Irina Bugaeva

As part of the AyarKut Foundation, Yakut artists and art managers receive up-to-date knowledge on how to build a career and do business in the world of art. There is also an opportunity to undergo training and participate in exhibitions, art fairs of the best platforms of Russia and the world.

The AyarKut Foundation for the Support of Contemporary Art sets an ambitious task to put Yakutia on the world map of contemporary art by creating a new creative environment and conditions for the development of specialists in the field of art in the Republic. The Foundation’s mission is the active development of international cooperation in the field of contemporary art, as well as the search, development and presentation of the culture of Yakutia both in the region itself and throughout Russia and abroad.

Working in the film industry is an important role for Irina. She is a producer and assistant director. She graduated from Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in 2013, after which she was immediately hired for the «Rings of the World» project at the XXII Winter Olympics held in Sochi. After that, she finished 2 more projects in Moscow. She then returned to Yakutsk, where she filmed 6 projects as an executive producer and assistant director. «Our Winter», a new film by Stepan Burnashev is one of Irina’s latest project. She is also currently working on the film called «White Steamer» in collaboration with the Mimesis production company.

Location: Yakutsk, Russia