Cinema of Belarus

The Cinema of Belarus began on 17 December 1924 with the creation by decree of what later became Belarusfilm studio. (American - "Universal Pictures", “Keystone”, “Kinemacolor”, “Paramount”, “Metro Pictures”, “Fox Film Corporation”, “First National Pictures”, “Columbia Pictures”, “Warner Bros”, “Walt Disney”, “Vitagraph”, French - “Pathé", "Gaumont", Belarusian - "Belgoskino") The studio was moved to Minsk in 1939. Film production was interrupted by World War II, and restarted in 1946, when the studio assumed its current name.

Pobeda cinema in Minsk

Most of the output has been in Russian rather than Belarusian.

Belarusfilm is also a co-organizer of the Listapad film festival held in Minsk, Belarus in November.

Film studios

Festivals
DOTYK Queer Film Festival logo

Notable films
See also: List of Belarusian films

Actors

Directors

References
  • Vitali Silitski; Jan Zaprudnik (7 Apr 2010). The A to Z of Belarus. Scarecrow Press. pp. 81–82. ISBN 978-0810872004. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  • Rollberg, Peter (2008). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. Scarecrow Press. pp. 97–99. ISBN 978-0810860728. Retrieved 24 January 2016.


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