===Background===
'''Mosfilm''' ('''Мосфильм''') is a film studio, which is often described as the largest and oldest in Russia and in Europe. Its output includes most of the more widely acclaimed Soviet films. The company was founded in 1920 on the base of two nationalized pre-revolution film studios and gained the current name in 1935. The logo was introduced in 1946.
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|Mosfilm (Russia) - CLG Wiki(1).png|1st Logo (placeholder logo) (1946-1947)
|Mosfilm (2013).jpeg|4th Logo (June 2, 2013- )
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|Mosfilm (1979) (From - Life is Beautiful).png| 1979Logo standard(October print1980-October logo1991)▼
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===1st Logo (placeholder logo) (1946-1947)===
'''Visuals:''' Just several lines of text with the bigger word "MOSFILM" below them, all in a bold white Russian Cyrillic font. The top line of text is separated by a white line, and a patterned line borders the bottom, with the year "1946" spaced out under it.
'''Technique:''' NoneA still card produced on print.
'''Audio:''' Either none or the intro theme of the film.
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ComboCo-Production Variants=
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Naya Sansar and Mosfilm (1958) (From - A Journey Beyond the Three Seas serials).png|[[Naya Sansar]]
Mosfilm and S Filmi (1980) (From - За спичками).png|[[Suomi-Filmi]]
Mosfilm and Toei (1980) (From - Путь к медалям).png|[[Toei]]
Mosfilm and Toei (1990) (From - Под северным сиянием).png|[[Toei]]
Mosfilm and Mafilm (1984) (From - Загадка Кальмана).png|Mafilm
Mosfilm-Korean Film (1985).jpeg|[[Korean Film Studio]] (boxed)
Mosfilm (1985).png|[[Korean Film Studio]]
Georgian Film Studio and Mosfilm (1985) (From - Bagrationi).png|[[Georgian Film Studio]]
Mosfilm and Bavaria Film (1988) (From - To Kill a Dragon).png|Bavaria Film
Mosfilm and Krug Film Studio (1989) (From - Черная роза).png|[[Krug Film StudioFilmstudio]]
Mosfilm and Krug Film Studio (1991) (From - 1000 долларов в одну сторону).png|[[Krug Film StudioFilmstudio]] (''1000 dollarov v odnu storonu'')
Mosfilm and Krug Film Studio (1991) (From - Расстанемся, пока хорошие).png|[[Krug Film StudioFilmstudio]] (''Rasstanemsya - poka khoroshie'')
Mosfilm and Krug Film Studio (1992) (From - Официант с золотым подносом).png|[[Krug Film StudioFilmstudio]] + [[Paritet Films]]
Mosfilm, Inkombank, and Krug Film Studio (1991) (From - Дом под звездным небом).png|[[Krug Film StudioFilmstudio]] + Inkombank
Mosfilm, Krug Film Studio, and Domino 21 Limited (1992) (From - Анкор, ещё анкор!).png|[[Krug Film StudioFilmstudio]] + Domino 21 Limited
Mosfilm, Krug Film Studio, and Mirabelle Film (1995) (From - Какая чудная игра).png|[[Krug Film StudioFilmstudio]] + Mirabelle Film
CST Art and Mosfilm (1990) (From - His Nickname Is Beast).png|CST Art
Mosfilm and Yalta Film Studio (1990) (From - Катафалк).png|[[Yaltafilm]]
Mosfilm and Fora Film (1992) (From - Вынос тела).png|[[Fora Film]]
Mosfilm (1993) (From - Эта женщина в окне).png|MMC Association
Mosfilm and Inkombank (1996) (From - Милый друг давно забытых лет…).png|Inkombank
Mosfilm (1992) (From - Женщина в Море).png|''Zhenshchina v more''
Mosfilm (1992) (From - Увидеть Париж и умереть).png|''To See Paris and Die''
Mosfilm (1992) (From - Апноэ).png|''АпноэApnoe''
Mosfilm (1993) (From - Личная жизнь королевы).png|''Lichnaya zhizn korolevy''
Mosfilm (1994) (From - Белый праздник).png|''White Feast''
Mosfilm (1971) (From - Молодые).png|''Molodye''
Mosfilm and Krug Film Studio (1999) (From - Послушай, не идет ли дождь).png|''Poslushay, ne idyot li dozhd''
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▲Mosfilm (1979) (From - Life is Beautiful).png|1979 standard print logo
Mosfilm (1990) (From - Homo Novus).png|''Homo Novus'' ▼
Mosfilm and EKTA (1991) (From - Призрак).png|''Prizrak'' ▼
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*A <u>later version</u>, starting in 2001-2002, had the logo remade in CGI, with statue being more metallic looking, the sky more realistically, and the text being pitch-black but then shines brightly at the end.
*Films shot in a <u>letterbox format</u> have the logo zoomed out dramatically, showing more of the Kremlin's wall on the right, and a massive empty space on the left. The Spasskaya Tower's pinpoint also glows red in this version.
*A variant exists where the <u>print version of the logo</u> is displayed. Essentially, it is a stylized version of the standard logo with the Kremlin and Spasskaya Tower present and the text is 3D. ▼
**An <u>ultra-rare print logo</u> is similar to the aforementioned variant but is more crudely drawn and there is a white spotlight behind everything, leaving the Kremlin and Spasskaya Towers as silhouettes. ▼
**Another <u>rare print variant</u> has the symbol simply consist of a silhouette of the "Worker and Kolkhoz Woman" model. ▼
*On <u>''Мы, русский народ''</u>, a different position of the layout is shown with the model facing the left and the text on the bottom left revealing itself from the left. Additionally, the Kremlin is missing.
*A similar variant of the top one was seen on <u>''The Mysterious Monk''</u> where the model is facing normally except the background consists of a sunset-like background and the text is in a serif-like font and within the ground.
*On <u>''Sveaborg''</u>, the logo is paired with the [[Yle|Yleisradio]] logo. Both logos have text next to each other as well as a larger block of words dividing the two, the latter of which reading "CO-PRODUCTION - 1972 -". Mosfilm's text notice reads "CREATIVE ASSOCIATION TV FILM" and its logo has a white border.
*On <u>''Улыбнись, ровесник!''</u>, the logo, in a hand-drawn style, is to the top left of the [[DEFA]] logo. Three slides are shown, one reading "CO-PRODUCTION", the next translates to "Mosfilm Studios and DEFA Film Studios", and the last reading "FIRST CREATIVE ASSOCATION" for Mosfilm and "JOHANESTAL ASSOCATION" for DEFA.
*On <u>''Velvet Season''</u>'','' <u></u>a more stylized 2D style of the logo is shown within a {{color|gold}} box and is paired with the Pro Dig Film A.G. logo. The text underneath both logos read "SOVIET-SWISS PRODUCTION".
*On <u>''Life is Beautiful''</u>, with the text "JOINT SOVIET-ITALIAN PRODUCTION" on the top of the screen, the print logo is positioned to the left with the text "First creative association" underneath it and the in-credit text "QUATTRO CAVALLI CINEMATOGRAPHY" next to it.
*The logo is paired with the [[Kazakhfilm (Kazakhstan)|Kazakhfilm]] logo on ''<u>Vkus khleba</u>'' where both of them are on a green-like background and the text "CO-PRODUCTION" underneath them.
*Particularly from the <u>late 1980's up until the end of the logo's run</u> as the company's primary logo, it would zoom out to the upper left corner of the screen to give room for either co-producers or additional credits/information.
*On <u>''Time, Forward!''</u>, after an anniversary card celebrating the October Revolution, two duplicates of the logo are seen on the bottom left and top right.
*On <u>''Royal Regatta''</u>, the logo is animated and against a {{color|gray}} background with the blue text in English "{{color|blue|'''CREATIVE ASSOCIATION "COMRADE"'''}}" positioned on the bottom right.
**Both <u>''Run of a Pacer''</u> and <u>''Sing Your Song, Poet''</u> has this text underneath the logo. The former film has the latter word more spaced out and the latter movie has each word stacked.
*On <u>''Arena''</u>, the logo is still and the text reads the same as before but with "SCREEN" in place of the last word with two dots next to it.
*On <u>''Vozvrashchenie k zhizni''</u>, the text from the above two variants are in an unfixed alignment.
*<u>''Our March''</u> has the logo positioned to the bottom left corner. Shortly after, three close ups of the model pop up, reaching to the top right. From left to right: the formation consists of the logo itself, the head of the worker, the forefront of the Koilkhoz woman, and both the hammer and sickle.
*On <u>''Rasplata''</u>, the background changes from gray to {{color|red}} with the same text from before but with the last word reading "'''''TIME'''''" fading in within its usual position.
*<u>''Letniye sny''</u> has a similar variant has the above one except the background is fixed, the logo has an anamorphic widescreen format, and the size of each row in the text is different.
*<u>''Commander of the Lucky Pike''</u> has the word "EXPERIMENTAL" above the rest of the text.
*On <u>''The Brothers Karamazov''</u>, the model is on the bottom left.
*On <u>''Rasplata''</u>, the model is positioned higher above the text.
*On <u>''Poslushay</u>, ne idyot li dozhd'' </u>, a variant is used where the text is 3D.
'''Technique:''' Live-action model work. CGI for the 2012 version.
'''Audio:''' None.
'''Availability:''' canCan be seen on most of the Mosfilm movies of the period starting with ''One Life'' (Жизнь одна).
===4th Logo (June 2, 2013- )===
'''Availability:''' Seen on most of the recent Mosfilm productions starting with ''Weekend''.
==In-Credit Logo==
===Logo (October 1980-October 1991)===
▲<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
Mosfilm (1979) (From - Life is Beautiful).png|1979 standard print logo
▲Mosfilm (1990) (From - Homo Novus).png|''Homo Novus''
▲Mosfilm and EKTA (1991) (From - Призрак).png|''Prizrak''
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▲* *AnotherOn <u>rare''Prizrak'', print variant</u>it has the symbol simply consist of a silhouette of the "Worker and Kolkhoz Woman" model.
'''Technique:''' A still image.
'''Audio:''' None.
'''Availability:''' Seen on few of the Mosfilm productions at the time.
=== External Links ===
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosfilm Mosfilm] on Wikipedia
* [http://en.mosfilm.ru/ Official Website]
* {{IMDb|0917448}}
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