Russia’s best-known theater and film director, and his associates were charged with embezzling 133 million rubles (about $2 million) of state funding for a theater project. The prosecution on Monday amended the amount of allegedly embezzled funds to almost 129 million rubles (over $1.8 million) and asked the court to collect the money from the accused.
Russian artist’s painting breaks record for highest online-only sale
03.06.2020 - 18:53 / breakingnews.ie
A painting by the Russian artist Ivan Aivazovsky has sold for £2,295,000, becoming the highest value painting sold in an online-only sale.
The Bay Of Naples more than doubled its lower pre-sale estimate of £800,000 and broke the online-only painting record set by Giorgio Morandi’s Natura Morta (Still Life) last week.
At two metres wide, the 1878 work is one of the largest paintings by the Russian Romantic painter, who lived between 1817 and 1900, to appear on the open market.
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variety.com
19.06.2020 / 14:13
Russian Key Buyers Event Wraps First Virtual Edition With Spate of Sales
Christopher Vourlias The Key Buyers Event: Digital Edition, a virtual platform for Russian content hosted by film promotion body Roskino, wrapped this week with a slew of sales and an affirmation that global players are increasingly looking to tap into the Russian market.The online market welcomed some 600 international participants from 70 countries, with the largest number of buyers coming from the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Spain, Japan and China.
deadline.com
17.06.2020 / 15:57
Russian Animation Outfit Riki Group Names New CEO
Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: The Riki Group, a leader in Russia’s animation market that has been operating for 16 years, has appointed Mark Zavadskiy to the role of CEO.He will be responsible for running the company’s business units including two animation studios, digital content production, licensing and publishing agencies.
variety.com
10.06.2020 / 12:55
Russian World War II Epic ‘The Last Frontier’ Sells to North America and U.K. (EXCLUSIVE)
Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentShout! Studios has take North American rights to World War II epic “The Last Frontier,” while U.K. rights have gone to Signature Entertainment.
variety.com
10.06.2020 / 12:55
Rising Russian Talents Ready for Global Liftoff
Christopher Vourlias In the weeks following the inaugural edition of the Key Buyers Event, a showcase for new Russian productions held in Moscow last fall, Roskino CEO Evgenia Markova reached out to scores of international guests who had made the trip to the Russian capital.
variety.com
09.06.2020 / 12:59
Russia’s Nurbek Egen on Putting a Fresh Spin on Old Tropes in ‘Sherlock: The Russian Chronicles’
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variety.com
08.06.2020 / 12:39
Russian Online Market Launches With 400 International Executives Taking Part
Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentThe Key Buyers Event: Digital Edition, a market showcase for the Russian film and TV industry, launched Monday with a welcome video from actress Anya Chipovskaya, the event’s ambassador, sent to its 400 international participants, including buyers, commissioners and producers from 55 countries.In the video Chipovskaya appears as an A.I.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
02.06.2020 / 20:05
Russian energy giant Gazprom to supply Salford’s schools, libraries and leisure centres
Salford council is set to award Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom a £1.8m contract to supply the city’s schools, libraries and leisure centres over the next two years.
deadline.com
01.06.2020 / 11:57
Fedor Bondarchuk-Produced Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Sputnik’ Soars On Russian SVOD With 1M+ Streams
By Tom Grater
hollywoodreporter.com
26.05.2020 / 20:11
Roskino Unveils Program for Russia's First Digital Content Market
Russia's film promotion body Roskino on Tuesday unveiled the program for the Key Buyers Event, its virtual content market presenting more than 300 projects from over 120 companies. The digital market will run June 8-5 and will feature live presentations, panel discussions and cultural events, along with pitching sessions for dozens of film, TV and animation projects looking for international co-production partners.
deadline.com
26.05.2020 / 13:29
Russian Virtual Content Market To Present 300+ Projects & International Panel Program
By Tom Grater
variety.com
26.05.2020 / 12:51
Roskino Unveils Program for Russia’s First Virtual Content Market
By Christopher Vourlias
variety.com
26.05.2020 / 10:07
Roskino CEO Evgenia Markova on Boosting Russia’s Global Biz
By Christopher Vourlias
variety.com
26.05.2020 / 10:07
With Genre Hits Back Home, Russian Filmmakers Eye Global Market
By Christopher Vourlias