The Russian Film Archive at Krasnogorsk – Filming in Russia

One of the most sought after resources when filming in Russia is archive footage. Michael Craig and Copernicus Films can guide you through the process of choosing archive material for your films or even choose and acquire the material on your behalf; dealing with the Russian archive authorities, negotiating payments and handling any documentation pertaining …

Filming in Russia

With regard to filming in Russia, Michael Craig first worked on a sprawling BBC drama in St Petersburg twenty years ago. We filmed everywhere from morgues, to hospitals to the main police headquarters and even the prison, as well as locations all over the city. With a crew and actors of 140 or so the …

Alexander Rodchenko: Revolution in Photography

Alexander Rodchenko: Revolution in Photography5 Oct. 2013 – 12 Jan. 2014Kjarvalsstaðir In October a retrospective of the photographs of Alexander Rodchenko, one of the leading  Russian artists of the first half of the 20th century, will open at the Reykjavík Art Museum’s Kjarvalsstaðir site. Born in St. Petersburg in 1891, Rodchenko worked in Moscow as an …

Vakhtangov and the Russian Theatre

Vakhtangov and the Russian Theatre -  Post Production Diary update 31 – FILM LAUNCHING SOON Just some final details to clear up but we are looking at a launch for the film Vakhtangov and the Russian Theatre  in late October 2013. Slightly later than I expected but there have been many unforeseen obstacles to getting …

Teaser for Short film made in Tokyo

This film is in the editing stages - Release date to be announced.

The Russian Avant-garde Film Series – Slide Show

Vakhtangov and the Russian theatre – update

The Russian Avant-garde – Renaissance or revolution – Book of the film series

Book of the film series – More about the book I am writing in conjunction with the Russian Avant-garde film series. The series of six arts documentary films is already complete and has been for some time. They consist of: Alexander Rodchenko and the Russian Avant-garde Architecture and the Russian Avant-garde Mayakovsky Meyerhold Theatre and the Russian Avant-gardeKandinsky and …