Issue 5. Transmedial Practices in Post-Communist Spaces

Margarita Osepyan

Digital Stages Programme Director and Producer Margarita has been working in the cultural sector since 1998 in the capacity of production co-ordinator, performer and then, later, producer for a number of international theatre and film festivals and companies in Russia and the UK. In 2006 Margarita completed an MA degree in Digital Performance at the University of Hull and since then has worked for the Russian Film Festival (2008) and Russian Theatre Festival in London among other cultural ventures. In 2009, Margarita co-founded the independent events and production company GLAZ that initiates, curates and produces multidisciplinary cultural events in London.

Alissa Timoshkina

Digital Stages Producer Alissa has been involved in the cultural sphere of the UK capital in a number of ways: as coordinator, curator and producer of various arts related events. Alissa has completed an MA degree in Film Studies at University of London, and since then has worked as programme director and producer of the Russian Film Festival and other cultural events dedicated to (Russian) cinema in London. In 2009, Alissa co-founded an independent events and production company GLAZ. She is also undertaking a PhD research in Film Studies.

Vlad Strukov

Vlad Strukov is Assistant Professor in the Department of Russian, and the Centre for World Cinemas, at the University of Leeds, UK. His research on film, animation, new media and national identity has appeared in a number of publications.