Rammstein’s Till Lindemann questioned by Russian police ahead of cancelled festival appearance

Christopher Vourlias More than 60 years after the Soviet Union beat the U.S. into orbit with the launch of its Sputnik satellite, a new space race is heating up between the two rivals.

Rebecca Davis editorA selection of Russian films will screen in-person during the Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) through a collaboration with the new Russian Film Festival, part of an effort by both governments to promote Russian cinema in China and cultural exchange.The Chinese festival is set to run from Sept. 17 to Sept.

To open: Ada (Milana Aguzarova), a young woman living in North Ossetia, is planted against the cement wall by the freeway. As the tumult of cars rushes by, a young man — the seemingly lovesick Tamik (Arsen Khetagurov) — calls for her.

Christopher Vourlias Russian production and distribution powerhouse Central Partnership has unveiled a slate of upcoming releases at the Toronto International Film Festival, which Variety can reveal exclusively.Among the films they’ll be introducing to foreign buyers are the latest blockbuster from Sergey Mokritskiy, whose 2015 WWII epic “Battle of Sevastopol” sold worldwide after conquering the Russian box office; an actioner based on a true story of heroism during the Syrian War; and a

Radio Free Europe reports. Igor Derbin, the director of the Dobrynin Palace of Culture, said he and other leaders of the theater were “outraged” by the performance.“‘Initially, the event was planned to be upbeat and positive. Their trick was a surprise for all of us.

Radio Free Europe reports. Igor Derbin, the director of the Dobrynin Palace of Culture, said he and other leaders of the theater were “outraged” by the performance.“‘Initially, the event was planned to be upbeat and positive. Their trick was a surprise for all of us.

Guy Lodge Film CriticAcross cinema’s long lineage of stories about young women attempting to shake parental control and seize their own destinies, few protagonists have needed to escape quite as viscerally as Ada, the unbearably put-upon heroine of Russian director Kira Kovalenko’s imposing sophomore feature “Unclenching the Fists.” In poor health and kept under literal lock and key by her widowed, loveless father, she fears time is running out for her to make a run for it — though where on

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Christopher Vourlias To get a sense of the frantic energy driving Russia’s booming film and TV industry these days, one need look no further than powerhouse producing duo Valeriy Fedorovich and Evgeniy Nikishov, who this week will take time off from shooting Netflix’s first original Russian drama series in Moscow to bow their latest feature film on the Lido.It’s a reversal of fortune that the veteran producers couldn’t have scripted themselves even a decade ago.

Netflix has revealed that filming is underway on its first major Russian drama series, Anna K.