Birthday greetings to Karen Shakhnazarov 2022-07-08 15:00:00 Vladimir Putin sent greetings to Karen Shakhnazarov, film director, screenwriter, producer, and General Director of Mosfilm Cinema Concern, on his 70th birthday. The message reads, in part: “A talented film director, organiser, as well as a dedicated and enthusiastic professional, you have achieved impressive success and created films that are rightfully considered among the classics of our national cinema. And of course, I must mention your years-long prolific work as head of the legendary Mosfilm, Russia’s largest film production company.”