Films Shown by Director

Please click here to see the films alphabetized by their title Title Director(s) Country Year of Production Duration Year Shown Magnetic Storms Abdrashitov Russia 2003 93 min 2005 Play for a Passenger Abdrashitov Russia 1995 103 min 2000 Time of the Dancer Abdrashitov Russia 1997 154 min 2001 Adopted Son, The Abdykalykov Kyrgyzstan, France 1998 81 min 2002 Monkey/Maimyl Abdykalykov Kyrgyzstan, 8 …

Films Shown 1999 – 2018

Please click here to see the films alphabetized by director             Title Director(s) Country Year of Production Duration Year Shown 12 Mikhalkov Russia 2007 153 min 2009 1612 Khotinenko Russia 2007 140 min 2008 2-Assa-2 Solov’ev Russia 2009 120 min 2016 4 Khrzhanovskii Russia 2004 126 min 2005 Admirer, The Lebedev Russia 1999 93 min 2004 …

The 16th Russian Film Symposium for Press

Pitt and Pittsburgh Filmmakers to Host 16th Annual Russian Film Symposium May 5 – May 10 The University of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Filmmakers will present the 16th Annual Russian Film Symposium from Monday 5 May to Saturday 10 May 2014, at Pitt’s Oakland campus and Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ Melwood Screening Room at 477 Melwood Avenue. Under the title Gendering Genre, the Russian Film Symposium …

Participants of the 16th Russian Film Symposium

Maryna Ajaja Erin Alpert Mark Lynn Anderson Irina Anisimova Anzhelika Artiukh Viktoriia Belopolskaia Jay Boehmer Nancy Condee Chip Crane Beach Gray Jeremy Hicks Kiun Hwang Philip Cavendish Olga Kim Olga Klimova Neepa Majumdar Gerald McCausland Daniel Morgan Olga Mukhortova Vladimir Padunov Petre Petrov Alexander Prokhorov Elena Prokhorova Natalie Ryabchikova Ellina Sattarova Elise Thorsen Theodora Kelly Trimble Trevor Wilson     …

Schedule of the 16th Russian Film Symposium

Daytime panels/screenings will be in Wesley W. Posvar Hall 1500 Evening screenings at the Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ Melwood Screening Room Monday 5 May 10 am: Boris Khlebnikov’s Till Night Do Us Part, 2012 (65 min) Introduction: Viktoriia Belopol’skaia Response: Natalie Ryabchikova 2 pm: Gennadii Ostrovskii’s Dumpling Brothers, 2013 (90 min) Introduction: Anzhelika Artiukh Response: Beach Gray Tuesday  5 May 10 am: Aleksei Balabanov’s Me Too!, 2012 (83 min) Introduction: Mark Lynn …

A Winter Journey

[Зимний путь] Russia, 2013 Color, 90 minutes Director: Sergei Taramaev, Liubov’ L’vova Producers: Mikhail Karasev, Dmitrii Glukhov, Aleksandr Perel’shtein Scriptwriter: Sergei Taramaev, Liubov’ L’vova Camera: Mikhail Krichman Sound: Andrei Dergachev Cast: Aleksei Frandetti, Evgenii Tkachuk,Vladimir Mishukov, Dmitrii Mukhamadeev, Andrei Tsymbalov, Aleksandr Alekseevskii, Igor’ Voinorovskii, Valerii Tkachuk, Sergei Dorofeev, Natal’ia Pavlenkova Production: Mika Film Awards: Special Jury Prize for Best Acting …

Me Too

[Я тоже хочу] Russia, 2012 Color, 83 minutes Director: Aleksei Balabanov Screenplay: Aleksei Balabanov Camera: Aleksandr Simonov Composer: Leonid Fedorov Cast: Aleksandr Mosin, Iurii Matveev, Oleg Garkusha, Alisa Shitikova, Viktor Gorbunov, Petr Balabanov, Aleksei Balabanov Producer: Sergei Sel’ianov Production: STV Film Company Awards: St. Petersburg International Film Festival (Best Director) Me Too, which Alexei Balabanov described as his most personal …

Delhi Dance: Seven Films by Ivan Vyrypaev

[Танец Дели] Russia, 2012 Color, 90 minutes Russian with English subtitles Director: Ivan Vyrypaev Screenplay: Ivan Vyrypaev Camera: Andrei Naideonov Music: Andrei Samsonov, Boris Grebenshchikov Cast: Karolina Gruszka, Igor’ Gordin, Kseniia Kutepova, Arina Marakulina, Inna Sukhoretskaia Producer: Anastasiia Ragozina, Veta Krechetova Production: Fast Movie, Address Film   Delhi Dance: Seven Films by Ivan Vyrypaev opens in black-and-white with a scene …

The Convoy

[Конвой] Russia, 2012 Color, 81 minutes In Russian, with English subtitles Director: Aleksei Mizgirev Scriptwriter: Aleksei Mizgirev Camera: Ianis Eglitis Music: Aleksandr Manotskov Cast: Oleg Vasil’kov, Azamat Nigmanov, Dmitrii Kulichkov, Ruslana Doronina, Ivan Akhadi, Daniela Stoianovich, Evgenii Antropov, Taras Koliadov, Aleksei Gnilitskii, Nikolai Kochura, Nikolai Mal’tsev Producer: Pavel Lungin In the opening scene of Aleksei Mizgirev’s The Convoy,captain Ignat savagely …