Central Studio for Documentary Film or CSDF (Russian: ??????????? ?????? ?????????????? ???????, ????) is a Soviet/Russian film studio. It was the largest Soviet newsreel and documentary cinematography studio. Headquartered in Moscow, USSR. Currently known as Russian Central Studio for Documentary Film.
Video Central Studio for Documentary Film
History
Studio traced its history from 1927, when a special newsreel division of Sovkino was formed.
In 1931 it was reorganized into All-Union Newsreel Factory - Soyuzkinochronicle
Since 1936 known as Moscow Newsreel Studio and since 1940 as Central Newsreel Studio. In 1944 known under its current name - Central Studio for Documentary Film.
In USSR, CSDF was responsible for some newsreel series, like:
- News of the Day / "??????? ???",
- Foreign Newsreel / "??????????? ???????????",
- Soviet Sports / "????????? ?????",
- Soviet Cinema / "????????? ????",
- Pioneria / "????????"
- etc.
In 1944 -- 1946 Studio Director was Sergei Gerasimov.
Studio produced a number of documentary films about the Great Patriotic War, including Moscow Strikes Back, winner of the 1942 Academy Award for Best Documentary.
Maps Central Studio for Documentary Film
Filmography
- Pobeda na Pravoberezhnoi Ukraine i izgnaniye nemetsikh zakhvatchikov za predeli Ukrainskikh sovetskikh zemel (1945)
- The City That Stopped Hitler: Heroic Stalingrad
- Stalingrad (1943)
- Bitva za nashu Sovetskuyu Ukrainu (1943)
- Narodniye mstiteli (1943)
- Den voyny (1942)
- Den novogo mira (1940)
External links
- Central Studio for Documentary Films on IMDbPro (subscription required)
- Central Newsreel and Documentary Film Studio on IMDbPro (subscription required)
- RCSDF on IMDbPro (subscription required)
- Central Newsreel Studio on IMDbPro (subscription required)
- Central Documentary Film Studio on IMDbPro (subscription required)
- Central Documentary Studio on IMDbPro (subscription required)
- (in Russian) Official site RCSDF
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