RUSSIAN SECTION STRONGER THAN EVER AT THE EFM

Over 20 Russian producers brought more than 50 projects to Berlin

February 21. MOSCOW – Russian filmmakers present their line-up at two co-branded venues this year: at the Created in Moscow stand, organized by Moscow Export Center, and at the Roskino – Russian Cinema Worldwide, organized by Russian film promotion agency Roskino with the support of the Russia’s Ministry of Culture.

Created in Moscow gathers 17 Moscow-based film companies, including Central Partnership (“Chernobyl. Abyss”, “Last Frontier”, “Son of a rich”, “Silver skates”), Art Pictures Distribution (“Invasion”,” Ice-2″,”The Sputnik”, as well as “A dog named Palma” from Mars Media Entertainment & Amedia Production), Premier Studios (“Identification”, “The Documentalist. Ghost hunter”), SREDA production company (“Irregulars” “, “Ask Martha”), Planeta Inform (“AK-47”, “Coma”, “Robo”), Wizart (“Hansel and Gretel”,  “The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands”, “Sheep and wolves: Pig deal “, “Fantastic return to Oz”), Riki Group (“Finnick”), Mint Films International (“47” , “The Battle”, “Coronation”), All Media (“A Frenchman”, “The Hero”, “The last warrior: Root of Evil”), Russian World Vision (“The Watchman”, “Red Ghost”, “Motherland”, “Port”), Revolution film (“The Flame”, “Mistresses”, “Ain’t girls game”, “Run”), Odin-Media (“The Tolstoy defenсe”, “Land of bears”, “Siberia. The nomads in time”, “Urartu. The forgotten kingdom”), KD Studios (“Identity”, “Project Gemini”, “Impious”, “Forgotten experiment”), Red Carpet Studio (“Space Dr. Cat”, “Blinky and Knobby”), as well as Flysound and Main Road Post.

Created in Moscow also hosts Vega Film, which presents “In Deep Sleep” by Maria Ignatenko, selected for the Berlinale Forum program (the company’s slate also includes projects “Valter”, “It`s not her name” and “Conference”).

“Supporting creative industries export, including film and animation industry, is among the key priorities of the Moscow government. That’s why we send such a delegation to European Film Market, where Moscow-based players will be able to expand and present their projects to wide audiences worldwide”, – comments Alexey Fursin, head of Moscow department of Enterpreneurship and Innovative Development.

“EFM is the first must-attend event of the year, and the first showcase of new Russian content. As Russian industry is aspiring to become one of the top content exporters in Europe, it is crucial for us to have such a strong representation on Europe’s largest film market, including a large delegation of Moscow-based companies, working under Created in Moscow brand. In 2020, when the federal incentives system is put in place, we want to show that Russian market provides great offers with top class professionals, high production value and technologies”, says Evgeniya Markova, a head of Roskino, a state organization responsible for promotion Russian content worldwide.

Mars Media (“A Dog named Palma”, “Unknown Battle”, “Sabre Dance”, “Secret weapon”), RFG (“The Last Trial”, “Businessmen”, “Viy 3D”), Mirsand (“FAU”, “Blue Whale”), Proline Film (“Faust”, “Five percent”, “While the sun still burns”, “Palmyra”, “Through the black glass”, “Kharms”), Igmar (“The Oath”, “At The Moon”, “The End of the Season”, “The Fourth Wall”), Radragon (“Russian Raid”), Cinedoc (“The Time Guardians”), as well as Mosfilm will be hosted at the Roskino stand.

Voenfilm will also present several projects in partnership with Roskino, including “The Frozen North”, made in co-production with Italy and Germany. The dramatic story of nine men standing on the melting Arctic ice has international cast, starring Daniel Caltagirone, Franco Nero, David Kross, Brian Webber.

The company also brings “Saving Pushkin” by Igor Ugolnikov set in 1944, and “Last Frontier“ by Vadim Shmelev and Igor Ugolnikov about the feat of cadets of the Podolsk artillery and infantry schools near Moscow in 1941. International sales are handled by Central Partnership.

Apart from the market, this year Russian films are selected for different programs of the festival. Berlinale Shorts includes the animated film “My galactic twin Galaktion” by Sasha Svirsky (presented by Master-film company). Maria Ignatenko`s debut “In Deep Sleep” is selected for the Forum. Vadim Perelman’s “Persian lessons” got in the Berlinale Special program. Andrey Gryazev’s “Cotlovan” will be presented within the Panorama program, Metrafilms company will showcase the series project “Pawns” at the Co-Pro Series pitching.

Source: Created in Moscow