Monthly Archives: March 2007

Russian Priest Starring As Rasputin In “Conspiracy”

Posted on March 23rd, 2007

Father John (Ivan Okhlobystin) performs the role of Rasputin in Stanislav Libin’s feature Conspiracy.

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International Screenings For Russian Documentaries

Posted on March 20th, 2007

Good Russian documentaries do not sell well in Russia, however, some of them are of great demand worldwide. Professional buyers work with Russians using their ideas, creativity, original vision and cultural background. And some enthused Russian filmmakers cooperate with emigrants, who work as promoters or even distributors in their countries. Sergey Zaitsev, director of Moscow-based […]

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Russian Classic Animation Under Commercial Crossfire

Posted on March 16th, 2007

Zone of Conflict: The golden fund of Moscow’s Soyuzmultfilm studios, an 80-hour collection of 547 titles of the best Soviet animation (such as Jungle Book, Snow Queen, Nutcracker, Cheburashka series etc.) Parties involved: Alisher Usmanov (Russian tycoon) Oleg Vidov with Films by Jove (USA) Soyuzmultfilm Studios In early 1990-s the world rights for the abovementioned […]

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Troublemaker

Posted on March 16th, 2007

Moscow. Another Russian family comedy Troublemaker directed by Maria Mahanko about a typical city boy, who escapes to the countryside from financial problems and gangsters to find his runaway father is currently in post-production. Moscow’s Russian Bear Film Company general producer Yuri Berdnikov has chosen this comedy because his previous feature Swindlers made a successful […]

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