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The 5th Russian Film Festival presented a unique opportunity to meet some of the most prominent figures of contemporary Russian cinema and culture during numerous special events: film introductions, Q&A sessions, talks, panel discussions and master classes.
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Andrei Plakhov
CriticPlakhov was born in Starokostiantyniv, Ukrainian SSR. After graduating in mechanics and mathematics from Lviv University, he studied history of cinema at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. Since the seventies Plakhov wrote articles and reviews for daily and professional press, both Russian and international, (Pravda, Iskusstvo kino, Seans, Sight and Sound, Guardian, Cahiers du Cinema, etc.) >>>
Vitaly Mansky
DirectorMansky was born in Lvov in 1963 and graduated from the filmmaking school VGIK in 1990. His career in documentary films took off in 1999, when he became the writer and presenter of the Russian television show 'Real Cinema'. He has created an internet journal about documentary film. He is probably best known for his 2003 film 'The Anatomy of Tatu', which follows the pop duo on a tour around the US.>>>
Alexsei Popogrebsky
DirectorBorn in 1972 in Moscow, Popogrebsky graduated from the Lomonosov Moscow State University with a degree in Psychology, before moving into film as a director and screenwriter. Together with Boris Khlebnikov he directed two short films and the full-length film Koktebel, which in 2003 received the special jury prize at the 25th Moscow International Film Festival. >>>
Sergei Selyanov
ProducerSergei Selyanov set up CTB in 1992. He has produced over 50 feature films, animations and documentaries which have been acclaimed in international film festivals. He has been awarded multiple film awards. He is the director of the Russian Union of Film Makers and the vice president of the Russian Guild of Producers.>>>
Yevgeny Gindilis
Producer, GromozekaYevgeny Gindilis graduated from the Geography Department at Moscow State University in 1988, after which he worked as an editor in the Museum of Cinema (1989-90). He studied in the United States for several years, graduating from New York University's Department of Film History and Theory at the Tisch School in 1994.
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Alexander Zeldovich
Director, TargetAfter graduating in Psychology, Zeldovich began studying film, going onto work as a director, screenwriter and producer at Studio Mosfilm. His debut feature ‘Zakat’ was released in 1990. Target marks the second collaboration with Vladimir Sorokin who wrote the script for ‘Moskva’, 2001.>>>
Justine Waddell
Actress, TargetJustine Waddell (born 4 November 1976) is a South African born, British actress. Her roles include playing Estella in the 1999 BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations and her dual role in 2006 feature film The Fall. She has also appeared in various theatrical productions of works by Anton Chekhov such as the 1997 London stage production >>>
Elena Romanova
Russian Cinema FundElena Romanova is Head of the International Department at the Russian Cinema Fund. She undertakes initiatives to encourage co-production between Russia and other countries, in order to raise awareness of the Russian film industry and get more Russian films into distribution abroad.
