Previously Director of prestigious Internet Research Agency, Anatoly Sokolov hails from Minsk. When a young man, Anatoly was taken with classic Soviet cinema and pursued his studies in Media & Communication at The State University of St. Petersburg. Anatoly then founded successful social media marketing platforms for educate and assist corporations and governments in social media influence. He is a pioneer in influential digital technologies and holds several honorary degrees from several prestigious universities.

Anatoly now seeks to combine his social media expertise with his passion for film in order to bring Russian capital and influence to the American film industry. He hopes to usher in a new era of pioneering cinema using online platforms for creating non-traditional films distributed through social networking websites. Anatoly believes that in building the future of cinema there is no more powerful force for shifting culture and influencing public opinion than movies and social media combined.