Lenfilm CEO Eduard Pichugin has been dismissed. The film studio has been unable to pay off its debts for many years
The Lenfilm board of directors has removed Eduard Pichugin, the studio's general director, from his post. This was reported on the Ministry of Culture's website, citing the head of the department, Vladimir Medinsky. "The Lenfilm board of directors worked in its old composition for more than seven years, and the film studio's management worked. Some of the problems that the studio faced were solved during this time, but an important part was not solved," Medinsky said.