NEW YORK, NY.- Fabergé: A Life of Its Own reveals the fascinating story of one of the most prestigious names in luxury. Brought to screens around the world by leading Event Cinema distributor Arts Alliance, this cinematic event offers unprecedented access to Fabergé’s greatest creations, leading Fabergé experts and descendants of the Fabergé family.

The first documentary on Fabergé of this scale and significance, its launch will mark a much-anticipated moment in the event cinema calendar. Fabergé: A Life of Its Own has collected the award for Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking at Newport Beach Film Festival, Best Documentary at Palm Beach International Film Festival and the Jury Award: Documentary at the Beverly Hills Film Festival.

Director Patrick Mark is a documentary filmmaker and writer with more than 40 cinema and television films to his name. His subjects have ranged from Formula One motor-sport to art forgery, Egyptology and colonial history. Patrick began his career producing short films for fine art auctioneers Christie’s. Fabergé: A Life of Its Own marks his return to the art world.

This acclaimed film offers the chance to discover:

The remarkable story of a lost Imperial Egg
Owned by a scrap dealer who intended to sell the piece, commissioned by the last Tsars of Imperial Russia, for melting before realising its true value and selling it privately for an estimated $30million

The unveiling of the first ‘Imperial Class’ Egg produced for 99 years
A spectacular bejewelled objet d’art featuring over 3,000 diamonds and natural pearls, commissioned to mark 100 years since the production of the last Imperial Egg for Nicholas II, the last Russian Tsar

Carl Fabergé’s rise to prominence
Working under the esteemed patronage of Tsar Alexander III and Tsar Nicholas II in St Petersburg

The 20th Century evolution of Fabergé
Charting the international expansion of a brand synonymous with luxury

Only 50 Imperial eggs were ever made and, of those, only 43 are known to survive. Now located around the world, they are held in distinguished public institutions and exclusive private collections. This cinema event will be the public’s only opportunity to see the lost Imperial Egg and the newest Fabergé commission, both of which have also now disappeared into private collections, and to experience hundreds of other exquisite Fabergé pieces in intricate detail on the big screen.

Fabergé has a devoted audience around the world, with more than five hundred books published on the subject, representation in major permanent collections in Russia, the US and the UK, and frequent international exhibitions.