For ten years Andrey Alferow has been a ‘voice' of Prosto Radio station in Odessa.

During different time periods he had been writing for Afisha Odessa, Afisha Kiev, Playboy, Marie Claire, Max, Focus, Panorama magazines, as well as Kommersant and Izvestia newspapers in Ukraine.

Starting from the About Cinema film club foundation in metropolitan art-center Ya Gallery (fall 2007), has been its standing curator.

Since January 2011 Andrey Alferow acts as an film advisor and moderator of the No Name Club at FILM.UA studio.

Film critic, host of Afisha guide and Home Movie Theater programs on City TV channel. Tireless explorer of American cinematography.

In the film  Industry since 2000.  Started with production of advertisement and music video. From 2000 till 2005 worked with major Ukrainian production companies, such as PSB Films, Evolution Film, Radioaktive Film, Esse House Production. Implemented projects for the clients, such as Coca Cola, Procter & Gamble, InBev, BBH, Bosch, Kievstar, MTS, Ukrainian Railroads, "Obolon" etc.

In 2005 was producer  for the feature film "Red Pearls of Love"

From 2007 to 2010 worked as a Director at FILM.UA.

In 2011 founded his own film company LinkedFilms.

Among other projects, worked on such features and series like "The subscriber is temporary unavailable", "Black Sheeps", "Beauty Territory", "Days of Hope", "Loop-the-loop", "My younger sister", "Snowbreak".

In 2006 graduated from the Military Institute of Taras Shevchenko Kiev National University, and got diploma of translator\interpreter of  English and Spanish. After being transferred to the reserve of the Armed Forces of Ukraine he started a career of business journalist. In 2007-2010 worked as a correspondent and later - media observer, author of the weekly column "Media" in the daily business newspaper "Economic news".

From November 2008 to August 2010 also worked as an analyst in Ukrainian Advertising Coalition. He is a co-owner of the media and advertising portal www.adsmarket.com.ua. Author of more than 1,5 thousand of articles, reviews and publications on the media, advertising and communications topics, a professional copywriter.

Joined the team of Media Resources Management in July 2010.  In September 2010 the first issue of the analytical electronic edition Content Report appeared under his leadership.

In 1998 Victoria Gorenshtein graduated from the International Solomon University as a marketing specialist. In 1999 she gained a diploma of a business management specialist at Taras Shevchenko Kyiv University, and got the degree of international business skills of ACCA (The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants).

She has got huge experience as an executive, financier, and project manager in media sphere. More than 10 years she has been working for the 1+1 TV channel, where she reached a great career development - from the financial analyst to the deputy of the general manager of the channel.

Since the end of 2008 she is the Chairman of the Board of Cinema Centre Group, which was founded in 2007.

The Cinema City chain - is a fast growing chain of modern cinemas with a bright corporate design and highly developed infrastructure, which moves to the fore in its region.

Advocate, corporate and media law areas of practice

Education:      Russian State Film Institute (VGIK; Course of cinematography),

                       Moscow State Law Academy 

1997-2001      participation  in major Russian and international corporate M&A projects

2001 - current  founder and Managing Partner of MGAP Attorneys at Law  (Moscow and London offices)

Legal support of major film projects  and transactions in media law field, including strategic transactions between major American film studios and Russian directors; legal advice on films Irony of Fate (sequel) (box office takings 70 millions $) , Wanted, The Very Best Movie 1, The Very Best Movie 2, Black Lightning, Yolki, Vykrutasy etc.

As the firm's head of the tax law department, Yevgeniya Derbal brings a wealth of hard-earned experience to her legal work. Large corporate clients have entrusted her with tax optimization schemes of great importance, together with other issues in effective tax planning. Yevgeniya is a prolific contributor to tax law literature, and a frequent speaker at tax conferences and seminars.

Education: International University of Science and Technology, master's degree in law (2003), International University of Science and Technology, master's degree in economics (2004).

Professional membership: International Fiscal Association, Tax Planet Network, Ukrainian Bar Association, Ukrainian Advocates' Association.

Recent articles and speeches: Tax treatment of syndicated loans in Ukraine, Yevgeniya Derbal and Dmitriy Isaev, The Bureau of National Affairs (BNA),  March, 2010

Graduated from the Directing Department of the Leon Schiller's National Higher School of Film, Television and Theatre in Lodz, Poland (Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna im.Leona Schillera w Łodzi) in 1980.

 Professional Background

1980 - 1984      Producer, Member of the Art Council at Karol Irzykowski Film Studio (Poland).

­1984 - 1989      Producer at TOR Film Studio (Poland). ­

1989 - 1999      Co-owner, independent producer at PLEOGRAF Film Studio (Poland).

1999 - 2001      Founder of an independent film studio - Waldemar Dziki Film Production Ltd. Producer. ­

2001 - 2004      Founder of an independent production company Dziki Film ltd. ­

2004 - 2006      CEO, member of the Board of Directors at Polsat Television (Poland). ­

2007 - 2010      CEO at Ukraine TV and Broadcasting Company (Ukraine).

2011                     General Producer at Patchwork Cinemotion Group (Ukraine)

Member of the European Academy of Film and Television, Art Council of Prime Minister Krzysztof Bielecki, National Cinematographic Committee of Poland.

Filmography

• Pitbull (2005) - producer
• Jak to się robi z dziewczynami(2002) - producer
• W pustyni i w puszczy/ "In Desert and Wilderness"(2001) - producer, director
• Pierwszy milion(2000) - producer, director, scriptwriter
• Ajlawju(1999) - producer
• Sto minut wakacji(1998) - producer
• Próby domowe(1995) - producer, director
• Blood of the Innocent (1995) - line producer
• Beyond forgiveness(1994) - producer
• Bank nie z tej ziemi(1993) - director
• Lazarus(1993) - director
• Enfants du vent, Les (1991)- actor
• Rainbow thief (1990) - Polish producer
• Cudowne dziecko(1986) - director, scriptwriter
• Kartka z podróży(1983) - director

 Awards

• Polish Film Festival:
  • Best Debut Director: Kartka z podrózy (1984)
  • Best Director: Cudowne dziecko (1987)
• Cinekid:
  • Best Film: Cudowne dziecko (1987)
• The Prime Minister's Award for the work for children
• Clio Award for the best advertising film ("Lotto")
• The "Diamond Ticket" award ("In Desert and Wilderness")
• Over 20 other Polish and international awards as Director/Producer of advertizing films

Lawyer: media, insurance, banking, corporate areas of practices.

Education: Law Faculty of Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, LLM

1994-2006   Lawyer in JSC First Russian Bank, LUKoil Insurance Company, Transneft

April, 2006 - June, 2007 Lawyer in Group of Companies Bazelevs

June, 2007- May, 2010 Head of Legal Department  in Group of Companies Bazelevs

2010- current  Lawyer in MGAP Attorneys at Law

Legal advice on film projects Irony of Fate (sequel), Wanted,  Black Lightning, Yolki, Vykrutasy etc.

Born on April 12, 1968 in Kiev.

In 1997 graduated Kyiv National Institute of Theatre Arts named after Karpenko-Karyi, special field in Organization, planning and management of non-productive sphere.

1997-1999 - programme producer at the International Commercial Television.

Since year 2000 - programme producer at Novy TV Channel.

In 2005 Kateryna Kopylova was appointed as General Producer at Novy TV Channel.

May 19, 2010 - Ordinance of the Cabinet of Ministers about Kateryna Kopylova's appointment as a Head of the State Service of the Cinematography.

December 23, 2010 - by Decree of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych Kateryna Kopylova was appointed as a Head of the State agency of Ukraine for the movie.

Speaks French.

Married, has a son.

Since 2008 works in film industry.

Makes projecting and development of automatic film protection systems for the Internet.

Developed systems are already used for the copyrights protection in Germany, Austria, France and CIS countries.

Films, which are protected by Internet Copyright Management:

-          Black lightning 

-          Christmas trees

-          Vykrutasy

-          Office romance. Our time

-          Love in the big city 2

-          The tree of life

-          Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

and 40 other films

Since 2008 - one of the founders and General Director of "Internet Copyright Management" Company with offices in Moscow and Kiev.

Born in 1973.

In 1995 graduated Moscow State University of Management.

Has been involved into film industry since 2006.

April 2006 - May 2007 - Vice-President for Marketing at Central Partnership company (Russia).

November 2007 - September 2010 - CEO of production company Leopolis (Russia).

Since September 2010 - Cofounder and General Producer of Enjoy movies company (Russia).

Filmography:

Papashy / Папаши (2012)

Mothers / Мамы (2012)

A Bit of Carlson / Тот ещё Карлосон (2012)

I'll Be By Your Side (The Maternal Instinct) (TV) / Я буду рядом (Материнский инстинкт) (2011)

A Pregnant Man / Беременный (2011)

Russian Ponzi / Пирамммида (2011)

Sluzhebnyy roman. Nashe vremya / Служебный роман. Наше время (2011)

Gop-Stop / Гоп-стоп (2010)

Lyubov v bolshom gorode  2 / Любовь в большом городе 2 (2010)

Lyubov v bolshom gorode  / Любовь в большом городе (2009)

Member of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Emmy, general producer of Raccoon Cinema company.

Graduated from the Moscow Architectural Institute and the linguistic faculty at the Moscow Pedagogical State University.

Has been working at ICTV and Russia TV channels.

In 1991 launched his cinematography carrier, working on the ‘Tikhiy Don'  TV series (USSR/Russia/Italy) directed by Fedor Bondarchuk, besides Illia has a big experience in Italian movie (‘Genghis Khan' directed by  Ken Annakin, 'Missus' by Alberto Negrin, ‘Nose' by Lina Wertmüller, ‘Daughter of the Taiga' and many others).

In 1996 in association with A.Gnedenko and V.Todorovsky has founded ‘Raccoon Film' Studio. Has been working as ‘Raccoon Cinema' / ‘Raccoon TV' director general and producer.

Since 2005 - general producer at Raccoon Cinema company.

Graduated from the faculty of philosophy at Taras Shevchenko Kyiv State University.

Has been working in the movie industry since 1985  (feature films production, 10 movies).

1996-1997  - news producer at Inter TV channel.

1997-2001  - author, director and producer of special TV programs dedicated to the Cannes Film Festival for Inter and STB TV channels.

1997-1998  - International Film Festival  ‘Molodist'  Executive Director.

Since 1999 - Executive Director of Kinopalace cinema.

2001-2003  - General Director of 1+1 СINEMA.

Since October 2003 - General Director of MULTIPLEX-HOLDING company. 

Since March 3, 2011 - Chairman of the Supervisory Board of MULTIPLEX-HOLDING.

Member of the Cinematography Expert Committee at the Ministry of Cultural Affairs of Ukraine. 

Born in 1971.

Graduated from Moscow State Pedagogical University.

From September 1998 till January 2001 - Coordinator of cinema distribution at "Intercinema-Art" agency and "Karmen" film company.

From January 2001 - Coordinator of cinema distribution at "Central Partnership"

February 2007 - appointed Director of Distribution of "Central Partnership"

October 2008 - appointed Deputy General Director, Distribution, "Central Partnership"

I his career in distribution Andrey Radko developed release strategy and supervised the release of the following Russian and foreign movies (selected):

Sky in Diamonds (Russia), 1999

Brother - 2 (Russia), 2000

Amelie (France), 2001

Antikiller (Russia), 2002

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatre (France), 2002

Antikiller - 2 (Russia), 2003

Van Helsing (USA), 2004

Der Untergang (Germany), 2004

Fighting shadow (Russia), 2005

Mr. and Mrs. Smith (USA), 2005

Zhest (Russia), 2006

Wolf dog (Russia), 2006

Piranha (Russia), 2006

Paragraph 78-1 (Russia), 2007

Taxi - 4 (France), 2007

Paragraph 78-2 (Russia), 2007

Fighting shadow - 2 (Russia), 2007

Radio Day (Russia), 2008

Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques (France), 2008

Streetracers (Russia), 2008

Stilyagi (Hipsters) (Russia), 2008

Taras Bulba (Russia), 2009

Bride at all cost (Russia), 2009

In 2002 received professional award "Blockbuster of the year" for the best translation adaptation (movie Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatre).

In 2009 left "Central Partnership"

From March 2009 - General Producer of the "Producer Center GORAD"

2009-2010 - Co-Producer, «We Are From the Future - 2"

2011 - Producer, "8 First Dates"

2011 - Producer, "How Rusichi became the Olympians"

Luke Randolph began his career as a Director of the Bush Theatre acclaimed for its new writing, before moving on to become General Manager of the Institute Of Contemporary Arts where he contributed to the complete renewal of a highly structured but liberal management ethos within which the difficult process of presenting new and innovative work was able to develop.

From The ICA Luke went to become General Manager of David Putnam's company Enigma during the heyday period of Local Hero, Killing Fields, Defence of The Realm and The Mission.

Subsequently Luke worked with Simon Perry at Umbrella Films, then as president of Mohamed Fayed's company Allied Stars, before turning free-lance as Production Accountant, Line Producer and Producer for a number of years prior to joining leading Completion Guarantor IFG where he has been Managing Director of their London office since 1999.

The author and host of TV programs ‘Kinoversty' and  ‘Movie Time' (First National Channel).

Award winner of Belarus Cinematography Union.

Award winner of the First National Contest "Televershyna" (2005).

He is  the author of documental film ‘Vremia Patritov' (2009), ‘Belarussian Film.  Association of Silvanovich Oleg'.

Head of the Cinematography Department of the Ministry of Cultural Affaier of the Republic of Belarus (2011).

Director General of the National Film Studio ‘Belarusfilm‘ (at the present moment).

Born in 1960, Joël Chapron first studied Russian at the Sorbonne before entering the Paris University of interpreters and translators (ESIT).

In 1995 Unifrance, an organisation for the promotion of French cinema abroad, appointed him their Central and Eastern European manager. For more than fifteen years he has been working with the Cannes Film Festival, drawing up a short-list of films from the ex-USSR and Eastern Europe and since 2006 he has been selecting Eastern European films for the Locarno Film Festival as well. He was a member of the cinema think-tank “L’Exception” (2000-2004). Following several years spent as a research worker at the Culture and Communications Laboratory at Avignon University, in September 2009 he was officially appointed associate professor. Joël Chapron has also written numerous articles on film-making in Eastern Europe, both for the French and foreign press . In 2011 in Russia he published a survey: The Principles and Structure Governing the Financing of French Cinema, in collaboration with Priscilla Gessati (ed. Azbuka-Attikus, in Russian). He is a member of the editorial staff of the forthcoming edition of the Larousse Dictionary of Cinema (due to appear in 2011), is collaborating on a book edited by Emmanuel Ethis, a lecturer in Information and Communication Sciences at the University of Avignon and the Vaucluse, entitled Les Belles ténébreuses, une sociologie des stars au cinéma (Dark Beauties, a sociological study of cinema stars) to be published by Armand Colin, and is also writing a history of French cinema in Russia.

In 2002 Victoria graduated the faculty of linguistics of the National Technical University of Ukraine. In 2005 she got her diploma of a specialist of the International Business Institute as an economist and market researcher. From 2001 to 2006 she was working in the International Media Projects company that was an informational and analytical centre of one of the major media holdings of Ukraine where she was involved in market research and analysis of the media business. Works for Media Resources Management since its launch in 2006.

Since November, 2010 holds position of the Director of Media Resources Management.