Eva Ivanilova is PhD candidate in the interdisciplinary Film & Media Studies and Slavic Program. She is working at the crossing point of Russian intellectual history, film theory, and political economy. Primarily, her research is focused on regional film practices in modern Russia that are included in a broader framework of geopolitical and geoeconomic demarcations. Her publications have appeared in KinoKultura, Iskusstvo kino, and several Russian popular websites.