Mosfilm
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Company type | Federal state unitary enterprise |
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Industry | Motion pictures |
Founded | 30 January 1924 |
Headquarters | Moscow,Russia |
Key people | Karen Shakhnazarov(Chairman) |
Products | Motion pictures Television programs |
Revenue | $20.1 million[1](2017) |
$1.89 million[1](2017) | |
$1.81 million[2](2019) | |
Total assets | $63.2 million[1](2017) |
Total equity | $60.7 million[1](2017) |
Number of employees | 1,500 |
Subsidiaries | ARK-fiim, Zhanr Film, Kinoslovo, Ritm, Kurier, Cinema Line |
Website | en |
Mosfilm(Russian:Мосфильм,Mosfil’mpronounced[məsˈfʲilʲm]) is afilm studiowhich is among the largest and oldest in theRussian Federationand inEurope.Founded in 1924 in theUSSRas a production unit of that nation's film monopoly, its output includes most of the more widely acclaimed Soviet-era films, ranging from works byAndrei TarkovskyandSergei Eisenstein,toRed Westerns,to theAkira Kurosawaco-productionDersu Uzala(Дерсу Узала) andWar and Peace(Война и мир).[3]
History
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TheMoscowfilmproduction companywithstudiofacilities was established in November 1920 by the motion picture mogulAleksandr Khanzhonkov( "first film factory" ) and I. Ermolev ( "third film factory" ) as a unit ofGoskino,the USSR's film monopoly. The first movie filmed by Mosfilm wasOn the Wings Skyward(directed by Boris Mikhin).
In 1927, the construction of a new film studio complex began on Potylikha Street (renamed toMosfilmovskaya Streetin 1939) inSparrow Hillsof Moscow. This film studio was named after theMoscow amalgamated factory Soyuzkino "Tenth Anniversary ofOctober Revolution".In 1934, the film studio was renamed toMoskinokombinat,and in 1936 was relaunched under theMosfilmname, the name it carries till today. DuringWorld War IIthe film studio personnel were evacuated toAlma-Ata(August 1941) and merged with otherSovietproduction units into theCentral United Film Studio(TsOKS). The Mosfilm personnel returned to Moscow at the end of 1943.
The Mosfilm intro, representing the monument "Worker and Kolkhoz Woman"byVera MukhinaandSpasskaya Towerofthe Kremlin,was introduced in 1947 in the musical comedySpringtimedirected byGrigori Aleksandrovand starringLyubov OrlovaandNikolai Cherkasov.
After thedissolution of the Soviet Union,Mosfilm had produced more than 3,000 films, some of them being granted awards at internationalfilm festivals.It continued operations as a quasi-privateproduction company,led by film directorKaren Shakhnazarov.As of 2005, the company embraced ten independent studios, located within 13 sound stages occupying an area of 13,000 sq. meters. Tours through this "Russian Hollywood" included a view of Mosfilm's enormous depot with 170 tanks and 50 vintage cars. The biggest sound stage is leased annually to hold theGolden Eagle Awards.
In 2011, Mosfilmreleased a selection of its classic filmsonline for free viewing.[4]
Selected films
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- Directed bySergei Eisenstein
- 1925The Battleship Potemkin,a historicalsilent film
- 1938Alexander Nevsky,a historical film
- 1946Ivan The Terrible, Part II,a historical film
- Directed byAndrei Tarkovsky
- 1960The Steamroller and the Violin,a short film
- 1962Ivan's Childhood,theGolden LionAward winner at the 1962Venice Film Festival
- 1966Andrei Rublev
- 1972Solaris(sci-fi)
- 1975The Mirror
- 1979Stalker
- 1983Nostalghia(drama)
- Others
- 1934Jolly Fellowsdirected byGrigori Alexandrov(musical comedy)
- 1935Aerograddirected byAlexander Dovzhenko(science fiction)
- 1936Circusdirected by Alexandrov (musical comedy)
- 1938Volga-Volgaalso directed by Alexandrov (musical comedy)
- 1939Minin and Pozharskydirected byVsevolod PudovkinandMikhail Doller(historical film)
- 1950The Fall of Berlindirected byMikheil Chiaureli,(war,propaganda). Music byDmitri Shostakovich
- 1956Ilya Murometsdirected byAleksandr Ptushko(fantasy film)
- 1957The Cranes Are Flying,a war drama directed byMikhail Kalatozov,1958 winner ofPalme d'Orat theCannes Film Festival
- 1957Miles of Fire,anosternfilm directed bySamson Samsonov
- 1959Ballad of a Soldier,awar filmdirected byGrigori Chukhrai,a 1959 special jury prize winner ofCannes Film Festivaland 1961Academy Awardnominant.
- 1962Hussar Balladdirected byEldar Ryazanov(comedy)
- 1963Walking the Streets of Moscowdirected byGeorgi Daneliya(comedy)
- 1964Welcome, or No Trespassingdirected byElem Klimov(comedy)
- 1964I Am Cubadirected byMikhail Kalatozov(expressionism,propaganda)
- 1965Adventures of a Dentistdirected byElem Klimov(comedy)
- 1966Watch Out for the Automobiledirected byEldar Ryazanov(comedy)
- 1966Wingsdirected byLarisa Shepitko(drama)
- 1966The Elusive Avengersdirected byEdmond Keosayan(Ostern)
- 1967Viy(Film adaptation,horror film)
- 1968War and Peacedirected bySergei Bondarchuk(historical),Academy AwardforBest Foreign Language Filmin 1968 winner.
- 1968The Nile and the Life(feature film)
- 1968The Diamond Armdirected byLeonid Gaidai(comedy)
- 1969Liberationdirected byYuri Ozerov(historical drama)
- 1969The Brothers Karamazov(historical),Academy AwardforBest Foreign Language Filmin 1969 nominant.
- 1969White Sun of the Desertdirected byVladimir Motyl(Ostern)
- 1971Tchaikovskydirected byIgor Talankin(historical),Academy AwardforBest Foreign Language Filmin 1971 nominee.
- 1971Stariki-razboynikidirected byEldar Ryazanov(comedy)
- 1972Gentlemen of Fortune(comedy)
- 1973Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Futuredirected byLeonid Gaidai(comedy)
- 1974At Home Among Strangersdirected byNikita Mikhalkov(ostern)
- 1974Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russiadirected byFranco ProsperiandEldar Ryazanov
- 1975Dersu Uzala(Soviet-Japanese joint production) directed byAkira Kurosawa(historical),Academy AwardforBest Foreign Language Filmin 1975 winner.
- 1975Siberiadedirected byAndrei Konchalovsky(saga)
- 1975Afonyadirected byGeorgi Daneliya(comedy)
- 1975The Irony of Fatedirected byEldar Ryazanov(comedy)
- 1976The Ascentdirected byLarisa Shepitko(war film), the Golden Bear Award at theBerlin Film Festivalin 1977 winner.
- 1976Queen of the Gypsiesdirected byEmil Loteanu(drama)
- 1977Miminodirected byGeorgi Daneliya(comedy)
- 1977Office Romancedirected byEldar Ryazanov(comedy)
- 1979Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears(melodrama),Academy AwardforBest Foreign Language Filmin 1980 winner.
- 1981Private Life(drama) directed byYuli Raizman,Academy AwardforBest Foreign Language Filmin 1981 nominee.
- 1981Teheran 43(spy)
- 1982Lenin in Paris(historical)
- 1985Come and Seedirected byElem Klimov(war film;a co-production withBelarusfilm)
- 1986Kin-dza-dza!directed byGeorgi Daneliya(science-fiction)
- 1987A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines(red western) directed by Alla Surikova
- 1990Lessons at the End of Spring(Уроки в конце весны), written and directed byOleg Kavun(drama)
- 2002The Star(war film) directed by Nikolai Lebedev
- 2007The Irony of Fate 2
- 2008You and I
- 2008The Vanished Empire(Исчезнувшая империя)
- 2012Kromov(Кромовъ)
- 2012White Tiger
- 2016Mrs K(Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and South Korea.)
- 2017Anna Karenina: Vronsky's Story
- 2019Soldier Boy
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcd"Бухгалтерская отчётность".Retrieved25 October2018.
- ^"Каталог организаций — List-Org".Retrieved19 October2020.
- ^Peter Rollberg (2009).Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema.US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 466–468.ISBN978-0-8108-6072-8.
- ^Mosfilm uploads celluloid classics to youtube