The films created with his participation were awarded at Venice, Cannes and Moscow Film Festivals. The film "The Sea Is Rough Once" received the main prize of the 32nd Kinotavr Festival. Today, Nikolai Khomeriki's filmography includes more than 20 films. Creating his films, he acts both as screenwriter and actor.
Galina Adamovich was born in Minsk. In 1994 she graduated from the Arts Academy of Belarus, specializing in documentary film directing. Same year she started working at Belarus Film, the national film studio. A member of Belorussian filmmakers union. She is a frequent participant, award winner and jury member of international film festivals. In 2007 her film Zavedenka was acknowledged as the best national film in the Republic of Belarus. In 2012 she was awarded Special Prize of the President of Belarus For Spiritual Awakening given to the workers of arts and culture. In 2014 she was named The Woman of Minsk of the Year. In 2019 she received the Belarus Trade Unions Award. In 2022 she organized Adam film-making studio in Minsk. In 2023 she became the teacher of documentary film workshop at Belorussian Arts Academy.
Currently, he is head of "Bashkortostan" film studio named after Amir Abdrazakov. Today, all conditions for the successful development of the film industry have been created in the republic. Yunir Aminiev pays much attention to the popularization of Bashkir culture and history. He is a Council member of the Regional Cinematography Support Foundation.
GunillaBresky, journalist and director, lives in Luleå, Sweden. She worked for many years at Swedish Radio with radio dramas and documentaries. She spent her professional life traveling around the Barents region making radioprograms and films about people, history and culture. We Are Still Here is the last film in a trilogy called “They came from the north” about persons who inspired by their ancestors made art for the future.
His area of special interest is international cooperation in the North. Author of three books on intelligence: "War of the Satellites", "Chasing the Bear", "Spy War". He gives lectures in Norway, Sweden, Russia, France, the USA and India. Currently works as a freelance journalist for Tellus Works Television in Oslo.
Today, Ekaterina Golovnya's filmography includes more than 50 documentaries. She has written scripts for 70 documentaries and cartoons. Her films have repeatedly received awards at various Russian and international film festivals. She has been teaching for more than ten years. Currently, she is the head of the workshop of the VGIK producing department. Since 2008 she is General Director and producer of the Golden Ribbon Studio.
Currently, Sergey Kiatrov works as the chief director of Tatarmultfilm. His and his colleagues' films receive well-deserved awards at various festivals. He was awarded the Special Prize of the International Organization of Turkic Culture for his series of cartoons "Tatar Tales".
Galina's professional experience is praised by her colleagues in different parts of Russia. She worked as the art director and the Chairperson of the jury of KinoSam festival. From 2010 to the present, she has been the CEO of Gamma film company - known for production, distribution and screening of feature films and programs, also in the Murmansk region.
Since 1993, she has worked in various media outlets, including the newspapers SeveromorskieVesti and Na StrazheZapolyarya, the Northern Fleet television center, and the Blitz television company. She held the posts of editor-in-chief and general director of North-West Broadcasting LLC (TV-21). Currently, she is the director of Murmansk State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, a branch of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company. Dozens of documentaries and film projects have been filmed with her direct participation as a screenwriter and producer.
Under Elena Khimchuk's leadership, the museum has successfully undergone a large-scale modernization and renovation. Particular attention is paid to cultural and educational activities, exhibitions, research, and other projects. The museum is a winner of the "Museums of the Russian North" program, projects of the Ministry of Culture of the Murmansk Region, the Project Office for the Arctic Development, and a recipient of grants from Vladimir Potanin Foundation. The museum actively supports all creative initiatives of Northern Character Production Center.