Russia’s SMF Studio Launches Animated Series ‘Coolics’ at Mipcom, Closes Raft of Deals (EXCLUSIVE)

Christopher Vourlias Russia’s Wizart Animation has closed pre-sales in multiple territories ahead of AFM for its animated feature “The Snow Queen and the Princess,” and has inked a package deal across Scandinavia for the first four titles in the successful “Snow Queen” franchise.The fifth movie in the series, which will be released in 2022, has been acquired by KLB SAS for France and French-speaking territories in Europe and Africa.

with some serious issues during this season of, in this exclusive clip from Sunday's episode, Steven is planning to pop the question to his Russian girlfriend, Alina.Alina hasn't been happy with Steven this season, due to him expecting her to follow his Mormon faith, yet he failed to tell her that he himself wasn't a virgin anymore and has had sex with multiple women.

British actor Benedict Cumberbatch is coming off playing a Cold War-era civilian spy in the thriller “The Courier” and is getting another shot at the genre for a new HBO limited series, “Londongrad,” based on the book “The Terminal Spy” by Alan Cowell. According to Variety, Cumberbatch will play real-life former KGB Agent Alexander Litvinenko, who famously was poisoned while in England with the radioactive isotope polonium-2010 back in 2006 after defecting from Russia.

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Experienced Russian executive Nadezda Motina is launching Arna Media, a theatrical distribution company for the local market that is also planning to expand into co-productions.

Naman Ramachandran Eminent Russian media industry executive Nadezda Motina has launched Arna Media, a Moscow-based independent distribution company that will distribute local language and international feature films for the Russian market. Arna, which plans to release 12 films a year from 2022, already has a strong line-up as part of its inaugural distribution slate.

Stranger than fiction! The Netflix series Inventing Anna is centered on Anna Delvey, an infamous scammer who tricked New York City’s elite out of hundreds of millions of dollars.

star Jorge Nava is opening up about his time in prison. Jorge appears on Sunday's episode of, and in this exclusive clip, he candidly describes what life was like behind bars and if fellow inmates and prison guards recognized him.Jorge was sentenced to two and a half years in prison in 2018 for marijuana possession and was released in May 2020.

Unclenching the Fists, the drama directed by Kira Kovalenko that won the grand prize this year in the Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard sidebar, has been selected to represent Russia in the Best International Feature Film category at the 94th Oscars. The news was announced Monday by the Russian Oscar Committee.

 season 3 star Alina doesn't believe Steven has put his old ways aside and stopped talking to other women.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorBerlin-based sales outfit M-Appeal has acquired “No Looking Back,” a family drama with a darkly comic edge in which three generations of warring women face-off. The film world premiered at Kinotavr – Open Russian Film Festival in September and makes its international premiere at Tallinn Black Nights Intl.

translated some media commentary on Gamble from the past week, reporting that radio host Vladimir Soloviev said Gamble used her “sex appeal” to throw off the 69-year-old leader and acted “like she was in the movie ‘9½ Weeks’ or ‘Basic Instinct.’”Dmitry Kiselyov said on state TV’s “Vesti Nedeli” that Gamble behaved “shamelessly” and “cast wistful glances” at Putin.

Spain; Eva Gevorgyan representing Russia and Armenia; Jakub Kuszlik and Kamil Pacholec of Poland; Japan’s Aimi Kobayashi and Kyohei Sorita; China’s Hao Rao; and Hyuk Lee of South Korea.Bowing to their artistry, the 17-member jury allowed two more finalists this year than usual.

Irina Shayk poses with fashion designer Riccardo Tisci at the Burberry closing party for Anne Imhof‘s Exhibition “Natures Mortes” at the Palais De Tokyo on Monday (October 18) in Paris, France.

Alina has had enough when it comes to Steven preaching about Mormonism, given his revelation to her that he's had sex with women in the past, which is against his religion.

Christopher Vourlias Grindstone Entertainment Group, which has a distribution partnership with Lionsgate, has acquired North American rights to the Russian animated adventure “My Sweet Monster,” which is scheduled to be released theatrically in Russia by Sony Pictures on Dec.

Christopher Vourlias Well Go USA has acquired North American rights to the Russian war movie “Infiltration,” the directorial debut of acclaimed actor Alexey Chadov, the company announced at Mipcom this week.The film centers around Ivan, played by Chadov, who sets off on a dangerous mission into Syria to exfiltrate his ex-commander Grey after his capture by ISIS. With the help of U.S.

Christopher Vourlias Fast-growing Russian VOD platform KION is bringing a diverse slate of original content to Mipcom this year as it tries to replicate its domestic success in the international market.Six months after the streaming service was launched by telecom giant MTS, company execs say they’re aiming to grow their subscriber base to 3.8 million by the end of the year as the Russian SVOD arms race heats up.To do so, KION is looking to build its catalog of original films and series in a