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Alexander Zinoviev gained worldwide fame primarily as a logician, sociologist, writer, author of the genre of sociological novel created by him, who marked new milestones in each of these areas of human culture with his work. Poetry and visual creativity of the thinker complement the image of what is called the Zinoviev phenomenon.

Everyone calls our hero Uncle Yasha (well, if officially, then Yakov Markovich Levitin). And he is certainly a historical person. People enter history in different ways - he entered with a movie spotlight. Yakov Markovich has been working as an illuminator at the Russian Central Documentary Film Studio for almost 57 (!) years. Over the years, he traveled around the country, saw many famous and important people (including all the political leaders of the country - from Stalin to Yeltsin). And he also "illuminated" the era. It was thanks to the light of the searchlights installed by him that it was possible to capture on film almost all the main political events of the second half of the twentieth century.

Olga Nikolayevna kills her little son Kolya and then herself. Andrey, the most laid-back and friendly cop in Russia, gets on the case.

In the near future, where old people are subjected to a test for society, an investigator encounters a couple who are in no hurry to die.

One of the legends of Soviet television is Valentina Leontieva. One of the first TV presenters. She was called the All-Union "Aunt Valya". The peak of Leontieva's fame came in the late 1960s - early 1970s, when she led the program adored by the people "From the bottom of her heart." And besides, there were festive concerts "Blue light", popular children's programs "Visiting a fairy tale", "Good night, kids", "Skillful Hands", "Alarm Clock"... Leontieva's story about herself in the film is illustrated by film and TV newsreels, photographs of her personal archive. But even the most vivid memories of former glory cannot drown out the pain and longing. Valentina Mikhailovna appears in front of the audience in a housecoat and slippers. The poor atmosphere, the unpretentious decoration of her home, and most importantly, the genuine sadness in her eyes and voice indicate that the once beloved and irreplaceable Aunt Valya was undeservedly forgotten.

Set on a remote Russian steppe during the Russian Civil War of 1917-1921, a captured White Guard Officer is about to be hanged by the Bolsheviks. Will a reprieve arrive in time?

The post-war guilt and horrific secrets of Nazi Germany serve as a backdrop to a disturbing mind game between a young anatomist and a prostitute in a small hotel room the first Christmas following the war.

The film crew goes to the small town of Arvai on the edge of the Gobi Desert. In 1986, there was a Soviet military base here. And very close to this base, on the mountain, the military laid out the date from slate. It can still be seen on the map…

Somewhere near the line of contact. There's fighting, bullets fly, shells explode, the cannonade never stops. But he moves forward, he has a mission. He's a soldier in one of those wars humanity tirelessly wages. The soldier encounters drones, is attacked by sabotage and reconnaissance groups, and has no choice but to join the fight. His life here is just one link in a vast, merciless chain.

Nimble and his team, in order to save Sprat from prison and the restaurant from ruin, organize an off-site wedding party in London. There they become participants in many curious situations caused by the difference in mentalities of different countries.

The sea helps Japanese cars find a new life in another country. The earth gives the author of the film, a sailor transporting Japanese cars, an opportunity to find a new profession and find a place for a new life. With the heroes of the film, we move from technogenic Japan to a distant Siberian city.

Valera is 57 years old, 24 of which he has been limited in his ability to move, and five of which he has not gone outside at all. Valera believes that he will be able to walk, although he does not consider himself fully functional, just like his opponents in the trial.

Kirill Selegey about scientific articles, drugdealers, meetings, female masturbation and conversations with grandmother.

Veronika grew up without a father: twenty years ago, he abandoned her mother, a provincial girl who was seven months pregnant. During premature labor, her mother died. Veronika was raised by her aunt, who, once her niece was grown, revealed the truth: her father’s name is Fyodor Slavyanov, a scientist and head of a large research institute, now living in Moscow. Determined to find him and avenge her mother’s death, Veronika sets out for the capital. She takes a job as a maid in her father’s house and, suppressing her own nature, begins a “guerrilla campaign,” carefully nurturing her hatred for the “scoundrel.” In the absence of fatherly love, she tries at least to provoke a response of hatred. But then, into the family home arrives Fyodor’s son with his wife Marina — Vladimir…

Crooks steal a painting by Aivazovsky from the museum and decide to wash a successful operation. However, upon arriving at the place, at the boss's house, the company finds the leader's mistress with one of the companions. A night of drinking turns into a mess with the participation of actors in disguise. In this mess, no one notices how the stolen painting disappears…

The main character of the movie "How to get a woman" - an employee of the Observatory Petya. Every night he looks at the stars and believes in love, which is written in novels and told in old movies. Getting acquainted, he asks how to find the North star, because it is important for him that the girl was a romantic. At twenty-six, he is alone, because he has not yet received an answer to this question.

The film is based on the Tatar folk tale and talks about how a poor peasant outwitted a huge evil Div. Which turned out to be not so evil.

Makulatura [which means both scrap paper and pulp fiction in Russian] is a duo of poets Evgeniy Alyokhin and Konstantin Speransky, who have been performing together since 2003. Blending classic literature references, mind-bending introspection, musings on modern love and an ironic attitude to their act, they create what faithful fans and listeners call “existential rap.” The film follows Makulatura on tour through several Russian cities.

Fairy tale love story of Ivan, king's son, and Mariya, the forest sorceress.

20-year-old Viktor receives a summons, and decides to escape from the army through a mental hospital, not realizing that this decision will dig his own grave.

After visiting a doctor young woman finds out there is not much time left.

Two peasants in feudal Russia wish to marry but tragedy strikes. A grim if familiar depiction of the precarious condition of the rural life.

This is a film about a choice made not by a child, but by an adult inside it. And about the land that this man lives on-perverted, turned inside out, sleeping an eternal sleep. But man is about to wake up from this eternal sleep.

Ten girls are waiting for arrival of the train. We find out from the conductor that it is delayed indefinitely. We spy on the girls from the outside and they figure it out. While they are telling their stories, sharing their problems and concerns, we are all waiting for the train. Will the train arrive? Where are they going and what are they really waiting for?

A father is a representative of a religious organization and has raised his daughter according to his faith. Both go on a mission - to convince a young man to join the organization, but the young man questions the reality of the believers. The man becomes committed to change the girl's beliefs. A surreal adventure in metaphysics begins through symbols of our dreams.

The remote, abandoned, snow-swept Belarusian village of Lute. The last resident of this village, Valentina Kirillovna Shpakova, is celebrating the New Year.

Sergey Orlov explores what distinguishes an adult from a teenager: the ability to pay taxes, manage a household, and not be afraid of school principals. He also tries to understand whether the adolescence in which most of us seem stuck ever ends.

A teenage girl Vika and a successful but single middle-aged woman get closer in an attempt to take revenge on Zoya’s former lover. They develop a taste for it. They steal and crush his car, burn down his house, and plan to destroy his family.

An attempt to look at volunteering through the volunteers themselves. To find out what motivates these selfless people, to understand who gets more — the one who is helped, or the one who helps. They are all united by one goal — to make the world a kinder and better place, but at the same time they have their own view of volunteering based on personal experience.

This is a film made by Andriy Zagdansky about his father, the screenwriter Yevgeni Zagdansky, who was the editor-in-chief of the Kyivnaukfilm studio for almost 20 years. The story is interspersed with fragments of popular science films and letters from Yevgeni Zagdansky to his son in New York in the 1990s, creating a portrait of both the person himself and the whole era. My Father Evgeni is a film not just about the inevitable generational conflict and the pain of a father’s separation from his son, but also about the events of the 20th century, about people who read banned books, and about the Kyiv that shaped the Zagdanskys.

A unique ring has been stolen from the Hermitage! A rare artifact that has been passed down from generation to generation of the imperial dynasty has disappeared! A detective agency, 'Michelle,' has taken on the search. However, they face unprecedented pressure. It is at this point that a true journalism ace, paparazzo Yegor Leonov, gets involved in the investigation. For him, this is a way to earn money, as it is already known that General Burlyaev, criminal authority Vasily, and monarchist Prince Sokolov are involved in the theft! The main task for Yegor and the staff of the 'Michelle' agency is not just to find and return the ring to the Hermitage, but to do so discreetly. After all, the loss of such a rarity could cause an international scandal!

A growing up drama based on the stories of Fazil Iskander. The film is set in Abkhazia at the end of the Stalin era, in the late 40s - early 50s of the 20th century. 13-year-old Chik, a mischievous and contemplative person, lives the usual life of a Soviet schoolboy in the sunny town of Mukhus on the seashore. The sudden arrest of his father makes Chika more acutely experiencing his growing up, but cannot change his cheerful character and kind heart. A heightened sense of justice becomes the source of his both dangerous and comic adventures.

Kheifets - this is the name given in Gitis slang to those who graduated from the workshop of Leonid Efimovich Kheifets. The last of the Mohicans, one of the most significant Russian directors of the late twentieth - early twenty-first centuries, master, teacher. A student of Knebel and Goncharov herself. Arbuzov and Zorin called him "the young man". Ravenskikh and Andrei Popov were friends with him. Oleg Borisov, Sergey Shakurov, Alina Pokrovskaya worked with him. Today we can confidently say that the Heifetz school exists. And how many of today's stars proudly say: I am a student of Leonid Efimovich! Derevianko, Petrov, Pal, Ardova, Tolstoganova. What did he teach them?

This movie is about love and hatred, about the fact that the racial-tribal division of mankind, the division between 'us' and 'them' as an animal-instinctive phenomenon, should disappear. It is about the conflict between conscience and duty, honor and a tragic situation, from which everyone is seeking a way out, except for ... the "village idiot' Halois, the childhood friend of Aitech ... And maybe only people like him know the truth, people who are above religious and racial prejudices? Maybe people like Halois are our conscience, honor and dignity?

A young woman (Nastya) arrives in Moscow to study at the Conservatory and thinks her sister (Alya) will help her with a place to stay. Her sister, however, can only offer her to live in the hospital, where her son is waiting for a kidney transplant. Meanwhile, the only source of money for them is a rich family, more exactly Dmitri, a football related "businessman", for whom Alya has been working as a cleaning lady. Then comes the romance between Nastya and Dmitri, but...

The International Foundation for the Support of the Arts "Sergey Oskolkov and his Friends" presents "DIALOGUES AT THE FACTORY" The 3rd meeting. Conversation with the President of the Foundation, composer and pianist, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, Professor Sergey Oskolkov Sergei Oskolkov, a pianist and composer, President of the International Foundation for the Support of the Arts named after him, talks about the fate of his family, about those with whom he studied and worked with. The history of the Oskolkov family is intertwined with the history of Russia. Brilliant names and undeservedly forgotten heroes of the Resistance in Germany during World War II, childhood memories of villages near Donetsk and the first impressions of a young man. who entered the Leningrad Conservatory, difficulties in joining the Union of Composers and work at the Department of Sound Engineering of St. Petersburg State University.

Based on the play by A.V. Sukhovo-Kobylin.

For us, Beslan ended 10 years ago, for them it has just begun. On September 1, 2004, the four heroines of the film lost everything, and the world learned about the existence of the North Ossetian city of Beslan. In a few months, they will create a committee of the "Mother of Beslan" to fight for an honest investigation of the terrorist attack at school No. 1. At first, they did not allow the dilapidated school to be razed to the ground, then they knocked out money for the treatment and rehabilitation of hundreds of victims, blocked roads, clashed with the investigation — but none of them expected that this would drag on for many years, and hope for justice would melt much faster. Rodion Chepel's film "The Committee"- this is a private story of four women, which turns into a political thriller, a judicial drama, or a chronicle of merciless indifference. The heroines of this film have never been silent. We just didn't listen to them—or didn't want to hear them.

Modern-day Ivan dislikes fairy tales and doesn't believe in them. One day, he accidentally falls into a magic chest and finds himself in a world of fairy tales. To return home, Ivan must confront evil spirits, make friends, and accomplish a truly heroic feat.

In 2010, for the first time in its history, the Bolshoi Opera presented Alban Berg’s masterpiece Wozzeck conducted by Teodor Currentzis. Dmitri Cherniakov’s aim with this bold, sensitive transposition was “to highlight the hidden sorrows of a late twentieth-century man dwelling in a megalopolis.”

In Soviet times, the songs "Soviet Easter", "Cigarette Butt", "Comrade Stalin" were sung by the whole country (and, according to rumors, members of the politburo also enjoyed it), but few people knew that these "folk" hits had an author – Yuz Aleshkovsky. Having traveled from East to West, he became a famous writer in a country that is still considered the most reading. The concepts of Freedom and Creativity for him are not so much philosophical categories, but a credo of life. The genre of Sergei Miroshnichenko's new film can be defined as "a lyrical post-Soviet comedy with a dramatic touch."

Twenty-five years after she moved away, Canadian filmmaker Kristina Wagenbauer (a participant in the 2019 Talent Lab) returns to her native Russia to visit her grandmother – her Babushka – with whom she spent part of her childhood, in this film brimming with tenderness and humour. The two women reflected in the mirror bear an undeniable resemblance, and each seeks to recognize herself in the other. Plumbing her memories, Wagenbauer hopes to re-establish a lost bond of intimacy and to confront the wounds of the past. Babushka has survived the Second World War, the break-up of the Soviet Union, the void that her daughter and granddaughter left behind when they moved abroad, and, more recently, the death of the love of her life. Despite all of this, she holds to life with a strong spirit of resilience.

Coming back home Max is drawn into the kaleidoscope of events that leads him to the controversial solution.

Eva and Denis are a young and successful couple who unexpectedly find themselves in a crisis situation. And they would have to deal with their family grievances and misunderstandings, but they fall into a web of incredible adventures. In this mess of events, Eva decides to fight for her love and takes Denis hostage. Will Denis remember his feelings or will he remain "bound" forever?

As an ordinary man Pasha's looking for love in his life. So, one day, when he goes out on a date with Yuliya, everything goes wrong because of Pasha's extraordinary sort of professional skills.

"Gagarin’s Pioneers" is a journey of the director in search of his classmates from the 52nd school of the city of Lviv, with whom he studied in Soviet times. These are thirty-three short films about the author's thirty-three classmates. Today, several people still live in Lviv. The rest have gone all over the world. What unites the former pioneers of the Gagarin detachment now? What is the Motherland for them today, to which they swore an oath when they joined the pioneers in the spring of 1973?

The film adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's erotic novels. Six friends gather in the evenings in the studio of one of them, the artist Bertin, and take turns telling about their love adventures. The series consists of six short stories of 26 minutes each, named after the main characters of the short stories - "Allum", "Madeleine", "Henriette", "Anette", "Marie"and " Yvette". The special feature of the series is a special way of shooting, combining the game of actors and sophisticated computer graphics (backgrounds, scenery), as well as stylization of ancient paintings.