Russian Guild of Film Critics explained

Russian Guild of Film Critics
Abbreviation:RGOFC
Type:Film criticism
Location:Moscow, Russia
Language:Russian
Website:Official site of the Russian Guild of Film Critics

The Russian Guild of Film Critics (Russian: Гильдия киноведов и кинокритиков России) is a Russian organization of professional film critics, headquartered in Moscow. Beginning in 1998, the guild began conferring annual awards in several categories. The awards were called the "Golden Ram" or "Golden Aries" from 1998 to 2004, then, beginning in 2005, the name was changed to "White Elephant".[1]

The guild belongs to the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation, a non-government organisation,[2] and has been a member of FIPRESCI since 1999.

Award categories

Current categories

Retired awards

Award ceremonies

Ceremony[3] YearBest Film Winner
1998 Country of the Deaf
1999 Khrustalyov, My Car!
2000 Luna Papa
2001 Taurus
2002 The Cuckoo
2003 The Return
2004 Our Own
2005 The Sun
2006 Free Floating
2007 Cargo 200
2008 Wild Field
2009 Wolfy
2010 A Stoker
2011 Elena
2012 Faust
2013 The Geographer Drank His Globe Away
2014 Leviathan
2015 My Good Hans
2016 Paradise
2017 Arrhythmia
2018 Anna's War
2019 Beanpole
2020 Dear Comrades!
2021 Captain Volkonogov Escaped

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://kinopressa.ru/white-elephant . ru:Белый Слон . White Elephant . Guild of Film Critics Russia . ru . 2017-03-11.
  2. Web site: Russian Filmmakers' Union . Российский Союз Правообладателей . 22 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Russian Guild of Film Critics. Russian Guild of Film Critics. 2022-12-02.