Studio Ostrov

Studio "Ostrov" was founded in 1999 by prominent documentary film director Sergey Miroshnichenko and his colleagues. More than 50 projects have been made by the Studio, including the famous Russian version of the «7 Up project» - «Born in USSR» and many others. Among the awards won by the studio are an Emmy Award, BAFTA Award, Grierson Trust Award, NIKA Awards, Golden Eagle Awards and many others. Since 2006 Studio Ostrov, together with producer Grigory Libergal, has organized the Documentary program "Free thought" as part of the Moscow International Film Festival. In 2010, Studio Ostrov, together with federal television channel «Kultura», started a weekly Saturday evening talk-show which combines the screening and discussion of documentary highlights from around the world.