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All Russia articles – Page 24
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NewsEx-Central Partnership boss launches Dreamteam
The Russian distribution sector is gaining a new player with the launch of Dreamteam.
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NewsThe Sea wins at Euro Panorama
Films from former socialist bloc countries swept the awards at the 26th Panorama of European Cinema Festival in Athens.
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NewsConcussion lands Russian deal; Perez goes to US
Lesbian drama release a bold move given anti-gay legislation in Russia.
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NewsStalingrad has record-breaking China opening
Russian war epic Stalingrad had the biggest ever opening for a non-US, non-local film over the weekend in China, grossing $8.3m over four days (Oct 31-Nov 3).
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NewsStalingrad best opening for Russian film
Actor-director Fedor Bondarchuk’s $30m war spectacle Stalingrad has had the strongest opening ever for a locally produced film with $14.3m takings from 1,400 screens across Russia on its first weekend.
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NewsRealD adds 200+ screens in Russia
Partnerships will equip more than 200 cinema screens with RealD’s 3D technology, including its new LUXE large format auditoriums.
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NewsRome to honour late Aleksei German
The Rome Film Festival to award its first posthumous award to the Russian filmmaker, who died in February.
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NewsHooligan film barred over "human rights" issues
Anton Bormatov’s social drama Kicking In taken out of competition over “human rights” issues.
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NewsRussian director forgoes funding in gay row
Kirill Serebrennikov to look abroad to finance his planned biopic on the composer Piotr Tchaikovsky following a heated debate about the composer’s sexuality.
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NewsNew Russian fund backs three
The recently created Saint-Petersburg-based Point Of View (POV) Development Fund has backed three film projects a total of $86,000 (€65,000).
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NewsRussia readies first online premiere
Russia’s new anti-piracy legislation will be put to the test with the country’s first online premiere ahead of a theatrical release.
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FeaturesOdessa International Film Festival
Photos from the 4th Odessa International Film Festiva, which ran from July 15-23.
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NewsThe Geographer wins at Odessa
Russian director Alexander Velidinsky’s The Geographer Drank His Globe Away was the big winner at the 4th Odessa International Film Festival (OIFF).
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NewsIn Bloom wins at VOICES
Co-directors Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross’ second feature In Bloom has continued its successful run of winning prizes by picking the Grand Prix at the 4th edition of the Vologda Independent Cinema From European Screens Festival (VOICES).
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NewsMaya the Bee flies to Russia
Munich-based Studio 100 has licensed its first film project Maya The Bee – Movie to Russia’s Premium Film.
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NewsSt Petersburg to join 'Cities of Love' series
Russia’s St Petersburg, the “Venice of the North”, is set to join Paris, New York and Berlin celebrated in the Cities of Love omnibus franchise.
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NewsTepegöz’s Zerre wins top Moscow prize
Turkish director Erdem Tepegöz’s social drama The Particle (Zerre) has won the Golden George for Best Film at the 35th Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF).
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NewsRussian cinema's 'enfant terrible' wins Moscow Best Pitch
Moscow Business Square’s Best Pitch Award has been won by Valeria Gai Germanika for her planned update of a Hans Christian Andersen fairytale.
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NewsRussian co-pro development fund launched
The St Petersburg-based P.O.V. Development Fund has been launched with a budget of $130,000 (€100,000) to encourage international co-productions with Russian producers attached as lead or delegate producers.