Artem Somov

Overview Two sides of the bridge - 10 min., RT ANO TV - Novosti, 2011, Director: Artem Somov, Author: Artem Vorobey (The Republic of Kosovo is a self-declared independent state and has de facto control over most of the territory, while North Kosovo, the largest Kosovo Serb enclave, is under the control of institutions of the Republic of Serbia. The long-term severe ethnic tensions between Kosovo's ethnic Albanian and Serb populations are still the number one issue in the region and no one knows when it...

Overview The Nomad Game: Ready, Steady, Goat! - 25 min., RT ANO TV - Novosti, 2015, Director Artem Somov, Author Andrey Molodykh (Sports have been central to human societies from the dawn of time. Their development can be traced back to roles they played in military training, religious ceremonies, and even human sacrifices. The majority of sports evolve over time, and the most popular are now played in vast stadiums to huge audiences. But there are still places on Earth where sports exist in their...

Overview Inferno Village - When leaving a land of fiery coal pits is scarier than burning alive - 27 min., RT ANO TV - Novosti, 2017, Director Artyom Somov, Author Artyom Vorobey (Jharia in India is like a hellish scene from a demonic horror movie: perpetually wreathed in suffocating smoke from an underground fire that has been burning for 100 years. Jharia’s coal fields represent the country’s richest reserves but the people forced to live here remain steeped in poverty. For many, pilfering and...