Rustam Ilyas Biography

Photo: From the personal archive, Rustam Ilyasov was born in Magnitogorsk in the year, his father is the famous poet Yuri Ilyasov. In high school, the future director studied at the Lyceum of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Savitsky at the faculty of world art culture. In his youth he was fond of literary work, published in the collection “Lyceum Circle” and on the pages of the “Magnitogorsk Worker”.

Rustam now writes poetry and places them in his telegram channel “Poetic Situation”. The future director always wanted to shoot the first higher education at the Faculty of Art and Grace, after graduation, he worked as a designer for some time. In the year, he decided to move to Moscow with his girlfriend - Dasha Gauser. In the year, Dasha founded her own clothing brand and became a top Russian designer.

So both of them were able to overcome the philistine fear of changes and begin to engage in what they are really interested in, having achieved great success in this. In Moscow, Rustam at first also worked in the artistic field. This happens because in Russia there are few specialists on computer graphics, and if there is, then expensive, or very loaded. The work turned out.

But there are fan people who would like to be in your place. And this is not that it is shifting, it is just a source of earnings. I understood that I wanted something else. On the dispute, he made a task on the website of Lebedev Studio and began to work with his designer. But not for long - I decided to enter VGIK. I always wanted to make a movie, I just had to believe in myself at a certain moment.

This was already the second attempt, the first was unsuccessful - the competition did not pass. But in the end, everything worked out. In the decision to try strength in the directing of Rustam, both parents and girl supported. Especially Dasha - when he began his studies, family incomes were reduced - classes took a lot of effort and time, although he tried to earn extra money.

In addition, the shooting of educational shortages required considerable costs. And although the couple broke up about ten years ago, they still maintain warm friendly relations. The shooting of videos in support of the shows of Dasha’s collection was good professional practice, then it was new. In one of the videos, the famous Russian actor Viktor Verzhbitsky starred.

The fashion roller with the participation of Viktor Verzhbitsky received a prize at the festival in Madrid and was shown at the Moscow International Film Festival. Labor, not luck on the course with Rustam studied about 40 people. But units reached a big movie. And one of the Korean directors. One way or another, several more guys are associated with film production. Total - less than ten percent.

So this is not luck, but a very big job. No one prevented anyone from writing a script, withdrawing it, investing in it. I do not believe in any luck, directing - not so romantic profession. The film, which opened the way to the profession, was the modified course short film “Elves Castle” - the winner of the XXXV Moscow International Film Festival invested more than thousands of rubles in it at that time.

There was also an operator, he needed this picture in the portfolio - he also invested at least thousands of thousands. Cinema is very expensive, so large studios are engaged in this, the state helps. In Russia, unprecedented state support for film production. You can ironize, but it is true. Thanks to this, in recent years, not only the film industry as a whole has been growing, but also the quality of the films.

Although the problem of lack of good scenarios is still relevant. On competition with the West and the ban on LGBT, despite the fact that now Hollywood films are not directly shown in Russia, because licenses have been revoked, it is still difficult to compete with American film companies to Russian cinema. It is interesting when the hero comes to life-there is a “wow effect” in this.

Thus, by the way, the whole story with comics and superheroes works. But take, for example, the Soviet period. Since now, not quite of his will, the film distribution was in a similar situation. Imagine that the rental is delayed not for eight years, but for two years. They show them at the same time, and they go in neighboring cinema halls in well, and who will win?

Then there was such an artificial lack of competition, and, of course, all Soviet films are good and kind, but the level, the quality of production were different. Actually, at about the same level of “equidistance” we are now. This is a question of the talent of a contractor of this scale. Timur is really a value in our cinema. We ask if the prohibitions on the propaganda of LGBT, smoking, and the use of drugs in films for film production have affected?

This is a means of artistic expressiveness, transmission of meanings. But the state made such a decision, and I am not the person who will argue with the state. The same thing with LGBT. We just have to accept it. Although it could be shown before. Not so often used this in his cinema life. I have only one scene in “difficult teenagers”, where there was not even a kiss, namely, the actions to transfer the pill - I immediately violated all the laws.But I am sure that if this law were adopted at the time of the creation of the series, the guys would find another no less cool option.

Although, without a doubt, this kiss itself is a very sexy action that does not carry dirt and vulgarity. In general, you can do without everything, it simply reduces tools. Although the image on the screen of same -sex relationships simply for the sake of supporting LGBT is not an art. Why did you still decide to switch from a full meter to the series?

For several years now I have been writing a scenario of the second full meter, scriptwriter Nastya Kuznetsova is working on it. Now the project is in the third draft stage. And the series - you live with them like with friends, that's all. Here you have a expectation of a meeting with the heroes. People are therefore often waiting for the release of all episodes to watch everything in one gulp.

Teenage theme was interesting in that it showed the stages of growing up. You always encounter another person who also grows up, and your interests intersect. All went through it. And this is important to show. He himself did not encounter bullying in childhood, preferred to occupy leadership positions, if not due to physical strength, then due to intelligence - it is cool to be smarter than other children.

Rustam could not help but ask the capital and the provinces about how he relates to the native city, and whether the young people should be so striving to leave for large cities. All the same, this is my city, although I have been living in Moscow for many years. But here I have institute and school friends, I maintain good relations with them, we communicate with everyone.

Recently, we congratulated our school teacher together. As long as our country is focused on four large cities, my attitude to the fact that young people are leaving the province, it does not matter. This is a need if you want to be realized in the cinema. Yes, now you can make films on an iPhone, but cinema is a whole industry. There is a person who sets the light who leads costumes.

We have actors, costume artists, artists - but all this is within the framework of the theater. Three theater for thousands of people is, of course, cool - our city in this sense is unique. But there is no Pedagogical Institute, which made it possible to develop in the humanitarian sphere - this showed which shots from an economic point of view need to fill the city. If there was some kind of film school, but Magnitogorsk is too small for this.

Cinema industry is Moscow. Therefore, it is important in which area you want to develop. It is better to enter the acting in Moscow or in St. Petersburg. If you want to be a movie operator, then it’s definitely VGIK, this is one of the best films of the globe in general. We add that the series "Stream", which has become a hit in the winter of the year, may not get a sequel.

There is still no official information about the dates of the release of new series, and only one season is indicated on the cinemas in the description. Rustam has already begun work on a new project. It is only known that this will be a short seven -class series. The rest of the information has not yet been disclosed. Share news with your friends on social networks.