First Annual Pittsburgh Russian Film Symposium
General Schedule of Events
Thursday, May 6th
- 4:00-5:45
- New Russia/New Experiments: New Russian Experimental Shorts. Cine Fantom Club"[105 min]. Admission is free to participants in the academicsymposium. [Pittsburgh Filmmakers. 477 Melwood Avenue, Oakland. Phone:412-681-5449.] http://www.pghfilmmakers.org/.
- 5:45-7:00
- Dinner Break
- 7:00-9:30
- Public Screening: Land of the Deaf (Strana glukhikh, 1997), dir. Valerii Todorovskii [115 min]. Introduced by Michael Brewer. The screening will be followed by a fifteen-minute Question and Answer Session. Admission is free to participants in the academic symposium. [The Carnegie Museum of Art. 4400 Forbes Avenue, Oakland. Phone: 412-622-3212.]
- 9:30-11:00
- Informal gathering at The Union Grill [413 S. Craig Street,Oakland. Phone: 412-681-8620] for food, drinks, and discussion.
Friday, May 7th
- 9:00-11:30
- Morning Panel. [David Lawrence Hall 106].
- M.C.: Vladimir Padunov.
- Intro: Neia Zorkaia (Institute for the Study of Art, Moscow).
- Screening: Okraina(Borderland, 1998), dir. Petr Lutsik [100 min].
- Papers: Katerina Clark (Yale University), Daniel Wild (FilmStudies, University of Pittsburgh).
- 11:30-1:00
- Lunch Break
- 1:00-3:30
- Afternoon Panel. [David Lawrence Hall 106]
- M.C.: Nancy Condee.
- Intro: Evgenii Dobrenko (Amherst College).
- Screening: Zheleznaia piata oligarkhii (Iron Heel of Oligarchy,1998), dir. Aleksandr Bashirov [70 min].
- Papers: Marsha Landy (University of Pittsburgh), Vladimir Padunov(University of Pittsburgh).
- 4:00-5:30
- New Russia/New Experiments: New Russian Animations: SHAR Studio, Ivan Maksimov, Leonid Tishkov [89 min]. Admission is free toparticipants in the academic symposium. [Pittsburgh Filmmakers. 477Melwood Avenue, Oakland. Phone: 412-681-5449]. http://www.pghfilmmakers.org/.
- 5:30-7:00
- Dinner Break
- 7:00-9:30
- Public Screening: Of Freaks and Men (Pro iurodov i liudei, 1998), dir. Aleksei Balabanov (1999) [93 min]. Introduced by Jane Feuer. The screening will be followed by a fifteen-minute Question and Answer Session. Admission is free to participants in the academic symposium. [The Carnegie Museum of Art. 4400 Forbes Avenue, Oakland. Phone: 412-622-3212.]
- 9:30-11:00
- Informal gathering at The Union Grill [413 S. Craig Street,Oakland. Phone: 412-681-8620] for food, drinks, and discussion.
Saturday, May 8th
- 9:00-11:30
- Morning Panel. [David Lawrence Hall 106]
- M.C.: Michael Brewer.
- Intro: Elena Prokhorova (University of Pittsburgh).
- Screening: Zmeinyi istochnik (Snake Source, 1998), dir. NikolaiLebedev [90 min].
- Papers: Irina Shilova (Institute for Cinema Studies,Moscow), Birgit Beumers (University of Bristol, UK).
- 11:30-1:00
- Lunch Break
- 1:00-3:30
- Afternoon Panel. [David Lawrence Hall 106]
- M.C.: Nancy Condee.
- Intro: Aleksandr Prokhorov (University of Pittsburgh).
- Screening: S dnem rozhdeniia! (Happy Birthday!, 1998),dir. Larissa Sadilova [69 min].
- Papers: Maia Turovskaia (Institute for Cinema Studies, Moscow),Moya Luckett (University of Pittsburgh).
- 4:00-5:30
- Three Directors: Press interviews and discussion with the public: Aleksandr Bashirov, Petr Lutsik, Larissa Sadilova. Pittsburgh Filmmakers [477 Melwood Ave. North Oakland. Phone: 681-5449]. For more information visit http://www.rusfilm.pitt.edu/1999/newdirect.html or http://www.pghfilmmakers.org.
- 5:30-7:00
- Dinner Break
- 7:00-9:00
- Public Screening: Three Stories (Tri istorii, 1997), dir. Kira Muratova [114 min]. Introduced by Mikhail Iampol'skii. The screening will be followed by a fifteen-minute Question and Answer Session. Admission is free to participants in the academic symposium. [The Carnegie Museum of Art. 4400 Forbes Avenue, Oakland. Phone: 412-622-3212]. .
- 9:30-12:00
- Symposium Banquet at Ali Baba [404 S. Craig Street,Oakland. Phone: 412-682-2829]. By invitation only.
Sunday, May 9th
- 10:00-1:00
- Closing Round-Table at The Beehive [3807 Forbes Avenue,Oakland. Phone: 412-683-4483]. Sixteen speakers plusparticipants. M.C.: Vladimir Padunov.
- 1:00-2:00
- Lunch Break
- 2:00-4:00
- Public Screening: Drumiad (Barabaniada, 1993), dir. Sergei Ovcharov [93 min]. Introduced by Nancy Condee. Admission is free to participants in the academic symposium. [The Carnegie Museum of Art. 4400 Forbes Avenue, Oakland. Phone: 412-622-3212].
- 4:00-6:30
- New Russia/New Experiements: VladimirKobrin and his Students, Leonid Tishkov, Aleksandr Molodkin and Vitalii Bashmolkin [141 min]. Admission is free to participants in theacademic symposium. [Pittsburgh Filmmakers. 477 Melwood Avenue, NorthOakland. Phone: 412-681-5449]. htttp://www.pghfilmmakers.org.
For more information on the public screenings "New Russia/New Cinema visit http://www.rusfilm.pitt.edu/1999/newruss.html. For more information on the series of experimental videos "New Russia/New Experiments," visit http://www.rusfilm.pitt.edu/1999/newexper.html. For information about the public forum with the three young Russian directors, visit http://www.rusfilm.pitt.edu/1999/newdirect.html. For more information on the academic portion of the Pittsburgh Russian Film Symposium, send your queries to Professor Vladimir Padunov at mailto:padunov@pitt.edu.
The Russian Film Symposium is sponsored by the University ofPittsburgh, the Carnegie Museum of Art, and PittsburghFilmmakers. University co-sponsors include the Office of the Provost,the Dean's Office of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the Collegeof Arts and Sciences, the University Center for International Studies,the Center for Russian and East European Studies, the Department ofSlavic Languages and Literatures, the Film Studies Program, and theGraduate Program for Cultural Studies. Additional funding provided bythe Trust for Mutual Understanding.