On October 17, Vladimir Putin will visit VGIK 2019-10-16 15:05:00 The President of Russia will visit the country’s oldest film school, the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK), where he will meet with world-famous alumni of the school. Exactly 100 years ago, on September 1, 1919, the first National Film school was established, later renamed VGIK.