the program Director of the theater became a film critic and curator Stas Tyrkin. Director of event-driven programs – Galapiha Debt, General producer Strelka Film Festival. Varvara Melnikova, managing Director of the company “bill” – became the managing Director of the theater.
the Details are as follows. “Art” with the end of this year will operate as the premiere and the festival centre. Promised that the program “will present the world cinema in all its diversity”.
Stas Tyrkin is known that is responsible for the film programme “Gogol-center” is the program Director of Strelka Film Festival and works in the jury of Russian and international festivals, among them the film festivals in Locarno, Vilnius, Warsaw and El Gouna. “The name binding: “Art” may not seem random movies, so the main principle will be the selectivity, a clear curatorial selection to find the new “artistry”. While there is no discrimination on formats and genres: sometimes quality mainstream better than the average “festival” film, full of mournful art stamps,” says Stas Tyrkin.
Director of event-driven programs are assigned a well-known producer of film screenings Galapiha Debt, General producer Strelka Film Festival. Galapiha able to turn in the event of any event for which taken. Varvara Melnikova – the new managing Director of the cinema “Art” tells about the present stage of work as follows: “Artistic” work as a theater premiere and the festival centre. Throughout the year we will cover world kinopovest, including show movies are not purchased for the Russian hire. Now we establish cooperation with foreign cultural institutions in order to arrange a joint film screenings, retrospectives and educational events. In addition, the “Art” you will see the first of a series of the most anticipated series”.
it is Pertinent to recall that the theater was closed for restoration in January 2014. In 2016 the company A&NN Alexander Mamuta have pledged to restore the building. From 2019, the cinema is a joint asset Rambler Group and A&NN.
by the Way, last year opened a new cinema “Illusion” that before the pandemic, presented very interesting programs and events. New leadership and at the cinema “pioneer” – so that the viewer can choose when the cinema opens, which is good. I am glad that the movie theaters are transformed into cultural centres and clusters – each with its thought-out program and the individuals that form it. The advantage of “Art” in the location. So we wish him fruitful work. Before the list of FESTIVA��her the Ministry of culture, it was listed on 10-24 November, the festival “Art”, and 25-31 of December – “New year in “Art”. Will look forward to. The very date for the opening of the cinema promised that will be announced later.
“Art”, the oldest cinema of Moscow, opened in 1909; the object of cultural heritage of regional value. The cinema building was designed by architect Nicholas Annunciation and later rebuilt by the Russian architect Fyodor Schechtel. The cinema was visited by Leo Tolstoy, Sergei Yesenin and other legendary figures of culture and art. Here in 1926, was the premiere of the film by Sergei Eisenstein “Battleship Potemkin” and 30 years showed the first Soviet sound and color films.
