Gerasimov Institute for Cinematography
| Gerasimov Institute for Cinematography | |
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| founding | 1919 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Moscow |
| country | Russia |
| Rector | Vladimir Malyshev |
| Website | www.vgik.info |
The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography , often called WGIK abbreviated ( Russian Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С.А.Герасимова, ВГИК ), is a state film school in Moscow .
history
The Institute for Cinematography was founded in 1919 by Vladimir Gardin as the Moscow Film School , making it the oldest film school in the world.
From 1934 to 1991 the institute was called the "State All-Union Institute for Cinematography" ( Russian Всесоюзный государственный институт кинематографии ). In 1986 it was also named after the Russian director and actor Sergei Gerasimow .
Faculty
- Alexei Batalow
- Sergei Bondarchuk
- Marlen Khuziev
- Alexander Dovchenko
- Sergei Eisenstein
- Sergei Gerassimov
- Roman Karmen
- Lew Kuleschow
- Vsevolod Pudovkin
- July Raisman
- Mikhail Romm
- Andrei Ushakov
Graduates (selection)
- 1954: Ija Alexejewna Arepina
- 1976: Ilmar Taska
- 2004: Aljona Jewgenjewna Polunina
Web links
- Website of the Institute of Cinematography (Russian)
- VGIK in the Internet Movie Database (English)