ECOCUP

MOVIES THAT CHANGE THE FUTURE

We select the best green documentary films and bring them to Russia

St. Petersburg

November 22

Programme

Moscow

November 19-24

Programme

ECOCUP International Green Documentary Film Festival

Since 2010 ECOCUP has been bringing to Russia and CIS-countries the most interesting documentaries from around the world on what is happening on the planet and with the planet, about people and project who try to make this world a better place.

Jury'19

Ilya Gomyranov

Professional zoologist, wildlife photographer, and press secretary of the Zoological Museum of Moscow State University. More

lya Gomyranov

Born and raised in Moscow.

Professional zoologist, wildlife photographer, and press secretary of the Zoological Museum of Moscow State University.

He graduated from the Faculty of Biology of Moscow State University. Ilya was engaged in the study of dipterans insects. He is the author of several popular books about insects. Ilya Gomyranov is the author of the project “Animals are cooler than people”. He is a laureate of the contest “Golden Turtle” and winner of the award “For fidelity to science” for his reports from nature reserves all over the world.

Ilya is a member of more than 30 expeditions to various regions of Russia and abroad. He went everywhere from the tundra to the subtropics of the Black Sea in Russia as well as visited many different regions of the world.

Gayane Petrosyan

Russian-Armenian director, producer, author. More

Gayane Petrosyan

Gayane is a Russian-Armenian director, producer, author. She was born in Abkhazia (Georgia), in 1992 moved to Russia, where she graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University. As a screenwriter and producer collaborated with Russian TV channels and production companies before started her own independent “Baikal Cinema”. Focused on environmental, social and human rights topics. Her first documentary as a director became “Born to be Free” (Baikal Cinema(Russia)/Roast Beef Productions (UK) – documentary investigation of marine mammals’ capture and trade for the entertainment industry. The film broadcasted on Channel4, ARTE and NETFLIX, received critical acclaim and has won awards, including Audience Award on International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival Docudays in Ukraine, Grand Prix and Award “Mind-Changing Film” on Baikal International Documentary Film Festival “Human and Nature”, BAFTA ( British Academy of Film and Television Arts) nominated for Best original music, Sheffield Doc/Fest nominated as Best Environmental film. Gayane is a member of the Russian Documentary Guild and Russian Geographic Society.

Peter O’Brien

Peter O’Brien is an environmental media consultant, working with filmmakers and festival organizers to strengthen the impact of films about the environment. More

Peter O’Brien

Peter O’Brien is an environmental media consultant, working with filmmakers and festival organizers to strengthen the impact of films about the environment.

He has advised filmmakers and film festivals in the U.S. and internationally. From 2008-2014 he was Executive Director of the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital, and is currently a member of the EFF board of directors. He is also a board member of the Green Film Network, an international film festival consortium, and of the American Resilience Project, which produces media about climate change adaptation in the U.S. He is an advisory committee member of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival, and has served on numerous international film juries. A native of Washington, DC, he holds a B.A. in English and American Language and Literature from Harvard University, and an M.A. from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies.