Cinema of Russia

From Paris to Berlin, Los Angeles to Istanbul, Russian filmmakers who fled after the invasion of Ukraine are slowly rebuilding their industry in exile.

Many are happy just to be out.

The film ?Mustang? by Franco-Turkish director Deniz Gamze Ergüven was officially selected by France?s national center for cinema on Sept. 22 to compete for best foreign language film at the 2016 Oscars.

Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominated movie Leviathan will have an official premiere at Sofia International Film Festival this March.

BELGRADE - The Golden Seal as the greatest recognition of the Yugoslav Cinematheque was awarded to Russian Director Aleksandr Sokurov in Belgrade on Sunday.

From the brutal expropriation of olive groves to seizing control of a private bank, President Erdo?an's 'New Turkey' dispossesses some of its people in 'pragmatic' ways that once led to the collapse of the Ottomans. The future of Turkish democracy is still bright, though. "I don't want to sell my house.

BELGRADE - The 8th Kustendorf International Film and Music Festival, which begins at Drvengrad in Mecavnik on Wednesday, now also has celebrated Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov on its guest list.

Confirmed guests include famous director Andrey Konchalovsky, Mexican-American director Alfonso Cuaron, as well as cult French director Bertrand Tavernier.

Brothers Mikhalkov and Konchalovskiy at Serbian festival

BELGRADE -- Nikita Mikhalkov will be among the guests of the Kusterdorf film and music festival, set to take place Jan. 21-26 on Mt. Mokra Gora in western Serbia.

The Russian filmmaker will thus join his older brother, Andrei Konchalovsky, and a host of other international directors and producers.

BELGRADE - The 8th international film and music festival Kustendorf will be held in Drvengrad on Mokra Gora from January 21 to 26.

The competitive programme will comprise 17 movies from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Holland, Iceland, Romania, Israel, Croatia, Germany, Belgium, France, Hungary, Egypt, Russia, the USA and Serbia and the awards will bew the gold, silver and bronze eggs.

MOSCOW - 'Stojte galije carske' (Hail to you, imperial galleys), a musical stage spectacle directed by Ivana Zigon won the main award of the international film festival Golden Knight in Moscow, the project's PR officer Olivera Zivkovic said.