Industrial forum Kinopoisk Film Market will be held in Moscow from 20 to 23 October. It will be universal, not bound conservative and outdated restrictions platform to promote Russian and foreign cinema, television and digital content for the first time in the country will bring together both producers and distributors, as representatives of cinemas and spectators.
On the pitching Kinopoisk Film Market will present 28 projects
Projects nineteen games and nine documentaries will be presented at pitching Kinopoisk Film Market, which will be held from 20 to 23 October in Moscow cinema “October”. Under pitching will be a presentation of projects for co-production and projects at various stages of production – from preparation to post-production. In particular, participants Kinopoisk Film Market will be presented the following projects:
Mystical detective drama “Witness”, which tells about an engineer who accidentally witnesses the murder of a famous football player and trying to find the criminals without losing their own lives. The Director of the tape will be the laureate of the festival “Kinotavr” Dmitry Mamulia, producer Suliko Tsulukidze. Production – Milimentr Film.
The anthology “All the women”, which will include four short films previously award-winning Russian and international film festivals – “the Sister” Natalia Merkulova, “drawing Lessons for adults” Faces Atkowski, “es like dollar, dot, g” Oksana Mikheyeva and “Exhibition” Anna Sarukhanova. Producer Julia Mishkinene. Production – Vita Aktiva Production with the participation of Film Look.
Large-scale adaptation of the dystopian novel by Yevgeny Zamyatin “We”, the production of which will Director of the TV series “Betrayal” and “Ashes” Vadim Perelman. Producer – Georgi Shabanov. Production – All Media.
Not devoid of recognizable biographical facts, life history, jokes and bold confrontation with the state, “the first Soviet stand-up comedian” Boris Arkadiev “the Comedian”, the author of the script and the Director will be the writer, the screenwriter of the film “duhless 2”, TV series “Londongrad” and “Optimists” Michael Idov. Producers Artem Vasiliev Andrey Saveliev Ilya Stewart, AIA Berezina, Alice Else. Production – Studio “Metrafilms”, Hype Film, Tasse Film (Latvia).
Feature debut of actor “Gogol center” Alexander Gorchilin “Acid”, telling about people in their twenties living their dreams and desires to achieve which is sometimes impossible. Producer Sabina Eremeeva. Production – Studio “Elephant”.
Russian-Slovak Thriller “the Basement” in which love drama mixed in with the hardboiled detective story, and the existential crisis of the characters. The Director of the movie was made by the author of the experimental film “Nirvana”, “I”, “Beduin” Igor Voloshin. The Producers – Igor Voloshin, Zhanna Kalinina, Alexander Voronkova, Anna Gutowska, Libya Filosofa. Production Furia Film (Slovakia), Studio Gate (Russia).
Documentary film “Natalie, Queen of the seas” (Natalie, Queen of the Seas) about the life and mysterious death of world champion in free diving Natalia Molchanova, went missing in August 2015 during a dive near the Mediterranean island of Ibiza. Director Gayane Petrosyan, Martin Herring. Producer – nominated for the award “Oscar” Mike Lerner. Production – Roast Beef Productions (UK).
The curator of the pitching sessions, the producer Yevgeni Gindilis noted:We have tried to select as new works by famous Directors of auteur cinema, the creators of the popular series, bright newcomers, and experimental and documentary projects, which, in our opinion, will interest potential co-producers. In addition, the pitching will be presented projects to Directors and producers from Belarus, Germany, Estonia, Slovakia, and Latvia – countries that are interested and working in co-production with Russia.”
