VGIK - Gerasimov University of Cinematic Arts

The institute was founded in 1919 by the film director Vladimir Gardin and is, according to its own claims, the oldest film school in the world.

From 1934 to 1991 the film school was known as the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography (Russian: Всесоюзный государственный институт кинематографии). Film directors who have taught at the institute include Lev Kuleshov, Aleksey Batalov, Sergei Eisenstein, Mikhail Romm and Vsevolod Pudovkin. Alumni include Sergei Bondarchuk, Elem Klimov, Sergei Parajanov, Alexander Sokurov and Andrei Tarkov  ...