The box office of the full-length film “Cheburashka” in Russia exceeded three billion rubles, as evidenced by the data of the EAIS (the unified register of the movie screenings in Russian cinemas). The project directed by Dmitry Dyachenko, released on January 1, 2023, became the second highest-grossing film in Russia after the picture “Kholop” (“The
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Russian TV Series Produced by Domestic Social Network Got Argentine Festival’s Prize
The original series of the Odnoklassniki social network “Five Plus” (“A+”) won the prize for “Best Editing” at the Argentine BUEIFF Web Series festival. The film was directed by Dina Shturmanova. The editing director is Alexander Pak. The sitcom tells about the life of Stas (Artem Tsukanov) and Olya (Lukerya Ilyashenko), who decide to save
Film Festival to Be Held in Moscow Soon
The 29th Open Festival of student and debut films “Saint Anna” will be held this year from April 15 to 20 in Moscow. Twenty film schools will take part in the event. The festival is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Union of Cinematographers of Russia and the National Academy
State Support for Russian Feature Films First Time Amounts 100 Million Rubles
The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation for the first time approved a single amount of state support for non-debut feature films, the amount will be up to 100 million rubles per project. For the first time, a single amount of state support for feature films, except for debut films, has been determined –
Russian Short Film Received Berlinale Award
Anastasia Weber’s thesis for the St. Petersburg School of New Cinema, the short film “Trap”, received the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival in the nomination Best Foreign Short Film. The jury of the film festival notes that the director showed through the lives of young people how people are stuck in a
Business | Technology | 14.01.22
Rostovites Preferred Using TikTok During New Year Holidays
On the night of December 31 to January 1, MegaFon subscribers in the Rostov region pumped 55 TB of Internet traffic, which is comparable to 7 months of continuous broadcasts in 4K Ultra HD format. While Instagram became the most popular social network of the festive night in Russia, it shifted to second place among
Russia International | Movies | 13.01.22
Russian Melodrama Released in China Today
The Russian melodrama “Ice-2” (2020) directed by Zhora Kryzhovnikov is released in China today, on January 13, as reported by the press service of Art Pictures Studio. It is specified that the distributor of the project was Beijing HY Media Co., LTD, whose representatives are confident that the Chinese release of the film will help
Experts Made Up Top List of Russians’ Favourite Soviet-Era Films and Songs
30 years after the collapse of the USSR, the most popular Soviet film among Russians remains “Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears”, the top song is still “Katyusha”, and the most favourite book is “How the Steel Was Tempered”, which follows from a survey conducted by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Centre as part of
Russian Film Entered List of Oscar Contenders [Video]
The film of the Russian director Kira Kovalenko “Unclenching the Fists” was accepted for the competition for the ‘Oscar’ Academy Award of Merit in the category “Best International Feature Film”. In total, projects from 93 countries are represented in this category. Films with more than 40 minutes of screen time produced outside the US
Russian Actress and Film Director Had Dinner With Cosmonauts on ISS
The Russian crew of the International Space Station (ISS), including the country’s film director, Klim Shipenko, and actress, Yulia Peresild, held a joint dinner in the American module, according to a Twitter post of the station commander Thomas Pesquet. Diner with everybody. Including our new arrival, @Anton_Astrey, Klim and Yulia, great to hear new stories
First in History: Russian Cinema Crew Sent to Space [Video]
The Soyuz MS-19 manned spacecraft, carrying cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, actress Yulia Peresild and film director Klim Shipenko, has made an autonomous flight to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. It is specified that the Soyuz-2.1a rocket was launched today, on October 5, from the 31st site of Baikonur at 11.55 am Moscow
Russians Revealed Their Attitude to Surrogacy
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
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.
