Russian Guild of Film Critics

The Russian Guild of Film Critics (Russian: Гильдия киноведов и кинокритиков России) is a Russian organization of professional film critics, headquartered in Moscow. Beginning in 1998, the guild began conferring annual awards in several categories. The awards were called the "Golden Ram" or "Golden Aries" from 1998 to 2004, then, beginning in 2005, the name was changed to "White Elephant".^[1]

The guild belongs to the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation, a non-government organisation,^[2] and has been a member of FIPRESCI since 1999.

Winning films

The following films were the recipients of the guild's Best Film and Best Foreign Film awards at ceremonies held during the listed years.^[3]

1998

Country of the Deaf (Страна глухих): Best Film
Alexei Balabanov (Of Freaks and Men, Про уродов и людей): Best Director
Marina Mareeva (Totalitarian Romance, Тоталитарный роман): Best Screenplay
The Big Lebowski: Best Foreign Film

1999

Khrustalyov, My Car! (Хрусталёв, машину!): Best Film
Aleksei German (Khrustalyov, My Car!, Хрусталёв, машину!): Best Director
Yuri Arabov (Moloch, Молох): Best Screenplay
Shakespeare in Love: Best Foreign Film

2000

Luna Papa (Лунный папа): Best Film
Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov (Luna Papa, Лунный папа): Best Director
Roman Kachanov, Ivan Okhlobystin (Demobbed, ДМБ): Best Screenplay
American Beauty: Best Foreign Film

2001

Taurus (Телец): Best Film
Alexander Sokurov (Taurus, Телец): Best Director
Yuri Arabov (Taurus, Телец): Best Screenplay
La Pianiste: Best Foreign Film

2002

The Cuckoo (Кукушка): Best Film
Kira Muratova (Chekhov's Motifs, Чеховские мотивы): Best Director
Aleksandr Rogozhkin (The Cuckoo, Кукушка): Best Screenplay
Hable con ella: Best Foreign Film

2003

The Return (Возвращение): Best Film
Vadim Abdrashitov (Magnet Storms, Магнитные бури): Best Director
Alexander Mindadze (Magnet Storms, Магнитные бури): Best Screenplay
Dogville: Best Foreign Film

2004

Our Own (Свои): Best Film
Kira Muratova (The Tuner, Настройщик): Best Director
Valentin Chernykh (Our Own, Свои): Best Screenplay
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring: Best Foreign Film

2005

The Sun (Сóлнце): Best Film
Alexander Sokurov (The Sun, Сóлнце): Best Director
Aleksandr Gonorovskiy, Ramil Yamaleyev (First on the Moon, Первые на Луне): Best Screenplay
L'Enfant: Best Foreign Film

2006

Free Floating (Свободное плавание): Best Film
Boris Khlebnikov, (Free Floating, Свободное плавание): Best Director
Igor Porublyov, Aleksandr Veledinsky (Alive, Живой): Best Screenplay
Presnyakov Brothers (Playing the Victim, Изображая жертву): Best Screenplay
Volver: Best Foreign Film

2007

Cargo 200 (Груз 200): Best Film
Kira Muratova (Two in One, Два в одном): Best Director
Alexander Mindadze (A Separation, Отрыв): Best Screenplay
4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days: Best Foreign Film

2008

Wild Fields (Дикое Поле): Best Film
Aleksei German (Paper Soldier, Бумажный Солдат): Best Director
Pyotr Lutsik, Alexei Samoryadov (Wild Fields, Дикое Поле): Best Screenplay
No Country for Old Men: Best Foreign Film

2009

Volchok (Wolfy): Best Film
Alexei Balabanov (Morphine, Морфий): Best Director
Aleksey Mizgirev (Tambourine, Drum, Бубен, барабан): Best Screenplay
Inglourious Basterds: Best Foreign Film

2010

Kochegar (Stoker): Best Film
Alexei Balabanov (Kochegar, Stoker): Best Director
Denis Osokin (Silent Souls, Овсянки): Best Screenplay
The White Ribbon: Best Foreign Film

2011

Elena (Елена): Best Film
Andrey Zvyagintsev (Elena, Елена): Best Director
Marina Potapova (Tent-show, Шапито-шоу): Best Screenplay
The King's Speech: Best Foreign Film

2012

Faust (Фауст): Best Film
Alexander Sokurov (Faust, Фауст): Best Director
Yuri Arabov (Faust, Фауст): Best Screenplay

2013

The Geographer Drank His Globe Away (Географ глобус пропил): Best Film
Kira Muratova (Eternal Redemption: The Casting, Вечное возвращение. Кастинг): Best Director
Denis Osokin (Celestial Wives of the Meadow Mari, Небесные жёны луговых мари): Best Screenplay

2014

Leviathan (Левиафан): Best Film
Andrey Zvyagintsev (Leviathan, Левиафан): Best Director
Oleg Negin, Andrey Zvyagintsev (Leviathan, Левиафан): Best Screenplay

2015

My Good Hans (Милый Ханс, дорогой Петр): Best Film
Alexander Mindadze (My Good Hans, Милый Ханс, дорогой Петр): Best Director
Alexander Mindadze (My Good Hans, Милый Ханс, дорогой Петр): Best Screenplay

2016

Paradise (Рай): Best Film
Andrei Konchalovsky (Paradise, Рай): Best Director
Yuri Arabov (The Monk and the Demon, Монах и бес): Best Screenplay

2017

Arrhythmia (Аритмия): Best Film
Andrey Zvyagintsev (Loveless, Нелюбовь): Best Director
Boris Khlebnikov (Arrhythmia, Аритмия): Best Director
Natalya Meshchaninova, Boris Khlebnikov (Arrhythmia, Аритмия): Best Screenplay

References

^ Белый Слон [White Elephant]. Guild of Film Critics Russia (in Russian). Retrieved 11 March 2017.
^ "Russian Filmmakers' Union". Российский Союз Правообладателей. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
^ "Премия "Белый слон" – Номинанты и лауреаты национальной премии кинокритики и кинопрессы 1998-…" [White Elephant Prize – Nominees and laureates of the national prize of film critics and film press 1998-...]. Russian Guild of Film Critics (in Russian). Retrieved 10 March 2017.

External links

Kinopressa (in Russian)
RGOFC at IMDb

[1] Белый Слон [White Elephant]. Guild of Film Critics Russia (in Russian). Retrieved 11 March 2017.

[rfu-2] "Russian Filmmakers' Union". Российский Союз Правообладателей. Retrieved 22 August 2022.

[3] "Премия "Белый слон" – Номинанты и лауреаты национальной премии кинокритики и кинопрессы 1998-…" [White Elephant Prize – Nominees and laureates of the national prize of film critics and film press 1998-...]. Russian Guild of Film Critics (in Russian). Retrieved 10 March 2017.

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