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Since 1986, the school has been named after the film director and actor Sergei Gerasimov . The founding of the institute was authorized by V. I. Lenin in 1919. Its work in the early years was hampered by a shortage of film stock. It has a history as one of the oldest film schools in existence; many film directors have taught at the institute.
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Aug 16, 2017 · Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography Image Credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images Russia's oldest and best-known film school — founded in 1919 — it once had Sergei Eisenstein on the faculty.
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The College of cinema, television, and multimedia, the VGIK created according to the Academic council the VGIK in May 2004, is the structural division of the All-Russian state institute of cinematography of S. A. Gerasimov, realizing programs of secondary professional education.
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The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, officially the S. A. Gerasimov All-Russian University of Cinematography, a.k.a. VGIK, is a film school in Moscow, Russia.
Sergei Appolinarievich Gerasimov (Russian: Серге́й Апполина́риевич Гера́симов; 21 May 1906 – 26 November 1985) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. The oldest film school in the world, the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK), bears his name.
The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (abbreviated to VGIK) is a Moscow-based film school established on September 1, 1919 by Vladimir Gardin. The institute is notable as the oldest film school in the world. During the Soviet Union era, it was required that filmmakers should attend this school in order to direct a movie.
