Zinaida Sergeyevna Pronchenko (russian: Зинаи́да Серге́евна Про́нченко; born September 11, 1981,

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 ...

) is a Russian film historian, film critic, and journalist. She is the Chief editor of

Iskusstvo Kino ''Iskusstvo Kino'' (Russian: Искусство кино, ''Film Art'') is a film magazine published in Moscow, Russia. It has been published since 1931 and is one of the earliest magazines in Europe which specialize on film theory and review al ...

's site since April 1, 2020.

Biography

A native of

, Pronchenko graduated from the Faculty of History and Theory of Arts at the

St. Petersburg Academy of Arts The Russian Academy of Arts, informally known as the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts, was an art academy in Saint Petersburg, founded in 1757 by the founder of the Imperial Moscow University Ivan Shuvalov under the name ''Academy of the Thre ...

. She studied at the

High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors 200px The High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors (HCFDS) (russian: Высшие курсы сценаристов и режиссёров (ВКСР)) comprises a variety of optional post-graduate film school courses in Moscow, Russia. ...

(workshop of

Pyotr Todorovsky Pyotr Yefimovich Todorovsky (russian: Пётр Ефи́мович Тодоро́вский, uk, Петро Юхимович Тодоровський, 26 August 1925 – 24 May 2013) was a Russian film director, screenwriter and cinematograph ...

and Natalya Ryazantseva). She studied comparative art studies at the Higher School of European Cultures at the

Russian State University for the Humanities The Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH, RGGU; russian: Росси́йский госуда́рственный гуманита́рный университе́т, РГГУ, translit=Rossijskij gosudarstvennyj gumanitarnyj universit ...

. As a director, she shot several short films. She lived in France for several years. Pronchenko is a regular contributor to a number of reputable publications on film and culture.Pronchenko's articles
in

Forbes Russia ''Forbes'' () is an American business magazine owned by Integrated Whale Media Investments and the Forbes family (publishers), Forbes family. Published eight times a year, it features articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing ...

In March 2022, she signed a collective appeal of film critics, film historians and film journalists of Russia against

Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...

Bibliography

* ''

Alain Delon Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon (; born 8 November 1935) is a French actor and filmmaker. He was one of Europe's most prominent actors and screen sex symbols in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In 1985, he won the César Award for Best Actor for h ...

'' (2021)

References

External links

* Олег Кашин
«Слабоумие и трусость». Кинокритик Зинаида Пронченко о том, как слово «аутист» стало запретным на премьере фильма о людях с расстройствами

Портрет кинокритика в огне: Зинаида Пронченко о французском кино
1981 births Living people Journalists from Saint Petersburg Russian women journalists Russian film critics Russian women film critics Russian art critics Russian women art critics Russian art historians 21st-century Russian women writers Russian bloggers Russian columnists Russian women columnists High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors alumni Writers from Saint Petersburg Film theorists Russian activists against the Russian invasion of Ukraine {{film-critic-stub