Specialists of the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Centre (VTsIOM) together with the START video service presented the results of a survey on the attitude of Russians to surrogacy, timed to coincide with the release of the Russian TV series “Container”. According to the Kinopoisk website, the film shows a surrogate mother who moves into the
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08.09.21
Russian Company Completed Work on American Film
The Russian film company Hype Film together with Rumble Films, Mosaic Films, and Charade completed the shooting of the film “Sanctuary” in New York with Margaret Qualley and Christopher Abbott in the main roles. It is noted that the shooting of the film directed by Zach Wigon (“The Heart Machine”) was finished in New York.
Over Half Russians Prefer Films of Domestic Production to Foreign Ones
The majority of Russians (60 per cent) prefer watching Russian films to foreign ones, which follows from the data of the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Centre (VTsIOM), TASS reports. In addition, 23 per cent of respondents said that the quality of Russian cinema has improved over the past few years, although about 44 per cent
Russian Cartoon Got Over 100 Billion Views on YouTube
The number of views of the Russian animated series “Masha and the Bear” on YouTube has exceeded 100 billion, the press service of the Animaccord animation studio reports. Five cartoon channels (English, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, and Ukrainian) have already received diamond awards from the platform. “We are very pleased to see how YouTube helps to
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07.09.21
Russian Military Cinema Festival Started in China
The Russian Military Cinema Festival has started on Monday, September 6, in Beijing. The opening ceremony was held in a cinema on the territory of the Museum of the Communist Party of China, TASS reports. According to the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation, Olga Lyubimova, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation fully supports
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Russian Film Organisations Got Support for Content Adaptation to Foreign Markets
Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Russian Export Centre (REC) have approved a provision of grants to Russian film and IT organisations to adapt film and IT to foreign markets, Sputnik reports. “The Ministry of Economic Development of Russia together with REC have concluded agreements on the provision of grants to Russian film and IT
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13.08.21
Russian Cartoon Became One of World’s Most Popular Animations
The popular Russian children’s animation show ‘Masha and the Bear’ has become one of the most globally demanded among its peers, RT reports. Competing for the love of its pre-school audience against such animation shows like ‘Peppa Pig’ and ‘PAW Patrol’, the Russian animation has taken the lead in global popularity ratings, according to the
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12.08.21
China to Remake Famous Russian Film
The ‘Erdu Film’ Chinese film studio has acquired the rights to the production of a remake of the Russian film “Prizrak” (“Ghost”) released in 2015 by the Russian film studios ‘CTB’ and ‘Vodorod’, TASS reports. The Russian producers, Sergei Selyanov, Mikhail Vrubel, and Alexander Andryushchenko, have already signed a memorandum of intent with their Chinese
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06.08.21
Russian Experts Caught YouTube in Double Standards
The Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) regarded the actions of Google and the YouTube administration in Russia as censorship and restriction of the right of Russians to free access to information, Izvestia reports. It is reminded that YouTube has imposed age restrictions on Alexander Rogatkin‘s documentary film “Beslan”
Space Explorers: Documentary Series Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award
The “Space Explorers” documentary series in virtual reality format by the Canadian company Felix&Paul Studios has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the “Outstanding Interactive Programmes” category, according to the official website of the Russian state space corporation (Roscosmos). The series tells about human space exploration and includes both terrestrial episodes about the
Russian Film Tops Netflix Viewers Rating
The Russian adventure thriller by Oleg Trofim “Major Grom: The Plague Doctor” topped the daily viewership rating of the Netflix streaming service on Thursday, July 8, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the FlixPatrol aggregator of viewing statistics for online platforms. According to the aggregator, the domestic blockbuster released this week on the Netflix platform
Free Screenings of Soviet Cinema to Be Held in Kaliningrad Region
Free screening of Soviet films will be organized in the Kaliningrad region, TASS reports. The organizers of the project were the regional Ministry of Culture and Tourism, together with the State Film Fund of the Russian Federation and the regional festival directorate. It is promised that until the end of the year, once a week
Russian Film About Loyal Dog Won Film Festival Grand Prix
The film “A Dog Named Palma” (also known in Russian as “Palma”) directed by Alexander Domogarov Jr. was awarded the Grand Prix of the 29th All-Russian festival “Vivat Cinema of Russia!”, TASS reports. The award was presented on 15 May at the closing ceremony of the festival. In the centre of the story is a
