Ilya Bachurin
Ilya Bachurin | |
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Илья Бачурин | |
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| Born | May 29, 1970 Moscow, USSR |
| Occupation(s) | film producer, TV producer, media manager |
Ilya Viktorovich Bachurin (in Russian: Илья Викторович Бачурин) is a Russian film and TV producer, top manager at Russian film company Glavkino and music company Mosconcert.[1][2] In the past he organized a number of notable Russian cultural evens such as Russian parts of Eurovision song contest, Olympic games in Russia and others. He is also particularly known as the organizer of Michael Jackson's first concert in Russia back in 1993 and as the creator of dance music radio station Station 106,8 popular in 1990s.
Biography[edit]
Ilya Bachurin was born in Moscow on May 29, 1970 to a family of engineers. After finishing Moscow's school № 27 in 1988 served in Soviet Army until 1990. He has sports ranks: Candidate for Master of Sports in athletics and Category I degree in motocross. Later in 1998 he received a degree in economy at Russian State University of Tourism and Services Studies.
In 1992 Bachurin established his own commercial company called "Dessa" which became the organizer of the first ever Russian performance of Michael Jackson in 1993, where Bachurin took important part. It became a landmark event at the time as such event was not possible in recently dissolved USSR and was considered very notable. It became a surprise for general Russian music industry of that time because "Dessa" company was not a part of it, and Bachurin's actions were based on his and his colleagues' personal communications, not on regular music business interactions. As Bachurin told the press, "men with assault rifles", representing that-time Russian music industry, came to him and tried to convince him that he "didn't have the right" to organize such event.[3][4]
In 1995 he co-founded music radio station called Station 106,8 which became very popular as it introduced world's dance music to the people of former USSR, where citizens lived in cultural isolation due to Iron Curtain. The station was active until 2001.
In 2000 Ilya Bachurin started working at Russian TV and was appointed a head of Music Broadcasting Department at Russia's top TV channel Channel One where participated in a number of projects. In particular, he organized Russian broadcastings of Grammy Award and Eurovision ceremonies, was one of the creators of Fabrika Zvyozd music TV show etc. He was reportedly involved in Channel One's getting rid of "paid" low-quality Russian music videos, which dominated in 1990s.[5]
In 2003 he began to work at MTV Russia at several top positions including Editor-in-Chief.[6] Worked as producer general at MTV Russia Music Awards ceremonies. He was a member of jury at Russia's Eurovision entries (e. g in 2002, in 2005 and in 2006), member of other juries and committees.
In 2006 he was appointed Editor-in-Chief at "Music of Channel One" cable TV channel.
In 2007 Ilya Bachurin worked as creative producer at 19th World Festival of Youth and Students in Sochi.
In 2008 he established the TV and film company Glavkino together with prominent Russian filmmaker Fyodor Bondarchuk. The company makes and distributes content for cinema and TV.
Ilya Bachurin lectured entertainment industry management for students at State University of Management and at Moscow State Institute of International Relations.
He also produced ceremony of olympic flag transfer in Vancouver during 2010 Winter Olympics and was a vice president of Organizing Committees at 2014 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Paralympics.
In 2017, he was a creative producer of the VFMS in Sochi.[7]
Since 2019, he hosts his own TV program called "News. In details. Cinema" at Russia-K TV channel dedicated to culture.
In 2019-2021, he was the Director General at a cable TV company called TV BRICS.[8]
On April 12, 2021, he was appointed as General Director of the State Budgetary Institution of Culture of the city of Moscow “Mosconcert”. In 2022, he became the organizer of the Mosconcert's cultural brigades.[9]
Bachurin is a participant in the organizing committee of Russian creative weeks and premiums in the field of creative industries.[10]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Iconoscope (director Vitaly Mansky) | producer |
| 2012 | August Eighth (director Dzhanik Fayziev) | producer |
| 2015 | Eternal cold (director Andrey Migachev) | producer |
| 2015 | The Water of Life (director Rezo Gigineishvili) | producer |
| 2016 | Army, I love you! | producer |
| 2016 | Helicopters | producer |
| 2016 | My boyfriend is a robot | producer |
| 2019 | Running to Arizona | producer |
References[edit]
- ^ (in Russian) Директором Москонцерта назначен Илья Бачурин — Mos.ru, 12.04.2021
- ^ (in Russian) "Диалог на равных" с Ильей Бачуриным — Moscow State Art and Cultural University, 20.03.2019
- ^ (in Russian) Илья Бачурин — profile at Vedomosti
- ^ (in Russian) Илья Бачурин: «Когда мы взялись за концерт Майкла Джексона, приехали ребята с автоматами, спрашивали, кто дал нам на это право» — TV Rain, 02.02.2019
- ^ (in Russian) Ответы. Илья Бачурин, программный директор — Afisha, 13.02.2003
- ^ (in Russian) Шнур проявит себя. Он проведет церемонию вручения MTV RMA 2005 — Rossiyskaya Gazeta, 01.09.2005
- ^ "Эксперт: Фестиваль молодежи и студентов научит поиску компромиссов - ТАСС". TACC. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ (in Russian) Илья Бачурин: «Устраивать из жизни шпионский роман не собираюсь» — OK Magazine, 23.03.2020
- ^ "Илья Бачурин: санкции создали "Москонцерту" новые возможности". РИА Новости (in Russian). 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ "Первую в мире оперу о креативных индустриях покажут на Russian Creative Awards". creativityweek.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-02-26.
External links[edit]
- Ilya Bachurin at IMDb
- "We intend to change the style of all sites during rebranding - interview TASS". TACC (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- RIA (2022-12-19). "Ilya Bachurin: Sanctions created new opportunities to the Moskoncert". РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- Denis Kazmin. "Ilya Bachurin is frankly about the price of media, her novels and attitude to marriage". OK! (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-02-21.