Director About New Film (in Russian)

Алексей Учитель и Авдотья Смирнова на открытии RFW-2018

Авдотья Смирнова: как написать речь для Льва Толстого

Режиссер о своем новом фильме «История одного назначения»

В Нью-Йорке началась Неделя российского кино (Russian Film Week, или RFW). В залах Школы визуальных искусств (SVA Theater) в манхэттенском районе Челси демонстрируются 14 новых российских фильмов разных жанров, а также лирическая комедия «Прогулка», которой исполнилось 15 лет. Continue reading “Director About New Film (in Russian)”

2018 Russian Film Week in New York

Cherry Orchard Festival (USA) and Rock Studio Films (Russia) are proud to present the 2018 Russian Film Week in New York – the showcase of independent and commercial films that represents the dynamic landscape of Russian filmmaking today. The event, which will take place in New York City December 8-14, 2018 at the SVA Theatre (333 W 23rd St, Manhattan), will include film screenings, discussions and Q&As with renowned Russian film directors, actors, and producers, as well as panels with journalists, and VIP receptions. Continue reading “2018 Russian Film Week in New York”

A Preview Of Russian Film Week In New York

Russian Film Week in New York 2018, presented by Russia’s Rock Studio Films and the Cherry Orchard Festival, kicks off Saturday, December 8 at the SVA Theater and runs through December 14. During that time, 15 Russian films ranging from historical epics to intimate dramas, quirky comedies to insightful documentaries, will be screened. I was able to preview four of the films on offer, including Russia’s submission for this year’s Best Foreign-Language Film Academy Award. As someone who has unfortunately not watched many Russian films not directed by Eisenstein or Tarkovsky (so, you know, hardly anything contemporary), I was excited to see what the modern Russian filmmaking world has to offer. Read on to find out for yourself. Continue reading “A Preview Of Russian Film Week In New York”

Russian Film Week 18: Hoffmaniada

Hoffmaniada

It surely would have been a classic, but instead it is one of the best-known unmade films not associated with Orson Welles. In Andrei Tarkovsky’s script for Hoffmaniana, German Romantic fantasist E.T.A. Hoffman would have interacted with characters from several of his classic stories. This is a very different film, even though it has a similar title and premise. Stylistically, this is not very Tarkovskian, obviously starting with the painstakingly rendered stop-motion animation. E.T.A. Hoffman and his alter-ego vividly come to life in Stanislav Sokolov’s Hoffmaniada, which screens as part of Russian Film Week in New York. Continue reading “Russian Film Week 18: Hoffmaniada”

Oscar Submission SOBIBOR Among 14 Russian Films at 2018 Russian Film Week in New York

Russian Film Week in New York – the showcase of independent and commercial films that represents the dynamic landscape of Russian filmmaking today returns to New York City December 8 to 14, 2018 at the SVA Theatre (333 W 23rd St, Manhattan). The events will include film screenings, discussions and Q&As with renowned Russian film directors, actors, and producers, as well as panels with journalists, and VIP receptions. Continue reading “Oscar Submission SOBIBOR Among 14 Russian Films at 2018 Russian Film Week in New York”