VintageFilmClub.com aims to draw on the treasure trove of 55,000 Russian films produced during the Soviet Union, as well as films from Eastern European countries with rich cinematic traditions, such as Poland and Romania. They will launch in December, with streaming of 100 films and quality subtitles inEnglish and other languages. By building communities around the films they will add content, such as cultural annotations and articles, while innovative features such as a ‘virtual cinema’ (simultaneous screening to two or more users) and free weekly screenings will make this site as unique in form as it is in content.

Olga Malinovskaya, Ginanina Zugravu each speak four languages and bring a wealth of cultural understanding and passion for art to the project, while the third founder, Evgeniy Prishchepa, is a talented developer, technical project manager and also runs his own development company.

A message from Olga Malinovskaya:

“When an Idea is facing Reality, it may perish in the impact, unless there is a gentle and thoughtful guidance. Betafoundry has been our flight dispatcher with their keen expertise and knowledge of trajectories in business and technologies. But it’s been more than that, it is as if through focusing their attention and sharing their resources the Betafoundry guys have ‘willed’ us from the dream zone into ‘the online and the real’ where we intend to stay and prosper: Γαλάτεια will live. Thank you, Betafoundry!”

Thank you Olga!

Register now to test the platform and watch two Russian classics for free!

In order to test the platform VintageFilms are allowing you to stream movies for free. When registered at VintageFilmClub.com just click on ‘ticket’ in order to watch films for free until 1 December, 2011.

To see Vintage Films’ demo day powerpoint click here.