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Editor's Column
ELENA STISHOVA. SOMETHING HAS STARTED…
The author shares her thoughts on the October meeting of Moscow cinematographers, who expressed a firm protest against the tearing down of Dom Kino (House of Cinema) and a lack of trust in the leaders of the Russian Union of Cinematographers
Actualities column
GULNARA ABIKEEVA. TWO EPOCHS AND TEN FILMS [Две эпохи и десять фильмов]
Gulnara Abikeeva, a leading critic of Kazakhstan, describes the concept behind her own project — a DVD collection of Central Asian films
RAKHMAN BADALOV. A DYING BREED. [УХОДЯЩАЯ НАТУРА]
The culturologist Rakhman Badalov assesses Gulnara Abikeev's collection as an important cultural event in his essay.
LAURI KYARK. THE ELUSIVE MIRACLE, WITH AND WITHOUT A BUDGET
The Estonian film critic Lauri Kryak believes that Estonia's entrance into the European Union will create a favorable climate for investment for the development of national cinematography
«KF» PREMIERES
SERGEI KUDRYAVTSEV. AD PROFUNDUM.
VALENTIN CHERNIKH. VALERY RUBINCHIK'S PEDALS
Two review of Valery Rubinchik's film «Nankin Landscape»
NIKOLAI KHRYSTALIOV. CLOSE RETRO
KONSTANTIN SCHERBAKOV. LET IT BE A MYSTERY
Two reviews of Oleg Safaralieva's film «Good-bye, southern city.»
FILM, FILM, FILM…
Gulnara Abikeeva
A review of Gela Bablyani's «13», a winning film at the International Independent Film Festival at Sundance (USA)
GULBARA TOLOMUSHOVA. IS IT EASY TO CREATE YOUR OWN WORLD?
A review of Yolkin Tuichev's film «Source» (Uzbekistan)
NIGORA KARIMBAEVA: «JUST AS PUSHKIN'S TATYANA, I ALWAYS MAKE THE FIRST MOVE.»
An interview by Darya Borisova with Nigora Karimbaeva, an Uzbek film star who plays the main role in the film «Source»
SERGEI ANASHKIN. HOLD YOUR BREATH!
A review of the Yakutian film «Breathe!», directed by Sergei Potapov
DEBUT
SVETLANA KHOKHRYAKOVA. THE TUNER.
Review of the film debut by Kazakh documentary film director Zhanabek Zhetyruyova «Notes of a Trackwalker»
CONCEPTIONS. HYPOTHESES. FINDINGS.
YEVGENY GUSYATINSKY. AN OBVIOUS VICTORY OVER THE UNBELIEVABLE.
The 63rd Venice International Film Festival through the eyes of a film critic
VALERY FOMIN. HOW STEEL WAS STRENGTHENED [КАК ЗАКАЛЯЛАСЬ СТАЛЬ. СОВЕТСКОЕ МНОГОНАЦИОНАЛЬНОЕ, 30-е.]
Based on archival documents, this piece of research into the cinema politics of Stalin's regime at the beginning of the 1930s is aimed at the centralization of authority for cinematographers in all of the Soviet Republics
AUTHOR'S COLUMN
NOTES OF A LAID BACK MOVIE WATCHER
LEV ANNINSKY. FACE TO FACE?
An overview of films from the international movie festival «East-West» (Baku)
TRIVIALITIES
IRAKLI KVIRIKADZE. CHRISTMAS RITUAL
Memoirs of a famous film writer in the genre known as Georgian comedy
PERSONA
LUDMILA LEMESHEVA. THE ESSENCE HAS SURFACED…
ALEKSANDR LIPKOV. HE WILL REMAIN IN THE ART AND IN THE MEMORY
Remembrances of the great Ukrainian actor Konstantin Stepankov, an analysis of his roles and thoughts on the artists personality
INFO-COLUMN
This rubric includes reviews from the Dushanbe International Film Festival by Mokhsen Makhmalbaf, a well-known Iranian director who was one of its organizers; on meetings of Central Asian cinematographers in Issik-kule, as well as correspondence on Russian films shown in Latvia.
IN MEMORIAM
In memory of Neya Zorkaya (1924—2006)
Obituaries by Vera Maksimova, Elena Stishova, Irina Pavlova, Khodzhakuli Narliev, Asya Baigozhina, Rakhman Badalov.
Published condolences sent by the Union of Cinematographers of the countries of the former Soviet Union.
In memory of Alexander Rudenko, obituary by Konstantin Scherbakov
SCREENPLAYS
Irakli Kvirikadze. «A rainbow through the eyes of a lame dog». (end of the screenplay)