Almost three thousand Russian girls took part in the casting announced by Channel One for the lead role in the first feature film to be shot in space, TASS reports with reference to the channel’s general director Konstantin Ernst. It is noted that about three thousand girls have already taken part in the casting.
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Film Production Commission Created in Nizhny Novgorod Region
A special commission to support film production has been created in the Nizhny Novgorod region, regional Ministry of Culture reports on its Instagram-Page. The commission will help film and TV series companies select locations, obtain permits, and recruit local specialists. It is specified that such commissions have already been opened in the Kaliningrad, Ulyanovsk,
Russian Film Raised Almost 500 Million Rubles in 5 Days
The Russian film “The Little Humpbacked Horse” collected 426 million rubles in 5 days and yesterday crossed the 500 million mark. Cinemas in Russia and the CIS countries earned about 308 million rubles on February 22nd. According to the Unified Federal Automated Information System, 31,502 sessions were attended by 1,109,720 people, kinobusiness.com reports. It is
Russian Film Festival Dedicated to Nizhny Novgorod 800th Anniversary
In 2021, the “Gorky Fest” Russian traditional film festival will take place in Nizhny Novgorod, NewsNN reports. The governor of the region, Gleb Nikitin, met with the organizers and discussed the upcoming event. After a meeting with the president of the festival, Russian actor Mikhail Porechenkov, and general producer, Oksana Mikheeva, Nikitin found out
Russian Director’s Film Nominated for Oscar
The film “Dear comrades!” directed by Andrey Konchalovsky was included in the list of 93 films, nominated for Oscar in the ‘International Feature Film’ category, RBC reports with reference to the award official website. It is specified that out of 93 films, 15 films will be shortlisted. Their names will be announced on February 9,
Disney Bought Rights to Show Russian TV Series
A division of Walt Disney in Germany has bought the rights to show Russian TV series “Dead Mountain. The Dyatlov Pass Incident”, according to the press service of the ‘1-2-3 Production‘ film company. It is noted that the series produced by the ‘1-2-3 Production’ company tells about the events of the winter of 1959 when
Russian Experts Named Best Film 2020
The best film in 2020 according to the Golden Eagle national cinematic award was the film “The Siege Diary” directed by Andrey Zaitsev, TASS reports. The award ceremony was held on January 22, 2021, at the Mosfilm studio. It is specified that the film received a statuette for the best script, which was written based
Russian Film Grossed Over 1 Billion Rubles at Box Office
The film “The Last Warrior: The Root of Evil” has collected more than 1 billion rubles since its release on wide screens in Russia, TASS reports with reference to the press service of the Unified Automated Information System for Information on Screenings of Films in Cinemas. The film was released on January 1, 2021. The
Experts Named Top 10 Russian TV Series 2020
The Russian TV series “The Game for Survival” directed by Karen Oganesyan was recognized the best project of 2020 according to the “Kino-Teatr.Ru” film portal. The series shows how 16 people from different regions of Russia come to the Siberian taiga to shoot the “Survivor” extreme reality show. In second place was the series “Newbie”,
Russians Listed Top 5 New Year’s Films
The Nevskie Novosti portal has compiled a selection of Soviet New Year films that will help Russians create a festive mood. The top 5 includes “Jack Frost” and “Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka” directed by Alexander Rou, “The Twelve Months” by the ‘Lenfilm’ studio, as well as “Carnival Night” and “The Irony of Fate,
Russian Viewers Named Best Films and TV Series 2020
The best film of 2020, according to Russian viewers, was Guy Ritchie’s crime comedy “Gentlemen”, VM.ru reports with reference to the statistics of the “Cinema Mail.ru” project. The top three also included the drama “Little Women” by Greta Gerwig and the fantastic action movie “Tenet” by Christopher Nolan. The fourth and fifth places took the
Experts Named Most Popular Foreign Actors Among Russians
English actor, Tom Hardy, has become the most popular foreign actor among Russian Internet users. According to the rating compiled on the basis of requests from Russian users of Yandex search, country residents most often searched for his name in search engines, Vesti reports. The actor scored 100 points on the list of requests for
Over 40% Russians Preferred Domestic Films to Foreign Ones
Almost half of Russians (44 per cent) watch Russian films more often than foreign ones, according to the results of a survey conducted by the Public Opinion Foundation. Among citizens over 60, there are 70 per cent domestic film lovers. The respondents who prefer Russian films explained their choice by the fact that domestic films
