Lennauchfilm
Lennauchfilm (acronym of "Leningrad studio popular science and educational films") is a Soviet and Russian film studio founded in Leningrad. The current Lennauchfilm studio is one of the largest in the Russian Federation. Lennauchfilm is a full-cycle studio, working on films for theatrical, video and television rental. Documentary films created at Lennauchfilm cover such topics as the history of Russia, defense technology, architecture, religion, and customs of the multinational state. Topics of film series include the secrets of rare trades and crafts, popular science films about nature and travel, and biographical sketches. The collection Lennauchfilm includes feature films  with famous actors, as well as animation (such as short films using a variety of techniques). Products of Lennauchfilm have received numerous awards in international film festivals. History. The name of the studio has undergone several changes. During the siege of Leningrad, the studio continued to work around the clock, in Leningrad, to provide newsreels delivered immediately to theaters, as well as to the front lines. Over the years, such well-known documentary cinematographers as Pavel Klushantsev, Lazarus Antsi-Polovsky, Vladimir Granatman, Lazareva Ludmila, Maria Kligman and many others worked at the studio.