Russian Film Symposium in Pittsburgh (6-9 May 1999)
Vladimir Padunov
padunov+ at pitt.edu
Fri Apr 9 10:50:51 UTC 1999
ANNOUNCEMENT:
FIRST ANNUAL RUSSIAN FILM SYMPOSIUM in PITTSBURGH
The Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, and the University of
Pittsburgh are co-sponsoring the first annual Russian Film Symposium,
which will be held from 6-9 May 1999. The Symposium will consist of three
major parts:
1. "New Russia/New Cinema" Carnegie Museum of Art
A series of recent Russian films that will be screened with English
subtitles. Each film will receive a brief introduction and will be
followed by a general discussion.
Thursday, 6 May* 7pm Valerii Todorovskii's
(and Sunday, 23 May) _Land of the Deaf_(1998)
Friday, 7 May 7pm Aleksei Balabanov's
(and Friday, 21 May) _Of Feaks and Men_ (1998)
Saturday, 8 May 7pm Kira Muratova's
(and Sunday, 16 May) _Three Stories_ (1997)
Sunday, 9 May* 2pm Sergei Ovcharov's
(and Friday, 14 May) _Drumiad_
* Sign-interpreter will be present.
Admission: $5.00 ($4.00 for students and CMA Cineclub members; free to
participants of the academic symposium).
Location: The Carnegie Museum of Art
4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA
Information: 412-622-3212 http://www.clpgh.org/cma/films
http://www.pitt.edu/~slavic/newruss.html
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2. "New Russian/New Experiments" Pittsburgh Filmmakers
Thursday, 6 May 4pm New Russian Experimental Shorts:
Cine Fantom Club
Friday, 7 May 4pm New Russian Animations: SHAR
Studios, Ivan Maksimov,
Lleonid Tishkov
Sunday, 9 May 4pm New Russian Experimental Videos:
Vladimir Kobrin and his
students, Leonid Tishkov,
Aleksandr Molodkin &
Vitalii Bashmolkin
Saturday, 8 May 4pm Press interviews and discussions
with the directors:
Aleksandr Bashirov and
Larisa Sadilova
The series is open to the general public. Each part of the series will be
introduced by film scholar Maria Godovannaya.
The PITT ARTS program will provide a number of free passes to
undergraduate students. Please get in touch with Jen Saffron at
saffron+ at pitt.edu
Location: Pittsburgh Filmmakers
477 Melwood Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA
Information: 412-681-5449 http://www.pghfilmmakers.org
http://www.pitt.edu/~slavic/newexper.html
http://www.pitt.edu/~slavic/newdirect.html
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3. "New Russian/New Directors" David Lawrence Hall
This series is open to the academic participants of the first annual
Russian Film Symposium. Each panel session will focus on a first feature
film by a new Russian director. Each film will receive a brief formal
introduction and be followed by two formal responses, as well as a general
discussion.
Please note: the working languages of this part of the Russian Film
Symposium are Russian and English.
Friday, 7 May 9:00-11:30 Petr Lutsik's _Borderland_ (1998)
1:00-3:30 Aleksandr Bashirov's _The Iron
Heel of the Oligarchy_
(1998)
Saturday, 8 May 9:00-11:30 Nikolai Lebedev's _Snake Source_
(1998)
1:00-3:30 Larisa Sadilova's _Happy
Birthday!_ (1998)
Sunday, 9 May 10:00-1:00 Closing Roundtable for all
participants (Beehive)
Introducers, respondents, directors, and symposium participants include:
Aleksandr Bashirov (St. Petersburg), Birgit Beumers (University of
Bristol, UK), Michael Brewer (University of Pittsburgh), Katerina Clark
(Yale University), Nancy Condee (University of Pittsburgh), Evgenii
Dobrenko (Amherst College), J. Hoberman (_Village Voice_), Mikhail
Iampol'skii (New York University), Marcia Landy (University of
Pittsburgh), Moya Luckett (University of Pittsburgh), Vladimir Padunov
(University of Pittsburgh), Aleksandr Prokhorov (University of
Pittsburgh), Elena Prokhorova (University of Pittsburgh), Larisa Sadilova
(Moscow), Irina Shilova (Institute for Cinema Studies, Moscow), Maia
Turovskaia (Institute for Cinema Studies, Moscow), Neia Zorkaia (Institute
for the Study of Art, Moscow).
David Lawrence Hall is located on the campus of the University of
Pittsburgh in Oakland. Entrance to the hall is from Forbes Avenue.
For additional information on the academic part of the Symposium, please
get in touch with the organizer, Vladimir Padunov: padunov+ at pitt.edu.
Additional information about the events of the Symposium can be found at
http://www.pitt.edu/~slavic/symposium.html
University co-sponsors of the Russian Film Symposium include the Office of
the Provost, the Deans' Offices of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and
the College of Arts and Sciences, the University Center for International
Studies, the Center for Russian and East European Studies, the Department
of Slavic Languages and Literatures, the Film Studies Program, and the
Graduate Program for Cultural Studies.
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Vladimir Padunov padunov+ at pitt.edu
Dept. of Slavic Languages and Literatures
1421-A Cathedral of Learning voice: 1-412-624-5713
University of Pittsburgh FAX: 1-412-624-9714
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
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