Russian Film Week

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Russian Film Week
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LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Founded2016
AwardsGolden Unicorn Awards
LanguageRussian, English
Websitewww.russianfilmweek.org

Russian Film Week is an annual film festival in London founded in 2016 by (Perkon Productions Ltd.) with a group of volunteers on a non-profit basis. It is currently the biggest Russian film and culture event outside of Russia.[1] From 2017 the festival is supported by the Russian Ministry of Culture and the British Council[2] and is aimed to promote Russian film to international audiences, stimulate European-Russian film production collaboration and build cultural links between Russia and the UK.

The festival screens both Russian and co-produced feature films, shorts, documentary and animated films. The programme of the Russian Film Week includes a number of satellite events, such as the Co-production Day (Russian: День Копродукции), master-classes by the award-winning filmmakers, round tables, lectures, exhibitions and other entertainment events for film-makers, distributors and audiences from both Russia and Europe.[3][4] In 2016, the invited filmmakers included Anna Melikyan,[5] Renata Litvinova, Alexey Uchitel, Johnny O’Reilly, Vera Glagoleva and the founder of the Raindance Film Festival Elliot Grove, who is also one of the patrons of the Russian Film Week.[6][7]

The Golden Unicorn Awards ceremony concludes the festival to recognise excellence in 11 categories plus a special award and is held in the format of a Charity Gala in support of a chosen charity - in 2016 this was the Gift of Life UK.[8][9] The Best Film and Best Actor awards of 2016 were given to The Student by Kirill Serebrennikov and its lead actor Pyotr Skvortsov[10] and Renata Litvinova received the Best Actress award for her role in Anna Melikyan's film About Love.

In 2017, the Russian Film Week was held between 19 and 26 November.[11]

The full list of winners of 2017 Russian Film Week 2017 [12][]

Best Film: Loveless (Andrey Zvyagintsev)

Best Screenplay: Loveless (Oleg Negin, Andrey Zvyagintsev)

Best Actor: Aleksandr Yatsenko (Arrhythmia)

Best Actress: Maryana Spivak (Loveless)

Young Talent: Darya Zhovner (Closeness)

Best Short Film: The law of excluded third (Aleksandra Sokolovskaya)

Best Documentary: Lake Vostok (Jekaterina Yeremenko)

Best Animation: Listening to Beethoven (Garry Bardin)

Best Film About Russia: Lady Macbeth (William Oldroyd)

Best Foreign Documentary Film: Oleg and the rare arts (Andres Duque)

The full list of winners of 2018 Russian Film Week [13][]

Best Film: How Viktor “The Garlic” Took Alexey “The Stud” to the Nursing Home. Director - Alexander Hant

Best Screenplay: How Viktor “The Garlic” Took Alexey “The Stud” to the Nursing Home

Best Actor: Evgeny Tkachuk (How Viktor “The Garlic” Took Alexey “The Stud” to the Nursing Home)

Best Actress: Irina Starshenbaum (Summer)

Best Emerging Talent: Timothy Zhalin, Director (Coupled)

Best Documentary: INTO Nation of the Great Odessa

Best Short Film: The sign

Best Foreign Film with a Russian connection: Sergio & Sergei

Best Foreign Documentary Film: A Sniper’s War

Venues[]

The inaugural Russian Film Week events were held at several venues across London and at Cambridge University.[14]

The 2018 awards ceremony took place at the Sheraton Park Lane London.<ref>"Natalia Vodianova The Golden Unicorn Awards". Ikon London Magazine. Retrieved 1 December 2018.

References[]

  1. ^ "Russian Film Week 2016 - Regent Street Cinema". Regent Street Cinema. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Russian Film Week". www.russianfilmweek.org. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Russian Film Week". www.russianfilmweek.org. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Russian Film Week Launches in London". Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. ^ "RUSSIAN FILM WEEK: Screening and discussion with Anna Melikyan". Pushkin House. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Russian Film Week". www.russianfilmweek.org. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Russian Film Week". www.russianfilmweek.org. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Russian Film Week & Golden Unicorn Awards - British Cinematographer". British Cinematographer. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  9. ^ Guzeva, Alexandra (25 November 2016). "New Ralph Fiennes film to grace London's Russian Film Week". Russia Beyond The Headlines. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  10. ^ Noir, John McArthurEditor-in-Chief at Moviescramble A. Fan of all things cinematic with a love of Film; Sci-Fi; day, Julia Roberts in Notting Hill He hopes to grow up some (31 January 2017). "The Student – Trailer". moviescramble. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Russian Film Week". www.russianfilmweek.org. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  12. ^ Orlova Alvarez, Tamara. "The Golden Unicorn Awards Honour Film Makers For Second Year Running". Ikon London Magazine. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  13. ^ Orlova Alvarez, Tamara. "Natalia Vodianova The Golden Unicorn Awards". Ikon London Magazine. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  14. ^ "Russian Film Festival in CambridgeCambridge Russian-Speaking Society". www.camruss.com. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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