Moscow, Russia, June 12, 2017 – Screening in-competition at the Moscow International Film Festival June 12 to June 20 is Dmitry Milkin’s film “Curpigeon”. On Sunday June 16 see the film at 17:00 at the Oktyabr Cinema (New Arbat Avenue, 24, Moscow)  followed by a panel discussion of short-films in cinema with Stephen Mao (Producer, “Filth”), David Schneiderov, and Konstantin Fam.

David Shneyderov is a known television and film critic, director, teacher board member of the Russian Guild of Film Critics, and an academician of the Eurasian Academy of Television and Radio. Costa Fam is a screenwriter, director and producer, creator of the international film project “Kinoalmanah Witnesses”, dedicated to the memory of the Holocaust victims and the winner of numerous Russian and international film awards.

Curpigeon is the heartwarming story about the power of community support during a time of grief, this action-oriented CG-animated short film centers around a group of park pigeons and their old men pals who come together to help one of their own get through a great loss. Curpigeon was producer by Sasha Yulaun, John Beach and Kristopher Di Giovanni and involved the creative talents of more than 150+ artists during a 4-year period.

Dmitry Milkin was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia. He immigrated to the US a year after the fall of communism, as a Jewish political refugee. Watching movies and cartoons helped him learn English and sparked his love for story. Like many immigrants in search of work, Dmitry’s family moved several times during his childhood, allowing him to become a new person at every school – fusing in him a sense of journey as a concept for character change. Dmitry graduated from Emerson College with a B.A in film. He moved to LA to work in the film industry for several years – including Warner Bros. Studios, CBS, Comedy Central and Disney.

Curpigeon screened at the Tribeca Film Festival 2017, Sonoma International Film Festival 2017 (WON), Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, The Garden State Film Festival 2017 (WON), and the Cucalorus Film Festival 2016

About MJFF

Moscow Jewish Film Festival has one simple but very important goal: to give Moscow audience the opportunity to meet and explore the world of Jewish professional cinematography. The Festival aims to chose, collect and show the best Russian and Foreign movies dedicated to Jewish culture. MJFF gives the Moscow public an opportunity to join the world jewish discourse by demonstrating rich and thoughtful material.

For more information about MJFF, please visit: mjff.ru

About Studio Mao

Studio Mao is a premiere global content management company founded in 2006 with a strong focus on motion picture production, development and distribution. The company produces feature films, including the critically-acclaimed award winning film Filth by the author of Trainspotting Irvine Welsh in which James Mcavoy won Best Actor awards at the Scottish BAFTA’s, British Independent Film Awards, Empire Awards and London Critics Circle Film Awards. The film’s director Jon S. Baird also won the London Critics Circle Breakthrough British Filmmaker award and the film was nominated on multiple occasions for Best Feature Film. Filth was the highest grossing independent film in England in 2013 and was produced in collaboration with industry leaders Maven Pictures (Trudie Styler, Celine Rattray) and Steel Mill Pictures (Ken Marshall). Studio Mao also collaborated with Maven Pictures on Wilding starring Bel Powley and Liv Tyler, American Honey starring Shia La Beouf, Riley Keough and Sasha Lane, Girl Most Likely starring Kristen Wiig and Darren Criss, and Ten Thousand Saints starring Ethan Hawke, Hailee Steinfeld and Asa Butterfield.

The Studio Mao brand is synonymous with high quality, original and bold content that is distributed to markets around the world. The company is actively involved in developing its proprietary HD content management and video streaming platform “STP™” designed to securely deliver content worldwide and on multiple platforms. Subscribers will be able to view Studio Mao movie releases and content utilizing STP™ technology that will further permit an interactive experience with dynamic and live HD feeds.

The company’s open source mantra is “Leave no creative stone unturned”.

For more information about Studio Mao, please visit www.studiomao.com

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