Russian Central Studio of Documentary Films explained

Russian Central Studio of Documentary Film was a Russian film studio, founded in 1927. It was the largest Soviet newsreel and documentary cinematography studio. It is headquartered in Moscow.[1]

History

Studio traced its history from 1927, when a special newsreel division of Sovkino was formed. In 1931 it was reorganized into All-Union Newsreel Factory . Since 1936 known as Moscow Newsreel Studio, and since 1940 as Central Newsreel Studio.

From 1944 until 1993, it was known as Central Studio for Documentary Film or CSDF (Russian: Центральная студия документальных фильмов, ЦСДФ).

In Soviet Union, the CSDF was responsible for some newsreel series, like:

In 1944–1946 the studio director was Sergei Gerasimov. The studio produced a number of documentary films about the Great Patriotic War, including Moscow Strikes Back, winner of the 1942 Academy Award for Best Documentary.

Filmography

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Российская Центральная студия документальных фильмов просит поддержки у В.В. Путина . 2022-06-24 . www.proficinema.ru . ru.