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| name = Kinostudiya MosFilm
| logo = Mosfilm 2024 stamp of Russia.jpg
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| logo_caption = A 2024 stamp of Russia dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Mosfilm, featuring its post-2012 logo
| type = [[Unitary enterprise|Federal state unitary enterprise]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|1924|01|30|df=yes}}
| location = [[Moscow]], [[Russia]]
| key_people = [[Karen Shakhnazarov]] ([[Chairman]])<ref name="Mosfilm7484302"/>
| num_employees = 1,500
| subsid = ARK-film, Zhanr Film, Kinoslovo, Ritm, Kurier, Cinema Line
| industry = [[Film industry|Motion pictures]]
| products = [[Film|Motion pictures]]<br />[[Television program]]s
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'''Mosfilm''' ({{langx|ru|Мосфильм}}, ''Mosfil’m'' {{IPA|ru|məsˈfʲilʲm|pron}}, initialism and portmanteau of Moscow Films) is a [[film studio]] in [[Moscow]] which is among the largest and oldest in the [[Russian Federation]] and in [[Europe]]. Founded in 1924 in the [[USSR]] as a production unit of that nation's film monopoly, its output includes most of the more widely acclaimed Soviet-era films, ranging from works by [[Andrei Tarkovsky]] and [[Sergei Eisenstein]], to [[Ostern|Red Westerns]], to the [[Akira Kurosawa]] co-production ''[[Dersu Uzala (1975 film)|Dersu Uzala]]'' ({{lang|ru|Дерсу Узала}}) and ''[[War and Peace (film series)|War and Peace]]'' ({{lang|ru|Война и мир}}).<ref>{{cite book|title=Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema|author=Peter Rollberg|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|year=2009|place=US|isbn=978-0-8108-6072-8|pages=466–468}}</ref>
== History ==
[[File:mosfilm logo old.jpg|thumb|left|Old Mosfilm logo]]
[[File:Mosfilm Studios Entrance Sign Moscow.jpg|thumb|right|Entrance sign to Mosfilm Studios in [[Mosfilmovskaya Street]].]]
The [[Moscow]] film [[production company]] with [[studio]] facilities was established in November 1920 by the motion picture mogul [[Aleksandr Khanzhonkov]] ("first film factory") and I. Ermolev ("third film factory") as a unit of [[Goskino]], the USSR's film monopoly. The first movie filmed by Mosfilm was ''On the Wings Skyward'' (directed by Boris Mikhin).
In 1927, the construction of a new film studio complex began on Potylikha Street (renamed to [[Mosfilmovskaya Street]] in 1939) in [[Sparrow Hills]] of Moscow. This film studio was named after the ''Moscow amalgamated factory Soyuzkino "Tenth Anniversary of [[October Revolution]]"''. In 1934, the film studio was renamed to ''Moskinokombinat'', and in 1936 was relaunched under the ''Mosfilm'' name, the name it carries till today. During [[World War II]] the film studio personnel were evacuated to [[Alma-Ata]] (August 1941) and merged with other [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] production units into the ''Central United Film Studio'' (''TsOKS''). The Mosfilm personnel returned to Moscow at the end of 1943.
The Mosfilm intro, representing the monument "[[Worker and Kolkhoz Woman]]" by [[Vera Mukhina]] and [[Kremlin towers|Spasskaya Tower]] of [[Moscow Kremlin|the Kremlin]], was introduced in 1947 in the musical comedy ''[[Springtime (1947 film)|Springtime]]'' directed by [[Grigori Aleksandrov]] and starring [[Lyubov Orlova]] and [[Nikolay Konstantinovich Cherkasov|Nikolai Cherkasov]].
After the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]], Mosfilm had produced more than 3,000 films, some of them being granted awards at international [[Film festival|film festivals]]. It continued operations as a quasi-private [[production company]], led by film director [[Karen Shakhnazarov]]. As of 2005, the company embraced ten independent studios, located within 13 sound stages occupying an area of 13,000 sq. meters. Tours through this "Russian Hollywood" included a view of Mosfilm's enormous depot with 170 tanks and 50 vintage cars. According to Mosfilm chairman Shakhnazarov the studio handed over to the [[Russian Armed Forces]] in 2023 28 [[T-55 tank]]s, 8 [[PT-76 tank]]s, 6 [[infantry fighting vehicle]]s and 8 [[tow truck]]s.<ref name="Mosfilm7484302">{{cite web |author=|title=Russia sends film studio's military equipment from 1950s to war|url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/11/13/7484302/|website=[[Ukrainska Pravda]]|date=13 November 2024|access-date=13 November 2024|language=English}}</ref> The biggest sound stage is leased annually to hold the [[Golden Eagle Award (Russia)|Golden Eagle Awards]]. In 2011, Mosfilm [http://cinema.mosfilm.ru/films/ released a selection of its classic films] online for free viewing.<ref>[https://themoscowtimes.com/articles/mosfilm-uploads-classics-to-youtube-6715 Mosfilm uploads celluloid classics to youtube]</ref>
==Selected films==
[[File:Entrance to Mosfilm Studios.jpg|thumb|right|Entrance to Mosfilm Studios with a large [[clapperboard]] sign at left]]
[[File:Cascading ponds Mosfilm Moscow.jpg|thumb|right|Cascading pond at Mosfilm Studios]]
[[File:Mosfilm Studios Pond Moscow.jpg|thumb|right|Wooden props used as landscaping features in Mosfilm Park]]
;Directed by [[Sergei Eisenstein]]
*1925 ''[[The Battleship Potemkin]]'', a historical [[silent film]]
*1938 ''[[Alexander Nevsky (film)|Alexander Nevsky]]'', a historical film
*1946 ''[[Ivan The Terrible, Part II]]'', a historical film
;Directed by [[Andrei Tarkovsky]]
*1960 ''[[The Steamroller and the Violin]]'', a short film
*1962 ''[[Ivan's Childhood]]'', the [[Golden Lion]] Award winner at the 1962 [[Venice Film Festival]]
*1966 ''[[Andrei Rublev (film)|Andrei Rublev]]''
*1972 ''[[Solaris (1972 film)|Solaris]]'' (sci-fi)
*1975 ''[[The Mirror (1975 film)|The Mirror]]''
*1979 ''[[Stalker (1979 film)|Stalker]]''
*1983 ''[[Nostalghia]]'' (drama)
;Others
*1934 ''[[Jolly Fellows (1934 film)|Jolly Fellows]]'' directed by [[Grigori Alexandrov]] ([[musical comedy]])
*1935 ''[[Aerograd]]'' directed by [[Alexander Dovzhenko]] (science fiction)
*1936 ''[[Circus (1936 film)|Circus]]'' directed by Alexandrov (musical comedy)
*1938 ''[[Volga-Volga]]'' also directed by Alexandrov (musical comedy)
*1939 ''[[Minin and Pozharsky (film)|Minin and Pozharsky]]'' directed by [[Vsevolod Pudovkin]] and [[Mikhail Doller]] (historical film)
*1950 ''[[The_Fall_of_Berlin_(film)|The Fall of Berlin]]'' directed by [[Mikheil Chiaureli]], (war, [[propaganda]]). Music by [[Dmitri Shostakovich]]
*1956 ''[[Ilya Muromets (film)|Ilya Muromets]]'' directed by [[Aleksandr Ptushko]] ([[fantasy film]])
*1957 ''[[The Cranes Are Flying]]'', a war drama directed by [[Mikhail Kalatozov]], 1958 winner of [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[Cannes Film Festival]]
*1957 ''[[Miles of Fire]]'', an [[ostern]] film directed by [[Samson Samsonov]]
*1959 ''[[Ballad of a Soldier]]'', a [[war film]] directed by [[Grigori Chukhrai]], a 1959 special jury prize winner of [[Cannes Film Festival]] and 1961 [[Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay|Academy Award]] nominant.
*1962 ''[[Hussar Ballad]]'' directed by [[Eldar Ryazanov]] (comedy)
*1963 ''[[Walking the Streets of Moscow]]'' directed by [[Georgi Daneliya]] (comedy)
*1964 ''[[Welcome, or No Trespassing]]'' directed by [[Elem Klimov]] (comedy)
*1964 ''[[I Am Cuba]]'' directed by [[Mikhail Kalatozov]] ([[expressionism]], [[propaganda]])
*1965 ''[[Adventures of a Dentist]]'' directed by [[Elem Klimov]] (comedy)
*1966 ''[[Beware of the Car|Watch Out for the Automobile]]'' directed by [[Eldar Ryazanov]] (comedy)
*1966 ''[[Wings (1966 film)|Wings]]'' directed by [[Larisa Shepitko]] (drama)
*1966 ''[[The Elusive Avengers]]'' directed by [[Edmond Keosayan]] ([[Ostern]])
*1967 ''[[Viy (1967 film)|Viy]]'' ([[Film adaptation]], [[horror film]])
*1968 ''[[War and Peace (film series)|War and Peace]]'' directed by [[Sergei Bondarchuk]] (historical), [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] in 1968 winner.
*1968 ''[[The Nile and the Life]]'' (feature film)
*1968 ''[[The Diamond Arm]]'' directed by [[Leonid Gaidai]] (comedy)
*1969 ''[[Liberation (film series)|Liberation]]'' directed by [[Yuri Ozerov (director)|Yuri Ozerov]] (historical drama)
*1969 ''[[The Brothers Karamazov (1969 film)|The Brothers Karamazov]]'' (historical), [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] in 1969 nominant.
*1969 ''[[White Sun of the Desert]]'' directed by [[Vladimir Motyl]] ([[Ostern]])
*1971 ''[[Tchaikovsky (film)|Tchaikovsky]]'' directed by [[Igor Talankin]] (historical), [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] in 1971 nominee.
*1971 ''[[Stariki-razboyniki]]'' directed by [[Eldar Ryazanov]] (comedy)
*1972 ''[[Gentlemen of Fortune]]'' (comedy)
*1973 ''[[Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future]]'' directed by [[Leonid Gaidai]] (comedy)
*1974 ''[[At Home Among Strangers]]'' directed by [[Nikita Mikhalkov]] ([[ostern]])
*1974 ''[[Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia]]'' directed by [[Franco Prosperi]] and [[Eldar Ryazanov]]
*1975 ''[[Dersu Uzala (1975 film)|Dersu Uzala]]'' (Soviet-Japanese joint production) directed by [[Akira Kurosawa]] (historical), [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] in 1975 winner.
*1975 ''[[Siberiade]]'' directed by [[Andrei Konchalovsky]] (saga)
*1975 ''[[Afonya]]'' directed by [[Georgi Daneliya]] (comedy)
*1975 ''[[The Irony of Fate]]'' directed by [[Eldar Ryazanov]] (comedy)
*1976 ''[[The Ascent (1977 film)|The Ascent]]'' directed by [[Larisa Shepitko]] ([[war film]]), the Golden Bear Award at the [[Berlin Film Festival]] in 1977 winner.
*1976 ''[[Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven|Queen of the Gypsies]]'' directed by [[Emil Loteanu]] ([[drama]])
*1977 ''[[Mimino]]'' directed by [[Georgi Daneliya]] (comedy)
*1977 ''[[Office Romance]]'' directed by [[Eldar Ryazanov]] (comedy)
*1979 ''[[Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears]]'' (melodrama), [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] in 1980 winner.
*1981 ''[[Private Life (1982 film)|Private Life]]'' (drama) directed by [[Yuli Raizman]], [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] in 1981 nominee.
*1981 ''[[Teheran 43]]'' (spy)
*1982 ''[[Lenin in Paris]]'' (historical)
*1985 ''[[Come and See]]'' directed by [[Elem Klimov]] ([[war film]]; a co-production with [[Belarusfilm]])
*1986 ''[[Kin-dza-dza!]]'' directed by [[Georgi Daneliya]] (science-fiction)
*1987 ''[[A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines]]'' ([[red western]]) directed by Alla Surikova
*1990 ''Lessons at the End of Spring'' ({{lang|ru|Уроки в конце весны}}), written and directed by [[Oleg Kavun]] (drama)
*2002 ''[[The Star (2002 film)|The Star]]'' ([[war film]]) directed by Nikolai Lebedev
*2007 ''[[The Irony of Fate 2]]''
*2008 ''[[You and I (2008 film)|You and I]]''
*2008 ''The Vanished Empire'' ({{lang|ru|Исчезнувшая империя}})
*2012 ''Kromov'' ({{lang|ru|Кромовъ}})
*2012 ''[[White Tiger (2012 film)|White Tiger]]''
*2016 ''[[Mrs K]]'' (Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and South Korea.)
*2017 ''[[Anna Karenina: Vronsky's Story]]''
*2019 ''[[Soldier Boy (film)|Soldier Boy]]
== See also ==
* [[Cinema of the Soviet Union]]
* [[Cinema of Russia]]
* [[China Film Group Corporation]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
*{{Official website|en.mosfilm.ru}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111023060901/http://www.kopachev.com/nashe-kino/index.html Mosfilm Studios - 360 Panoramas]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070326050424/http://www.progettohumus.it/radici.php?name=russia5 Humus Project - Mosfilm: History and fantastic trailers of the most famous and funny movies] {{in lang|it}}
* [https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/mosfilm Mosfilm cinema at Google Cultural Institute]
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