Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography

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All-Russian State University of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov (a.k.a. VGIK)
Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С. А. Герасимова (ВГИК)
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Former names
 All-Union State Institute of Cinematography; Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С. А. Герасимова
Type Film school
Established 1919 (by Vladimir Gardin)
President Alexander Novikov
Rector Vladimir Malyshev
Academic staff
 c. 200
Location
Moscow
,
Russian Federation
,
Russia
Campus Urban
Website vgik.info (in Russian language)

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The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (Russian: Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С. А. Герасимова, meaning All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov), a.k.a. VGIK, is a film school in Moscow, Russia.[1][2]

History

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The institute was founded in 1919 by the film director Vladimir Gardin as the Moscow Film School and is the first and oldest film school in the world.[3] From 1934 to 1991 the film school was known as the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography (Russian: Всесоюзный государственный институт кинематографии).

Film directors who have taught at the institute include Lev Kuleshov, Marlen Khutsiev, Aleksey Batalov, Sergei Eisenstein, Mikhail Romm and Vsevolod Pudovkin.

Since 1986, the school has been named after the film director and actor Sergei Gerasimov.

The founding of the institute was authorized by V. I. Lenin in 1919. Its work in the early years was hampered by a shortage of film stock. It has a history as one of the oldest film schools in existence; many film directors have taught at the institute. During the period of the Soviet Union it was a requirement of the state to attend VGIK in order to be allowed to direct a film.[citation needed]. More recently, its alumni were drawn both from the USSR (Soviet Union) and from other socialist and other countries, though it was a requirement for students to first learn Russian prior to attending. It is among the few film schools which offer scriptwriting courses.[4]

Notable alumni

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Notable alumni include:

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Faculty

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An example of a short, silent film that was produced for a lighting class at the VGIK
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Filmmaker David Lynch speaking at the VGIK

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See also: Category:Academic staff of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography

In 2015-2016, the Institute featured the following faculties:

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  • Directing Faculty
  • Acting Faculty
  • Arts Faculty
  • Filming Faculty
  • Animation and Multimedia Faculty
  • Scripting and Film Studies Faculty
  • Production and Economics Faculty
  • Inter-faculty departments and labs:
    • Department of History and Philosophy
    • Department of Cultural Theory, History and Esthetics
    • Laboratory of Film Drama
    • Laboratory of Painting and Drawing
    • Laboratory of Arts
    • Laboratory of International Film History
    • Laboratory of Classical and Stop-motion Animation
    • Laboratory of Computer Graphics and Multimedia

References

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  4. ↑ Bawden, Liz-Anne, ed. (1976) The Oxford Companion to Film. Oxford University Press; ISBN 0-19-211541-3; p. 729
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External links

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