Russian Central Studio of Documentary Films

Russian Central Studio of Documentary Film (Russian: Российская центральная студия документальных фильмов) was a Russian film studio, founded in 1927. It was the largest Soviet newsreel and documentary cinematography studio. It is headquartered in Moscow.[1]

History

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Studio traced its history from 1927, when a special newsreel division of Sovkino was formed. In 1931 it was reorganized into All-Union Newsreel Factory (Russian: Союзкинохроника, romanized: Soyuzkinochronicle). Since 1936 known as Moscow Newsreel Studio, and since 1940 as Central Newsreel Studio.

From 1944 until 1993, it was known as Central Studio for Documentary Film or CSDF (Russian: Центральная студия документальных фильмов, ЦСДФ).

In Soviet Union, the CSDF was responsible for some newsreel series, like:

  • News of the Day / "Новости дня",
  • Foreign Newsreel / "Иностранная кинохроника",
  • Soviet Sports / "Советский спорт",
  • Soviet Cinema / "Советское кино",
  • Pioneria / "Пионерия"

In 1944–1946 the studio director was Sergei Gerasimov. The studio produced a number of documentary films about the Great Patriotic War, including Moscow Strikes Back, winner of the 1942 Academy Award for Best Documentary.

Filmography

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  • Secret and Explicit (The Aims and Acts of Zionists)
  • Pobeda na Pravoberezhnoi Ukraine i izgnaniye nemetsikh zakhvatchikov za predeli Ukrainskikh sovetskikh zemel (1945)
  • The City That Stopped Hitler: Heroic Stalingrad
  • Stalingrad (1943)
  • Bitva za nashu Sovetskuyu Ukrainu (1943)
  • Narodniye mstiteli (1943)
  • Den voyny (1942)
  • Den novogo mira (1940)

References

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  1. ^ "Российская Центральная студия документальных фильмов просит поддержки у В.В. Путина". www.proficinema.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 24 June 2022.
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