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{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Kinostudiya MosFilm
| name = Kinostudiya MosFilm
| logo = Mosfilm logo.svg
| logo = Mosfilm 2024 stamp of Russia.jpg
| logo_size = 200px
| logo_size =
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2012
| logo_caption = A 2024 stamp of Russia dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Mosfilm, featuring its post-2012 logo
| type = [[Federal State Unitary Enterprise]]
| type = [[Federal state unitary enterprise]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|1924|01|30|df=yes}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|1924|01|30|df=yes}}
| location = [[Moscow]], [[Russia]]
| location = [[Moscow]], [[Russia]]
| key_people = [[Karen Shakhnazarov]] ([[Chairman]])
| key_people = [[Karen Shakhnazarov]] ([[Chairman]])
| num_employees = 1,500
| num_employees = 1,500
| subsid = ARK-fiim,
| subsid = ARK-fiim, Zhanr Film, Kinoslovo, Ritm, Kurier, Cinema Line
Zhanr Film,
Kinoslovo,
Ritm,
Kurier,
Cinema Line
| industry = [[Film industry|Motion pictures]]
| industry = [[Film industry|Motion pictures]]
| products = [[Film|Motion pictures]]<br />[[Television program]]s
| products = [[Film|Motion pictures]]<br />[[Television program]]s
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| homepage = {{URL|en.mosfilm.ru}}
| homepage = {{URL|en.mosfilm.ru}}
}}
}}
'''Mosfilm''' ({{lang-ru|Мосфильм}}, ''Mosfil’m'' {{IPA-ru|məsˈfʲilʲm|pron}}) is a [[film studio]] which is among the largest and oldest in the [[Russian Federation]] and in [[Europe]]. Founded in 1924 in the [[USSR]] as a production unit of that nation's film monopoly, its output includes most of the more widely acclaimed Soviet-era films, ranging from works by [[Andrei Tarkovsky]] and [[Sergei Eisenstein]], to [[Ostern|Red Westerns]], to the [[Akira Kurosawa]] co-production ''[[Dersu Uzala (1975 film)|Dersu Uzala]]'' ({{lang|ru|Дерсу Узала}}) and ''[[War and Peace (film series)|War and Peace]]'' ({{lang|ru|Война и мир}}).<ref>{{cite book|title=Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema|author=Peter Rollberg|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|year=2009|place=US|isbn=978-0-8108-6072-8|pages=466–468}}</ref>
'''Mosfilm''' ({{lang-ru|Мосфильм}}, ''Mosfil’m'' {{IPA|ru|məsˈfʲilʲm|pron}}) is a [[film studio]] which is among the largest and oldest in the [[Russian Federation]] and in [[Europe]]. Founded in 1924 in the [[USSR]] as a production unit of that nation's film monopoly, its output includes most of the more widely acclaimed Soviet-era films, ranging from works by [[Andrei Tarkovsky]] and [[Sergei Eisenstein]], to [[Ostern|Red Westerns]], to the [[Akira Kurosawa]] co-production ''[[Dersu Uzala (1975 film)|Dersu Uzala]]'' ({{lang|ru|Дерсу Узала}}) and ''[[War and Peace (film series)|War and Peace]]'' ({{lang|ru|Война и мир}}).<ref>{{cite book|title=Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema|author=Peter Rollberg|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|year=2009|place=US|isbn=978-0-8108-6072-8|pages=466–468}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
[[File:mosfilm logo old.jpg|thumb|left|Old Mosfilm logo.]]
[[File:mosfilm logo old.jpg|thumb|left|Old Mosfilm logo]]

[[File:Mosfilm Studios Entrance Sign Moscow.jpg|thumb|right|Entrance sign to Mosfilm Studios in [[Mosfilmovskaya Street]].]]
[[File:Mosfilm Studios Entrance Sign Moscow.jpg|thumb|right|Entrance sign to Mosfilm Studios in [[Mosfilmovskaya Street]].]]


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The Mosfilm intro, representing the monument "[[Worker and Kolkhoz Woman]]" by [[Vera Mukhina]] and [[Kremlin towers|Spasskaya Tower]] of [[Moscow Kremlin|the Kremlin]], was introduced in 1947 in the musical comedy ''[[Springtime (1947 film)|Springtime]]'' directed by [[Grigori Aleksandrov]] and starring [[Lyubov Orlova]] and [[Nikolay Konstantinovich Cherkasov|Nikolai Cherkasov]].
The Mosfilm intro, representing the monument "[[Worker and Kolkhoz Woman]]" by [[Vera Mukhina]] and [[Kremlin towers|Spasskaya Tower]] of [[Moscow Kremlin|the Kremlin]], was introduced in 1947 in the musical comedy ''[[Springtime (1947 film)|Springtime]]'' directed by [[Grigori Aleksandrov]] and starring [[Lyubov Orlova]] and [[Nikolay Konstantinovich Cherkasov|Nikolai Cherkasov]].


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After the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]], Mosfilm had produced more than 3,000 films, some of them being granted awards at international [[Film festival|film festivals]]. It continued operations as a quasi-private [[production company]], led by film director [[Karen Shakhnazarov]]. As of 2005, the company embraced ten independent studios, located within 13 sound stages occupying an area of 13,000 sq. meters. Tours through this "Russian Hollywood" included a view of Mosfilm's enormous depot with 170 tanks and 50 vintage cars. The biggest sound stage is leased annually to hold the [[Golden Eagle Award (Russia)|Golden Eagle Awards]].
By the time the Soviet Union was no more, Mosfilm had produced more than 3,000 films. Some of these motion pictures were granted international awards at international [[film festival]]s.

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After the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]], Mosfilm continued operations as a quasi-private [[production company]], led by film director [[Karen Shakhnazarov]]. As of 2005, the company embraced ten independent studios, located within 13 sound stages occupying an area of 13,000 sq. meters. Tours through this "Russian Hollywood" included a view of Mosfilm's enormous depot with 170 tanks and 50 vintage cars. The biggest sound stage is leased annually to hold the [[Golden Eagle Award (Russia)|Golden Eagle Awards]].


In 2011, Mosfilm [http://cinema.mosfilm.ru/films/ released a selection of its classic films] online for free viewing.<ref>[https://themoscowtimes.com/articles/mosfilm-uploads-classics-to-youtube-6715 Mosfilm uploads celluloid classics to youtube]</ref>
In 2011, Mosfilm [http://cinema.mosfilm.ru/films/ released a selection of its classic films] online for free viewing.<ref>[https://themoscowtimes.com/articles/mosfilm-uploads-classics-to-youtube-6715 Mosfilm uploads celluloid classics to youtube]</ref>
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;Directed by [[Andrei Tarkovsky]]
;Directed by [[Andrei Tarkovsky]]
*1960 ''[[The Steamroller and the Violin]]'', a short film
*1960 ''[[The Steamroller and the Violin]]'', a short film
*1962 ''[[Ivan's Childhood]]'', a feature film directed by [[Andrei Tarkovsky]], the [[Golden Lion]] Award winner at the 1962 [[Venice Film Festival]]
*1962 ''[[Ivan's Childhood]]'', the [[Golden Lion]] Award winner at the 1962 [[Venice Film Festival]]
*1966 ''[[Andrei Rublev (film)|Andrei Rublev]]'' (feature film)
*1966 ''[[Andrei Rublev (film)|Andrei Rublev]]''
*1972 ''[[Solaris (1972 film)|Solaris]]'' (sci-fi) (feature film)
*1972 ''[[Solaris (1972 film)|Solaris]]'' (sci-fi)
*1975 ''[[The Mirror (1975 film)|The Mirror]]'' (feature film)
*1975 ''[[The Mirror (1975 film)|The Mirror]]''
*1979 ''[[Stalker (1979 film)|Stalker]]'' (feature film)
*1979 ''[[Stalker (1979 film)|Stalker]]''
*1983 ''[[Nostalghia]]'' (drama)
*1983 ''[[Nostalghia]]'' (drama)


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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111023060901/http://www.kopachev.com/nashe-kino/index.html Mosfilm Studios - 360 Panoramas]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111023060901/http://www.kopachev.com/nashe-kino/index.html Mosfilm Studios - 360 Panoramas]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070326050424/http://www.progettohumus.it/radici.php?name=russia5 Humus Project - Mosfilm: History and fantastic trailers of the most famous and funny movies] {{in lang|it}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070326050424/http://www.progettohumus.it/radici.php?name=russia5 Humus Project - Mosfilm: History and fantastic trailers of the most famous and funny movies] {{in lang|it}}
* [https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/partner/mosfilm Mosfilm cinema at Google Cultural Institute]
* [https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/mosfilm Mosfilm cinema at Google Cultural Institute]


{{Soviet Film Studios}}
{{Soviet Film Studios}}
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[[Category:1920 establishments in Russia]]
[[Category:Entertainment companies of the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:Entertainment companies of the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:Film production companies of the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:Soviet film studios]]

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Kinostudiya MosFilm
Company typeFederal state unitary enterprise
IndustryMotion pictures
Founded30 January 1924; 100 years ago (1924-01-30)
HeadquartersMoscow, Russia
Key people
Karen Shakhnazarov (Chairman)
ProductsMotion pictures
Television programs
Revenue$20.1 million[1] (2017)
$1.89 million[1] (2017)
$1.81 million[2] (2019)
Total assets$63.2 million[1] (2017)
Total equity$60.7 million[1] (2017)
Number of employees
1,500
SubsidiariesARK-fiim, Zhanr Film, Kinoslovo, Ritm, Kurier, Cinema Line
Websiteen.mosfilm.ru

Mosfilm (Russian: Мосфильм, Mosfil’m pronounced [məsˈfʲilʲm]) is a film studio which is among the largest and oldest in the Russian Federation and in Europe. Founded in 1924 in the USSR as a production unit of that nation's film monopoly, its output includes most of the more widely acclaimed Soviet-era films, ranging from works by Andrei Tarkovsky and Sergei Eisenstein, to Red Westerns, to the Akira Kurosawa co-production Dersu Uzala (Дерсу Узала) and War and Peace (Война и мир).[3]

History

Old Mosfilm logo
Entrance sign to Mosfilm Studios in Mosfilmovskaya Street.

The Moscow film production company with studio facilities was established in November 1920 by the motion picture mogul Aleksandr Khanzhonkov ("first film factory") and I. Ermolev ("third film factory") as a unit of Goskino, the USSR's film monopoly. The first movie filmed by Mosfilm was On the Wings Skyward (directed by Boris Mikhin).

In 1927, the construction of a new film studio complex began on Potylikha Street (renamed to Mosfilmovskaya Street in 1939) in Sparrow Hills of Moscow. This film studio was named after the Moscow amalgamated factory Soyuzkino "Tenth Anniversary of October Revolution". In 1934, the film studio was renamed to Moskinokombinat, and in 1936 was relaunched under the Mosfilm name, the name it carries till today. During World War II the film studio personnel were evacuated to Alma-Ata (August 1941) and merged with other Soviet production units into the Central United Film Studio (TsOKS). The Mosfilm personnel returned to Moscow at the end of 1943.

The Mosfilm intro, representing the monument "Worker and Kolkhoz Woman" by Vera Mukhina and Spasskaya Tower of the Kremlin, was introduced in 1947 in the musical comedy Springtime directed by Grigori Aleksandrov and starring Lyubov Orlova and Nikolai Cherkasov.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Mosfilm had produced more than 3,000 films, some of them being granted awards at international film festivals. It continued operations as a quasi-private production company, led by film director Karen Shakhnazarov. As of 2005, the company embraced ten independent studios, located within 13 sound stages occupying an area of 13,000 sq. meters. Tours through this "Russian Hollywood" included a view of Mosfilm's enormous depot with 170 tanks and 50 vintage cars. The biggest sound stage is leased annually to hold the Golden Eagle Awards.

In 2011, Mosfilm released a selection of its classic films online for free viewing.[4]

Selected films

Entrance to Mosfilm Studios with a large clapperboard sign at left
Cascading pond at Mosfilm Studios
Wooden props used as landscaping features in Mosfilm Park
Directed by Sergei Eisenstein
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
Others

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Бухгалтерская отчётность". Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Каталог организаций — List-Org". Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 466–468. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
  4. ^ Mosfilm uploads celluloid classics to youtube
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