FACES
OF THE AWARD
The Award is organized by Confederation of the Filmmakers Unions and supported by the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and Fund of Public Diplomacy
RUSTAM IBRAGIMBEKOV
CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
Screenwriter, Director, Writer
LEONID DRACHEVSKY
CHAIRMAN OF THE GUARDIAN COUNCIL
Diplomat
Member of the American film Academy and the European film Academy, member of the Russian
Academy of cinema arts "Nika", Chairman of
Confederation of the Filmmakers Unions
Executive Director of Fund of Public Diplomacy, member
of Russian Council on international Affairs, State Councilor of the I class
MICHAIL SHVYDKOY
GUARDIAN COUNCIL
Public and state figure
Special representative of Russian President for international cultural cooperation, Ambassador for special assignments of the Russian Ministry of foreign Affairs
MARIA ZAKHAROVA
GUARDIAN COUNCIL
Diplomat
The official representative of the
Russian Ministry of foreign Affairs, chief of Department of information and press
YURI KOBALADZE
GUARDIAN COUNCIL
Journalist
Deputy Dean of the International journalism faculty (MGIMO-University), board member of the "Council for foreign and defense policy".
Member of the Public Council under the Federal Agency for press and mass communications, juror of the National literary prize "Big book"
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RUSTAM IBRAGIMBEKOV
CHAIRPERSON OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
Screenwriter, Director, Writer
Member of the American film Academy and the European film Academy
Member of the Russian Academy of cinema arts "Nika".
Chairman of Confederation of the Filmmakers Unions.
MICHAIL SHVYDKOY
GUARDIAN COUNCIL
LEONID DRACHEVSKY
CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Diplomat
Executive Director of the Fund of Public Diplomacy.
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Council on International Affairs.
State Councilor of the Russian Federation I class.
MARIA ZAKHAROVA
Public and state figure
Special representative of the President of the Russian Federation for international cultural cooperation.
Ambassador-at-large for special assignments of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Theater critic.
Artistic Director of the Moscow musical theatre.
Head of the Faculty of the Graduate School of cultural policy and management in the humanitarian sector of Moscow State University.
Diplomat
The official representative of the Russian Ministry of foreign Affairs, Chief of of Information and Press Department.
YURI KOBALADZE
Journalist
Deputy Dean of the International journalism School (MGIMO-University).
Board member of the "Council for foreign and defense policy".
Member of the Public Council under the Federal Agency for press and mass communications, Juror of the National literary prize "Big book".
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Member of the Union of cinematographers of Russia.
Member of the Russian Academy of film.
Board member of the Guild of filmmakers of Russia.
Juror of the "Triumph" Award.
Chairman of "Ark-film" ("Mosfilm Studios").
Professor of the Institute of Cinematography.
Head of creative workshop, teacher at the “Higher courses of Scriptwriters and film Directors”.
YULI GUSMAN
Film director
KIRILL RAZLOGOV
Film scholar
Film and culture academician, doctor of arts.
President of the Guild of film critics of Russia.
Author and presenter of "Movie Cult" on TV channel "Culture".
Author of 14 books and of 600 scientific works on the history of art, cinema and various issues of culture.
ART DIRECTOR
ANDREY PLAKHOV
PR-DIRECTOR
KONSTANTIN SHAVLOVSKY
KONSTANTIN SCHERBAKOV
Film critic
Theatre and film critic.
Honored Worker of Arts of the Russian Federation.
Honored worker of culture of Poland.
Holder of the medal "Officer's cross" (Poland).
ELDAR SHENGELAYA
Director, screenwriter, and educator.
People's artist of the USSR
ARUTYUN KHACHATRYAN
Film director
Armenian film director, writer, cinematographer, producer.
Co-founder and Director of the Yerevan International Film Festival «Golden Apricot».
ALEKSANDR SHEIN
Film Director
Russian producer, film director, screenwriter and actor.
Producer General at 2PLAN2 Film Company.
Member of the European Film Academy.
SAFAR KHAKDODOV
Screenwriter
Tajik actor, editor, producer.
One of the founders of the “Didor” International Film Festival.
PAVEL FINN
Screenwriter, journalist
Honored Worker of Arts of the Russian Federation.
Over 20 years of teaching at the “Higher” Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors.
Head of creative workshop.
ANDREY PLAKHOV
Film critic
Russian film expert.
International film-festival movement activist.
Honorary President of FIPRESCI.
IGOR KLEBANOV
Director of Photography
Cinematographer and educator.
People's Artist of the Russian Federation.
Professor of cinematography Department of VGIK.
President of the Guild of Cameramen (Russia).
President of cinematographers' Prize "White square".
Board member of the Russian Union of cinematographers.
Member of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts "Nika".
ALEXANDER MARYAMOV
Film director
MARIA ZVEREVA
Screenwriter
MIKHAIL DEGTYAR
TV Reporter, documentary film director, film producer. Head of Studio "Reporter".
RASIM DARGAH-ZADEH
Film producer
Board member of the Guild of producers and filmmaking developers.
Distinguished Cultural Figure of the Russian Federation.
VADIM ABDRASHITOV
Film director
GULNARA ABIKEEVA
Film critic
Kazakh film critic.
Member of FIPRESCI the International Association of film critics.
Member of NETPAK Asian Association of film critics.
International advocate of film-festival movement.
President of the Association of film critics in Kazakhstan.