Russian Guild of Film Critics

The Russian Guild of Film Critics (Russian: Гильдия киноведов и кинокритиков России) is a Russian organization of professional film critics, headquartered in Moscow. A member of FIPRESCI since 1999, the guild critiques Russian and Foreign films. Beginning in 1998, the guild began conferring annual awards in several categories. The awards were called "The Golden Ram" or "The Golden Aries" from 1998 to 2004, then, beginning in 2005, the name was changed to "The White Elephant".^[1]

Winning films[]

The following films were the recipients of the guild's Best Film and Best Foreign Film awards at ceremonies held during the listed years.^[2]

1998[]

Country of the Deaf (Страна глухих): Best Film
Alexei Balabanov (Of Freaks and Men, Про уродов и людей): Best Director
(, Тоталитарный роман): Best Screenplay
The Big Lebowski: Best Foreign Film

1999[]

Khrustalyov, My Car! (Хрусталёв, машину!): Best Film
Aleksei German (Khrustalyov, My Car!, Хрусталёв, машину!): Best Director
Yuri Arabov (Moloch, Молох): Best Screenplay
Shakespeare in Love: Best Foreign Film

2000[]

Luna Papa (Лунный папа): Best Film
Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov (Luna Papa, Лунный папа): Best Director
, Ivan Okhlobystin (Demobbed, ДМБ): Best Screenplay
American Beauty: Best Foreign Film

2001[]

Taurus (Телец): Best Film
Alexander Sokurov (Taurus, Телец): Best Director
Yuri Arabov (Taurus, Телец): Best Screenplay
La Pianiste: Best Foreign Film

2002[]

The Cuckoo (Кукушка): Best Film
Kira Muratova (Chekhov's Motifs, Чеховские мотивы): Best Director
Aleksandr Rogozhkin (The Cuckoo, Кукушка): Best Screenplay
Hable con ella: Best Foreign Film

2003[]

The Return (Возвращение): Best Film
Vadim Abdrashitov (, Магнитные бури): Best Director
(, Магнитные бури): Best Screenplay
Dogville: Best Foreign Film

2004[]

Our Own (Свои): Best Film
Kira Muratova (The Tuner, Настройщик): Best Director
Valentin Chernykh (Our Own, Свои): Best Screenplay
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring: Best Foreign Film

2005[]

The Sun (Сóлнце): Best Film
Alexander Sokurov (The Sun, Сóлнце): Best Director
, (First on the Moon, Первые на Луне): Best Screenplay
L'Enfant: Best Foreign Film

2006[]

Free Floating (Свободное плавание): Best Film
Boris Khlebnikov, (Free Floating, Свободное плавание): Best Director
, (Alive, Живой): Best Screenplay
(Playing the Victim, Изображая жертву): Best Screenplay
Volver: Best Foreign Film

2007[]

Cargo 200 (Груз 200): Best Film
Kira Muratova (Two in One, Два в одном): Best Director
(, Отрыв): Best Screenplay
4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days: Best Foreign Film

2008[]

(Дикое Поле): Best Film
Aleksei German (Paper Soldier, Бумажный Солдат): Best Director
, (Wild Fields, Дикое Поле): Best Screenplay
No Country for Old Men: Best Foreign Film

2009[]

(Wolfy): Best Film
Alexei Balabanov (Morphine, Морфий): Best Director
(Tambourine, Drum, Бубен, барабан): Best Screenplay
Inglourious Basterds: Best Foreign Film

2010[]

(Stoker): Best Film
Alexei Balabanov (, Stoker): Best Director
(Silent Souls, Овсянки): Best Screenplay
The White Ribbon: Best Foreign Film

2011[]

Elena (Елена): Best Film
Andrey Zvyagintsev (Elena, Елена): Best Director
(, Шапито-шоу): Best Screenplay
The King's Speech: Best Foreign Film

2012[]

Faust (Фауст): Best Film
Alexander Sokurov (Faust, Фауст): Best Director
Yuri Arabov (Faust, Фауст): Best Screenplay

2013[]

The Geographer Drank His Globe Away (Географ глобус пропил): Best Film
Kira Muratova (, Вечное возвращение. Кастинг): Best Director
(Celestial Wives of the Meadow Mari, Небесные жёны луговых мари): Best Screenplay

2014[]

Leviathan (Левиафан): Best Film
Andrey Zvyagintsev (Leviathan, Левиафан): Best Director
Oleg Negin, Andrey Zvyagintsev (Leviathan, Левиафан): Best Screenplay

2015[]

(Милый Ханс, дорогой Петр): Best Film
(, Милый Ханс, дорогой Петр): Best Director
(, Милый Ханс, дорогой Петр): Best Screenplay

2016[]

Paradise (Рай): Best Film
Andrei Konchalovsky (Paradise, Рай): Best Director
Yuri Arabov (The Monk and the Demon, Монах и бес): Best Screenplay

2017[]

Arrhythmia (Аритмия): Best Film
Andrey Zvyagintsev (Loveless, Нелюбовь): Best Director
Boris Khlebnikov (Arrhythmia, Аритмия): Best Director
, Boris Khlebnikov (Arrhythmia, Аритмия): Best Screenplay

References[]

^ Белый Слон [White Elephant]. Guild of Film Critics Russia (in Russian). Retrieved 11 March 2017.
^ "Премия "Белый слон" – Номинанты и лауреаты национальной премии кинокритики и кинопрессы 1998-…" [White Elephant Prize – Nominees and laureates of the national prize of film critics and film press 1998-...]. Russian Guild of Film Critics (in Russian). Retrieved 10 March 2017.

External links[]

official website of Russian Guild of Film_Critics (in Russian)
RGOFC at IMDb

[1] Белый Слон [White Elephant]. Guild of Film Critics Russia (in Russian). Retrieved 11 March 2017.

[2] "Премия "Белый слон" – Номинанты и лауреаты национальной премии кинокритики и кинопрессы 1998-…" [White Elephant Prize – Nominees and laureates of the national prize of film critics and film press 1998-...]. Russian Guild of Film Critics (in Russian). Retrieved 10 March 2017.

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