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Russian Film Week 2019 Catalogue.Pdf 24 NOVEMBER 01 DECEMBER 2019 London, Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh ORGANISED BY WWW.RUSSIANFILMWEEK.ORG GENERAL SPONSOR 1 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 2 RUSSIAN FILM WEEK 2019 WELCOME LETTER WELCOME LETTER 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 countries. Another important goal of the Film Week has also transformed over the festival is to support young fi lmmakers. years and achieved some incredible mile- Screening at the Russian Film Week is a stones. great start for them, a chance to present their work to the international audience 2019 is the fi rst year that we are hosting and to talk about what is really important our fi rst world premiere, the fi rst ever for them. public screening of “Servant (a.k.a. The Peasant)“, as our opening fi lm. Moreover, This year the festival will be even larger we are hosting our opening night at the and more interesting both for the public iconic Odeon Leicester Square, where and professionals from the fi lm industry. international premieres and festival are We are waiting for the world premieres held. It was always my dream to open of feature fi lms, short fi lms and VR fi lms, the Russian Film Week at this venue. We the traditional Golden Unicorn Awards have also continued to put on VR events, Ceremony, an industry forum, creative Filip Perkon masterclasses, exhibitions and industry Vadim Lobov meetings, masterclasses and many other Founder and General Producer events, working tirelessly to create value Co-producer of the Russian Film events. In the program of documentary Russian Film Week and for attendees, fi lmmakers and cast alike. Week, Executive Director of Synergy fi lms you would see the incredible Kam- The Golden Unicorn Awards University chatka landscapes, learn the history of Just to check and reward the few who the cult Russian musician — the leader actually read this far of my welcome par- of the DDT group Yuri Shevchuk, get to agraph, do message me on facebook to know more about life and work of the fa- get a complimentary invitation to events. In 2019, Synergy University will become mous writer Vladimir Sorokin, as well as We are excited to bring you the 4th edi- We have also focused on putting on a di- the general partner and co-organizer of discover people whose fates were close- tion of the Russian Film Week, that has verse programme of fi lms this year from the Russian Film Week for the fourth time. ly connected with our country’s historical now solidifi ed its place as the most prom- many genres, balanced between themes, Over the years the festival has grown into events. This is a new amazing experience inent Russian fi lm culture event outside of debutants, prominent fi lmmakers and the largest cross-cultural event in Europe that I advise everyone to live through in Russia. This year we received more than unusual motion pictures. There is now and a big celebration for all lovers of good the cinemas of the Russian Film Week 430 fi lm submissions to participate in the something for everyone and the best that cinema. 2019. Russian Film Week panorama and our Russian cinema has to off er. I thank our Golden Unicorn Awards, but what is re- small team for their tremendous work, our The main goal of the festival is to draw at- I am sure the festival will open many inter- markable is the amount of debut directors sponsors and partners for making it all tention to the Russian cinema and culture. esting directors, actors and screenwriters and cast in this year’s programme. Many possible, and all our attendees and audi- We want the fi lms of our talented directors to the world and will bring great pleasure of the debutant directors, actors and ac- ences for joining us in celebrating crea- to be seen by as many people as possi- to everyone who, like our team, is in love tresses that you will see in our fi lms will tivity, culture and cinematographic talent. ble, not only in Russia but also in other with cinema. See you at the festival! 4 RUSSIAN FILM WEEK 2019 5 PATRONS PATRONS Ralph Fiennes Alexey Uchitel Ralph Fiennes is an English actor, producer (co-produced Award winning Russian fi lm director, producer and Onegin) and fi lm director (Coriolanus). A noted Shake- screenwriter. He is the founder of fi lm studio Rock. Win- speare interpreter, he fi rst achieved success at the Royal ner of Nika, Russian Film Academy Award for best fea- National Theatre. Made his fi lm debut in 1992 as Heath- ture fi lm in 2000. 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 Eduard Pichugin UK ambassador. General 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 Brian Cox presentations and building cinema theaters since 1999. Brian 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, Valeriy Todorovskiy spending seasons with the RSC and the National Theatre; Film Director, screenwriter, Made his name with Country taught Shakespeare in Russia for the Moscow Art Thea- of the Deaf, Hipsters and the gangster TV series Brigada tre actors. Nominated for Scottish BAFTA 2016 for Best which achieved cult status. Nominated for and received Actor and for Golden Globe for Best Actor – Miniseries awards at a number of prestigious fi lm festivals, such as or Television Film; winner of Primetime Emmy Award for Cannes, Geneva, Chicago. Winner of Russian awards: Outstanding Supporting Actor – Miniseries or a Movie. Kinotavr, TEFI, Golden Eagle, Nika. 6 RUSSIAN FILM WEEK 2019 7 VENUES AND MAP (LONDON) Pushkin House 5A Bloomsbury square, London, WC1A 2TA Regent Street Cinema 307 Regent Street, London W1B 2HW Odeon Luxe Leicester Square 22-24, Leicester Square, London WC2H 7LQ Curzon Mayfair Cinema BFI Southbank 38 Curzon St, Mayfair, Belvedere Rd, South Bank, London W1J 7TY London SE1 8XT Russia Culture House 37 Kensington High St, Bulgari Hotel London W8 5ED 171 Knightsbridge, London SW7 1DW Cine Lumiere 17 Queensberry Pl, South Kensington, London SW7 2DT 9 SCREENING SCHEDULE (LONDON) SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 24 NOV 25 NOV 26 NOV 27 NOV 28 NOV 29 NOV 30 NOV 1 DEC 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM 5:00 PM 6:30 PM 1:30 PM 11:30 AM The Peasant + Q&A Break + Q&A Shorts-1 + Q&A The Kettle + Q&A Sheep and Wolves: Sheena667 + Q&A Magician + Q&A Public Talk: Danila Odeon Leicester Regent Street Cinema Regent Street Cinema Regent Street Cinema Pig deal Regent Street Cinema Regent Street Cinema Kozlovskiy Square Russia Culture House The Haymarket Theatre 6:30 PM 9:00 PM 7:00 PM Yuri the Musician Womens Day + Q&A BEEF: Hip-Hop 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 3:00 PM 12:00 PM Cine Lumiere Regent Street Cinema Russia Culture House High Above Masterclass Vladimir Sorokin trip + Q&A Abigail + Q&A Regent Street Cinema Khotinenko Curzon Mayfair Regent Street Cinema 8:30 PM 8:15 PM 7:00 PM Pushkin House Brotherhood The Balkan Line + Nothing Personal Regent Street Cinema Q&A Pushkin House 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 4:00 PM 2:00 PM Curzon Mayfair Kamchatka Bears. Shorts 3 + Q&A Another woman + Ecology documentary Live Begins Russia Culture House Q&A fi lm (winner) + Q&A 8:50 PM 7:30 PM Cine Lumiere Regent Street Cinema Pushkin House The Conquest Russian Five + Q&A, of Siberia + Q&A Bulgari Hotel 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 4:30 PM 2:30 PM Curzon Mayfair Shorts-2 + Q&A Text + Q&A Sabre Dance In the Port of Cape Pushkin House Bulgari Hotel Cine Lumiere Town + Q&A 8:30 PM Bulgari Hotel Great Poetry + Q&A, Cine Lumiere 7:30 PM 8:30 PM 6:00 PM 3:00 PM The Lenin Factor + A Russian Youth + The Snow Queen Love them all + Q&A 8.50 PM Q&A Q&A Mirrorlands Regent Street Cinema The Factory + Q&A, Bulgari Hotel Cine Lumiere Cine Lumiere Curzon Mayfair 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 6:30 PM 4:00 PM 9:00 PM T-34 + Q&A Van Goghs + Q&A My Little Sister The Case + Q&A The Battle + Q&A Regent Street Cinema Regent Street Cinema Regent Street Cinema Pushkin House Regent Street Cinema 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 4:30 PM The Humorist + Q&A Success + Q&A Barabbas + Q&A Cine Lumiere Regent Street Cinema Cine Lumiere 6:00 PM Сonvoy 48 + Q&A Regent Street Cinema 6:30 PM The End of Season + Q&A BFI Southbank 8:00 PM Through a black glass + Q&A Curzon Mayfair 10 RUSSIAN FILM WEEK 2019 11 FEATURE FILMS 13 FEATURE FILMS FEATURE FILMS FEATURE FILMS A Russian Youth / Мальчик русский Another woman / Давай разведёмся DEBUT Abigail / Эбигейл Barrabas/ Варавва Friday, 29 November 2019 / 08:30 PM Sunday, 1 December 2019 / 12:00 PM DEBUT DEBUT Cine Lumiere, 17 Queensberry Pl, South Regent Street Cinema, 307 Regent Street, London Saturday, 30 November 2019 / 04:00 PM Sunday, 01 December 2019 / 04:30 PM Kensington, London SW7 2DT W1B 2HW Regent Street Cinema, 307 Regent Street, London Cine Lumiere, 17 Queensberry Pl, South Q&A
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