Honored coach of Russia in synchronized swimming, candidate of philosophical sciences, a member of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia, member of the Union of Writers of Russia, senior research associate of the State Institute of Art Studies (Board of Folk Artistic Culture), production director of aquatic acts, the founder of “Teatr na Vode” Vladimir Maximov is the author of studies on the history of cinema, numerous publications on art and culture, the founder of one of the first festivals of motion picture with spiritual and moral content in Russia “The Image of Faith.”