{{Short description|Russian billionaire and film producer}} [[File:Gleb Fetisov.jpg|thumb|Gleb Fetisov]]
'''Gleb Fetisov''' ({{langx|el|Γκλεμπ Φετίσοφ}}; {{langx|ru|Глеб Геннадьевич Фетисов}}; born 5 June 1966) is a billionaire,<ref>{{Cite web|title=#616 Gleb Fetisov - Forbes.com|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/10/billionaires-2010_Gleb-Fetisov_LFCK.html|access-date=2020-07-11|website=www.forbes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Medetsky|first=Anatoly|date=2014-01-28|title=Billionaire Quits Business to Better Fight Kremlin|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2014/01/28/billionaire-quits-business-to-better-fight-kremlin-a31534|access-date=2020-07-11|website=The Moscow Times|language=en}}</ref> investor,<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Litan|first1=Robert E.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K7WH6VKfH2YC&q=Gleb+Fetisov+PhD&pg=PA325|title=Brookings-Wharton Papers on Financial Services: 2001|last2=Herring|first2=Richard J.|date=2010-12-01|publisher=Brookings Institution Press|isbn=978-0-8157-0687-8|language=en}}</ref> film producer<ref>{{Cite web|title=IMDB|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6085160/bio|access-date=2023-04-06|website=imdb.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Moscow International Film Festival|url=http://moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff41/eng/news/?id=642|access-date=2020-07-11|website=moscowfilmfestival.ru}}</ref> with twice Oscar-nominated movie productions,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Luhn|first=Alec|date=2018-02-09|title=Russia's most divisive director releases Oscar-nominated film in UK|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/09/russias-divisive-director-releases-oscar-nominated-film-uk/|access-date=2020-07-11|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> philanthropist. He holds a PhD and is a professor of economics and finance,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://istina.msu.ru/workers/4963160/|title=Фетисов Глеб Геннадьевич - сотрудник | ИСТИНА – Интеллектуальная Система Тематического Исследования НАукометрических данных|website=istina.msu.ru}}</ref> former member of the Federation Council for the [[Voronezh Region]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://council.gov.ru/services/reference/9827/|title=Фетисов Глеб Геннадьевич|website=Совет Федерации Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации}}</ref> (2001—2009) and former chair of [[Green Alliance (Russia)|Green Alliance party]]<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://russian-greens.ru/node/4460 | title=russian-greens.ru/node/4460: Экс-сенатор Фетисов заявил об уходе из политики - "Альянс Зеленых }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> (2012—2015). He is no longer a Russian citizen, and is instead a citizen of [[Cyprus]], where he resides.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/17/movies/long-days-journey-into-night-eugene-oneill-jessica-lange-ed-harris.htmlFilming Eugene O’Neill When the Elements (and Investors) Don’t Cooperate] ''The New York Times''. 17 January 2023</ref>
== Film production == Film producer Gleb Fetisov's works include “Some Like It Cold”<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-20/the-russian-cross-dressing-olympics-movie-that-hollywood-doesn-t-want-you-to-see.html | title=The Russian Cross-Dressing Olympics Movie That Hollywood Doesn't Want You to See": www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-20/the-russian-cross-dressing-olympics-movie-that-hollywood-doesn-t-want-you-to-see.html| newspaper=Bloomberg.com| date=20 February 2014}}</ref> (2014); [[Chef (2014 film)|“Chef”]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/festivals/sxsw-film-review-chef-1201128175/ | title=Film Review: 'Chef' Jon Favreau serves up a lightweight, high-calorie confection that may be an acquired taste": variety.com/2014/film/festivals/sxsw-film-review-chef-1201128175/| date=8 March 2014}}</ref> (2014) directed by [[Jon Favreau]], starring [[Dustin Hoffman]], [[Scarlett Johansson]], [[Robert Downey Jr.|Robert Downey Jr]], [[Sofía Vergara|Sofia Vergara]]; [[The Duelist (2016 film)|“The Duelist”]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/russian-director-alexei-mizgirev-denied-924338 | title=Russian Director Denied Canadian Visa to Attend Toronto Premiere of His Movie": www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/russian-director-alexei-mizgirev-denied-924338| website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]| date=30 August 2016}}</ref> (2016) directed by {{ill|Alexey Mizgirev|fr|Alexeï Mizguirev}}; [[Loveless (film)|“Loveless”]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/09/russias-divisive-director-releases-oscar-nominated-film-uk/ | title=Russia's most divisive director releases Oscar-nominated film in UK": www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/09/russias-divisive-director-releases-oscar-nominated-film-uk/| newspaper=The Telegraph| date=9 February 2018| last1=Luhn| first1=Alec}}</ref> ([[Non-Stop Production]] and Fetisoff Illusion, 2017) directed by [[Andrey Zvyagintsev]] and awarded the Jury Prize<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-russia-selects-loveless-foreign-language-category-1041982 | title=Oscars: Russia Selects 'Loveless' for Foreign-Language Category": www.hollywoodreporter.com| website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]| date=21 September 2017}}</ref> at the [[Cannes Film Festival]], the [[César Award]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rtbf.be/culture/cinema/detail_cesar-2018-meilleur-film-etranger-pour-la-coproduction-belge-loveless-du-russe-andrey-zvyagintsev?id=9856011 |title=César du meilleur film étranger pour la coproduction belge "Loveless" du Russe Andrey Zvyagintsev": www.rtbf.be/culture/cinema/detail_cesar-2018-meilleur-film-etranger-pour-la-coproduction-belge-loveless-du-russe-andrey-zvyagintsev?id=9856011 |date=5 March 2018 |access-date=13 February 2019 |archive-date=22 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622233630/https://www.rtbf.be/culture/cinema/detail_cesar-2018-meilleur-film-etranger-pour-la-coproduction-belge-loveless-du-russe-andrey-zvyagintsev?id=9856011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the Grand Prix<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/loveless-triumphs-at-bfi-london-film-festival/5123295.article | title='Loveless' triumphs at BFI London Film Festival": www.screendaily.com/news/loveless-triumphs-at-bfi-london-film-festival/5123295.article}}</ref> at the [[BFI London Film Festival]]; a [[World War II|WW2]] drama [[Sobibor (film)|“Sobibor”]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/global/konstantinkhabensky‐sobibor‐1202823887/ | title=Konstantin Khabensky on Nazi Camp Escape Movie Sobibor": variety.com/2018/film/global/konstantinkhabensky-sobibor-1202823887/| date=22 May 2023}}</ref> (2018, Cinema Production, Fetisoff Illusion) starring [[Konstantin Khabensky]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/samuel‐goldwyn‐films‐takes‐russian‐blockbuster‐sobibor‐north‐america‐1165228 | title=Samuel Goldwyn Films Takes Russian Blockbuster 'Sobibor' for North America": www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/samuel-goldwyn-films-takes-russian-blockbuster-sobibor-north-america-1165228| website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> and [[Christopher Lambert]];<ref>{{cite web |url=http://queenstribune.com/sobibor‐a‐feel‐good‐holocaustmovie‐2/ |title=Sobibor: A "Feel Good" Holocaust Movie - Queens Tribune": queenstribune.com/sobibor-a-feel-good-holocaustmovie-2/ }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> “Tripping in Mexico” (2019); “[[Viy 2: Journey to China|Iron Mask]]” (2019) fantasy starring [[Jackie Chan]] and [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] (the only fight scene in the history of cinema between these two movie stars); “The Piper” (2022) a horror film based on the medieval legend of the [[Pied Piper of Hamelin|Pied Piper]], starring [[Elizabeth Hurley|Liz Hurley]];<ref>{{Cite news | author=<!--not stated-->|date=2022-02-28 |title=Elizabeth Hurley stars in the movie "The Piper" produced by "Fetisoff Illusion- Europe" which is based in Limassol |work=Cyprus Times |url=https://cyprustimes.com/economytimes/elizabeth-hurley-stars-in-the-movie-the-piper-produced-by-fetisoff-illusion-europe-which-is-based-in-limassol/ |access-date=2023-04-06}}</ref> “[[Long Day's Journey into Night]]” based on the eponymous play by [[Eugene O'Neill]] starring [[Jessica Lange]], [[Ed Harris]] and [[Ben_Foster_(actor)|Ben Foster]] (to be released in 2023).<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-02-08 |title=Jessica Lange & Ed Harris star in a movie co-produced by "Fetisoff Illusion-Europe" based in Cyprus! |work=Cyprus Times |url=https://cyprustimes.com/cyprus-daily/jessica-langeed-harris-star-in-a-movie-co-produced-by-fetisoff-illusion-europe-based-in-cyprus/ |access-date=2023-04-06}}</ref> [[Loveless (film)|“Loveless”]] was nominated<ref>{{cite web| url=https://nowtoronto.com/movies/reviews/oscar-nominated-loveless-russia-andrey-zvyagintsev/| title=Oscar-nominated Loveless is a precise, gripping, Russian drama and a devastating character study": nowtoronto.com/movies/reviews/oscar-nominated-loveless-russia-andrey-zvyagintsev/| date=22 February 2018}}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> and [[Sobibor (film)|“Sobibor”]] was selected<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscarsrussia‐selects‐sobibor‐foreign‐language‐category‐1141729 | title=Oscars: Russia Selects 'Sobibor' for Foreign-Language Category": www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscarsrussia-selects-sobibor-foreign-language-category-1141729| website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> for [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] in the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] category<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.euronews.com/2018/03/01/oscars-2018-here-are-the-best-foreign-language-film-nominees | title=Oscars 2018: Here are the best foreign language film nominees": www.euronews.com/2018/03/01/oscars-2018-here-are-the-best-foreign-language-film-nominees| date=March 2018}}</ref> in 2018 and in 2019 “Sobibor” was also shown at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Gleb Fetisov is a member of the [[Producers Guild of America]]. He founded Fetisoff Illusion (Europe)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fetisoff Illusion - Europe |url=https://fillusion.cy/ |access-date=2023-04-06}}</ref> – a European film production company.
== Philanthropy == At the end of 2019 the Fetisov Charitable Foundation (based in Geneva, Switzerland) established the largest journalism awards in the world – Fetisov Journalism Awards<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fetisov Journalism Awards |url=https://fjawards.com/ }}</ref> to recognize and reward outstanding journalists across the globe for their selfless work and contribution to the promotion of universal human rights as well as positive impact on human society.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-11 |title=The Fetisov Journalism Awards announced its 2022 winners |url=https://cyprustimes.com/cyprus-daily/the-fetisov-journalism-awards-announced-its-2022-winners/}}</ref>
== Persecution == On 28 February 2014, Fetisov was arrested by the Russian Investigative Committee on suspicion of fraud as part of criminal investigation into the bankruptcy of My Bank.
Later in 2014, the European Parliament included Gleb Fetisov in the resolution on Russia as «the leader of an opposition party and movement that was persecuted by the Russian authorities».<ref>{{Cite web |title=European Parliament resolution of 13 March 2014 on Russia: sentencing of demonstrators involved in the Bolotnaya Square events (2014/2628(RSP)) |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-7-2014-0253_EN.html |access-date=2023-04-06}}</ref>
In December 2015, he resigned from his position at the Green Alliance Party and withdrew from politics.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://russian-greens.ru/node/4452 | title=Gleb Fetisov left the Alliance of Greens and left politics, Green Alliance: russian-greens.ru/node/4452 | access-date=2019-02-11 | archive-date=2019-04-28 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428052404/http://russian-greens.ru/node/4452 | url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2015, the [[United States Department of State|U.S. Department of State]] included Gleb Fetisov in the list of persons under “politically motivated unfounded criminal prosecution” in their home country.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2014/eur/236570.htm | title=Russia 2014 Human Rights Report" by US Dept of State: www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2014/eur/236570.htm}}</ref>
In May 2017, the [[London Court of International Arbitration]] declared Gleb Fetisov not responsible for the bankruptcy of My Bank.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.crimerussia.com/financialcrimes/london-court-recognizes-moy-bank-ex-owner-gleb-fetisov-uninvolved-in-its-collapse/ |title=London court recognizes Moy Bank ex-owner Gleb Fetisov uninvolved in its collapse: en.crimerussia.com/financialcrimes/london-court-recognizes-moy-bank-ex-owner-gleb-fetisov-uninvolved-in-its-collapse/ }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
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