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. A member of FIPRESCI since 1999, the guild critiques Russian and Foreign films. Beginning in 1998, the guild began conferring annual awards in several categories. The awards were called "The Golden Ram" from 1998 to 2004, then, beginning in 2005, the name was changed to "The White Elephant".^[1]

Categories

• Best Actor/Actress
• Best Debut
• Best Screenplay
• Best Script
• Best Cinematography
• Best Director
• Best Director of Photography
• Best Art Direction
• Best Score
• Best Supporting Actor/Actress
• Best Foreign Film
• Best Foreign Actor/Actress

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.^[2]

1998

• Strana glukhikh: Best Film
• The Big Lebowski: Best Foreign Film

1999

• Khrustalyov, mashinu! (Crystal, My Car!): Best Film
• Shakespeare in Love: Best Foreign Film

2000

• Luna Papa: Best Film
• American Beauty: Best Foreign Film

2001

• Telets (Taurus): Best Film
• La Pianiste: Best Foreign Film

2002

• Kukushka (The Cuckoo): Best Film
• Hable con ella: Best Foreign Film

2003

• Vozvrashcheniye (The Return): Best Film
• Dogville: Best Foreign Film

2004

• Svoi (Our Own): Best Film
• Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring: Best Foreign Film

2005

• Solntse (The Sun): Best Film
• L'Enfant: Best Foreign Film

2006

• Svobodnoe plavanie (Free Floating): Best Film
• Volver: Best Foreign Film

2007

• Gruz 200 (Cargo 200): Best Film
• 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days: Best Foreign Film

2008

• Dikoe Pole (Wild Fields): Best Film
• No Country for Old Men: Best Foreign Film

2009

• Volchok (Wolfy): Best Film
• Inglourious Basterds: Best Foreign Film

2010

• Kochegar (Stoker): Best Film
• The White Ribbon: Best Foreign Film

See also

• FIPRESCI
• Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards 1998
• Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards 1999
• Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards 2000
• Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards 2001
• Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards 2002
• Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards 2003
• Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards 2004
• Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards 2006

References

1. Белый Слон [White Elephant]. Guild of Film Critics Russia (in Russian). Retrieved 2011-03-28.
2. Номинанты и призеры (1998–2011) [Nominees and winners (1998–2011)]. Guild of Film Critics Russia (in Russian). Retrieved 2011-03-28.

External links

• official website of Russian Guild of Film_Critics (in Russian)
• RGOFC at IMDb