Sam Klebanov

Sam Klebanov
BornSamuil Yakovlevich Klebanov
(1965-04-14) April 14, 1965 (age 59)
Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR
Occupationfilm producer
film distributor
television presenter
CitizenshipSweden
SpouseIrina Vinogradova
Children1

Sam Klebanov (Russian: Сэм Клебанов, current name Samuel Klebanov (Russian: Самуил Яковлевич Клебанов); born April 14, 1965, Leningrad[1]) is a Russian and Swedish film industry executive, film distributor, producer and TV host. In film business since 1996. In the early 2000s his company Cinema without Borders was the leading force of arthouse film distribution in Russia, in 2015 he also co-founded a Moscow-based distribution outfit Arthouse.[2] Between 2001 and 2008, he was the author and host of the weekly show Magic of Cinema on the national TV channel Russia-K.[3]