industry leaders
Among them are individual entrepreneurs, managers, authors, and entire teams. They make a significant contribution to the development of their respective industries, forge new directions and business models at the intersection of sectors, enhancing the region's export potential and competitiveness. The list is compiled by the project's analytical group based on a survey of no fewer than 350 experts from 14 spheres of creative industries.
Yulia
Shishalova
Architectural journalist, editor-in-chief of the magazine "Project Russia".
Publishing and new media
Female
Dmitry
Shishkin
Men's clothing designer, founder of the SHISHKIN Portnovskaya Manufactory group of companies
Fashion
Male
Maria
Shishova
Director of the musical group Hodila Izba.
Music
Female
Victor
Shkulev
President of Shkulev Media Holding and Hearst Shkulev Publishing company.
Publishing and new media
Male
Dmitry
Shlepnev
General Director and organizer of the Big Cartoon Festival
Film and animation/broadcasting
Male
Igor
Shmalko
Teacher of "Drawing. Form. Space. Perspective", "Fundamentals of Design", "Color Theory", "Design" disciplines at the Institute of Business and Design
Design
Male
Leonid
Shmelkov
Director of animated series, director at the SHAR School-Studio
Film and animation/broadcasting
Male
Irina
Shreyber
Composer and arranger.
Music
Female
Vladimir
Shreyder
Founder of mobile apps Glitché and SLMMSK, artist
Video games and software
Male
Dmitry
Shubin
Developer and founder of the production of "Lilac Animation Studio" - portable animation studios and software
Video games and software
Male
Evgeny
Shchegolev
Founder of the "Centrsvet" company
Design
Male
Misha
Eisap
Musician, head of the INDI MUSIC label, producer of the artist "Thirteen Carats".
Music
Male
Radda
Erdenko
"Gypsy singer, composer, actress"
Performing arts
Female
Timur
Yunusov
Rapper known as Timati, singer, music producer, actor, and entrepreneur.
Music
Male
Alexey
Yuretsky
CEO of the Geoscan group of companies
Video games and software
Male
Nikita
Yavein
Architect, head of the "Studio-44" bureau
Architecture
Male
Olga
Yavich
Artistic editor of the Poliandria publishing house.
Publishing and new media
Female
Ekaterina
Yakimova
Director of the International Theater Festival "TERRITORY"
Performing arts
Female
Anton
Yakovlev
Artistic director of the N.V. Gogol Moscow Drama Theater
Performing arts
Male
Victoria
Yakovleva
Artist-restorer.
Visual arts
Female
Alexsandr
Yakubov
CEO of "HoloGroup" company
Video games and software
Male
Yulia
Yakubovich
Artist, curator, collector, founder of the Julia Yakubovich gallery.
Visual arts
Female
Dmitry
Yakunin
Producer, Executive Director of the Youth Center of the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation, Deputy Executive Director of the Regional Cinema Support Fund, General Producer of the MovieStart production center
Film and animation/broadcasting
Male
Darina
Yakunina
Founder of the children's psychotherapeutic book publishing house "Poliandria".
Publishing and new media
Female
Filipp
Yankovsky
Actor of theater and cinema, film director, and producer
Performing arts
Male
Ivan
Yankovsky
Actor of theater and cinema, four-time laureate of the "Golden Eagle" award: twice for "Best Actor in a Leading Role in Cinema" and twice for "Best Actor in a Supporting Role"
Performing arts
Male
Olga
Yarutina
Publisher of THE ART NEWSPAPER RUSSIA.
Publishing and new media
Female
Anton
Yarush
Screenwriter, winner of the White Elephant Award, jury member of international film festivals
Film and animation/broadcasting
Male
Yuriy
Yarushnikov
Co-founder of the XOVP studio, director, composer, screenwriter, editor
Film and animation/broadcasting
Male
Anatoly
Yasinsky
Co-founder and CEO of Imena Group agency
Advertising
Male
Maria
Yasko
Architect, author of the rethinking of the "Tsekh" building and creation of a multifunctional lobby in "Supermetal"
Architecture
Female
Alexander
Yasyukevich
Musician working under the pseudonym "Thirteen Carats".
Music
Male
Arman
Yakhin
Head of the Main Road Post computer graphics studio
Film and animation/broadcasting
Male
