SINCE: 2016
WHERE: London, United Kingdom
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Russian Film Week was founded in 2016 to promote Russian film to international audiences, stimulate European-Russian film production collaboration and build cultural links between Russia and the UK.
The festival screens both Russian and co-produced feature films, shorts, documentary and animated films. Apart from film screenings the program includes a number of satellite events, such as: Industry Forum, master-classes and workshops by award-winning filmmakers, talks, round table discussions, exhibitions and other business and entertainment events for filmmakers, distributors and audiences from both Russia and Europe.
Russian Film Week
Russian Film Week in New York rounds out its 2021 program with a final line-up from January 23 – 29, 2021. The festival will open with Tsoy by Alexey Uchitel, the road trip film reimagines the aftermath of rock star Viktor Tsoy’s death in Soviet-era Latvia.
The Russian Film Week in New York kicks off the New Year with an online edition that brings the latest in Russian cinema to US audiences from January 23-29, 2021. Last year’s edition expanded the event’s program to audiences in Boston, Washington DC, Seattle, Chicago, Denver and Palo Alto with next year’s online edition opening up fresh Russian films to nationwide viewers.