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The
Russian Film Festival returns to London this year with a great programme
showcasing the latest award-winning Russian films. New Russian cinema has been
commended right across the board at the world’s most prestigious international
film festivals. Now we are delighted to present at the Apollo Piccadilly a
panorama of the best Russian films introduced by the creators themselves. All
films are shown with English subtitles.

The main festival programme features this year’s ten best Russian films, all
acclaimed at major international and Russian film festivals. These films
include the controversial 'One War' by Vera Glagoleva, a moving relook at crime
and punishment during the Second World War, Russia's nomination for the Oscars
as well as Grand Prix winner at Sofia International Film Festival, and Svetlana
Proscurina's latest thought provoking film 'The Truce', an unsettling portrayal
of provincial Russia laced with humour and lyricism which won Russia’s
Kinotavr’s main prize. Also amongst the main programme’s feature films are the
applauded ‘Another Sky’, by Dmitry Mamulya, ‘Gastarbeiter’ by Yusup
Razykov and ‘Reverse Motion’ by Andrey Stempkovsky, which by focusing on the
theme of Central Asian workers give rise to a lasting impression of ordinary
people caught between conflicts and struggling to communicate.

This year's documentary programme encapsulates the last decade in Russia,
offering a window into the real Russia, with screenings of the ten finest
Russian documentary films, one for each year. This definitive selection is
presented by the great director and documentary maker, Vitaly Mansky, president
of Russia’s ArtDocFest.

In addition to the main programme and documentaries, the Russian Film Festival
is showing a comprehensive and diverse programme of animation ready to enchant
adults and children alike with its charm and imagination. Among the feature
length animations, the festival is proud to include the captivating ‘Little
Tragedies’, based on Alexander Pushkin’s verses and master animator Garri
Bardin’s ‘The Ugly Duckling’, a children’s stop-motion animated film with
Orwellian overtones deemed so politically subversive it was banned from showing
on Russian television.  

Over the course of four years the Russian Film Festival has become a calendar
event not only for film lovers but also for industry members. The festival is
now an important platform in London for professional communication between
Russian and British filmmakers, thanks to the series of industry talks and
roundtables organised alongside the screenings.

The Russian Film Festival is organised with the support of the Russian Embassy.

We look forward to seeing you at the festival!