Russian Film Week Programme 2017
19 November, Sunday
Opening night
Science Museum IMAX
15:30 Press accreditation
16:00 Press conference with film stars and guests of honour present
16:30-17:30 Red carpet arrivals, reception
17:30-20:00 Screening with Q&A
20:00-22:45 Afterparty with DJ Sergey Mongayt, champagne reception (by invitation)
23:00 Carriages
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RFW Quest! Viewers who were with us last year do remember this: Regent Street Cinema was the place where it all happened. Follow our #RFWbagtravels on Instagram @russian_film_week around London and you will find out where all the RFW events will take place this year, 19-26 November!
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We are proud to announce that we have invited Leonardo DiCaprio to be the guest of honour at our festival! There are at least three reasons for this: he is in the movie business, just like us, he also has Russian roots and supports the tigers (http://savetigersnow.org- just like us this year).
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2017 is the Year of Ecology in Russia, so this year we have teamed up with the WWF UK (World Wildlife Fund) to support the WWF Amur Tiger Conservation project in Russia. Apart from launching a joint RFW & WWF UK fundraising campaign to save the Amur tiger and snow leopard in Russia, the festival will showcase various environmentally-themed documentary films and conduct the "Young Filmmakers Short Film Competitionon" on the theme of ecology and a photography competition «Wor...
The second Russian Film Week festival will be held in London between the 19th and 26th November 2017. Its programme will include film screenings, including world premieres, exhibitions and charity events. Guests will have an opportunity to take part in master-classes, attend talks, receptions and other entertainment programmes. The closing night of the Week will be marked by The Golden Unicorn Awards Charity Gala.
● More than 50 film sc...
Facilitate European – Russian collaboration in the realm of film
Promote Russian film to an international audience
Empower international production companies to produce and set films in Russia
Encourage distribution of Russian film in Europe
Provide access for independent international films to be screened in Russia
Highlight technological advancement in film
Stimulate international film-makers ...
We have extended our submision dealine until the end of August! So if you want your film to be screened at the Russian Film Week in London, hurry up and send it to us through our website!
To participate in the RFW and the nominations GUA nominations film producers should submit feature-length and short, documentary and animated films produced / released in the last for 18 prior to the start of RFW; submitted films should be provided in electronic form or Digital Cinema Package (D...
The first Russian Film Week festival was held in the United Kingdom between 30th November and 4th December 2016 in 9 different venues across London and Cambridge. The festival became the most prominent Russian film event to be held outside of Russia and the most successful cross-cultural national film festival in Great Britain. It was attended by more than 50 top directors, actors and producers from Russia, UK and Europe and an audience in excess of 4500 peopl...
