Nina Kochelyaeva, Ph.D. in History, is a Laureate of the Russian Federation Governmental Award in education and the Union State of Russia and Belarus Award in literature and arts. She heads the Department for the Development and Approbation of Film Education Methods and lectures at VGIK (the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography), directs the New Institute for Cultural Research, and lectures at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. She serves on the Moscow International Film Festival's selection committee for the Asia-Pacific and MENA regions and directs programming for the Kazan International Film Festival "Altyn Minbar" and the Orenburg International Film Festival. She has authored over 170 articles and several collective monographs on cultural policy and film history, produced multiple documentaries, and has been a NETPAC member since 2021.
From Busan International Film Festival 2026, No. 31
