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 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 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
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
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 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
Russian Film Selected for American Festival
The documentary film of the Gorky Film Studio about the Krasnoyarsk microsurgeon “Return My Hands” directed by Konstantin Selin was included in the programme of the independent film festival in Philadelphia which will be held there in May 2021, TASS reports with reference to the studio’s press service. The film is also included in the
Batman Sign Appeared in Moscow Sky [Video]
The Batman sign and the title of the film about all superheroes, “Justice League”, appeared over the building of the Radisson hotel in Moscow and St. Isaac’s Cathedral in St. Petersburg. With this mystical message, they wanted to remind about the release of the director’s version of Zack Snyder’s blockbuster. According to Moscow24, the “Justice