Monthly Archives: February 2011

Russia Boosts Film Production And World Sales

February 24, 2011. Moscow. According to RIA Novosti, Russian Minister of Culture Alexander Avdeev announced his plans to boost support of film production and sales of films abroad in 2012. This year the Ministry of Culture will channel 770 mln Rb ($26,1 mln) to support the production of childrens, debut, documentary, experimental and art-house films. […]

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Berlinale 2011: No Awards For Two Russian films and “Khodorkovsky”

Berlin. February 19, 2011. Russian films failed to meet high expectations at Berlinale 2011. Innocent Saturday by Alexander Mindadze about the Chernobyl nuclear power-plant tragedy (see our previous information here) featured in the main competition program and The Target by Alexander Zeldovich at Panorama won no festival awards. Moreover, disappointed public left the halls during […]

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Russia And The CIS Collected $ 1Bln in 2010

Moscow. January 2011. For the first time Russia and the CIS (except Ukraine) collected the box office exceeding one billion U.S. dollars in 2010. According to various sources, the figure varies between $ 1.05 and 1.15 bln. Notably, Ukraine has always been the second runner after Russia. According to US research company Rentrak, Russia has […]

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