10th Annual Russian Film Week in New York
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- Parent Category: Film Festivals
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- Published on Saturday, 04 December 2010 13:38
- Written by Brad Balfour
For the 10th consecutive year, New Yorkers can see some of the best in modern Russian movies through The Russian Film Week which takes place in Manhattan and 
Brooklyn from December 3rd through December 9th, 2010. From screenings to meet-and-greets with casts and directors of the 15 films being presented.
Throughout its decade-long run, the Russian Film Week has become a unique celebration of culture and artistic expression from the Great Bear of Europe. The event’s diverse audience – ranging from foreign cinema fans to Russian expats to students looking for a thought-provoking experience -- is a testament to the value of crossing cultural and language boundaries.
Organized by the New York-based Global Advertising Strategies and the Russian-based TV Studio Clotho, the event is endorsed by the Russian Federation's Ministry of Culture as well as by leading political figures and organizations from Russia and the US. Supported by Fox Studios in Hollywood, the Russian-American Cultural Center, as well as Film Movement and international film distributor Kino International, the event has partnered with the New York Institute of Technology, the School of Visual Arts and the New York University.
This year’s selection is diverse in genre and style –from intellectual narratives, provocative art-house films and docs — and so are the directors, who range from veterans to complete newcomers.
The film that kicks off the week is Nikita Mikhalkov’s Burnt by the Sun 2, a follow up to his Oscar-winning war drama of 1994, Burnt by the Sun.
Among other films selected by Program director and film critic Oleg Sulkin are:
- Alexey Popogrebsky’s How I Ended This Summer -- the winner of three Silver Bears at the Berlin Film Festival
- Crush -- a work of five renowned playwrights, Boris Klebnikov, Ivan Vyrypaev, Peter Buslov, Alexey German Junior, and Kirill Serebrennikov -- is a multifaceted film detailing the emotional entanglements of five love stories
- Vasily Sigirev’s Wolfy is the winner of a prestigious Sir Tom Shepard Award in Britain and will be shown for the first time in the United States.
- My Joy -- the first feature film by a documentary filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa -- garnered critical acclaim at the Cannes Festival; its only screening will take place at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan.
- Anton Dormatov’s Alien Girl, a mob-focused story with a PG-16 rating will premier during the Russian Film Week.
- Minors under 16, a coming of age film that follows four teenagers through their transition into adulthood and all of its trials and tribulations.
- Roman Karimov’s romantic comedy Inadequate People / Neadekvatnie ludi was the winner of the People’s Choice Award and the Grand Prix Award at the Window to Europe Film Festival; it was recognized by the Guild of Film Critics as the best feature film debut and received best actor and supporting actor prizes. This comedic love story marks a new era of optimism in Russian film.
In line with the nature of a film festival, the Week provides a unique opportunity to meet cast and directors of each film. Renowned actor Yuriy Stoyanov will present Man by the Window -- a film in which he plays the lead. Alexey Serebryakov, who plays the main character in the action film Zolotoe Sechenie, will share his experience of working in Cambodia where the film was shot. Garik Sukachev, a veteran rock musician with a cult-like following, will present his feature film debut The House of Sun and may even sing for his audience.
For more info on the film schedules go to: http://russianfilmweeknyc.com/en