Career
Soon after graduating from world renown Gerasimov"s Institute of Cinematography (Class of 1981) (Russian: Всероссийский государственный университет кинематографии имени САГерасимова or All-Russian State University of Cinematography aka Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography) film school in Moscow with a degree in journalism and art of film directing, Pickman rejoined his family in Minsk, Belorussia (Father Israel Pickman Израиль Цуриелевич Пикман was filmmaker who was well known in the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and also a graduate from Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography Mother - Mera Volchenok a chemical engineer). Pickman quickly came to public prominence in Belarus in the once he joined his father in Belarus film studios where he interned since the high school years. Like many other Jewish soviets Pickman left then Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics for United States of America in 1989.
Both created an international documentary called “Peace Sound Sweet”.
Currently, Pickman still serves as the newspaper publisher and columnist. Pickman plays a pivotal role as a spokesman for the Baltimore Russian and Former Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Jewish immigrant community.
1987 - Prize and diploma from All Byelorussian Festival of Young Cinematographers, Minsk, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, for documentary, "Long Live the Wind". 1988 - First prize and Diploma from "National Festival of Advertisements", Kishinev, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, for films, "Save the Bread", "Old man, Old Woman and Kilowatt".
1989 - television shows for National Broadcasting, Moscow, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, for "These Non-Understandable Old Men", "House at the Road".
1988-1989 - Vice President, Young Cinematographer’s Union, Minsk, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1988-1989
1994 - Development Stages of Several film projects with McDonagh-Davis Newborn A Quante Associates including TELLY AWARD-WINNING "The Loneliest Journey", camera, production, editing. 1995–Present - President Goubernia Corporation, Editor in Chief of the Cascade Russian newspaper
Editor, Milner-Fenvick Video Company
Film Director, Cinema Verite
"Songs and Music of Russian Jews"
"From Baltimore with Love"
"Peace Sounds Sweet"
Diploma of Philadelphia International Film Festival, participate in New York 17-th Independent Film Market and Leipzig International Film Festival
After much success as a print newspaper in the Baltimore, District of Columbia, and Virginia area, in 2002 the paper adapted the domain name kackad.com and expanded to an online market to capture the world audience. In 2014, Paul Pickman published a book called, New Year in September.
