Roskino

Roskino or Federal Agency on Culture and Cinematography (Федеральное агентство по культуре и кинематографии (Роскино) was a federal establishment in the Russian Federation.

It was abolished by President on May 12, 2008, with its functions handed over to the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.

On September 30, 1992, the State Committee of Russian Federation for Cinematography was created, which was called "Roskomkino" (Роскомкино). By a decree of August 14, 1996 it was made from "State Committee" into the "Committee" which is its current name (Roskino, Russian: Роскино). It was modeled on the Soviet goskino.

Presidents

• 1992 – 1999 Armen Medvedev
• 1999 – 2008 Aleksandr Golutva

See also

• Cinema Foundation of Russia