
Production
Sam Klebanov
Born 1965-04-14 · Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia)
Sam Klebanov is a Russian and Swedish film industry executive, film distributor, producer and TV host. In film business since 1996. In the early 2000s his company Cinema without Borders was the leading force of arthouse film distribution in Russia, in 2015 he also co-founded a Mosow-based distribution outfit Arthouse. Between 2001 and 2008, he was the author and host of the weekly show Magic of Cinema on the national TV channel Russia-K.
Acting credits
NRA nostalgic look at the birth and death of arthouse film distribution in Russia in the early 2000s. The story of the company Cinema Without Borders and its two founders, Sam Klebanov and Anton Mazurov.
Plankton Salesmen
2017
NRA behind-the-scenes glimpse into the daily routine of Russian film critic Anton Dolin at the Cannes Film Festival. Screenings, lunch breaks, interviews, along with chance encounters with colleagues, fans, and renowned directors.
Cannes 2026 With Anton Dolin
2026
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Alla Pugacheva: Tales of Love
2003
Behind the camera
5.0A gang of crooks robbing cash collectors, run into a police surveillance team and the inadequate police response results in a gunfight. A TV crew on assignment in the area happens to capture this humiliation on camera, and this example of police incompetence is soon the lead story in every news bulletin. Public confidence in law and order now suffers irreparable harm. The head of the Moscow force welcomes a public search-and-destroy operation against these thugs, the brainchild of Katya, his PR director. She proposes that the capture of this dangerous gang be transformed into a live TV show of a kind never seen before. At this point she cannot know that the gang leader's life-and-death struggle with the police is destined to lead to a media duel. Besieged in a huge apartment block, the crooks hold hostage a father and his son and daughter. A massive special forces rescue operation is mounted but fails miserably.
Newsmakers
2009
5.0A gang of crooks robbing cash collectors, run into a police surveillance team and the inadequate police response results in a gunfight. A TV crew on assignment in the area happens to capture this humiliation on camera, and this example of police incompetence is soon the lead story in every news bulletin. Public confidence in law and order now suffers irreparable harm. The head of the Moscow force welcomes a public search-and-destroy operation against these thugs, the brainchild of Katya, his PR director. She proposes that the capture of this dangerous gang be transformed into a live TV show of a kind never seen before. At this point she cannot know that the gang leader's life-and-death struggle with the police is destined to lead to a media duel. Besieged in a huge apartment block, the crooks hold hostage a father and his son and daughter. A massive special forces rescue operation is mounted but fails miserably.
Newsmakers
2009
NRThe story of instant volunteers - ordinary people, who in the middle of the chaos, destruction and confusions after the tsunami hit Sri Lanka, decided to act and help victims along the coastline.
Galle Road: The Volunteer Diaries
2006
NRThe story of instant volunteers - ordinary people, who in the middle of the chaos, destruction and confusions after the tsunami hit Sri Lanka, decided to act and help victims along the coastline.
Galle Road: The Volunteer Diaries
2006
NRThe story of instant volunteers - ordinary people, who in the middle of the chaos, destruction and confusions after the tsunami hit Sri Lanka, decided to act and help victims along the coastline.
Galle Road: The Volunteer Diaries
2006
