Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography

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Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С.А.Герасимова
Established 1919
Type Cinematography
Location Moscow, Russia
Address
Russia
Campus Urban
Website www.vgik-edu.ru


The Gerasimov All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography (Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С.А.Герасимова), former All-Union State Institute of Cinematography (Всесоюзный государственный институт кинематографии), abbreviated as VGIK, is the world's oldest educational institution in Cinematography, founded by Vladimir Gardin in 1919. The institute is located in Moscow, Russia. Sergei Eisenstein, Vsevolod Pudovkin, and Aleksey Batalov were among its most distinguished professors. In 1986 it was named after Russian film director and actor Sergei Gerasimov. It is one of the few film schools to focus its teaching methods through the production of 35mm films.

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