Non Stop Productions, producer of Cannes winner Leviathan, is among nine “industry leaders” selected by the Russian Cinema Fund (Fond Kino) to take a share of $55m (RUB1.9bn).
Alexander Rodnyansky’s Non Stop Productions, producer of Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Cannes winner Leviathan, is among nine production companies selected as ¨industry leaders¨ for 2014 by the Russian Cinema Fund (Fond Kino) for the allocation of $55m (RUB1.9bn) to be distributed among them as subsidies or repayable loans.
Leviathan will be the closing film at the weekend for this week’s ‘Kinotavr’ Open Russia Film Festival in Sochi, and Non Stop is also represented by Konstantin Buslov’s second feature Adventurers as part of the open-air programme
The line-up of ¨leaders¨ also includes Igor Tolstunov’s company ProFIT, which has two films in Kinotavr’s main competition - Alexander Kott’s Test and Nigina Saifullayeva’s Whatayacallme -; Sergei Selyanov’s Ctb - in Sochi with the animation...
Alexander Rodnyansky’s Non Stop Productions, producer of Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Cannes winner Leviathan, is among nine production companies selected as ¨industry leaders¨ for 2014 by the Russian Cinema Fund (Fond Kino) for the allocation of $55m (RUB1.9bn) to be distributed among them as subsidies or repayable loans.
Leviathan will be the closing film at the weekend for this week’s ‘Kinotavr’ Open Russia Film Festival in Sochi, and Non Stop is also represented by Konstantin Buslov’s second feature Adventurers as part of the open-air programme
The line-up of ¨leaders¨ also includes Igor Tolstunov’s company ProFIT, which has two films in Kinotavr’s main competition - Alexander Kott’s Test and Nigina Saifullayeva’s Whatayacallme -; Sergei Selyanov’s Ctb - in Sochi with the animation...
- 6/5/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
After winning Best Screenplay at Cannes for Leviathan, Andrei Zvyagintsev is to head the jury at the 25th “Kinotavr” Open Russian Film Festival in Sochi.
Zvyagintsev, who will give a masterclass during the festival, will present the Russian premiere of his fourth feature as Kinotavr’s closing film on June 8 in the 141-minute version which premiered in Cannes.
During the Cannes Film Festival, questions were raised about whether this will be the version that is then released in Russian cinemas this September as the film could fall foul of the anti-obscenity law coming into effect on July 1.
However, the director had countered in a press conference that the law could not operate in retrospect and so would not apply to his film.
It was revealed that Russia’s Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky had indicated that he did not like the film - although he acknowledged Zvyagintsev’s talent - and had taken offence at the copoius drinking...
Zvyagintsev, who will give a masterclass during the festival, will present the Russian premiere of his fourth feature as Kinotavr’s closing film on June 8 in the 141-minute version which premiered in Cannes.
During the Cannes Film Festival, questions were raised about whether this will be the version that is then released in Russian cinemas this September as the film could fall foul of the anti-obscenity law coming into effect on July 1.
However, the director had countered in a press conference that the law could not operate in retrospect and so would not apply to his film.
It was revealed that Russia’s Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky had indicated that he did not like the film - although he acknowledged Zvyagintsev’s talent - and had taken offence at the copoius drinking...
- 5/29/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Looking back over the year at what films moved and impressed us, it is clear that watching old films is a crucial part of making new films meaningful. Thus, the annual tradition of our end of year poll, which calls upon our writers to pick both a new and an old film: they were challenged to choose a new film they saw in 2013—in theaters or at a festival—and creatively pair it with an old film they also saw in 2013 to create a unique double feature.
All the contributors were given the option to write some text explaining their 2013 fantasy double feature. What's more, each writer was given the option to list more pairings, with or without explanation, as further imaginative film programming we'd be lucky to catch in that perfect world we know doesn't exist but can keep dreaming of every time we go to the movies.
How...
All the contributors were given the option to write some text explaining their 2013 fantasy double feature. What's more, each writer was given the option to list more pairings, with or without explanation, as further imaginative film programming we'd be lucky to catch in that perfect world we know doesn't exist but can keep dreaming of every time we go to the movies.
How...
- 1/13/2014
- by Notebook
- MUBI
Russian promotional body’s deal with Gravity Venture and Hulu set to expand.
Russian promotional body Roskino continues its Doors travelling film market in Toronto, with films promoted including Alexey Uchitel’s crime drama Break Loose [pictured] and Yury Bykov’s The Major (both of which are selected for Tiff’s Contemporary World Cinema section), Avdotia Smirnova’s romantic comedy 2 Days, Vasily Serikov’s action thriller 22 Minutes, Vladimir Karabanov’s road movie Elephant, and Svetlana Baskova’s drama For Marx.
More than 20 companies are attending Toronto under the Roskino umbrella, including Central Partnership, Koktebel, Glavkino, Mosfilm, Len Film and Sverdlovsk Film Studios.
Roskino CEO Catherine Mtsitouridze said that the Doors deal with Gravity Ventures and Hulu, which presents Russian films on the online platform, is set to expand soon.
Doors will also include industry screenings at the Message to Man International Film Festival later this month in St Petersburg, which will invite global buyers.
“The Russian...
Russian promotional body Roskino continues its Doors travelling film market in Toronto, with films promoted including Alexey Uchitel’s crime drama Break Loose [pictured] and Yury Bykov’s The Major (both of which are selected for Tiff’s Contemporary World Cinema section), Avdotia Smirnova’s romantic comedy 2 Days, Vasily Serikov’s action thriller 22 Minutes, Vladimir Karabanov’s road movie Elephant, and Svetlana Baskova’s drama For Marx.
More than 20 companies are attending Toronto under the Roskino umbrella, including Central Partnership, Koktebel, Glavkino, Mosfilm, Len Film and Sverdlovsk Film Studios.
Roskino CEO Catherine Mtsitouridze said that the Doors deal with Gravity Ventures and Hulu, which presents Russian films on the online platform, is set to expand soon.
Doors will also include industry screenings at the Message to Man International Film Festival later this month in St Petersburg, which will invite global buyers.
“The Russian...
- 9/7/2013
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
★★★★☆ A starkly-shot Russian addition to the Berlinale's Forum section, Svetlana Baskova's For Marx (Za Marksa, 2013) might not have much cinematic polish, but what it lacks in looks it makes up for with a thorough exploration of geopolitical themes, wrapped in a pithy, compelling drama. A group of hardy steel workers decide to establish an independent labour union to protest against wage cuts, poor working conditions and redundancies. After rallying the workers to their call, they come face to face with the underhand tactics of their petulant oligarch employer, entering into a world of corruption and brutal mob tactics.
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- 2/11/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
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