All about Russian Film Week in London - get your tickets now!
30th November 2018
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Russian Film Week launched this Sunday at Empire IMAX Leicester Square, with a screening of the film The Story of an Appointment (2018), directed by Avdotya Smirnova. All 750 seats of the biggest screening room in the UK were booked.
Many renowned Russian actors and film directors made their way to Leicester Square this Sunday to attend the opening ceremony and will stay in London during the week to promote their films, which are being screened in eight different venues around London, including Regent Street Cinema, Curzon Mayfair and BFI Southbank.
It is the third time that Russian Film Week takes place in London and it is already considered the biggest Russian cinema event outside Russia, as well as one of the UK’s top 5 biggest national film festivals. The number of attendees duplicated from 4,500 to 10,000 in the past two years and Filip Perkon, the founder and general producer of the Russian Film Week, expects a record number this year.
Avdotya Smirnova reinforced the hindrances of bringing Russian culture to Europe. The director of this drama based on Leo Tolstoy’s life talked about how the controversial political relationships of Russia with the world help pushing aside what this country has to offer in terms of art and entertainment, which is why such events are held. The main purpose of Russian Film Week is not only to promote Russian cinema internationally, but to “build cross-cultural bridges” between Russia and the UK as there shouldn’t be boundaries for art and entertainment.
Along with the festival, the Golden Unicorn Awards ceremony will also be taking place in London. This very special awards night was designed to honor excellence in 9 nominations, including the Best Foreign Film about Russia. The international jury will be led by the renowned British and Hollywood actor Brian Cox.
“In past centuries the world admired the Russian ballet, which became our national pride. Today's opening ceremony, which was attended by so many guests, gives the belief that our cinema will soon conquer the same bar and take its rightful place in the world culture,” Vadim Lobov, the Russian Film Week Co-producer, stated.
The third Russian Film Week will run until December 2. All the information about film screenings and other events can be found on the RFW website.
Photos by Sergey Petrazhitsky


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