Sozvezdie (film festival) explained

Sozvezdie
Location:Yaroslavl, various cities in Russia
First:1989
Founders:Evgeny Zharikov, Russian Film Actors Guild
Language:Russian

Sozvezdie (Russian: Созвездие or Кинофестиваль Созвездие), also known as Sozvezdie International Film Festival and International Actors Festival Sozvezdie is a Russian film festival based in Yaroslavl. Meaning "Constellation",[1] this film festival is also referred to as an "Actor's Film Festival". It gives awards to actors in various categories.[2] [3] [4]

It was founded by Evgeny Zharikov in 1988, president of the Guild of Actors of Soviet Cinema, with the first edition of the festival being held in 1989.

History

Sozvezdie was founded by Evgeny Zharikov,[5] who was President of the Guild of Actors of Soviet Cinema From 1988 to 2000 (known as Russian Film Actors Guild from 1991).[6] The first festival was held in 1989.[7]

The 7th edition of the festival was held in May 1995, and was attended by actor and director .[8]

In 1999, 2000 (11th edition),[9] and again in 2001[10] Sozvezdie was held in Arkhangelsk.[11]

The 19th edition of the event was held in 2011 at Kostroma,[12] where Belarusian films were shown.[13]

Governance and description

The festival is organised by the Russian Film Actors Guild and called "Constellation" in English.[14] Only film and theatre actors participate in the selection committee, jury and in the competition, which is described as "a serious show of acting works".[12] The festival is based in Yaroslavl.[7]

In 1999, Sergey Zhigunov was president of the festival.[15]

As of 2008, actor Alexander Goloborodko was president.[16]

At the 19th edition in 2011, Vladimir Korenev, a People's Artist of the Russian Federation and an actor of the Moscow Drama Theatre K. S. Stanislavsky, was chair of the festival.[12]

Categories

, the categories listed by IMDb are:[7]

Some past winners

In 1989, Elena Mayorova won the Prize for Best Actress, for her performance in Fast Train (1988).[17] [18]

In 1989, Fountain (1988), directed by Yuri Mamin and written by Vladimir Vardunas, won the prize for best ensemble cast.[19]

Love (Lyubov, 1991), directed by Valery Todorovsky, won awards at Sozvezdie.[20]

In 1993, Aleksei Serebryakov won a special award for his performance in Higher Measure.[21]

In 1994, the 1993 Turkmenistan/Russian social drama directed by Uzmaan Saparov, Little Angel, Make Me Happy (Ангелочек, сделай радость, Angelochek sdelay radost), won the Grand Prix at Sozvezdie.[22]

In 2001, actress Mariya Kuznetsova was commended for her role in Taurus, directed by Alexander Sokurov.[10]

The Degraded Officer, aka The Demoted (Russian Razzhalovannyi) (2009), directed by Vladimir Tumaev, won prizes for acting at the festival[23] in 2010.[24]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Venger . N. . Reisner . G. . Reisner . M. . Film, TV, video in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, other CIS countries, Baltics 95 . Double D Information and Analytical Firm . 1995 . 978-5-900902-01-2 . 20 August 2022 .
  2. Book: Osterberg . I. . Beumers . B. . Taylor . R. . Graffy . J. . Youngblood . D.. 2 . Aleksei Balabanov: 'Brother' . Intellect Books Limited . KinoSputnik . 2022 . 978-1-78938-485-7 . 20 August 2022 . 12.
  3. Web site: Yevgeny Mironov . Home . 20 August 2022.
  4. Web site: The Fourth . intercinema . ru . 20 August 2022.
  5. Web site: Two families, two loves. Parallel lines Evgeniya Zharikov. Children of Evgeny Zharikov. Заболевания полости рта. Протезирование. Профилактика и уход. Стоматология . en. Tatiana. Postolnikova . 22 August 2022.
  6. Web site: Ушел из жизни актер Евгений Жариков. Ведомости. 18 January 2012. 15 August 2016.
  7. Web site: Sozvezdie . . 20 August 2022.
  8. Web site: Actor and film director Dmitry Zolotukhin during the 7th international festival of film actors Sozvezdie 95 Stock Photo . . 20 August 2022.
  9. Web site: 24 hours . «ПРОФИТ» – Продюсерская Фирма Игоря Толстунова (Production Company of Igor Tolstunov - PROFIT Ltd). 23 August 2022.
  10. Web site: Taurus . . 24 August 2022.
  11. Web site: Bondarev . Yuriy . Russia. Description of the country, regions . El Tour. en . 23 August 2022.
  12. Web site: Кинофестиваль созвездие . gakr.ru . 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20131109141411/http://gakr.ru/board . 9 November 2013 . dead . ru . 24 August 2022.
  13. Web site: Tatiana Pastukhova . Time comes to watch best films . SBBY (Новости Беларуси). en . 20 August 2022.
  14. Book: Venger . N. . Reisner . G. . Reisner . M. . Film, TV, video in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, other CIS countries, Baltics 95 . Double D Information and Analytical Firm . 1995 . 978-5-900902-01-2 . 23 August 2022 . 32,179,200.
  15. Web site: Сергей Жигунов: фото, биография, фильмография, новости - Вокруг ТВ. . Вокруг ТВ . ru . 24 August 2022.
  16. Web site: День города 2008 и кинофестиваль . tver.ru . 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090916014934/http://www.tver.ru/photo/2008/ . 16 September 2009 . dead . 24 August 2022.
  17. Web site: Елена Майорова . Кино-Театр.Ру . ru . 24 August 2022.
  18. Web site: Skoryy poezd (1988): Awards. IMDb.
  19. Web site: Films . FountainCinema.ru . 20 August 2022.
  20. Book: Bronner, S.J. . Jewishness: Expression, Identity and Representation . Liverpool University Press . Jewish Cultural Studies . 2008 . 978-1-909821-01-9 . 20 August 2022 . 180.
  21. Web site: Alexey Serebryakov . CoolConnections . 20 August 2022.
  22. Web site: Little Angel, Make Me Happy. Soviet Movies Online. 24 August 2022 .
  23. Web site: The demoted . ZMKF . 20 August 2022.
  24. Web site: Razzhalovannyi . IMDb . 20 August 2022.