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Yolki
''Yolki'' (russian: Ёлки, meaning '' New Year Trees''), also known as ''Six Degrees of Celebration'', is a 2010 Russian comedy film directed by Timur Bekmambetov. As of 2021, eight films have been made in the series. It is the most successful non-animated film franchise in Russia. The films in the series represent a Russian tradition of the New Year's Movie where films that take place during the holiday season tap into the vein of hope, optimism, and possibility associated with New Year's in the Russian culture. Other examples include ''The Irony of Fate'' and ''The Irony of Fate 2'' (also directed by Bekmambetov). Typically such films are released in December, just before the start of the holidays in Russia. Plot The film takes place in 11 different cities in Russia and tells the story of a series of different characters whose acquaintance is purely coincidental. The characters find themselves on New Year's Eve in difficult situations which they can only escape if they find ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Urgant
Ivan Andreyevich Urgant (russian: Ива́н Андре́евич У́ргант; born 16 April 1978) is a Russian television host, presenter, actor, musician and producer. His best known roles in film are Boris in the ''Yolki'' series and as Danila in ''Lucky Trouble''. Between 2012 and 2022 he has hosted ''Evening Urgant'', a late-night talk show, which was suspended in February 2022 after Urgant expressed his opposition to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to the 2008 and 2011 surveys, Urgant is Russia's most popular TV presenter. He is the chairman of the board of trustees of the Friends Charitable Foundation. Biography Early life Ivan Urgant was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR into a family of actors, the son of Andrei Urgant and Valeriya Kiseleva. His paternal grandparents were actors Nina Urgant and Lev Milinder. His Estonian surname Urgant comes from Nina's father, Nikolai Andreyevich Urgant, a NKVD Major from Luga, Leningrad Oblast, Luga and a son of R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bazelevs Company
Bazelevs is a US-based production company founded by Hollywood director and producer Timur Bekmambetov. The company has been producing films such as '' Night Watch'', '' Day Watch'', '' Wanted'', '' The Darkest Hour'', '' Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'' and ''Hardcore Henry''. The company was involved in producing the animated film '' 9'', which was nominated for Best Animated Film in 2010 at the Producers Guild of America Awards 2009. In the summer of 2010 in Moscow, they filmed the Russo-American projects '' The Darkest Hour'', in cooperation with 20th Century Fox, New Regency, Summit Entertainment and '' Kikoriki. Team Invincible'' in cooperation with Columbia Pictures, in the United States with Bekmambetov as a producer. In 2015, the company have since released films in a new format titled "Screenlife" which each film is shot in the point-of-view of computer screens and smartphones. The first couple films released in that genre are ''Unfriended'', '' Unfriended: Dark Web ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergey Svetlakov
Sergei Yuryevich Svetlakov (russian: Серге́й Ю́рьевич Светлако́в; born 12 December 1977) is a Russian comedian, film and television actor, TV host, producer, screenwriter. Member of the KVN team "Ural pelmeni" (2000–09). He is best known for appearing in the sketch-show Nasha Russia and his role as Evgeniy Pavlovich in the Yolki franchise. Life and career Svetlakov was born in Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Yekaterinburg, Russia). To Galina Grigorevna Galushko, a freight engineer on the Sverdlovsk Railway, and Yuri Venediktovich Svetlakov, assistant to the machinist, who worked at a milling plant. He graduated from school number 2 in Yekaterinburg (now gymnasium number 155). In addition to studying, Svetlakov was engaged in football and basketball, later became a candidate for master of sports in handball. Such successes made him see his future only as related to sports. However, Sergei's parents insisted instead that he follow them in thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timur Bekmambetov
Timur Nuruakhitovich Bekmambetov (, ; ; born June 25, 1961) is a Russian-Kazakhstan, Kazakh film Film director, director, Film producer, producer, screenwriter, and tech entrepreneur. He is best known for the fantasy epic ''Night Watch (2004 film), Night Watch'' (2004) and action thriller ''Wanted (2008 film), Wanted'' (2008), as well as for pioneering Screenlife (film format), Screenlife films: ''Unfriended'' (2015), ''Searching (film), Searching'' (2018) and ''Profile (2018 film), Profile'' (2021). He founded Baselevs, a production company that earned a spot among the 2021 World's 10 Most Innovative Companies in Video, according to Fast Company. Early life Bekmambetov was born on 25 June 1961, in the city of Atyrau, formerly known as Guriev. His father, Nuruakhit Bekmambetov, worked in management positions with the energy supplier GuryevEnergo. As Timur recollects, he was chief power engineer of Western Kazakhstan. His mother, Mira Bogoslovskaya, was deputy editor leading the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Films Set Around New Year
This is a list of films set on or around the New Year of the Gregorian calendar. Action * '' Assault on Precinct 13'' (2005) * ''Friday Foster'' (1975) Comedy * '' Are We There Yet?'' (2005) * ''Bachelor Mother'' (1939) * '' Bloodhounds of Broadway'' (1989) * ''Carnival Night'' (1956) * '' Down and Out in Beverly Hills'' (1986) * '' Every Day's a Holiday'' (1937) * ''Four Rooms'' (1995) * ''Get Crazy'' (1983) * ''Ghostbusters II'' (1989) * ''The Gold Rush'' (1925) * ''The Hudsucker Proxy'' (1994) * '' The Passionate Thief'' (1960) * ''It Happened on Fifth Avenue'' (1947) * ''Junior Miss'' (1945) * ''My Big Night'' (2015) * ''New Year's Day'' (2001) * ''Operation Happy New Year'' (1996) * ''Operation Petticoat'' (1959) * '' Party Party'' (1983) * ''Radio Days'' (1987) * ''Trading Places'' (1983) Comedy-drama * '' 200 Cigarettes'' (1999) * '' Bridge and Tunnel'' (2014) * '' Diner'' (1982) * '' For Keeps'' (1988) * ''Forrest Gump'' (1994) * ''Highball'' (1997) * '' Ladies in Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitriy Kiselev (film Director)
Dmitry Igorevich Kiselyov (, born June 5, 1978) is a Russian film director. Filmography Film * ''Black Lightning'' (2009) * ''Yolki'' (2010) * ''Yolki 2'' (2011) * ''Gentlemens of Fortune!'' (2012) * ''Yolki 3'' (2013) * ''Yolki 1914'' (2014) * ''The Age of Pioneers'' (2017) * ''Yolki 6'' (2017) * ''Mira Mira (), designation Omicron Ceti (ο Ceti, abbreviated Omicron Cet, ο Cet), is a red-giant star estimated to be 200–400 light-years from the Sun in the constellation Cetus. ο Ceti is a binary stellar system, consisting of a vari ...'' (2023) TV series * '' Londongrad'' (2015) * ''Bones'' (2016) References External links * 1978 births Living people Russian film directors Russian music video directors {{Russia-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konstantin Khabensky
Konstantin Yurievich Khabensky, PAR (russian: link=no, Константин Юрьевич Хабенский; born 11 January 1972) is a Russian actor of stage and film, director and philanthropist. From 1997 he was part of the Saint Petersburg Lensoviet Theatre cast until 2000, after which he transferred to the Moscow Art Theatre in 2002 where he is still active. Khabensky's first lead roles in cinema were in ''Women's Property'' (1999) and in the film '' In Motion'' (2002). Among the Russian audience he gained recognition with the TV series '' Deadly Force'' (2002-2005), while his international breakthrough came with the films '' Night Watch'' (2004) and '' Day Watch'' (2006) as the protagonist, Anton Gorodetsky. Other notable films with him in the lead role include ''Poor Relatives'' (2005), ''The Irony of Fate 2'' (2007), '' Collector'' (2016), TV series '' Pyotr Leschenko. Everything That Was...'' (2013), '' The Method'' (2015) and ''Trotsky'' (2017). One of the most acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergei Trofimov (cinematographer)
Sergei Yurievich Trofimov (russian: Сергей Юрьевич Трофимов; May 19, 1961 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian cinematographer, known for his work with Timur Bekmambetov. In 2008 he received the Nika Award for his work on the film ''Mongol''. Selected filmography * ''Peshavar Waltz'' (1994) * '' Night Watch'' (2004) * '' Day Watch'' (2006) * ''Mongol'' (2007) * ''The Irony of Fate 2'' (2007) * ''Black Lightning'' (2009) * ''Yolki'' (2010) * ''Yolki 2'' (2011) * ''Yolki 3'' (2013) * ''Yolki 1914'' (2014) * ''August Eighth'' (2012) * ''He's a Dragon'' (2015) * ''Gogol. The Beginning'' (2017) * '' The Last Warrior'' (2017) * ''Trotsky Lev Davidovich Bronstein. ( – 21 August 1940), better known as Leon Trotsky; uk, link= no, Лев Давидович Троцький; also transliterated ''Lyev'', ''Trotski'', ''Trotskij'', ''Trockij'' and ''Trotzky''. (), was a Russian M ...'' (2017) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Trofimov, Sergei 1961 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrey Kureychik
Andrey, Andrej or Andrei (in Cyrillic script: Андрей, Андреј or Андрэй) is a form of Andreas/Ἀνδρέας in Slavic languages and Romanian. People with the name include: *Andrei of Polotsk ( – 1399), Lithuanian nobleman *Andrei Alexandrescu, Romanian computer programmer *Andrey Amador, Costa Rican cyclist *Andrei Arlovski, Belarusian mixed martial artist *Andrey Arshavin, Russian football player *Andrej Babiš, Czech prime minister *Andrey Belousov (born 1959), Russian politician *Andrey Bolotov, Russian agriculturalist and memoirist *Andrey Borodin, Russian financial expert and businessman *Andrei Chikatilo, prolific and cannibalistic Russian serial killer and rapist *Andrei Denisov (weightlifter) (born 1963), Israeli Olympic weightlifter *Andrey Ershov, Russian computer scientist *Andrey Esionov, Russian painter *Andrei Glavina, Istro-Romanian writer and politician *Andrei Gromyko (1909–1989), Belarusian Soviet politician and diplomat * Andrey Ivanov, se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly Wide-format printer, large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. History Early years; 1930–1987 ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. Wilkerson, William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, then Monday-to-Friday from 1940. Wilkerson used caustic articles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Year Address
The New Year Address by the President of Russia (russian: Новогоднее обращение президента Российской Федерации) is a traditional speech given in Russia by the President to the citizens, and generally broadcast on Russian television. History In Russia, tuning in before midnight to watch the President's speech (russian: новогодние обращения) has become traditional. The president gives the New Year speech from the Kremlin, a few minutes before the Kremlin Clock chimes at midnight followed by the performance of the National Anthem of Russia. The speech sums up the main events of the year and discusses prospects for the coming one. The tradition is observed by most Russians, regardless of political views. The speech is broadcast in each of the 11 time zones in the country. Because of that, the video of the speech is already available on the internet to audiences in western Russia during the afternoon of 31 December. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Russia
The president of the Russian Federation ( rus, Президент Российской Федерации, Prezident Rossiyskoy Federatsii) is the head of state of the Russian Federation. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government of Russia and is the commander-in-chief of the Russian Armed Forces. It is the highest office in Russia. The modern incarnation of the office emerged from the president of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR). In 1991, Boris Yeltsin was elected president of the RSFSR, becoming the first non Communist Party member to be elected into Soviet politics. He played a crucial role in the dissolution of the Soviet Union which saw the transformation of the RSFSR into the Russian Federation. Following a series of scandals and doubts about his leadership, violence erupted across Moscow in the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis. As a result, a new constitution was implemented and the 1993 Russian Constitution remains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
