2nd Russian Film Festival Day 1, London 18-29 Sept 2008,

2nd Russian Film Festival in London,
18-29 Sept 2008, Day 1.
On the evening of the 18 September the 2nd Russian Film Festival opened in London, at the Apollo Cinema in Piccadilly Circus. The main programme of the festival presents UK premiers of 10 award-winning Russian films, all produced in 2007-08. These include works by internationally established masters such as Nikita Mikhalkov, Alexander Proshkin and Svetlana Proskurina, as well as debut works by a younger generation of Russian filmmakers.

The organiser of the Festival is a London-based independent arts organization, Academia Rossica. Academia Rossica (or Russian Academy) was established in 2000 and its aim is to present the best of contemporary Russian culture to the British audience in films, literature, theatre and contemporary art.

Empire, the respected film review wrote: Returning for a second year, Academia Rossica's Russian Film Festival boasts a programme of 10 London premieres that even surpasses the excellence of the inaugural slate. With several actors and directors guesting to discuss their work, this is an outstanding opportunity to assess the current state of one of the world's great film industries.

The Festival opened with a gala screening of the film Live to Remember, based on Valentin Rasputins wartime story set in Siberia, and directed by Alexander Proshkin. The two leading actors Darya Moroz and Mikhail Evlanov came to London to present the film and participate in a Q&A session after the screening. The film provoked a discussion about the importance of female characters in Russian culture.

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