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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Russia International | Movies | 31.08.21
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
Russia International | Movies | 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
Russia International | Movies | 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
Insight | Around Russia | 19.05.21
Russians Approve Their Children’s Intention to Become Scientists
Specialists from the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Centre (VTsIOM) conducted a survey of Russians about modern science and found out that more than half of the country’s residents (60 per cent) are interested in the achievements of science and technology. It is specified that more often than others, interest in science and technology is expressed
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
Moscow Cinema to Show Till Lindemann’s Film-Concert
Cinemas of the Moskino network invite Muscovites to a Moscow concert by the leader of the Rammstein music group, Till Lindemann, on May 20, according to the network’s official website. It is specified that the legendary concert took place on May 15, 2020, and was the last when Till Lindemann and Peter Tägtgren who is a
Netflix Bought Russian Film “Major Grom: The Plague Doctor” [Video]
On May 5, the Russian film “Major Grom: The Plague Doctor” became available on the Netflix streaming service. The film’s producer, Mikhail Kitaev, said that further cooperation with Netflix will depend on the number of views of the film on the platform, Forbes reports. It is noted that the film “Major Grom: The Plague Doctor”
Russians Chose Favourite Films About Great Patriotic War
Among the films about the Great Patriotic War, Russians prefer to watch “Only Old Men Are Going to Battle”, according to the results of a survey conducted by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Centre (VTsIOM), RIA Novosti reports. According to the research results, the film “Only Old Men Are Going to Battle” is liked by
Heart of a Soldier: War Film Released in Yakutia [Video]
The feature film “The Heart of a Soldier” based on the work of the Yakut writer, poet, and front-line soldier Timofey Smetanin, was released today in Yakutia, TASS reports with reference to the film’s director Ruslan Tarakhovsky. The director said that there are two temporal parallels in the film. In one, Timofey Smetanin writes
