Victor Freilich
- Producer
Victor Freilich graduated from the Moscow University with a degree in
Journalism in 1972. In 1963, he gained professional film knowledge
through work at Gorky Film Studios in Moscow. While there, he created
more than 9 feature films - "Vesyolyye istorii" (1962), "Im
pokoryayetsya nebo" (1963), "Lyogkaya zhizn" (1964), "Mne dvadtsat let"
(1964), "Geroj nashego vremeni" (1965), "Rano utrom" (1966), "Parol ne
nuzhen" (1967), "Ekho dalyokih snegov" (1969) and others. Subsequently
at MosFilm Studios, he was involved in major international productions
such as Russian / Italian co-production "Krasnaya Palatka" (1971) and
many others. From 1975-1976 he was the supervisory head for the
Creative Department of General Israeli TV. From 1976 till 1977 he
served as head and producer of Israeli Cinema and TV department. During
this time he was awarded the Venice Festival Prize for "Windows of
Shagal". He also produced major Israeli / Russian coproductions like:
"Pasport" (1990) and "Vzbesivshijsya avtobus" (1991). More recently, he
has worked as a distributor and producer of movies, stage plays and
various television shows. Additionally, he became the financial advisor
to head of the Department of Industry and Business Development of
Russia, from 1991-1993.