Russian Film Festival London 2012 «Academia Rossica

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6th RUSSIAN FILM FESTIVAL IN UK

The 6th Russian Film Festival took place on 2-11 November 2012, and showed that Russian cinema is as popular as ever in the UK. From the dazzling Opening Gala Screening of Boris Khlebnikov's Till Night Do Us Part, the films selected for the festival programme proved to be a hit with audiences, provoking a range of emotions as tales of satirical humour were contrasted with the harsh realities of everyday life in provincial Russia.

We were also thrilled to be joined by so many special guests, including Mikhail Segal, Maria Shalaeva, Alexander Proshkin, Vasily Sigarev and Yana Troyanova, who enlightened and entertained us with fascinating Q&A sessions and informative talks. The festival also included a number of special events such as a screening and discussion of Vitaly Mansky's Iconoscope at London Film School, a hugely successful afternoon tea talk with Avdotya Smirnova at Mari Vanna restaurant, and the second Russian-British Co-Production Forum at the ICA, which was attended by leading producers and filmmakers from both countries.

Thanks to everyone who came along to the festival and made it such a success. We look forward to seeing you at the 7th Russian Film Festival in 2013!

TIME TABLE

FRIDAY, 2 NOVEMBER

Apollo Piccadilly

6.00 pm – OPENING RECEPTION with the Festival special guests

7.00 pm – TILL NIGHT DO US PART / ПОКА НОЧЬ НЕ РАЗЛУЧИТ dir. Boris Khlebnikov, 72 min

SATURDAY, 3 NOVEMBER

ICA

5.30 pm - ICONOSCOPE / ИКОНОСКОП dir. Vitaly Mansky, 100 min, documentary

Apollo Piccadilly

5.00 pm – ANDREY PLAKHOV, RFF programme director about Russian film today

6.00 pm – WINTER, GO AWAY! / ЗИМА, УХОДИ! 79 min, documentary

8.00 pm – SHORT STORIES / РАССКАЗЫ dir. Mikhail Segal, 105 min, followed by Q&A with director Mikhail Segal

SUNDAY, 4 NOVEMBER

ICA

3.45 pm - WINTER, GO AWAY! / ЗИМА, УХОДИ! 79 min, documentary, followed by Q&A with dir. Marina Razbezhkina

Aubin Cinema

3.00 pm - SHORT STORIES / РАССКАЗЫ dir. Mikhail Segal, 105 min, followed by Q&A with director Mikhail Segal

Apollo Piccadilly

2.00 pm – ANIMATION

4.00 pm – ANTON IS RIGHT HERE / АНТОН ЗДЕСЬ РЯДОМ dir. Lyubov Arkus, 110 min, documentary

5.30 pm – HOUSE OF FOOLS / ДОМ ДУРАКОВ dir. Andrei Konchalovsky, 105 min

8.00 pm – I WILL BE AROUND / Я БУДУ РЯДОМ dir. Pavel Ruminov, 93 min, followed by Q&A with actress Maria Shalaeva

MONDAY, 5 NOVEMBER

Apollo Piccadilly

6.00 pm – REDEMPTION / ИСКУПЛЕНИЕ dir. Alexander Proshkin, 120 min, followed by Q&A with director Alexander Proshkin

8.00 pm – LIVING / ЖИТЬ dir. Vasily Sigarev, 117 min, followed by Q&A with director Vasily Sigarev and actress Yana Troyanova

TUESDAY, 6 NOVEMBER

Apollo Piccadilly

6.00 pm – ICONOSCOPE / ИКОНОСКОП dir. Vitaly Mansky, 100 min, followed by Q&A with director Vitaly Mansky

8.00 pm – CONVOY / КОНВОЙ dir. Alexei Mizgirev, 81 min

WEDNESDAY, 7 NOVEMBER

Apollo Piccadilly

5.00 pm – REAL RUSSIA DOCUMENTARIES: THE CEILING dir. Natalia Uglitskikh, 30 min, INSIDE A SQUARE CIRCLE dir Valery Shevchenko, 20 min, HOW I HAVE EATEN MY STUDENT ALLOWANCE, dir. Pavel Afanasiev, 30 min

6.00 pm – TILL NIGHT DO US PART / ПОКА НОЧЬ НЕ РАЗЛУЧИТ dir. Boris Khlebnikov, 72 min

8.00 pm – KOKOKO / КОКОКО dir. Avdotya Smirnova, 90 min, followed by Q&A with director Avdotya Smirnova and screenwriter Anna Parmas

THURSDAY, 8 NOVEMBER

Apollo Piccadilly

6.00 pm – RUNAWAY TRAIN / ПОЕЗД-БЕГЛЕЦ dir. Andrei Konchalovsky, 100 min

6.00 pm – SHORT STORIES / РАССКАЗЫ dir. Mikhail Segal, 105 min

8.00 pm – ME TOO / Я ТОЖЕ ХОЧУ dir. Alexei Balabanov, 89 min

FRIDAY, 9 NOVEMBER

Apollo Piccadilly

5.00 pm - MILANA / МИЛАНА dir. Madina Mustafina, 60 min, documentary

6.00 pm – I'LL BE AROUND / Я БУДУ РЯДОМ dir. Pavel Ruminov, 93 min

6.00 pm – LIVING / ЖИТЬ dir. Vasily Sigarev, 117 min