Belarusfilm ( be, Беларусьфільм) is the main film studio of

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...

History

Belarusfilm, under the name ''Belgoskino'' was founded in 1924. In 1928, the ''Soviet Belarus'' studio (''Савецкая Беларусь'') was founded in

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

. The studio was moved to

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative stat ...

in 1939. Film production was interrupted by

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, and restarted in 1946, when the studio assumed its current name. In

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

times, the studio was dubbed ''Partizanfilm'', due to the large output of films portraying the Soviet partisan's struggle against

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occupation. The studio was, however, also renowned for its children's films. The studio has to date made 131 animated films. Its first project was a coproduction with Soyuzmultfilm in 1963; a stop motion feature film called ''Attention! The Magician is in the City!''''Attention! The Magician is in the City!''
at animator.ru Consistent animated film production, however, did not begin until 1972. Most of the output has been in Russian rather than Belarusian. Belarusfilm is also a co-organizer of the

Listapad Listapad ( be, Лістапад, ''meaning "November"''), also known as Minsk International Film Festival (MIFF) or Minsk International Film Festival Listapad, is an annual film festival which takes place in November in Minsk, Belarus. It is ...

film festival held in

in November. Among the early, Soviet-era directors who oversaw films for the studio are: Alexander Faintsimmer,

Oleg Frelikh Oleg Nikolayevich Frelikh (russian: Олег Николаевич Фре́лих; 24 March 1887 – 6 September 1953) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor and director. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1947). Biography Oleg Frelikh was born ...

Vladimir Gardin Vladimir Rostislavovich Gardin (russian: Влади́мир Ростисла́вович Га́рдин) (born Vladimir Rostislavovich Blagonravov (Благонра́вов); – 28 May 1965) was a pioneering Russian film director and actor who ...

, Vladimir Korsh-Sablin,

Grigori Roshal Grigori Lvovich Roshal (russian: Григорий Львович Рошаль; October 21, 1899 – January 11, 1983) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed 26 films between 1926 and 1968. Biography Grigori Roshal was born on ...

Boris Shpis Boris Vasilyevich Shpis (russian: Борис Васильевич Шпис; 1903–1939) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. Biography Boris Shpis was a stage designer who joined Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg's (FEKS) in 1924 and ...

, Yuri Tarich and

Mikhail Verner Michael Evgenevich Verner (Russian - Михаил Евгеньевич Вернер; 1881–1941) was a Soviet film director and painter, notable as one of the founders and leaders of cinematography in Ukraine. He set his films both before and aft ...

. In 2019, a large part of the movie '' Squad'' was shot at Belarusfilm. It is the first

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film to be shot in Belarus.

Selected films

USSR

* 1926 ''Tale of the Woods or Forest Story'' * 1927 ''

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'' *

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhano ...

'' Kastus Kalinovsky'' *

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'' * 1929
''See You Tomorrow''
* 1930br>''Hatred''
* 1930br>''Sasha''
*

1933 Events January * January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wis ...

The Return of Nathan Becker The Return of Nathan Becker (russian: Возвращение Нейтана Беккера, Vozvrashchenie Neytana Bekkera) is a 1932 Soviet drama film directed and written by Rachel Milman-Creamer and Boris Shpis. It is a Soviet film telling the ...

'' *

br>''The First Platoon''
* 1934 '' Lieutenant Kijie'' * 1936 '' Late for a Date'' * 1936 ''

Seekers of Happiness ''Seekers of Happiness'' (russian: Искатели счастья, Iskateli schastya) is a Soviet film from 1936 trying to attract Jews to the Jewish Autonomous Oblast (JAO) in the far east of the USSR. It is also known by its alternative name, ...

'' * 1937
''Beethoven Concerto''
' * 1938br>''The Bear''
* 1938 ''Men of the Sea a.k.a. Baltic Sailors'' *

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yugosl ...

'' The Skylarks are Singing'' * 1959 ''A Girl Searches for Her Father'' * 1972 ''Fakir Hour'' *

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

'' The Adventures of Buratino'' * 1976 '' Secret to the Whole World'' * 1977 '' About Red Riding Hood'' * 1985 '' Come and See''

Belarus

* 1993 ''Az vozdam'' * 1993 ''

Me Ivan, You Abraham ''Me Ivan, You Abraham'' (french: Moi Ivan, toi Abraham; be, Я — Іван, ты — Абрам, italic=yes) is a 1993 French-Belarusian film written and directed by Yolande Zauberman. It won the Award of the Youth (French film) at the 1993 C ...

'' *

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...

From Hell to Hell ''From Hell to Hell'' ( be, З пекла ў пекла; russian: Из ада в ад, Iz ada v ad) is a 1997 Belarusian drama film about the Kielce pogrom directed by Dmitry Astrakhan. The film was selected as the Belarusian entry for the Be ...

'' * 1995 ''Lato milosci'' *

''Zeezicht'' * 2003 ''Anastasia Slutskaya'' * 2003 '' Babiy Yar'' * 2003 ''Chernobyl Heart'' * 2004 ''Dunechka'' * 2004 ''On the Nameless Height'' * 2006 '' Franz + Polina'' * 2010 '' Fortress of War'' * 2010 ''Massacre'' * 2012 '' In the Fog'' * 2020 Kupala

References

External links

Official siteMuseum of the History of Belarusian FilmTourist site description of Museum of Belarusian Film (has photos)British Film Institute
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History

Selected films

USSR

Belarus

See also

References

External links