In 2016 Gerard Depardieu will come to Irkutsk for the second time

Gerard Depardieu will come to Irkutsk in September as a jury member of the 15th Baikal International Festival of documentary and popular science films Man and Nature named after Valentin Rasputin. Along with him, Yuri Shiller and Nikolai Borodachev will judge the films, and all screenings for viewers will be free. The article also describes Irkutsk Regions plans to actively hold the Year of Russian Cinema and the opening ceremony on January 28 at the House of Cinema.

Famous actor, producer, and director Gérard Depardieu will come on a visit in September to Irkutsk for the XV Baikal International Festival of Documentary and Popular Science Films “Man and Nature” named after Valentin Grigoryevich Rasputin, dedicated to the Year of Cinema.
Gérard Depardieu, who recently received Russian citizenship, will come to Irkutsk as a member of the jury of the XV international film festival “Man and Nature.” Also among the jury members are: outstanding documentary filmmaker from Novosibirsk Yuri Shiller and the General Director of the State Film Fund of Russia Nikolai Borodachev. Film screenings for viewers will be free of charge.
As a reminder, the famous French actor visited the regional center for the first time in the fall of 2015 with the performance “Music for Two,” in which he played together with French actress Fanny Ardant.
“We are consolidating all our efforts; our task is to ensure that in the municipalities the Year of Cinema goes just as actively as the Year of Literature,” noted Olga Stasyulevich, Minister of Culture and Archives of the Irkutsk Region. “People should learn more about domestic cinema, go to the movies, watch films. In the Year of Russian Cinema, all possible venues with screening capabilities will be used to the maximum, including 16 venues overseen by the Film Fund, district schools, libraries, and commercial organizations”
The ceremonial opening of the Year of Russian Cinema in the Angara region is scheduled for January 28 at 18:30 in the large hall of the “House of Cinema” of the Irkutsk Regional Film Fund. Admission is free.