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‘Petrov’s Flu’ Director Kirill Serebrennikov Is Banned From Exiting Russia for Cannes
08.06.2021 - 00:35 / variety.com
Rebecca Davis editorRussian director Kirill Serebrennikov is banned from leaving his home country and thus cannot legally attend the Cannes Film Festival this summer, where his film “Petrov’s Flu” will debut in competition, his lawyer told AFP Monday.The 51-year-old helmer was sentenced in June 2020 to a three-year suspended prison sentence and issued a fine over a case of embezzlement.His supporters argue that the case against him was politically motivated, since his daring work engages with
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msn.com
17.06.2021 / 13:17
Nick Cannon and Abby De La Rosa welcome twin sons
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metroweekly.com
16.06.2021 / 20:17
Hungary passes law banning schools and media from talking about LGBTQ people
revoked legal recognition of transgender individuals.
deadline.com
15.06.2021 / 19:15
IFC Midnight Deal For ‘Burial’; $10M Saudi Fund; Sam Riley Cannes Market Project — Global Briefs
IFC Midnight has boarded U.S. rights to UK genre pic Burial.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
15.06.2021 / 16:23
Little girl travels to Manchester from Russia to become first child in the world to receive pioneering gene therapy
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deadline.com
13.06.2021 / 18:27
Joe Biden Agrees U.S.-Russia Relations “At A Low Point,” Defends Decision To Forgo Joint Press Conference With Vladimir Putin
Joe Biden, offering a bit of a preview of their summit on Wednesday, said that he agreed with Vladimir Putin that U.S.-Russian relations were at a “low point.”
variety.com
10.06.2021 / 11:33
‘Game of Thrones’ Star Yuri Kolokolnikov on Building Bridge Between Russia and Hollywood
Christopher Vourlias As the ambassador for this year’s Key Buyers Event, the annual showcase for Russian content and talent organized by state film promotion body Roskino, leading man Yuri Kolokolnikov, who was born in Moscow but raised in Canada, sees himself as a fitting spokesperson for an event designed to build bridges.“Since early childhood, my life was between East and West. I witnessed how the world has become unified, in spite of all the existing disagreements,” he told Variety.
variety.com
08.06.2021 / 23:59
Alexey Uchitel’s Rock Films Drops First Teaser for Syrian War Drama ‘Palmyra’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Christopher Vourlias Rock Films, the production house founded by veteran Russian director Alexey Uchitel, has shared the first teaser for its forthcoming Syrian war drama “Palmyra” with Variety. The company is presenting the film this week during the Key Buyers Event.“Palmyra” follows a Syrian Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team targeted by ISIS militants, while they prepare the recently liberated historic site of Palmyra to hold a symbolic concert of the Mariinsky Symphony Orchestra.
variety.com
08.06.2021 / 22:43
Russia’s Riki Group Scores Sales on ‘The Fixies,’ Other Top Toons (EXCLUSIVE)
Christopher Vourlias Leading Russian animation company Riki Group has closed a content package deal with the U.S. on-demand kids entertainment service Toon Goggles.
variety.com
08.06.2021 / 18:33
Russia’s CTB Set to Follow Hit ‘Upon the Magic Roads’ With ‘Nutcracker,’ ‘My Sweet Monster’
Marta Balaga Russia’s CTB Film Company, which celebrates its 30th anniversary next year, is set to follow its 2021 family adventure “Upon the Magic Roads” with two animated films, “The Nutcracker and the Magic Flute” and “My Sweet Monster.” The latter, scheduled for September release and already sold to several territories, including the U.S., Germany and France, will see a tantrum-prone teenage princess on the run, captured by the forest monster, whose peaceful existence is about to come to an
variety.com
08.06.2021 / 10:05
Russia’s Central Partnership, LatAm’s BF Films Partner on Psychological Horror ‘Schizophrenic’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Christopher Vourlias Russian production and distribution powerhouse Central Partnership and the Latin American film group BF Films have announced their first co-production, Variety can reveal.“Schizophrenic” is a psychological horror film set in the real world of severe mental disorder.
variety.com
07.06.2021 / 18:49
Russian Drama on the Rise, Thanks to Streaming Platforms
Marta Balaga The popularity of subscription video-on-demand services in Russia has been growing rapidly and, as noted by Olga Filipuk, chief content officer of Yandex Mediaservices, the production of original shows has now reached a new level.
theplaylist.net
07.06.2021 / 17:44
‘Petrov’s Flu’ Trailer: Visually Striking Pandemic Comedy By Russian Filmmaker Kirill Serebrenninkov Premieres At Cannes
Last week, it was announced that “Petrov’s Flu,” the new Russian language film by Kirill Serebrennikov, will bow in competition at the Cannes Film Festival this summer for the pic’s world premiere. In addition, they’ve released an enticing trailer (see below) with English subtitles that echo the comedic tone and showcases Serebrennikov’s strong visual style.