Lev Vladimirovich Kuleshov was a Russian and Soviet filmmaker and film theorist, one of the founders of the world's first film school, the Moscow Film School. He was given the title People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1969. He was intimately involved in development of the style of film making known as Soviet montage, especially its psychological underpinning, including the use of editing and the cut to emotionally influence the audience, a principle known as the Kuleshov effect. He also developed the theory of creative geography, which is the use of the action around a cut to connect otherwise disparate settings into a cohesive narrative.
The cinema of Russia began in the Russian Empire, widely developed in the Soviet Union and in the years following its dissolution, the Russian film industry would remain internationally recognized. In the 21st century, Russian cinema has become known internationally with films such as Hardcore Henry (2015), Leviathan (2014), Night Watch (2004) and Brother (1997). The Moscow International Film Festival began in Moscow in 1935. The Nika Award is the main annual national film award in Russia.
Stanislav Sergeyevich Govorukhin was a Soviet and Russian film director, actor, screenwriter, producer and politician. He was named People's Artist of Russia in 2006. His movies often featured detective or adventure plots.
Konstantin Yurievich Khabensky, PAR is a Russian actor of stage and film, director and philanthropist.
RIA Novosti, sometimes referred to as RIAN (РИАН) or RIA (РИА) is a Russian state-owned domestic news agency. On 9 December 2013 by a decree of Vladimir Putin it was liquidated and its assets and workforce were transferred to the newly created Rossiya Segodnya agency. On 8 April 2014, RIA Novosti was registered as part of the new agency.
Aleksei Yefimovich Uchitel is a Russian film director. In 2002, he received the title People's Artist of Russia.
Pavel Semyonovich Lungin is a Russian film director. He is sometimes credited as Pavel Loungine. Lungin was awarded the distinction People's Artist of Russia in 2008.
Fyodor Sergeyevich Bondarchuk is a Russian film director, actor, TV and film producer, clipmaker, TV host, founder of production company Art Pictures Studio.
Television, magazines, and newspapers have all been operated by both state-owned and for-profit corporations which depend on advertising, subscription, and other sales-related revenues. Even though the Constitution of Russia guarantees freedom of speech the press has been plagued by both government censorship and self-censorship.
Lev Aleksandrovich Kulidzhanov was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter and professor at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. He was the head of the Union of Cinematographers of the USSR (1965—1986). People's Artist of the USSR (1976). He directed a total of twelve films between 1955 and 1994.
Sergey Victorovich Zhigunov is a Soviet and Russian actor and producer. Commander of the Order of Honour and of the Order of Friendship. Honored Artist of Russia (1995).
Lucky Trouble is a 2011 Russian comedy film, directorial debut of Levan Gabriadze.
Aleksei Valeryevich Serebryakov, PAR, HOR is a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. He started acting at 13, and now he is one of the most popular and highly paid Russian actors. He has appeared in Leviathan and McMafia.
Andrei Sergeyevich Smirnov is a Soviet and Russian actor and filmmaker who is known for directing the films Belorussian Station (1971), Autumn (1974) and A Frenchman (2019). He was a member of the jury at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival in 1988.
Georgi Emilyevich Yungvald-Khilkevich was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, theatre director and set designer. Most famous for his musicals and Alexandre Dumas adaptations. He directed 22 motion pictures and TV films between 1966 and 2009. Honored Artist of the Russian SFSR (1990) and Ukraine (1995).
Yolki 5, is a 2016 Russian comedy film, sequel to Yolki 1914. The roles are played by Ivan Urgant, Sergey Svetlakov, Kirill Pletnev, Katerina Shpitsa, Anna Khilkevich, Gosha Kutsenko, Maria Shukshina, Alexander Golovin. It premiered in Russia on December 22, 2016. The television premiere took place on July 6, 2018 on the television channel Russia-1.
Project Gemini is a 2022 Russian science fiction thriller film directed by Serik Beyseu about a space mission sent to terraform a distant planet. However, the mission encounters something unknown that has its own plan for the planet. The film stars Egor Koreshkov, Alyona Konstantinova, Konstantin Samoukov, Nikita Dyuvbanov, Elizaveta Martinez Kardenaz, Viktor Potapeshkin, Dmitry Frid, Pyotr Romanov, and Aleksandr Kuznetsov.
8 First Dates is a 2012 Russian-Ukrainian romantic comedy directed by David Dodson and Aleksandr Malyarevsky. It stars Oksana Akinshina and Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Land of Legends is a 2022 Russian epic historical fantasy film directed by Anton Megerdichev. It is an adaptation of the historical novel Heart of Parma written by Alexei Ivanov and published in 2003. The book is based on the events of the 15th century and talks about the conquest of Great Perm by Moscow. The film stars Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Yevgeny Mironov, Fyodor Bondarchuk, Elena Erbakova, Sergei Puskepalis, and Aleksey Rozin joining the cast.
Quarantine is a Russian-Finnish dystopian drama film written and directed by Diana Ringo. The film premiered on 14 September 2021 in Blagoveschensk, Russia. Moscow premiere was held on 4th of October at KARO Oktyabr. The film is an official non-English language Golden Globes 2022 entry.
