vladimir

Denisjuk, Natalia Frolova

Cast: Tinatin Dalakishvili, Eddie Marsan,

Artem Tkachenko, Ravshana Kurkova,

Marta Timofeeva

Genre: Fantasy

In English

The town that Abigail lives in has been closed for years due to a mysterious ep-idemic. Abby’s father was taken away from her when she was a child due the disease. In the attempt to fi nd her father. Abigail sets on a journey that will com-pletely overturn everything she thought she knew about herself and the world surrounding her.

Another woman / Давай разведёмсяDEBUT

Saturday, 30 November 2019 / 04:00 PM


W1B 2HW

Q&A with actress Svetlana Kamynina

12+Year:2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Anna Parmas, Maria

Shulgina, Elizaveta Tikhonova

Director: Anna Parmas

Produсers: Sergei Silianov, Natalia Drozd,

Konstantin Ernst, Natalia Smirnova, Sergei

Kasatov

Cast: Anna Mikhalkova, Anton Filipenko,

Svetlana Kamynina

Genre: Comedy


Masha, a gynaecology doctor, is so ab-sorbed in her work that she doesn’t imme-diately realise that her husband is about to leave her. Her life is shattered: Masha is overloaded with work, and her kids are demanding constant attention. Masha, who is used to winning, isn’t ready to let her beloved husband go to a young and stunning-looking fi tness trainer. Masha won’t stop at anything to get him back.

Barrabas/ ВаравваDEBUT

Sunday, 01 December 2019 / 04:30 PM



Q&A with director Evgeny Emelin

12+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Evgeniy Emelin, based on

the novel «Barabbas» by Marie Corelli

Director: Evgeny Emelin

Produсers: Anton Kirillov, E vgeniy Emelin

Cast: Pavel Kraynov, Albert Filozov,

Regina Khakimova, Elena Podkaminskaya,

Zalim Mirzoev, Konstantin Samoukov

Genre: Drama


The fi lm is based on the biblical story of Christ’s death and resurrection, which we see through the eyes of brigand Barab-ba s who escaped death on the cross, re-leased by the crowd in honour of Easter. But long awaited freedom brings only pain and doubts. Acquaintance with mysteri-ous Melchior and further events change his life completely. Barabbas is constantly being tortured by the only question – is the man from Nazareth the Son of God?

FEATURE FILMS



Break / ОтрывDEBUT

Monday, 25 November 2019 / 06:00 PM


W1B 2HW

Q&A with director Tigran Sahakyan

15+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Olga Rud, Denis Kosyakov,

Tigran Sahakyan, Alexander Nazarov,

Oleg Smagin, Evgeni Uranov, Artur

Astvatsatryan

Director: Tigran Sahakyan

Produсers: Artur Astvatsatryan, Sergei

Selyanov, Oleg Yakovlev, Tigran

Sahakyan, Olga Rud, Denis Kosyakov,

Alexander Karpov

Cast: Ingrid Olerinskaya, Denis Kosyakov,

Irina Antonenko, Mikhail Filippov, Andrei

Nazimov

Genre:Thriller


A group of friends goes up to the top of a mountain in a cable car on New Year’s Eve. They plan to go down at midnight celebrating New Year and viewing spec-tacular fi reworks from above. Their ad-venture turns into a real nightmare when, in the middle of the celebration, the rick-ety carriage gets stuck over the abyss.

Brotherhood / Братство Monday, 25 November 2019 / 08:30 PM


W1B 2HW

ALSO: Saturday, 30 November / 03:00 PM

Oxford Curzon Westgate Shopping Centre, Oxford

OX1 1NZ

15+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Pavel Lungin, Alexander

Lungin

Director: Pavel Lungin

Produсers: Pavel Lungin, Evgeni Panfi lov

Cast: Mikhail Kremer, Aleksandr

Kuznetsov, Kirill Pirogov, Yan Tsapnik

Genre: Drama, action, history


The end of the Soviet-Afghan war: 1988-1989. The USSR begins its withdrawal from Afghanistan. General Vasiliev’s son - a pilot, named Alexander gets kidnapped by the mujahideen after his aeroplane crashes. As a result, the 108th motorised infantry division has one last mission: to bring Alexander back. Based on actual events, the previously untold story of the courageous and tragic withdrawal cam-paign (through the Salang pass) reveals danger, horror and complexity of human nature during wartime.

Convoy 48 / Коридор бессмертияDEBUT



W1B 2HW

Q&A with director Fedor Popov

12+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Dmitriy Karalis, Fedor Popov

Director: Fedor Popov

Produсers: Fedor Popov, Alexander

Brovarets, Victoria Lezhenko, Lala

Rustamova

Cast: Igor Yasulovich, Artyom Melnichuk,

Anastasia Tsibizova



Based on a true story the fi lm is about sev-eral young women in the setting of one of the most large-scale and vital battles of the Second World War – the defence of Leningrad. Recent high school graduates, they survived the horrible blockade win-ter of 1941-1942 and were assigned to the 48th Convoy of the newly built secret rail-way, operation of which was even more dangerous than fi ghting at the front.

Great Poetry / Большая поэзияDEBUT

Wednesday, 27 November 2019 / 08:30 PM



Q&A with actor Alexander Kuznetsov, director Alexander Lungin

ALSO: Thursday, 28 November 2019 / 06:30 PM

Screening Room 50 George Square, 50 George

Square, EH8 9JU, Edinburgh

Q&A with director Alexander Lungin

18+Year: 2019

Country: Russia

Running time: 2 h

Screenplay: Alexander Lungin, Sergei

Osipiyan

Director: Alexander Lungin

Produсers: Violetta Krechetova, Artem

Vasiliev, Sergei Osipiyan, Sergei Stern,

Pavel Lungin, Evgeni Panfi lov, Dmitri

Gorelik, Ivan Gradetsky, Sofi a Kvashilava

Cast: Alexander Kuznetsov, Aleksey

Filimonov, Fyodor Lavrov, Evgeniy Sytyy,

Elena Makhova

Genre: Drama


Great Poetry is about two men who live on the outskirts of Moscow and work as cash collectors. The fi lm tells a story about friendship and betrayal in our vicious and alien world in which anyone who tries to be honest and consistent ends up looking naive and cruel. It’s about the ever-pres-ent and incomprehensible force that, no matter what, makes our life so frantic, strange and lonely.



High Above / Выше небаThursday, 28 November 2019 / 06:00 PM


W1B 2HW

ALSO: Tuesday, 26 November 2019 / 06:30 PM

Lecture Theatre G3, 50 George Square, 50

George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9JU

18+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Ekaterina Mavromatis

Director: Oksana Karas

Produсers: Ruben Dishdishyan, Nikolai

Larionov, Anastasia Kazankova, Maksim

Korolev

Cast: Taisia Vilkova, Polina Vitorgan,

Viktoriya Tolstoganova, Filipp Avdeev,

Daria Jovner, Aleksey Agranovich

Genre: Drama


A young girl spends her summer in a country resort under the vigilant supervi-sion of her mother. There her attention is drawn to a guy whose past is shrouded in a secret. The girl does not suspect that after this meeting her life will change for-ever, and her feelings can fl y high above…

In The Port Of Cape Town / В Кейптаунском портуSunday, 01 December 2019 / 02:30 PM

VIP screening, Bulgari Hotel, 171 Knightsbridge,

London SW7 1DW

Q&A with director Alexander Veledinsky

16+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Alexander Veledinsky

Director: Alexander Veledinsky

Produсers: Vladimir Polyakov, Vladimir

Ignatiev, Ruben Dishdidyan, Evgei

Ulushkin

Cast: Evgeniy Tkachuk, Vladimir Steklov,

Alexander Robak, Yuri Kuznetsov,

Svetlana Khomich

Genre: Drama


Their nicknames are Sailor, Pahan and Salazhonok. They met only once with weapons in their hands and with serious intentions in summer of 1945 in the Far East of Russia. Each of the participants is sure that he killed the other two. Howev-er, they all had been living a long event-ful life. More than half a century will pass, and one day events, related to that fate-ful 1945 meeting, will occur in diff erent parts of the Earth.

Love Them All / Люби их всехDEBUT



W1B 2HW

Q&A with director Maria Agranovich, actress Alena Mikhailova

18+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Maria Agranovich

Director: Maria Agranovich

Produсers: Sergey Seliyanov, Dmitry

Dobuzhinsky, Anna Bochkareva

Cast: Alena Mikhailova, Sergei Garmash,

Alexander Kuznetsov, Alexander Tronov

Genre: Drama, thriller


She always has a plan, an individual plan for each one of them. Everyone knows her under a diff erent name. One needs Vera (Faith), another Nadezhda (Hope) and almost all need Liuybov (Love). She leaves every one of them at her own time. They always pay, either to be with her or to get rid of her. But who can distinguish between the deceit driven by money and the moment genuine feelings begin?

Magician / ВолшебникDEBUT

Saturday, 30 November 2019 / 1:30 PM


W1B 2HW

Q&A with director Mikhail Morskov

12+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Mikhail Morskov

Director: Mikhail Morskov

Produсers: B. Anisimov, I. Magomedov,

V. Maslov, M. Omarov, A. Tarknaev,

F. Nesterov

Cast: Maksim Sukhanov, Semen

Treskunov, Irina Kupchenko

Genre: Drama, comedy


Once popular rock-musician Fima drags pitiful existence by squandering his tal-ent and indulging in revelry lifestyle. Everything changes when he begins to give guitar lessons to the boy Roma who has cerebral palsy and desperately wants to win the heart of Masha, Roma’s classmate.



My Little Sister / СестрёнкаSaturday, 30 November 2019 / 06:30 PM


W1B 2HW

6+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Aidar Akmanov, Mustai Karim

Director: Aleksandr Galibin

Produсers: Timerbulat Karimov, Mikhail

Kurbatov, Dmitry Fiks, Sergei Orlov

Cast: Arslan Krymchurin, Marta Timofeeva



The fi lm is a screen adaptation of the never-ageing classics of Soviet litera-ture, the novel “The Joy of Our House” by Mustai Karim. As long as Yamil can remember himself, the War has always been here. Yamil is waiting for the War to be over so his father would return home. One day Yamil’s mother came back with a girl named Oksana. Mother has passed father’s wish to Yamil: to take care of Ok-sana like of his sister.

Sabre Dance / Танец с саблями Saturday, 30 November 2019 / 04:30 PM



ALSO: Wednesday, 27 November / 09:00 PM

Oxford Curzon Westgate Shopping Centre, Oxford

OX1 1NZ

16+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Yusup Razykov

Director: Yusup Razykov

Produсers: Ruben Dishdishyan, Karen

Kazaryan, Tigran Manasyan, Arsen

Melikyan, Zara Angulbieva

Cast: Abartsum Kabanyan, Aleksandr

Kuznetsov, Sergey Yushkevich

Genre: Drama, history, biography


The fi lm tells the story of Khachaturian writing his most performed creation “Sa-bre Dance”. It is 1942. The Leningrad Ac-ademic Theatre of Opera and Ballet after Kirov is evacuated to Molotov city (now Perm) while preparing for the premiere of the Gayane ballet. The world of a the-atre in evacuation is mysterious. Perfor-mances in hospitals, defense factories and endless rehearsals combined with the fi nal eff orts to create Gayane and 2nd symphony.

Sheena667 Friday, 29 November 2019 / 06:30 PM


W1B 2HW

Q&A with director Grigory Dobrygin

18+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Grigory Dobrygin, Alexander

Rodionov, Iliya Nosochenko

Director: Grigory Dobrygin

Produсers: Grigory Dobrygin, Tatiana

Ochinskaya, Nora Sharif

Cast: Vladimir Svirsky, Yulia Peresild,

Jordan Rose Frye

Genre: Drama


First impression of the town of Vyshny Volochyok are broken roads, snow and fog. There is a car service in the suburbs where Olya and Vadim live, work and love each other. Both are in their early thirties; they are devoted and straightforward people; they share the ups and downs in their lives until a third party intrudes their lives: the Internet.

Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal / Волки и Овцы: Ход свиньейThursday, 28 November 2019 / 05:00 PM

Russia Culture House, 37 Kensington High St,

London, W8 5ED

6+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Alexey Tsitsilin, Vladimir

Nikolaev, Robert Lence, Anton Timofeev,

Kate Bristol

Director: Vladimir Nikolaev

Produсers: Sergey Seliyanov, Vladimir

Nikolaev, Yuri Moskvin

Cast: Elizaveta Boyarskaya, Maksim

Matveev, Galina Korneva, Anton Yuriev,

Alexey Sigaev

Genre: Animation


A village of sheep and wolves leads its steady and peaceful life when two unex-pected guests suddenly arrive – a Polar fox and a small ewe. No one has expect-ed them to bring along any mortal danger. Grey, the new leader of the tribe, has to convince the sheep and wolves that they can cope with any big problems and se-rious challenges only by working togeth-er – because the power is in unity!



Success / Успех Saturday, 30 November 2019 / 09:00 PM


W1B 2HW

Q&A with actress Maria Lobanova

12+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Pavel Ruminov, Sergei Bobza

Director: Pavel Ruminov

Produсers: Sergei Bobza, Georgy Malkov,

Vladimir Polyakov, Mikhail Kuchment,

Sergei Stegniy

Cast: Julia Snigir, Roman Kurtsyn, Maria

Lobanova

Genre: Comedy, melodrama


Lisa, who’s been dreaming of becoming a rock star since childhood, leaves her family when off ered a career opportu-nity in America. Playing rock-music was a common goal for Lisa and her husband. Now Artem is raising their daughter on his own. Suddenly a video clip of Vita and him singing collects millions of views on the internet. Artem and Vita have to de-cide whether to embark on a new journey.

T-34Thursday, 28 November 2019 / 08:30 PM


W1B 2HW

Q&A with actor Aleksander Petrov

12+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Aleksey Sidorov

Director: Aleksey Sidorov

Produсers: Ruben Dishdishyan, Anton

Zlatopolsky, Leonard Blavatnik, Nelli

Yaralova, Nikita Mikhalkov, Leonid

Verezhagin, Julia Ivanova, Nikolai

Larionov, Mikhail Kitaev

Cast: Aleksandr Petrov, Viktor

Dobronravov, Irina Starshenbaum,

Vintsents Kifer,



In the times of the greatest catastrophes in the history of humanity, when the lives of loved ones depend on every step of an action, two sworn enemies will meet in a battle. Being held as a prisoner, young lieutenant Ivushkin is planning a daring escape. He assembles a crew and chal-lenges the German tank aces led by Jager. For the sake of his beloved and his country, Ivushkin is ready to fi ght till the end.

Text / ТекстFriday, 29 November 2019 / 07:30 PM


London SW7 1DW

Q&A with director Klim Shipenko, actor Alexander Petrov

16+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Dmitry Glukhovsky

Director: Klim Shipenko

Produсers: Edouard Iloyan, Denis

Zhalinsky, Vitaliy Shlyappo, Alexei

Trotsjuk, Vadim Verezhagin, Rafael

Manasbekyan

Cast: Alexander Petrov, Kristina Asmus,

Dmitry Glukhovsky, Ivan Yankovskiy



A 27-year-old Ilya Goryunov spent seven years in prison on false charges of drug trafficking. Although he does not intend to take revenge on the man who framed him, there is no other way out. After meeting face to face with his offender, Ilya gets access to Peter’s smartphone, and with it the life of the young man. For a while, Ilya becomes Peter for everyone — through text on the phone screen.

The Balkan Line/ Балканский рубежTuesday, 26 November 2019 / 08:15 PM

Curzon Mayfair, 38 Curzon St, Mayfair, London

W1J 7TY

Q&A with actress Ravshana Kurkova

ALSO: Wednesday, 27 November 2019 / 07:00 PM

King’s College, King’s Parade, CB2 1ST, Cambridge

15+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Andrey Anaikin, Ivan

Naumov, Nataliya Nazarova

Director: Andrey Volgin

Produсers: Gosha Kutsenko, Vadim

Birkin, Vasil Shevts, Tatiana Kuranova

Cast: Anton Pampushnyy, Gosha

Kutsenko, Milos Bikovic, Milena Radulovic,

Ravshana Kurkova

Genre: Action, drama


Yugoslavia, 1999. The Russian task force receives an order to take control of the Slatina airport in Kosovo and hold it until the arrival of the reinforcements. Howev-er, both the Albanian warlord and NATO generals also want to control this strate-gic location. The task force is squaring off with the terrorists in an uphill battle while Russian peacekeepers and NATO forces are rushing to support. Once again, the world is on the verge of a big war.



The Battle / БитваWednesday, 27 November 2019 / 09:00 PM


W1B 2HW

Q&A with producer Alexey Uchitel, actress Anastasia Somova

6+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Annar Abbasov, Oleg

Denisov, Andrei Kureichik

Director: Anar Abbasov

Produсers: Aleksei Uchitel, Kira

Saksaganskaya, Filip Pastuhov, Elena

Bistrova, Elena Shamovskaya

Cast: Rinal Mukhametov, Ekaterina Kukui,

Anna Isaeva, Ilya Antonenko, Anastasia

Somova

Genre: Drama


A street dancer Anton is making a remark-able career: his team wins all the battles, he is a recognised choreographer, and all his future depends on dance. However, an accident destroys all his plans. Anton loses his hearing and all hopes with it. Finding himself in an empty and strange world of silence, Anton gradually realises that this is not the end.

The Conquest of Siberia/ ТоболMonday, 25 November 2019 / 08:50 PM


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Q&A with actor Dmitriy Dyuzhev

ALSO: Sunday, 1 December / 08:15 PM

Oxford Curzon Westgate Shopping Centre, OX1 1NZ

ALSO: Friday, 29 November / 07:00 PM

Judge Business School, University of Cambridge,

Trumpington St, Cambridge CB2 1AG

Q&A with actress Agata Mutsenietse

15+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Aleksei Permyakov, Aleksei

Ivanov

Director: Igor Zaytsev

Produсers: Eduard Iloyan, Oleg Urushev,

Denis Zhalinskiy, Vitaly Schlyappo, Alexey

Trotsyuk

Cast: Ilya Malanin, Dmitriy Dyuzhev,

Dmitriy Nazarov, Pavel Tabakov, Andrey

Burkovskiy, Agata Mutsenietse, Ekaterina

Guseva, Ivan Kolesnikov, Evgeniy Dyatlov



The Story of Ivan Demarin, the offi cer of the Imperial Guard who gets send by Pe-ter the Great to Siberia to develop the set-tlement of Tobol.

The End Of Season / Конец сезонаSunday, 01 December 2019 / 06:30 PM

BFI Southbank, Belvedere Rd, South Bank,

London SE1 8XT

Q&A with director Konstantin Khudyakov

16+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Elena Raiskaya

Director: Konstantin Khudyakov

Produсers: Stanislav Govorukhin,

Ekaterina Maskina

Cast: Yuliya Peresild, Yulia Snigir, Anna

Chipovskaya, Evgeniy Tsyganov



The director Konstantin Khudyakov tells a story of three sisters, daughters of a Soviet general. They found themselves caught up in the turmoil when the USSR collapsed, due to the tragic turn of events they had to settle down in a small Baltic town. Just like Chekov’s three sisters they are stuck in the province while dreaming of a big city. They are convinced their des-tiny is to come back to Russia and its cap-ital, Moscow.

The Factory/ ЗаводWednesday, 27 November 2019 / 08:50 PM


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Q&A with director Yury Bykov, actor Andrey Smolyakov

ALSO: Friday, 29 November / 08:30 PM

Ox ford Curzon Westgate Shopping Centre, Oxford

OX1 1NZ

Q&A with director Yury Bykov, editor-in-cheif of Kinopoisk Liza Surganova

15+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Yury Bykov

Director: Yury Bykov

Produсers: Charles-Evrard Tchekhoff ,

Edward Iloyan, Yury Bykov

Cast: Denis Shvedov, Vladislav Abashine,

Andrey Smolyakov, Alexander Bukharov



A dilapidated industrial building stands in the outskirts of a provincial Russian town. Many of its workers have been employed there before the change from state regulation to capitalist privatisation. When owner Kalugin, a well-connected local oligarch, announces that the facto-ry is bankrupt, a group of workers who haven’t been paid for months kidnap him for ransom. Led by the mysterious Alex-ei whose motives are far from clear, the heist goes awry.



The Humorist / ЮмористThursday, 28 November 2019 / 08:30 PM



Q&A with director Michael Idov, actress Alisa Khazanova

16+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Michael Idov, Lilia Idova

Director: Michael Idov

Produсers: Artem Vasiliev, Andrei

Saveliev, Aija Berzina, Alise Gelze,

Artemio Benki

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Yuriy Kolokolnikov, Aleksey

Agranovich, Alisa Khazanova, Polina Aug

Genre: Comedy


Boris Arkadiev, a fi ctional Soviet stand-up comedian, is tormented not only by external oppression and censorship but also by his own insecurities that poison all his relationships. Fame, combined with a lack of personal freedom, is driving him crazy — especially when the same people who dictate his work keep summoning Arkadiev to their villas as a kind of court jester. Finally, the comedian snaps and — armed with the exotic American notion of “insult humor” — takes his revenge.

The Kettle / КотёлWednesday, 27 November 2019 / 06:30 PM


W1B 2HW

Q&A with director Eva Bass

18+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Eva Bass, Nikita Kasimtsev

Director: Eva Bass

Produсers: Oleg Bibergan, Eva Bass,

Aysel Lyatifova, Liliya Mathewson

Cast: Alexander Kuznetsov, Alexandra

Revenko, Vasiliy Butkevich

Genre: Drama


Savva is a misfi t, intellectual, and nihilist from the Hood who owns the computer club ‘The Kettle’. He is twenty-fi ve, and he is tired of life. He is bored of drinking, doping, and going with the fl ow. Savva’s existential crisis deepens after his old friend Roman commits suicide. The last hope for him is a mysterious meeting in the City. He believes it сan help him to break through the boundaries of the old world.

The Lenin Factor / Ленин. НеизбежностьThursday, 28 November 2019 / 07:30 PM


London SW7 1 DW

Q&A with director Vladimir Khotinenko

16+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Kirill Zhurenkov, Nadezhda

Vorobieva

Director: Vladimir Khotinenko

Produсers: Sergei Melkumov, Artem

Zlatopolski, Alexander Rodnyansky,

Vladimir Khotinenko, Dmitry Litvinov, Vera

Malisheva

Cast: Evgeniy Mironov, Fedor

Bondarchuk, Maxim Matveev, Alexander

Valuev, Victoriya Isakova, Paulina

Andreeva

Genre: Drama, history, biography


Having dedicated his life to the prepara-tion of the revolution in the Russian Em-pire, Vladimir Lenin, living in exile in Swit-zerland, desperately seeks a way back to Russia to take control. Options are few when Lenin receives an off er from Alexander Parvus, revolutionist who also worked for Germans, to smuggle Lenin into Russia. Aware such deal could cost him everything, Lenin knows he must out-smart and outmaneuver Parvus and the Germans at any cost…

Servant (The Peasant) / ХолопSunday, 24 November 2019 / 06:00 PM

Odeon Luxe Leicester Square 22-24, Leicester

Square, London WC2H 7LQ

Q&A with director Klim Shipenko and actress Mariya Mironova

12+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Daria Gratsevich, Anton

Morozenko, Dmitry Permyakov

Director: Klim Shipenko

Produсers: Eduard Eloyan, Taimuraz

Badziev, Vaycheslav Dusmukhametov,

Vitaly Shlayppo, Denis Zhalinsky, Aleksei

Trotsuk, Alexander Kushaev, Vadim

Verezhagin, Rafael Minasbekyan

Cast: Milos Bikovic, Aleksandra Bortich,

Ivan Okhlobystin, Aleksandr Samoylenko,

Mariya Mironova

Genre: Comedy


Servant (The Peasant) is a film about love, values and modern life. A typical representative of the “golden youth” Grisha brings his rich father to the brink of despair, who sends him to be re-educated in an unusual village. Not only does the young man have to work in the stable — but he is also forced to live according to the peasant traditions of the 19th century.



The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands / Снежная Королева: ЗазеркальеSaturday, 30 November 2019 / 06:00 PM



6+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Robert Lence, Aleksey

Tsitsilin, Aleksei Zamislov, Vladimir

Nikolaev, Andrei Korenkov

Director: Robert Lence, Aleksey Tsitsilin

Produсers: Yuri Moskovin, Vladimir

Nikolaev, Boris Mashkovtsev, Pavel

Stepanov, Vadim Verezhagin

Genre: Animation, comedy


A powerful king nearly lost his family due to the Snow Queen’s evil deeds. He fi nds a way to withdraw all the magic from the world – they who master the magic pow-ers get trapped in the Mirrorlands. The only one who can stop him and keep the fairytale in our world is Gerda – as her own superpower is not sorcery but her faith in kindness and friendship.

Through A Black Glass/ Сквозь чёрное стеклоSunday, 01 December 2019 / 08:00 PM


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Q&A with producer Andrey Sigle and actress Vasilisa Denisova

18+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Konstantin Lopushanskiy

Director: Konstantin Lopushanskiy

Produсers: Andrey Sigle

Cast: Maxim Sukhanov, Vasilisa Denisova,

Nadezhda Markina



The fi lm could be viewed as a modern in-terpretation of the classic story of Cin-derella. It also might be considered as a tragic melodrama or a religious drama. It’s vaguely reminiscent of Fyodor Dos-toevsky’s short novel “A Gentle Spirit” with its confl ict of concepts: it centres on the collision of the two mindsets — reli-gious and atheist. Finally, it i s a love story, with the emotional temperature close to boiling.

Van Goughs / Ван ГогиFriday, 29 November 2019 / 09:00 PM


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Q&A with director Sergey Livnev

15+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Screenplay: Sergey Livnev

Director: Sergey Livnev

Produсers: Sergei Bobza, Igor Pronin,

Julia Zaitseva, Maksim Pavlov, Andrei

Korobov, Daniel Gitman Tadevosyan,

Elena Kozhanova

Cast: Aleksey Serebryakov, Daniel

Olbrychski

Genre: Drama


Mark Ginzburg is a talented artist who is always depressed. Victor Ginzburg, his fa-ther, is a famous conductor. His work is his life. He never cared about Mark’s feelings and tried to mould his son in his image. Their highs and lows turned long ago into a love-hate relationship: more hate than love. After Viktor is diagnosed with a fatal illness, the father and son set off on a dif-fi cult journey.



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BEEF: Russian Hip-Hop / BEEF: Русский хип-хопWednesday, 27 November 2019 / 07:00 PM

Russia Culture House, 37 Kensington High St,

London, W8 5ED

15+Year: 2019

Country: Russia

Running time: 1h 31 minutes

Screenplay: Roma Zhigan

Director: Roma Zhigan

Produсers: Roma Zhigan, Andrei

Alekseev, Andrei Zubov, Alena Mareeva,

Alexey Petruhin, Andrey Medvedev, Yuri

Dushin, Alexander Serzhantov

Cast: Basta, Miron Fedorov, ST, Kirill

Tolmatsky, L’One, Timati, Khaski, Guf,

Seven Hills, Kirill Trifonov

Genre: Documentary


The complete history of hip-hop in Rus-sia, from its underground period to hitting huge stadiums, is seen through the eyes of the brightest and most iconic repre-sentatives of the movement. This fi lm looks beyond the state of Russian rap, exposing all the confl icts and clashes, showing the genre’s true colors and an-swering the question on how it managed to capture this generation’s attention and become their anthem.

Kamchatka Bears. Life Begins / Медведи Камчатки. Начало жизниThursday, 28 November 2019 / 06:30 PM



12+Year: 2019

Country: Russia

Running time: 55 min

Screenplay: Vladislav Grishin, Irina

Zhuravleva

Director: Irina Zhuravleva

Produсers: Irina Zhuravleva

Genre: Documentary


The fi lm is meditative. Music, the sounds of nature and the absence of a human voice allow the viewer to plunge into the beauty of wild nature as much as possible, to feel its presence among volcanoes, riv-ers and wild animals, and simultaneously experience an important boundary, be-yond which a person should not interfere. The fi lm shows the world that is friendly to those who enter it with respect and an open heart.

Nothing Personal / Ничего личногоDEBUT

Wednesday, 27 November 2019 / 07:00 PM

Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London

WC1A 2TA

15+Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Director: Evgeniy Milykh

Produсer: Evgeniy Milykh

Genre: Documentary


Evgeny is a specialised locksmith . For the past 10 years he has been trying to open one stubborn lock in his free time, the only lock that hasn’t give in to him yet. An-drey is an employee of a bank, who seizes houses for debts from people. In his spare time he refl ects on the topic “whether or not he lives according to God’s law” …From time to time they meet through work where each of them is striving to perform to the best of their abilities. But with each new assignment the work becomes more personal provoking deeper self-analysis.

The Russian Five / Русская пятёркаWednesday, 27 November 2019 / 07:30 PM


London SW7 1DW

Q&A with hockey player Igor Larionov, director Joshua Riehl, producer Jenny Feterovich

12+Year: 2018

Country: USA


Screenplay: Keith Gave, Joshua Reihl,

Jason Wehling

Director: Joshua Riehl

Produсer: John Aldrich, Steve Bannatyne,

Raisa Churina, John Dean, Jenny

Feterovich, Keith Gave, Daniel Milstein,

Jason Wehling

Cast: Sergei Fedorov, Igor Larionov,

Vayeslav Fetisov, Vayeslav Kozlov,

Vladimir Konstantinov

Genre: Documentary


In the late 1980s, the Detroit Red Wings worked to fi nally break their decades long Stanley Cup drought by extracting players from the Soviet Union, and in the process, changed the way North American hockey is played. The Russian Five is a true story of the Russian immigrants that became American heroes and teammates that became champions twice. The names Fedorov, Larionov, Fetisov, Kozlov, and Konstantinov are now legendary and their infl uence is recognised throughout the NHL of today. The award-winning fi lm has been growing in views around the world accompanied by the best reviews .



Sorokin Trip / Сорокин трипSaturday, 30 November 2019 / 03:00 PM


W1J 7TY

Q&A with writer Anton Zhelnov

15+Year: 2019

Country: Russia

Running time: 1h 30 min

Author of the fi lm: Anton Zhelnov

Director: Ilya Belov

Produсer: Nataliya Golodova

Cast: Vladimir Sorokin

Genre: Documentary


At the end of the Soviet era Vladimir So-rokin blew up the traditions of Russian literature turning it into the cruel and sub-versive phantasmagorias. During Putin’s fi rst term he was the target of attacks by right-wing organisations. Now Sorokin is often perceived as a prophet who pre-dicted the weird and whimsical features of modern Russia. In the documentary the writer refl ects on his life and works, the Soviet artistic underground, and the aes-thetics of totalitarian regimes.

The Case / Дело СобчакаSunday, 1 December 2019 / 04:00 PM

Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London

WC1A 2TA

Q&A with director Vera Krichevskaya

18+Year: 2019

Country: Russia

Running time: 1h 57 min

Idea and narration: Ksenia Sobchak

Screenplay: Vera Krichevskaya, Ksenia

Sobchak

Director: Vera Krichevskaya

Produсer: Nino Maisaia

Cast: Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev,

Victor Zolotov, Anatoly Sobchak,

Alexander Korzhakov, Tatiana Yumasheva

Genre: Documentary


The story of Anatoly Sobchak, Vladimir Putin’s patron. The central fi gure of The Case is Anatoly Sobchak. He was a dem-ocrat of the fi rst wave in Gorbachev era and the fi rst mayor of St.-Petersburg who ironically brought Vladimir Putin into power. Ksenia Sobchak, a daughter of Anatoly Sobchak, is a protagonist. In the beginning of the documentary, Ksenia describes the fi lm as an attempt to re-construct the events of the last 10 years of her father’s life when she was just a kid. Ksenia tries to answer the questions why pro-democracy activist Sobchak brought Vladimir Putin, a KGB offi cer, into power and why Boris Yeltsin chose Putin as his successor. We uncover the events of the power succession, untold special agent Putin’s operation and Sobchak’s pivotal role in it and the eff ect of the crim-inal case against him.

Women’s DayTuesday, 26 November 2019 / 09:00 PM


W1B 2HW

Q&A with director Dolya Gavanski

18+Year: 2019

Country: Russia, the UK, Germany,

Bulgaria

Running time: 1 h 24 minutes

Screenplay: Dolya Gavanski

Director: Dolya Gavanski

Produсers: Dolya Gavanski, Tania

Georgieva, Martichka Bozhilova, James

Norton

Cast: Svetlana Alexievich, Natalya

Kaspersky, Elena Krygina, Dina Grigoreva

Genre: Documetary, history


Astonishing stories by women from the USSR who reveal their lives from the 1917 revolution to the present day. Inti-mate, surprising, funny, eccentric, painful and contradictory — this is the unknown history of Russian feminism. They were brought up in a culture that had offi cially proclaimed women equal to men. They were told they could achieve it all. So what was their reality?

Yura The Musician / Юра музыкантMonday, 25 November 2019 / 06:30 PM



15+Year: 2018

Country: Russia

Running time: 1 h 27 minutes

Screenplay: Pavel Selin

Director: Pavel Selin

Produсers: Anna Kupa, Dimitr Todorov,

Irina Kalinina

Cast: The DDT Group, Yuri Shevchuk

Genre: Documentary


The fi lm is about the legend of Russian rock Yuri Shevchuk and the DDT group. Eleven years of fi lming, dozens of cities: from Ufa to St. Petersburg, from Tallinn to Karaganda. The fi lm contains frag-ments of the DDT concert performances in diff erent years at various venues and Shevchuk’s thoughts about life and “what will happen to the Motherland and us”.



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Delivery Service / Служба доставкиYear: 2019

Country: Russia


Director: Vladimir Koptsev, Elena

Koptseva

Cast: Andrey Kondratyev, Galina

Filimonova, Daria Rumyantseva, Andrey

Shimko, Vasilisa Ruchimskaya, Alexander

Koptsev

A messenger of the special delivery service does his usual job: delivers orders to people’s houses. It’d be an ordinary story, if it wasn’t for the unusual nature of the deliveries themselves which are pure emotions. Any person can send a real joy, love or any memory to the addressee — the messenger will deliver anything at one’s command. But will it make someone feel better after receiving it?

Dummy / БолванкаYear: 2019

Country: Russia


Director: Nikita Vlasov

Cast: Svetlana Kamynina, Ivan Mulin,

Evgeniya Weiss, Evgeni Sangadzhiev

Timofey’s fi ance fi nds herself on a land-mine. Now the only person who can help her is Timofey’s mother — a military engi-neer who does not quite agree with her son’s choice.

SHORT FILMSRFW SHORT FILMS PROGRAMME

Tuesday, 26 November 2019 / 06:30 PM

Regent Street Cinema, 307 Regent Street, London W1B 2HW

Q&As with directors Elena Brodach (Euthanasia) and Iliya Sherstobitov (S)

ALSO: Saturday, 30 November 2019 / 07:00 PM

Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, Trumpington St, Cambridge CB2 1AG

All films are in Russian with English subtitles

SELECTION #1 Euthanasia / ЭвтаназияYear: 2019

Country: Russia

Running Time: 10 min

Director: Elena Brodach

Cast: Olga Sutulova, Timofey Tribuntsev

Farewell / ПрощаниеYear: 2019

Country: Russia

Running Time: 5 min

Director: Maria Fomina

Cast: Anna Chipovskaya, Egor Koreshkov

This is a story about the death of relation-ship. About how close people can be-come completely alien to each other. The story of a misunderstanding.

An experienced inspector suspects a car-diologist of murder. However, he has doubts, as he does not understand why a kind, intelligent woman would commit the cold, planned murder of her rival, for whom her husband left her long ago. Jealousy? A sense of ownership? In exchange for the truth he off ers information which may change the view of the potential criminal.



SWAP / ОбменYear: 2019

Country: Russia


Director: Aksinya Gog

Cast: Fyodor Lavrov, Yuriy Borisov,

Vitas Eisenach, Alexey Filatov, Yakov

Tikhomirov

1990s. Moscow. Winter. Kingdom of Swe-den Embassy. One terrorist. One hostage.

White Mark / Белым по чёрномуYear: 2019

Country: Russia


Director: Anton Mamykin

Cast: George Marishin, Anna Marlioni,

Svetlana Kolpakova, Yuri Loparev, Sergey

Shanin

The miner confesses to his wife of trea-son. And after that, strange things start to happen. The hero works in the mine, but the dirt does not stick to him, he remains perfectly clean. Colleagues cease to trust a clean miner, the boss removes him from the brigade, the wife makes a scandal. The hero does not withstand such pres-sure and gives up. Looking for a solution he comes up with an idea.

Goodbye, Amsterdam! / Прощай, Амстердам!Year: 2019

Country: Russia


Director: Natalia Shinelyova

Cast: Natalia Anisimova, Alexander

Dmitriev, Marina Gaizidorskaya, Valeria

Yakovleva, Ksenia Khudoba, Alexandra

Kabanova, Maria Vardenga, Olga Zaitsev,

Alexander Koltsov

Sveta and Oleg are a modern young couple: they eat organic food, exercise regularly and are dreaming of moving to Europe. All their plans turn to ruin one day at the supermarket as Sveta gets bitten by a woman in leopard leggings. Soon Sveta begins to notice new exotic desires: for leopard print in particular and for other habits in general. Oddly enough, the infection that is threatening their modern lifestyle can also spark new passion in couples.

SYear: 2019

Country: Russia

Running Time: 9 min

Director: Ilya Sherstobitov

Cast: Vlada Erofeev, Feruza Ruzieva

This story can happen in any city in the world. There are no main characters and life is passing through the fi lm like it would through an hourglass. Fear permeate every second of the fi nale.



Allegro ModeratoYear: 2019

Country: Russia


Director: Zurab Dzhidzhiilava

Cast: Darya Moroz, Larisa Udovichenko,

Grigory Nekrasov, Ekaterina Panasyuk

The story of the musician Vasiliy who is following his dream. Not only does he have to audition in front of the world-renowned maestro, but also he has to unravel the opponent’s scheme.

Dark like the night. Karenina/Тёмная как ночь. КаренинаYear: 2019

Country: Russia

Running Time: 8 min

Director: Radda Novikova

Cast: Yulia Peresild, Maxim Sukhanov,

Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Konstantin

Khabenskiy, Matvey Lykov, Mikhail

Gorevoy

Love and betrayal, faith and treason — nothing has changed in our world since ‘Anna Karenina’ by Leo Tolstoy. The ques-tion is, will a modern woman be willing to become a victim of circumstances and public opinion or will she be standing up for her life? Alexander Tsypkin, an author and script-writer, has his own view of Anna Karenina of modern times, together with the producer Radda Novikova they have created a gloomy but very beautiful world of the gossip media and so-called friends.


Thursday, 28 November 2019 / 7:00 PM

Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA

Q&As with director Radda Novikova (Dark like the Night. Karenina)


SELECTION #2 Spare / ЗапаскаYear: 2019

Country: Russia


Director: Vitaly Shepelev

Cast: Maxim Gromov, Anastasia Tsoy, Ivan

Latushko, Ilya Kiporenko

A three glamorous characters have or-dered a taxicab with an autopilot naviga-tion to get to a fashion show on time. The smart system has chosen the route away from the dangerous districts with criminal gangs. But there is a temptation to make the route shorter, and so the antagonists are in a tight corner: the wind screen is going to break under a head of metal bar and aggressive gangs. What should they do, where to go and who to call for help? Fortunately, the transport company pro-vides a “spare.”

The End of War / Конец войныYear: 2019

Country: Russia


Director: Sergey Ramz

Cast: Mikhail Troynik, Filipp Dyachkov,

Ivan Lapin, Nikita Loginov

While returning from war, the captain of the Soviet army falls into an abandoned well. A random criminal wants to kill and rob him, but a doomed captain must re-port this crime even after his death in or-der not to be listed as missing.

The Future is Here / Будущее. РядомRunning Time: 5 min

Director: Igor Verstov

Cast: Egor Shevtsov, Igor Kolesnikov

A well-to-do young man comes to see a psychiatrist for a mental check-up. Word by word, and the character fi nds himself in some kind of a dreadful dream …




Friday, 29 November 2019 / 7:00 PM

Russia Culture House, 37 Kensington High St, London, W8 5ED

Q&As with director Sergey Tselikov (Adjika Extreme Team)


SELECTION #3

Fucktower / ФактауэрYear: 2019

Country: Russia


Director: Vitali Dudnik

Cast: Ilya Malanin, Uliya Khlynina, Isa

Novikov, Adam James

Viktor and Olga are fi ghting in court for the guardianship of their son, Kyrill. In secret from her ex-husband, Olga is go-ing to move abroad with her son and her new boyfriend, Ben. But Victor fi nds out about her intentions.

My Name is Petya / Меня зовут ПетяRunning Time: 15 min.

Director: Daria Binevskaya

Cast: Nadia Slavezkaya, Peter Del,

Svetlana Bolshakova, Ekaterina Finevich,

Sophia Bazhenova and Sofi a Belova

On a late winter night, a mother with two young children gets into an isolated room of an infectious disease hospital. Strange events begin to happen there that would turn her life upside down.

ActionYear: 2019

Country: Russia

Running Time: 3 min

Director: Karimova Railya

Cast: Karimova Railya

Synopsis: Life is a drama, but nobody

cares.

Arkady / АркадийYear: 2019

Country: Russia


Director: Ekaterina Stashevskaya

Cast: Grigory Chaban, Ilya Lovky, Yuriy

Safarov, Yakov Tikhomirov, Alexander

Pronkin, Nikolay Zhuravlev

Our times. The time of tolerance, total equality and fraternity. An intern, a trial for the experimental all-national programme “Tolerant Russia”, joins the police station of the N city. Arkadiy Chizhikov, the young and law-abiding Russian brown bear who speaks Russian and walks like a human. The humble and silent intern does his best to blend into the team and earn trust and respect. But the team doesn’t accept the newcomer.

Adjika Extreme Team / «Аджика» экстремальный клубYear: 2019

Country: Russia


Director: Sergey Tselikov

Cast: Dmitriy Trusov, Alexander

Golodiskiy, Ivan Orlov, Alexander Puris,

Sergey Bazarov, Yuriy Gumirov

A training session of extreme sport ac-tivists “ADJIKA” is interrupted by the ar-rival of a stranger. He off ers them money and promises them instant fame. All they have to do for him in return is one simple favour…


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VR-MOVIES


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Lisa Alert — The SearchA short fi lm about the search and rescue volunteer organisation “Liza Alert” — http://lizalert.org. The story of a young girl who participates in a search and rescue operation for the fi rst time. As a result, she not only fi nds the missing boy, but also like-minded people.

Lisa Alert — Ordinary HeroesThis fi lm is about everyday work of volunteers of the search and res-cue squad “Liza Alert”.

People who join the search and res-cue squad have completely diff erent fates, but one common challenge — to help the lost people no matter what. This VR 360 fi lm, created by students of the Moscow Film School, will allow viewers to look at both sides of Liza Alert volunteers’ live.

Uncapitals — Поморы 360In September 2017 Northern artists and curators visited Arkhangelsk region to research Pomor history and culture. In one of the oldest and unique Pomor places untouched by time — Vorzogory, locals are trying to save the heritage.

Qumi-Qumi — Hocus-PocusHocus Pocus is a multi-ending plot story. Huppy up! Fantastic adven-tures in the magical world of Kumi-Ku-mi are waiting for you!

VR-Movies

Russia: Immersive adventurePlanetpics Mediahouse is proud to present an 8-minute documentary in-spiring to travel around the biggest country in the world. Addressing to a dweller of a modern metropolis, the movie represents notes from a trav-eler’s diary, and through personal experience seeks to inspire each of us to study the geography and travel more. Filming was carried out in 9 re-gions of Russia. Planetpics crew has managed to capture the most viv-id masterpieces of Russia’s nature which even an experienced trave-ler is not always lucky to witness: nesting guillemots on the Kola Pen-insula, cloud formation on Ai-Petri Mountain, swimming of a ringed seal and singing of gray whales in Kam-chatka. The project was commis-sioned by the Russian Geographical Society in 12K-resolution.

VReadings — Bezhin Meadow360�3D version of Oculus Quill anima-tion made for “VReadings” projects.Yuri Kolokolnikov (Game of Thrones) reads Russian classic I. Turgenev in a special project VR Readings dedi-cated to the popularisation of read-ing and visiting libraries in Russia. Project initiated by the Central City Youth Library “Svetlovka” as a tribute to Ivan Turgenev’s 200 anniversary.

VReadings — Torrents of Spring360�3D version of Oculus Quill anima-tion made for “VReadings” projects. Aglaya Tarasova (“Ice”, “Interns”) reads Russian classic I. Turgenev in a special project “VR Readings” ded-icated to the popularisation of read-ing and visiting libraries in Russia. Project initiated by the Central City Youth Library “Svetlovka” as a tribute to Ivan Turgenev’s 200 anniversary.

For the second time Russian Film Week presenting the selection of various

Russian VR and 360 projects as a part of Russian VR Seasons program.

This time guests and visitors of the festival will have a chance to see animation,

documentary and fiction works produced mostly by independent creators as

well as by professional studios specialising on 360 video production. Our

goal is to present an overview of different genres and styles in which these

kind of projects might be produced.

However, for those who are interested in Russian nature, culture and history

there would be plenty of emotions to experience!

Georgy Molodtsov Special Events Curator — VR

Thursday, 28 November — 1 December 2019For exact times please refer to our websiteThe Exhibitionist Hotel, 8–10 Queens- berry Pl, South Kensington, London SW7 2EA / Regent Street Cinema, 307 Regent Street, London W1B 2HW


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Immersive Combat: Tesla PunkIn a post-dystopia an android defends her outpost of high technology. When her Kung Fu moves fail to beat her sword-wielding steampunk oppo-nent, she must escalate the fi ght and unleash the deadly energy weapons built into her own body.

Elbrus VRThe fi rst documentary fi lm in the for-mat of virtual reality about the ascent to Elbrus — the highest point of Eu-rope. Every year hundreds of people come to Elbrus to climb to the top of this volcano. What causes them to en-dure fatigue and pain, lack of comfort and severe weather? Why, despite all the diffi culties that travelers are wait-ing for at every step, do people still aspire to the summit, even if they stay there only a few minutes, after hours of a long, exhausting journey? To an-swer these questions the viewer must go all the way to the top together with the fi lm group.

The Dawn VRThe plot of the fi lm touches on the topic of lucid dreaming and sleep pa-ralysis. In the main character, under mysterious circumstances, the older brother dies. Immediately after that, extremely realistic nightmares begin to haunt her. The girl goes to the In-stitute of Somnology, where she, together with other patients, is im-mersed in a joint lucid dream. Howev-er, after waking up, they all fi nd them-selves in a reality that is worse than any nightmare.

The Nominal EmpireIn “The Nominal Empire” we’ve com-bined Quill animation and the con-cept of “physical theatre”. Putting on the Oculus headset, a participant fi nds himself as a citizen of the total-itarian theatrical country, where the stage director has become a dictator. To run the story, a participant needs to take correct “physical theatre” pos-es in reality and in VR.

Other People’s TroubleMost of us would walk away if they saw a trouble happening. Will you do it now? The fi lm is comprised of the three novellas bounded by the current issues of the urban socie-ty: separation, lack of social unity, lack of communication and compas-sion. By immersing yourself into this 360 VR fi lm you are confronted with a question, Should I do something or should I stay in my comfort zone? You are the one to choose. The project is aimed at increasing social awareness and empathy.


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EventsINDUSTRY FORUM28 November 2019,10:30 AM — 7:30 PM

29 November 2019, 10:30 AM — 5:00 PM

BFI Southbank, Belvedere Rd, South Bank, London SE1�8XT

The RFW brings together top decision mak-ers from the Russian fi lm industry and their UK counter partners to open possibilities of working together and producing new pro-jects. To make the networking as benefi cial as possible we have invited fi lm profession-als from various parts of the industry includ-ing producers, casting directors, distribu-tors, screenwriters, investors and actors to

make sure that the Forum is packed with panel-discussions, workshops, pitching and casting sessions.

The great number of topics is covered at the Industry Forum starting from fi lming opportunities and independent fi lm distri-bution in Russia and the UK to fi nancing of fi lms through private and public sources.

As well as for organised talks and case studies, there is always an opportunity for the valuable one-on-one meetings with key decision-makers, an essential part in forging new relationships.

Refreshments will be off ered.

VLADIMIR KHOTINENKO’S MASTERCLASSPRODUCTION AND MODERN TECHNOLOGIESFriday, 29 November 2019 / 7:00 PM

Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2TA

In Russian language

Director, screenwriter and producer, Vladimir Khotinenko has been teaching at the acting school VGIK and Mikhalkov Academy from 1995 and 2015. During The Russian Film Week he will be presenting his new fi lm The Lenin Factor and giving the masterclass on production and modern technologies. Khoti-nenko will share his valuable experience on stages of production and new technological methods in fi lmmaking.

POSTERS ACROSS BORDERS: BRITISH FILM POSTERS OF RUSSIAN FILMS24 November — 02 December 2019

The Exhibitionist Hotel, 8–10 Queensber-ry Pl, South Kensington, London SW7�2EA

Accompanied by a VR experience

The Lumiere brothers fi rst screened a fi lm in Russia in May 1896 and then their camera-man, Camille Cerf, shot the fi rst fi lm in the country depicting the coronation of Tsar Nicholas II at the Kremlin, paving the way for a unique and extraordinary motion pic-ture industry in the Russian Empire, inherited by the Soviet Union, developed and passed on to the modern Russian Federation. Russia fi lmmakers have had a fundamental impact

on the world of cinema, giving the world the Stanislavsky method and talents like Eisen-stein, Tarkovsky and Zvyagintsev. In times of political tensions and barriers, Russian fi lms have screened around the world, acting as a medium to build bridges and cultural un-derstanding in their host countries. The best Russian fi lms have been released in the UK since the inception of the industry. This ex-hibition explores the phenomenon of Rus-sian fi lm distribution in the UK as evidence of cross-cultural dialogue. The works in this exhibition are original British quad posters of Russian Film, produced and distributed in the UK. They are borrowed from the private collection of Filip Perkon, the General Pro-ducer of the Russian Film Week in the UK.

RFW FILM TALK: DANILA KOZLOVSKY — FROM ACTOR TO DIRECTOR, FROM RUSSIA TO EUROPESunday, December 1 / 11:30 AM - 01:30 PM

Theatre Royal Haymarket, 18 Suff olk Street , London SW1Y 4HT

The Russian Film Week is proud to bring you another public talk with an esteemed inter-national fi lmmaker, Danila Kozlovsky. The talk will be hosted by the RFW’s General Pro-ducer, Filip Perkon at the Haymarket Thea-tre in an interactive talk show format. The talk will be focused on Danila’s journey of fi rst becoming a successful actor in Russia and then embarking on an acting career abroad, whilst simultaneously pursuing directing, and the associated challenges and decisions that he faced during these transitions.

Danila Kozlovsky is a renowned European and Russian actor, director and producer. He starred in the latest season of MGM’s Vi-kings series, as well as BBC distributed Mc-Mafi a, as well as critically acclaimed Russian fi lms like Alexey German Jr’s «Dovlatov» and Ilya Naishuller’s «Hardcore Henry». In 2019 he debuted as a Director with the sports drama «The Coach» and is currently directing and producing a number of fi lms set to launch in the next two years.

Filip Perkon, who will act as the host of the talk, is the Founder and General Producer of the Russian Film Week and the Golden Unicorn Awards, through Perkon Produc-tions. He has been producing events since the age of 16 and now boasts a portfolio of more than 50 completed projects. He is also a frequent speaker on event produc-tion and startup investing. Filip is part of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shap-ers community and a board member of the Russian Community Council in the UK.

About Vladimir Khotinenko

Born in 1952, Altai region, town of Slavgo-rod. He graduated from The Highest Cours-es of Directors and Screenwrites in 1981. Khotinenko produced a number of fi lms and TV series recognised internationally and in Russia, including Mirror for a Hero (1987), Patriotic Comedy (1992), Makarov (1993), Musulmanin (1995) (Gran Prix at The Mon-treal World Film Festival), 72 Meters (2003). TV mini-series The Fall of the Empire were awarded TEFI. His other TV mini-series Dos-toevsky (2010) and Besy (2014) were given The Golden Eagle award.

Film Benefi ciaries (2015) refl ected on prob-lems in modern Russia, it was rewarded Gran Prix at The International TV Film Forum “Together”.


THE GOLDEN UNICORN AWARDSTHE GOLDEN UNICORN AWARDS

Father BaikalYear: 2018Director: Marina Maria Mel’nikDuration: 84 minCountry: RussiaA documentary about a sculptor, Dashi Namda-kov, and about the work of his lifetime – ‘Father Baikal’. The sculptures

of Dashi are well-known internationally, they are bought in Britain, New Zealand, France, Finland, Taiwan, China, Spain, Ita-ly, Russia and Kazakhstan. His works are purchased by philanthropists all over the world and his exhibi-tions are being held in the best museums. Modern scientists confi rm that the state of the Baikal lake is an ecological catastrophe. The sculpture ‘Father Bai-kal’ and the documentary aims to shine light on the ecological problems in Siberia.

The Land of BearsYear: 2018Director: Daria HrenovaDuration: 52 minCountry: RussiaThe bear is a petrifying giant, a symbol of power and might. Humans dreamt of having an ancestor like that,

competing with bears for centuries and practically eliminating them as a species. But humans don’t become stronger when they are in battle but rather when they are in love, and by taking care of the bears. ‘The Land of Bears’ is a fi lm about a place where the love of humans and bears is mutual. You have never seen this side of bears before.

The Wounded IslandYear: 2018Director: Pavel HandorinDuration: 37 minCountry: RussiaA vacation on the North Pole. And not just any vacation – hard work in the name of a better future. This is the preferred type of getaway from civilisation of the volunteers of ‘Green Arctic’, an ecological and socially responsible organisation in Russia. As soon as they fi nish working on one island, they move to another one. Pavel Handorin, as one of the participants of the expedition, directed a fi lm about the legacy of the past and the struggle for making history.

The Poisonous Waters of Indonesia Year: 2019Director: Ekaterina KozhakinaDuration: 25 minCountry: Russia and IndonesiaMany fi shermen can be seen on this river even though there is no fi sh to be found. They are, in fact, fi shing for garbage. The Citarum river in the Indonesian province of West Java is the most polluted river on the planet. Businesses dump over 280 tonnes of waste in it on a daily basis, meanwhile the locals use it at a sewage and a garbage bin even though they then use it for everyday life and agriculture. As a result, the river has become a serious health hazard and every year it is getting worse.

Fateich and the SeaYear: 2018Director: Alina Rudnitskaya and Sergey VinokurovDuration: 73 minCountry: Russia, Finland, Poland

The fi lm transports us to the Russian Far East, to the uninhabited island of Rikord, in the Gulf of Peter the Great. The main character, Fateich, takes care of his underwater farm and gathers seafood delicatessen with his family. While showing the incredible nature and underwater landscapes of the Far East, the fi lm tells a story of a man who is deeply connected to the world that surrounds him.

Screening for The Best Film on Ecology, winner of The Golden Unicorn Awards 2019

Sunday, 1 December 2019 / 2:00 PMPushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2TAThe goal of The Best Film on Ecology award is to increase awareness about various ecological issues by bringing them to the attention of the foreign audience. This initiative is a result of a collaboration between Sibur and the Golden Unicorn Awards, whose main goal is to support talented directors and fi lm makes in creating good quality content on environmental issues in Russia. This year selection covers various topics starting from tackling the ecological catastrophe of Baikal lake to cleaning Arctic islands from waste and observing the water contamination in Indonesia.

NOMINATION FILMS

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JURY MEMBERS

Olga MichiTravel blogger, photographer and fi lm producer.

Sergey ApresovJournalist, science popularizer, Chief Editor of Vokrug Sveta magazine.

Irina ZhuravlyuovaThe director and producer of Kamchatka Bears. Life begins — multi-award movie, laureate of Zolotoy Oryol Award as Best Documentary, 2018.

Alexander TsypkinThe writer, scriptwriter and director.

Alexander MelnikThe director, scriptwriter, member of the Guild of Filmmakers of Russia.

Irena PonaroshkuTV host, journalist, blogger, eco-activist.

Vasily AkkermanThe writer, publicist


PARTIESPARTIES

Sunday, 24 November 2019 / 06:00 PMOdeon Luxe Leicester Square 22-24, Leicester Square, London WC2H 7LQRed Carpet World Premiere of Servant (The Peasant) (12+ Advisory Age Rating) in Russian with English subtitles

06.00-07.00 Arrivals; photos and red carpet

07.00-08.30 Opening Ceremony and Film Screening

08.30-09.00 Q&A with Director Klim Shipenko and actress Mariya Mironova

09.00-01.00 RFW Kaspersky Opening Party at the W Hotel (add on ticket required)

The Film:Klim Shipenko, the Director behind the acclaimed “Salyut 7” fi lm, brings a romantic comedy to the big screen. A comedy about love, values and modern life. Synopsis: A typical representative of the “golden youth” Grisha brings his rich father to the brink of despair, who sends him to be re-educated in an unusual village. Not only does the young man have to work in a stable - but he is also forced to live according to the peasant traditions of the 19th century.The fi lm is going to be released in Russia at the end of December 2019.

The Cinema:The iconic Odeon Leicester Square has recently been refurbished into a 800 seat cinema theatre with luxury reclining seats, bars and state of the art sound and picture.

The RFW Kaspersky Opening Party:The red carpet premiere and screening will be followed by the offi cial opening party of the Russian Film Week at the W Hotel. Expect good food, drinks and a lot of fi lm discussions.

Sunday, 1 December 2019 / 6:30 PMBFI Southbank, NFT1, Belvedere Rd, South Bank, London SE1 8XTClosing UK Premiere screening of The End of Season (16+Advisory Age Rating) in Russian with English subtitles

06.30-07.00 Arrivals; photos and red carpet

07.00-08.35 Film Screening and Closing Ceremony

08.35-09.00 Q&A with Director Konstantin Khudyakov

09.00-12.00 After Party BFI Southbank with Director Konstantin Khudyakov (add on ticket required)

The Closing After Party, from 9.00 pm until 12.00 am, will include champagne, drinks and canapés (included in ticket price).

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Russian Film Week and The Golden Unicorn Awards TeamFilip Perkon / General Producer Vadim Lobov / Co-ProducerKirill Uvarov / Chief Operating Offi cerOlga Kurskova / Executive Producer, Head of Moscow Offi ceMaria Razumova / PR Agent (UK) Elena Slatina / PR Agent (Russia)Dmitrii Petrov / Technical DirectorTatiana Beaujoin / Head of ContentTamara Gazaryan / Programming Administrator Yulia Khamitova / Special Events Curator — Casting BridgeValery Motorueva / Guest Relation Manager Tatiana Potashova / GUA Event CoordinatorAnna Gudkova / Industry Forum CuratorNatalia Moskaleva / VIP Programme Coordinator Natalia Sharapova / Head of VolunteersAlesia Markavets / Hospitality CoordinatorMaria Kabashova / Social Media ManagerNina Kruglikova / Event Producer (Oxford)Yelena Karl / Event Producer (Cambridge)Ksenia Afonina / Event Producer (Cambridge) Larissa Ryazanova-Clarke / Event Producer (Edinburgh)Gesine Argent / Event Producer (Edinburgh)Georgy Molodtsov / Special Events Curator — VRDmitry Amelin / Deputy Business DevelopmentYulia Gurtovenko / Designer Anastasiia Ovchinnikova / PR AssistantViktorija Kuckina / Team AssistantSergei Petrazhitski / PhotographerOlga Kotilevskaia / Photographer

ContactsGeneral Enquiries / info@russianfi lmweek.org Sponsorship / founder@russianfi lmweek.org PR & Media / razumova@russianfi lmweek.org VIP Relations / vip@russianfi lmweek.org Programming / submissions@russianfi lmweek.org

The nomination committee 2019Andrew Byron, actorEkaterina Eremenko, director and producerAnna Kan, social and cultural historianAnna Dudina, fundraiser and events producerOlga Kettounen, architect and artistGeorgy Molodtsov, director and producer, expert in VRAlexander Kan, cultural historian, criticOlga Miloshunas, art and culture expertYulia Khamitova, producer and actress

Special thanks to our volunteersMaria Antonova, Elena Bakanova, Anastasiia Baklushina, Elizaveta Barker-Privalova, Sofi a Barysevich, Yulia Baukina, Zinaida Berezovskaya, Jagger Biggs, Kornelija Bykovecaite, Geliya Chukmarova, Alina Finagina, Ksenija Goncharova, Nataly Greshnikova, Mariya Grinina, Nela Hajec, Veronika Ilinskaya, Kristina Indienko, Arina Kissel, Sasha Kochanova, Varvara Kozlova, Daria Lapina, Tatiana Lyubimova, Jason Mac Carthy, Gyulyora Melikova, Michael Mindt, Alina Naumova, Andrey Novikov, Emilia Nurmuchametova, Yelena Odintsova, Tatiana Pestriakova, Vera Petrova, Jelena Rakita, Yana Shapkina, Svetlana Smirnova, Olga Tarasova, Anastasija Verbicka, Victoria Vinnikova, Tamila Zinevic.


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