Video: New York will host Russian Cinema Week for the first time in December
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
On December 8, the Russian Cinema Week starts in New York, and it will last until December 14. This is the first time such a festival is being held and it is planned to show only 15 films created by Russian film companies. Most of these works on the American market have not previously been presented, and therefore the screening during the festival will be their premiere. Maria Shklover, producer and president of the “Festival. The Cherry Orchard.
The Russian Cinema Week was organized by Alexey Uchitel, a well-known Russian film director and the Rock film company, of which he is the general director. Since an event of this kind will be held in New York for the first time, there is some excitement, but at the same time everyone expects that the festival will be interesting and will attract a lot of guests. The organizers of the event expect that the screening of Russian films will be of interest not only to Russian-speaking residents of New York, but also to other citizens of the United States of America. In total, it was decided to include 15 films in the program, many of which had not previously been shown in this country. Selected films included two animated films and one documentary.
The opening of the festival is scheduled for December 8th. To make it interesting for everyone at the festival, the program was developed taking into account the audience of different ages. Young viewers will take part in a show called "Fixies. The big secret ", in which the fixies will play games with the audience and give them gifts. The part for the children will end with a screening of an animated film about these creatures.
For an adult viewer, a screening of the film "IntoNation of Big Odessa" was planned on the opening day of the festival. This is a documentary story that was created by the journalist Susanna Alperina. It was decided to open the artistic part of the festival with the film "The Story of a Purpose" directed by Avdotya Smirnova, who is also its scriptwriter. It was decided to show this film first, since its theme, connected with the famous Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, has always interested Americans.
The organizers of the festival said that they have selected films that are being actively discussed for screening at this festival. For the American viewer, they will be attractive not only for their content, but also for their bright colors, beautiful costumes, and interesting artistic techniques. At this event, there will be screenings of more films such as “Anna Karenina. The Story of Vronsky "directed by Karen Shakhnazarov," Fir-trees. The last”,“Hoffmaniada”,“Sobibor”and others.
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