History of the cinema concern Mosfilm

The film studio logo, 1970/1970, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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The film studio logo 1970

The Cinema Concern Mosfilm is currently Russia’s leading film studio, which brings together the best talent and production teams of the country. It is one of Europe’s largest studios operating state-of-the-art facilities for each and every step of the movie production cycle.

The future Mosfilm studio was built on the First and Third Film Factories of the Goskino works established in 1919, when the studios owned by the cinema moguls of that time — Aleksandr Khanzhonkov and Iosif Ermolyev— were nationalized.

The film studio building in Zhitnaya Street, 1920/1920, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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The film studio building in Zhitnaya Street 1920

A.Hanzhonkova on Zhitnaya street, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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A.Hanzhonkova on Zhitnaya street

Small Atelier, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Small Atelier

Studio, 1920/1920, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Studio 1920

In 1923, the First and Third Film Factories essentially merged into a single studio, located in Zhitnaya Street. In November 1923, the studio started filming its first movie On the Wings Skyward (directed by the studio director Boris Mikhin), which was released on 30 January 1924.

Special effects artists at work, 1920/1920, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Special effects artists at work 1920

Since then, Mosfilm has produced more than 2,500 feature films — several generations of Russian and foreign viewers grew up watching them.

War and Peace, 1965/1967, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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The Shield and the Sword, 1967/1968, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Alexander Nevsky, 1938/1938, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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War and Peace 1965 - 1967 The Shield and the Sword 1967 - 1968 Alexander Nevsky 1938

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears, 1979/1979, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears 1979

The Golden Key, 1939/1939, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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The Golden Key 1939

We are Jazzmen, 1983/1983, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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We are Jazzmen 1983

Nest of Gentry, 1969/1969, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Dersu Uzala, 1975/1975, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Teheran, 1980/1980, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Nest of Gentry 1969 Dersu Uzala 1975 Teheran 1980

True Friends, 1954/1954, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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True Friends 1954

Tractor Drivers, 1939/1939, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Tractor Drivers 1939

Anna Karenina, 1967/1967, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Anna Karenina 1967

Jolly Fellows, 1934/1934, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Walking the Streets of Moscow, 1963/1963, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Ballad of a Soldier, 1959/1959, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Jolly Fellows 1934 Walking the Streets of Moscow 1963 Ballad of a Soldier 1959

The main building, 1929/1929, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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The main building 1929

In 1926, the First and Third Film Factories of Goskino were named the United Moscow Factory Sovkino. The number of released movies increased, and so did the staff of the studio. The premises in Zhitnaya Street were not enough for the growing Soviet film industry, and in 1927, the groundbreaking ceremony for a cinema town was held in Vorobyovy Gory near the village of Potylikha.

In February 1931, the new studio began operations. During the following three years, the name of the studio was changed a few times, until it was renamed Film Studio Mosfilm on 4 January 1936.

Location - before the "Mosfilm", From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Location - before the "Mosfilm"

Battleship Potemkin, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Battleship Potemkin

The Diamond Arm, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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The Diamond Arm

The Diamond Arm, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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The New Gulliver, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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The New Gulliver

Volga-Volga, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Volga-Volga

Alexander Nevsky, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Alexander Nevsky

The Children of Captain Grant, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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The Children of Captain Grant

Ivan Vasilievich Changes Profession, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Ivan Vasilievich Changes Profession

Ivan Vasilievich Changes Profession, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Four Hearts, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Four Hearts

After the victory in the Great Patriotic War, it was decided that the main film studio of the country should have a recognizable logo. 

The Worker and Kolkhoz Woman composition, which represented the accomplishments of the Soviet Union, won the competition for the best logo, and the author of the sculpture, Vera Ivanovna Mukhina, created a smaller version specially for Mosfilm and donated it to the studio.

The film studio logo, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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The film studio logo

The vanity card, which first appeared in Spring directed by Grigori Aleksandrov in 1947, has remained the symbol of the studio for decades.

Old film studio logo, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Old film studio logo

At various times, remarkable directors, whose masterpieces carved a place for themselves in the hall of fame of international cinema, created their best works at Mosfilm.

Director Sergei Eisenstein on the set of Ivan the Terrible, 1944/1945, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Director Sergei Eisenstein on the set of Ivan the Terrible 1944 - 1945

Director Ivan Pyryev while filming - Kuban Cossacks 19, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Director Ivan Pyryev while filming - Kuban Cossacks 19

Director Grigori Aleksandrov on the set of Russian Souvenir, 1960/1960, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Director Grigori Aleksandrov on the set of Russian Souvenir 1960

Director Aleksandr Ptushko on the set of Ruslan and Lyudmila, 1972/1972, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Director Aleksandr Ptushko on the set of Ruslan and Lyudmila 1972

Director Leonid Gaidai while filming - Sportloto-82 in 1982, 1982/1982, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Director Leonid Gaidai while filming - Sportloto-82 in 1982

Director Andrei Tarkovsky on the set of Solaris, 1972/1972, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Director Andrei Tarkovsky on the set of Solaris 1972

Director and actor Sergei Bondarchuk on the set of War and Peace, 1967/1967, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Director and actor Sergei Bondarchuk on the set of War and Peace 1967

Among well-known directors — Sergei Eisenstein, Alexander Dovzhenko, Vsevolod Pudovkin, Ivan Pyryev, Grigori Aleksandrov, Mikhail Romm, Grigory Chukhray, Mikhail Kalatozov, Sergei Bondarchuk, Andrei Tarkovsky, Leonid Gayday and many more.

Director Mikhail Kalatozov on the set of The Cranes are Flying, 1957/1957, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Director Mikhail Kalatozov on the set of The Cranes are Flying 1957

Director Mikhail Romm on the set of Admiral Ushakov, 1953/1953, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Director Mikhail Romm on the set of Admiral Ushakov 1953

Mosfilm’s movies were screened in international film festivals, competitions and shows and won international acclaim — Mosfilm won numerous awards, including the Golden Lion of St. Mark, Golden Shell for the best film at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, the Palme d'Or of the Cannes Film Festival, U.S. Academy Awards, and many more.

The main building, 2014/2014, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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The main building 2014

Mosfilm Cinema Concern today the largest Russian film industry leading company, combining the best creative and productive forces.

This is one of the largest studios in Europe, equipped with modern high-tech equipment, allowing to carry out fully the whole cycle of filmmaking.

Recent years, “Mosfilm” actively engaged in upgrading its technological base.

Sound studio, 2014/2014, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Sound studio 2014

Studio, 2014/2014, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Studio 2014

Film set, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Film set

Done a lot of work on the reconstruction of the pavilions and studios, equipping them with the latest equipment and shooting equipment that meet the highest standards of today.

Dubbing studio “Mosfilm”, where the most modern digital equipment, became the first in the world in 2006 received from the company «Dolby Laboratories» Quality Certificate Dolby Premier Studio.

In the studio, in addition to a modern complex storage is a unique museum of historical costume, props and vintage vehicles.

Set design and production props, property storage, 2014/2014, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Set design and production props, property storage

Hotshots movie, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Hotshots movie

Complex of scenic staging, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Complex of scenic staging

Great value Cinema concern “Mosfilm” gives not only the creation of wonderful films, but also the preservation, restoration and digitization of extensive collections of movies, entered into the world of cinema classics.

Telecine complex, From the collection of: Mosfilm Cinema Concern
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Telecine complex

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