The official date of foundation is considered to be 1932, when the sector of social chronicles film studio "Soyuzkino" ("thumbnail") was transformed into the "independent production – economic unit", and the studio is located in a mansion at Embankment. Kryukov Canal, 12.
But his story studio leads from the beginning of the XX century, as evidenced by numerous archival materials. Studio archive includes thousands of storage units. Including the shooting of the Romanov family, all archival footage of besieged Leningrad, World War II, newsreel, filmed on the studio regularly since 1957, the entire history of the country up to the present day.
During World War II Lenkinohronika was the only front-line studios. Moreover and in severe blockade days studio did not stop activity, producing newsreels. World famous has film "Liningrad in the fight", created in 1942, directed by V. Solovtsov, N. Komarevtsevym, E. Teacher and operators of the studio. On blockade annals of 1941 – 1945 the directors of several generations made a film "The feat of Leningrad" (E. Teacher B. Solovtsov), "900 unforgettable days" (V. Solovtsov), "We are from the blockade" (E. Teacher), "Blockade "(V. Semeniuk)," Recollections of Pavlovsk "(Kalinin), and others.
In the ranking of the best documentary films created over 100 years of world cinema got 4 tapes SPB SDF – "Look at the face" by Pavel Kogan, "Summer Voynova Mary" ("Mary"), "The Soviet Elegy" by Alexander Sokurov and "Our mother – a hero "of Nicholas Obukhovychi. Movies "Recollections of Pavlovsk" of Irina Kalinina and "The Soviet Elegy" by Alexander Sokurov nominated for "Oscar". Number of awards won at film festivals, difficult to count. For the year movies of studio are involved in more than 50 international film festivals. But more than all awards – recognition formed typical school documentary "with a human face", presented by the best masters – Sokurov, S. Loznica, V. Kosakovsky, A. Master, A. Gutman, A. Rudnytska E. Bartenev and many others .
Until 1991, when the studio successfully functioned first advertising association, for 18 years of the existence of which was filmed over 600 commercials commissioned by ministries and business organizations. Saved through the efforts of archivists of studio small part of this unique cultural – historical heritage has been successfully demonstrated in the framework of the festival organized by the studio Soviet advertising "Diafilm". From 2004 to date, the Studio was founded about 100 documentary films, many of which have been awarded international prizes and recognition of Russian and foreign critics.
In 2012, the studio has developed the concept of a multifunctional art space called Open Studio "LenDok." The Cultural Center housed in an old mansion on the embankment Of the Kryukov Canal, in the vicinity of the Mariinsky Theatre, the Conservatory, New Holland and St. Nicholas Cathedral, will become an important tourist attraction and will make the area even more attractive to the public. Classical architecture and new modern dynamically developing content is a unique combination that will open new horizons of creativity for young progressive thinking.
The priority of the Open Studios "LenDok" is a propaganda of documentaries and movies as a whole, as well as support and development of genres, directly or indirectly related to the process of making movies (picture, movie – music, video installations, and so on ).
Open Studio "LenDok" – creative and entrepreneurial ecosystem in the industry of film-based on documentary film studio, consisting of several directions:
– Studio (film production base with great creative potential and space, producing center)
– Cultural Center, on the basis of which there are many communication and pilot projects based on movies, music and related creative directions
– The first cinematic online TV channel "TV LenDok 'around the clock showing recent entries of direct inclusion of the open studio and from the sites of festivals, the best films of the masters of our studio, as well as unique Newsreel – living testimony of the history of the country
– Creative Business Centre – multifunctional cluster art space, infrastructure and platform bringing together representatives of the different arts are directly or indirectly related to the film industry
– Film and TV School for children and adults, designed to inculcate artistic taste (movie), and assistance in career guidance
The purpose of the open studio "LenDok" – is to become a full-WORKING space and a second home for students and professionals of cinema specialized universities, start-talented members of the creative layers and all those who care for and further development of the national cinema.
Hours:
Mon – Sun: 10:00 – 23:59
Seven days a week.
Friends, we draw your attention to the fact that the time and days of the Open studios LenDok may vary, so we recomment to call before visiting +7 (812) 714 – 77 – 65.