State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin headed the Board of the VGIK board

The composition of the new board of trustees of the All -Russian State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) named after Gerasimov became known. Among the famous figures of culture, politics and economics was the speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin. It is reported by the "Bulletin of the film distributor."

In particular, the councils included directors Fedor Bondarchuk, Vladimir Menshov and Vladimir Khotinenko, President of the Russian Producers Renata Davletyarova, Chairman of Mosfilm, Karen Shakhnazarov, Rambler & Co, Alexander Mamut, General Director of Aeroflot Vitaly Savelyev, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tinkoff Bank Oleg Tinkov, VGIK Rector Vladimir Malyshev and Deputy Minister of Culture Nikolai Ovsienko.

The chairman of the Board of Trustees was the speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin. For many, this decision was a surprise, the publication notes.

The proposal to take this post by the chairman of the lower house of the parliament was received in the spring of 2019 during his visit to the university.