Continuing to develop the tradition of cultural relations between Russia and India, the production company of Cinemars with the support of the Ministry of culture of the Russian Federation and the Union of cinematographers of Russia is the second international film festival “Days of Russian cinema” in the capital of bollywood — Mumbai. Days of Russian cinema in Mumbai will visit producers Vasily Solovyov, Igor Tolstunov, actors Catherine Spitz, Elena Zakharova, Ieva Andreeviche, Olga Filimonov, Alexander PAL, Sergey Chirkov, and other filmmakers.
In India, the film festival “Days of Russian cinema in Mumbai”
The forum will be opened with the film of Pavel Lungin “the Queen of Spades”, which in Mumbai is a show on the day before the official start of hire in Russia. Also in the forum program announced films of different genres that give the opportunity to make representation about the modern Russian cinema, both artistic and commercial side. The Indian viewer will show the latest domestic films, some of which only came out in cinemas in Russia: Molot (2016, directed by Nurbek Egen), “Good boy” (2016, Director: Oksana Karas), “Icebreaker” (2016, directed by Nikolay Khomeriki), “the best day” (2015, Director George Krizovnicka), Friday (2016, Director Evgeny shelyakin). In addition to film screenings in the days of the forum will be meeting actors and Directors with the audience visits a Bollywood Studio, held a press conference and round tables, as well as social and business events.
The trailer of the film “the Queen of Spades”
The venue of the project was not chosen by chance. Mumbai is the recognized capital of the film industry of India and one of the most important economic and cultural centers of the country. Days of Russian cinema in the metropolis will contribute to the development of new relationships with the creative and economic elite of the country, to strengthen cooperation in the field of film industry and also the expansion of cultural exchange and the formation of the language of cinema — a positive image of Russia as a strategic partner of India. The first forum “Days of Russian cinema”, held in 2015, was noted in the joint statement of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of India Narendra modi, adopted in the framework of the BRICS Summit. Considering the successful experience of the past year and the direction of Russian international policy, the scale already the second festival will be much wider.
Trailer of the movie “Icebreaker”
The producer of the forum, adviser of the office of the Union of cinematographers of the Russian Federation, editor in chief of The Hollywood Reporter Russia Maria Lemeshev said:the Days of Russian cinema in Mumbai become a traditional event — last year, the Indian audience very warmly received by all the films shown at the festival. Are sure that this year viewers are waiting for new Russian paintings, especially because we bring some of the most striking paintings, which were only released in Russia. Together with our partners we do everything possible to revive wide interest the Indian audience to the Russian cinema and to establish closer ties between the film industries of our countries.”
“The best day”. An excerpt from the film
