УЧРЕДИТЕЛЬ ПРЕМИИ
Конфедерация союзов кинематографистов
ПРИ ПОДДЕРЖКЕ
FACES OF THE AWARD
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
EXECUTIVE BOARD
RUSTAM IBRAGIMBEKOV
Chairperson of the Executive Board,
screenwriter, director
Member of the American Film Academy and the European Film Academy. Member of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts «Nika». Chairperson of Confederation of the Filmmakers Unions. Recipient of State Awards. Distinguished Worker of Arts of the Russian Federation. People’s Writer of Azerbaijan. Professor at the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography.
ELDAR SHENGELAYA
Director, screenwriter, educator
«People's artist» of the USSR. Recipient of USSR State Award. Recipient of Shota Rustaveli Award.
MARK ZILBERQUIT
Musicologist and Public figure
Chairperson, Board of Directors, «Muzyka» — «P. Jurgenson» — «Gamma-press» Publishing House. President of the «P.I. Tchaikovsky» International Charitable Foundation.
GULNARA ABIKEEVA
Film expert and critic
Member of FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics). Member of NETPAK (Asian Film Critics Association). President of Kazakhstan Film Critics Association.
PAVEL FINN
Screenwriter, playwright
Distinguished Worker of Arts of the Russian Federation. Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts «Nika». Head of Film Directing creative workshop at «High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors».
ARUTYUN KHACHATRYAN
Film director, screenwriter, director of photography, producer
President of the «Golden Apricot» Yerevan International Film Festival. Member of Armenian Film Academy. Distinguished Worker of Arts of Armenia. People’s Artist of Armenia. Member of the European Film Academy. Recipient of Armenian State Award. Chairperson of the Armenia Filmmakers Union.
IGOR KLEBANOV
Director of Photography
«People’s Artist» of the Russian Federation. President of the Russian Guild of Cinematographers. President of Russian Guild of Cinematographers’ Award «White square». Board member of the Filmmakers Union of Russia. Member of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts «Nika». Professor at the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography.
KIRILL RAZLOGOV
Cultural studies and film scholar
Doctor of Arts. President of the Guild of Film Critics of Russia. Member of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts «Nika». Professor at the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography.
EVGENIYA TIRDATOVA
Film critic, producer, screenwriter and director
Member of the European film Academy. Member of the National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Russia. Vice-President of the Guild of Film Critics of Russia. Member of the International jury and FIPRESCI jury. Associate Professor at the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography.
ALEKSANDR SHEIN
Producer, film director, screenwriter and actor
Head producer at «2PLAN2» Film Company. Member of the European Film Academy.
MARIA ZVEREVA
Screenwriter
Member of the European Film Academy. Member of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts «Nika». Distinguished Worker of Arts of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area. Vice-president of the «Spirit of Fire» International Festival of Cinematographic Debuts.
VADIM ABDRASHITOV
Film director
Member of the Filmmakers Union of Russia. Member of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts «Nika». Board member of the Directors Guild of Russia. Jury member at the «Triumph» Award. Chairperson of «Ark-film» («Mosfilm Studios»). Professor at the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography.
RASIM DARGAH-ZADEH
Film producer
Board member of the Producers Guild of Russia. Merited Worker of Arts of the Russian Federation.
MIKHAIL DEGTYAR
TV Reporter, documentary film director, film producer
Head of «Reporter» studio. Member of the Russian Television Academy. Member of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences «Emmy». Merited Worker of Arts of the Russian Federation.
YULI GUSMAN
Film and theater director, anchorperson
Founder and CEO of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts «Nika». Distinguished Worker of Arts of the Russian Federation and Azerbaijan. People’s Artist of Azerbaijan.
SAFAR KHAKDODOV
Screenwriter, actor, editor, film producer
Director of the «Didor» International Film Festival. Chairperson of the Tajikistan Filmmakers Union.
ALEKSANDER MARYAMOV
Film director, playwright
Recipient of Russian State Award.
ANDREY PLAKHOV
Film expert and critic
Honorary President of FIPRESCI. Member of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts «Nika». Member of the European Film Academy.
KONSTANTIN SCHERBAKOV
Theatre and film critic
Distinguished Worker of Arts of the Russian Federation. Distinguished Worker of Arts of Poland. Member of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts «Nika».
LEONID DRACHEVSKY
Chairperson of the Board Of Trustees Diplomat
Executive Director of the «Alexander Gorchakov» Public Diplomacy Fund. Member of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Council on International Affairs. State Councilor of the Russian Federation I class.
MICHAIL SHVYDKOY
Statesman and Public 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.
MARIA ZAKHAROVA
Diplomat
The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chief of Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, 2nd Class. PhD in Historical sciences.
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. Jury member at the National Literary Prize «Big book».
IMANGALI TASMAGAMBETOV
Statesman and Public figure
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to the Russian Federation.