Chuvashcinema
# Chuvashcinema

Chuvashcinema or Chuvashkino (now SC "Chuvashkino") is a Chuvash and Russian cinema company which was engaged in manufacture, purchase, storage and hire art and documentary films.

## History

Cinema company was based on June, 22nd, 1926 in Cheboksary (Chuvash ASSR) by the director, a script writer, the actor, the Honored worker of arts of the Russian Federation, the National actor of the Chuvash Republic Ioakim Maksimov-Koshkinsky.

During the existence the studio has released 6 artistic and tens of documentary films. The first feature film was the Volga rebels, released in 1926. Then the studio mostly focused on the production of documentary films.

## Current status

Now Chuvash cinema is engaged in definition of the state policy in the field of cinematography in Chuvash Republic. Its archives include a number of art-publicistic tapes created together with the Kazan studio.

