Russian film center coming soon to Hollywood
Published: 14 February, 2012, 17:52
Russian film center coming soon to Hollywood (AFP Photo / Robyn Beck)
Russia is to acquire its very own film hub in Hollywood. State-backed company Roskino is opening an LA branch to promote Russian movies, seek co-operation with Hollywood and last but not least, welcome Russian filmmakers visiting the US.
The new Russian Film Commission will be based in Beverly Hills.
Besides establishing ties with US distributors and promoting co-productions, the commission will also offer Russian grounds as filming locations, The Chicago Tribune reports.
The commission will host screening programs, discussions, and eventually a Russian Film Week to present the latest and brightest artistic and commercial achievements of Russian cinema.
"Russia is becoming a very strong market, with many global distributors choosing [it] to premiere their movies, and with a Film Commission … in Los Angeles we expect to facilitate further conversations with both independent filmmakers and the studios going forward," The Chicago Tribune quotes Roskino CEO Ekaterina Mtsituridze as saying.
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@New World Order: I cant' agree more with what you said -- indeed, almost any association with (or mimicking of) the modern Hellywood production, style and contents would be detrimental for Russian film, art and culture. As for the "inferirority complex" growing in Russia in post-SU times, it is unfortunately obvious even for an occassional foreign visitor. For example, in a recent visit to a large Russian city, I commented to a group of students that their command of English and the pronunciation were nearly perfect. Naturally, they were pleased to hear that. However, I expressed my disapotiment with the fact, telling them that the real success would be to have many more foreigners speaking solid Russian than there are Russians speaking English, and that such a relation is extended in cultural sense as well. I am not saying that knowing a foreign language is a bad thing, of course, however, copying the "West", and uncritically adopting its ways, especially those of its depraved pop-culture, would be a huge step in wrong direction for immense creativity and talent Russians poses. As a final note, this rant of mine is not meant to bash the "West" in some other respects, yet in terms of Western pop-"culture" one can not do otherwise.
Elefterios A: I have a haunch that this silly project of Russia joining Hollywood is a left over from Medvedev’s naïve romance with American films and Hollywood stars. Those of us who pay close attention to films know for a fact the U.S film industry has been dying slowly and today the norm in Hollywood is the reproduction of old themes and old films. I wait for Putin to take charge in Russia and I do hope wasting of Russia’s creativity talent in making films will end very soon and that the Russians will instead focus on the vast expansive country called Russia! There is clear element of inferiority complex which took roots in Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union and this silly project is one of the manifestations of the weakened sense of self image and creative doubt in the Post-Soviet Russia. The new post Soviet Russian film makers it seems do not want to address bold issues with significance because they are afraid of their own history! Boring and tragic.





I just want to see this reality 'in fact a site appropriate for thedistribution of films from Russia United States of America Hollywood.It 's been a WEEK but I have over 6 years on the Internet, and all countries of the world, and' only Russia to be the most 'great. manyexpect.