Exclusive: Inaugural December event announced in Cannes by Roskino.
Russia is to host the first ever Sochi International Film Festival (Siff) – an annual event taking place in the Olympic sea resort of Sochi in the Russian Federation, and set to run Dec 10-16, 2016. The new event was announced in Cannes by Russian cinema promoter Roskino.
Designed with the ambition of creating a wide British and international audience for Russian film, and vice-versa; the festival is dedicated to showcasing and celebrating the rich filmmaking talent found both in Russia and abroad, and to providing a platform for the sharing of knowledge between peers united together to harness film as a force for good.
Filmmaker, poet, screenwriter, and academic Lubov Balagova has been announced as President of Siff; with Mohy Quandour, the director, producer, and National Writer of the Russian Federation, leading the jury.
Roskino CEO Katya Mtsitouridze said of the festival: “We are excited to be presenting a new Sochi...
Russia is to host the first ever Sochi International Film Festival (Siff) – an annual event taking place in the Olympic sea resort of Sochi in the Russian Federation, and set to run Dec 10-16, 2016. The new event was announced in Cannes by Russian cinema promoter Roskino.
Designed with the ambition of creating a wide British and international audience for Russian film, and vice-versa; the festival is dedicated to showcasing and celebrating the rich filmmaking talent found both in Russia and abroad, and to providing a platform for the sharing of knowledge between peers united together to harness film as a force for good.
Filmmaker, poet, screenwriter, and academic Lubov Balagova has been announced as President of Siff; with Mohy Quandour, the director, producer, and National Writer of the Russian Federation, leading the jury.
Roskino CEO Katya Mtsitouridze said of the festival: “We are excited to be presenting a new Sochi...
- 5/14/2016
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
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