Photos from the Fifth Russian Film Festival
The fifth Russian Film Festival has now come to an end - relive the highlights through these photos of the opening night, special guests, including Victor Ginzburg and Andrei Fomin, masterclasses with Sergei Selyanov and Alexei Popogrebsky and much more!
| The Russian Film Festival Press Conference with Gina Ginzburg, producer of Generation P, Victor Ginzburg, director of Generation P, Svetlana Adjoubei, Director of Academia Rossica, Andrei Fomin, actor, Vitaly Mansky, director of Patria o muerte and James Rann, interpreter. | |
| Victor Ginzburg, director of Generation P, expresses his pleasure that his is the opening film of the festival. | |
| Svetlana Adjoubei, director of Academia Rossica, Andrei Fomin, actor and cult figure, and Vitaly Mansky, Russia's leading documentary maker. | |
| Andrey Fomin and Victor Ginzburg after the press conference at BAFTA | |
| Guests at the opening night of the fifth Russian Film Festival | |
| Vitaly Mansky deep in conversation with members of the Academia Rossica team. | |
| Guests arriving at the opening night cocktail reception | |
| Dedicated fans of the 5th Russian Film Festival | |
| Glamourous guests join the opening reception | |
| His Excellency Mr Volodymyr Khandogiy, Ukrainian Ambassador in London & his wife Natalia | |
| More glamourous guests! | |
| Paul Mitchell, BBC, arrives at the opening of the 5th Russian Film Festival | |
| Guests joining the party | |
| Opening night guests enjoying the Russian Standard cocktails | |
| Alexander Kan, BBC, talking with guests on the opening night | |
| Merry guests at the cocktail reception | |
| Guests enjoying their Moscow Mules | |
| Guests at the opening night reception | |
| Stephen Dalziel, Executive Director of the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce enjoys drinks with friends | |
| The Russian Film Festival information desk | |
| Alexander Kan, BBC, Svetlana Adjoubei, Academia Rossica, and Valery Rodichkin, Russian Embassy, at the Russian Standard cocktail reception | |
| The crowd builds on the opening night! | |
| Excitement at the upcoming film Generation P! | |
| Alexander Smotrov and Elena Pakhomova, Ria Novosti at the opening night reception with Jake Mobbs, documentary maker. | |
| Who is the fairest of them all? | |
| A packed out audience for the opening film, Generation P | |
| The crowd eagerly awaits the start of Generation P | |
| Svetlana Adjoubei, Academia Rossica, introduces Generation P with (from left) Andrei Fomin, actor, Victor Ginzburg, director and Valery Rodichkin, Russian Embassy | |
| Victor Ginzburg presents his film Generation P | |
| Victor Ginzburg thanks the Russian Embassy for supporting his film and the opening night of the Russian Film Festival | |
| Samuel Crews, Academia Rossica, with guests at the afterparty at Inamo restaurant | |
| Friends of Academia Rossica enjoying the Russian Standard cocktails at the opening night afterparty | |
| Deep in discussion at the afterparty | |
| Thank you to Russian Standard for sponsoring our afterparty! | |
| Svetlana Adjoubei introduces Vitaly Mansky's new film Patria o Muerte - which was voted 2nd favourite film at the Russian Film Festival! | |
| Vitaly Mansky holds a masterclass on reality in documentary film | |
| Andrei Plakhov, the Russian Film Festival programme director, discusses the new generation of Russian film makers | |
| Alexei Popogrebsky talks on writing, shooting and finishing in 3D and discusses his short film Bloodrop | |
| Evgeny Gindilis, producer, answers the audience's questions on Gromozeka | |
| Russia's leading producer, Sergei Selyanov, discusses the role of the producer in making films. | |
| Alexander Zeldovich, director of Target, and Justine Waddell, leding actress, at the closing night of the Russian Film Festival. | |
| Svetlana Adjoubei, Academia Rossica, and Alexandre Ilikhovsky, cinematographer, Target | |
| Justine Waddell and Alexander Zeldovich before the sold out screening of Target | |
| Many thanks to Russian Standard vodka, sponsors of the Russian Film Festival |
