the chronology of the film’s releases on the screens, Kachanov's debut work was the film "Freak", made in 1993. The film was produced at the Artistical Joint "Ekran". According to Kachanov, producer Menahem Golan played a significant role in the implementation of this project: The main roles in the film were played by Nikita Vysotsky and American rock singer Joanna Stingray. The film premiered in 1994 at the "Oktyabr" cinema, in the Central House of Cinema (DRC), on Channel 1 of Ostankino and at the film festival "Kinotavr" (competitive programme). The newspaper "Kommersant" wrote about it: From 1993 to 1997, Kachanov shot advertisements and music videos. In 1998, he shot the low-budget film "Maximilian". The main roles in the film were played by Alexander Demidov (Kvartet I), Emmanuel Vitorgan, Nikita Vysotsky, Evgeny Dvorzhetsky, Ivan Okhlobystin and others. The composer was Pavel Molchanov (the rock band "Time-Out"). 2000s In 2000, Kachanov made a film "Demobbed", which told stories of three young people who ended up in military service. The following young actors played in the film for the first time: Stanislav Duzhnikov, Mikhail Petrovsky, Pyotr Korshunkov, Aleksei Panin, Mikhail Vladimirov and others. The film’s stars of the Soviet cinema also played in the film: Viktor Pavlov, Juozas Budraitis, Aleksander Belyavsky, Sergei Artsibashev. The role of the war veteran general was played by Vladimir Shainsky. The music for the film was written by Pavel Molchanov. The official soundtrack also included songs by rock bands "Bakhyt-Kompot", "Time-Out", "Krematorij" and "Mango-Mango". The film participated in Russian and international festivals. It was honored with awards and diplomas during most of them. The film was also awarded by the FIPRESCI (The International Federation of Film Critics) at the Kinotavr festival with the following special mention: Film director A. Uchitel and critic L. Maslova did not agree with the opinion on the film by the Guild of Russian Film Scholars and Film Critics and The International Federation of Film Critics: The just criticism of quite meticulous Uchitel called the awarding of the Roman Kachanov's "Demobbed" film the prize of the Guild of Russian Film Scholars and Film Critics and FIPRESCI. The film premiered at the Pushkinskiy cinema, the Central House of Cinema (DRC), the first multiple-screen cinema in Russia, the Karo multiplex on Sheremetyevskaya Street in Moscow, was opened with the screening of the "Demobbed" film. The TV premiere was on the RTR Channel. Later, the film