Co-production guide by Konstantin Nafikov

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Dear friends! Signicant results and changes have been achieved by the Russian lm industry recently. 2010 has become an important and meaningful point for the Russian lm industry. For the rst time in the last ten years, box ofce receipts in Russia have exceeded $ 1 billion. With the appearance of the Federal Fund for Social and Economic Support to National Cinematography, essential changes have occurred in the system of state support to national lms, and new opportunities and tools for nancing national cinematography have appeared. At the beginning of 2011, the International Department of the Russian Cinema Fund started its activity. One of the International Department s main directions is the development of international cooperation in the sphere of cinematography, and co-production between Russia and foreign countries. We are condent that a number of initiatives in the sphere of international cooperation with the participation of Russia, such as Russia s entry into Eurimages, the agreement on lm co-production between the Russian Cinema Fund and Cinecitta Luce, and the creation of Russian-German and Russian-French Film Academies, will promote not only the implementation of co-production projects, but also the successful integration of Russian cinematography into the international lm industry. We hope that with the help of this catalogue you will be able to learn something more about the Russian lm industry and Russia s state support system for cinema, and also about Russian producers and co-production projects, opening the door for new ways and possibilities of cooperation with Russia. Yours sincerely,

Elena Romanova Head of the International Department Russian Cinema Fund

With a long and rich history, the 33rd Annual MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (MIFF) is poised to again welcome over 2,000 journalists, more than 200,000 audience members, and hundreds of esteemed lmmakers, celebrities, and industry guests. In addition to presenting a high-caliber program of modern and retrospective lms, MIFF additionally hosts the Moscow Business Square, a collection of top-level players coming together to hold roundtable discussions, make project presentations, and meet one-on-one with the goal of industry advancement and collaboration. Legendary lmmakers have presented at MIFF throughout the years, including Francis Ford Coppola, Federico Fellini, Sergei M. Eisenstein, Soa Loren, Elisabeth Taylor, Anna Magnani, Gloria Swanson, Luchino Visconti, Vittorio de Sica, Fred Zinnemann, Akira Kurosawa, Andrzej Wajda, and Miklós Jancsó. Other notable careers launched at MIFF include those of Atom Egoyan, Guillermo Del Toro, and Kaneto Shindo. Recent high-prole guests include Takeshi Kitano, Michael Mann, Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Claude Lelouch, Quentin Tarantino, Sean Penn, Joseph Fiennes, and Adrien Brody. Beyond the important networking connections to be made, MIFF offers a number of recognition opportunities. The Grand Jury will award statuettes of St. George for the Best Film, Special Jury Prize, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress. Category awards and other prestigious honors will be bestowed by the organizing committee. Outstanding Career Achievement in Acting honors have recently been presented to the likes of Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Jeanne Moreau, Oleg Yankovsky and Gérard Depardieu, as well as other cinema luminaries. A FIAPF-recognized Festival, Moscow International Film Festival aims to promote cultural exchanges and mutual understandings among nations and to develop further cooperation among lmmakers of the world. This year's event will include the Moscow Industry Showcase, an exposition with the participation of lm studios, lm service companies, administrations of Russian lm commissions providing services for Russian and international lm projects, and other important lm industry representatives from the region and throughout the world. Taking place in Moscow, near the historic Red Square and Kremlin, there are many sites of interest for attending lmmakers and guests to enjoy.

www.moscowlmfestival.ru 33rd Moscow Film Festival programs: COMPETITION PERSPECTIVES COMPETITION RUSSIAN TRACE 8 ½ FILMS FOCUS ON ITALY ZERO GENERATION S CHOICE. PART 2 MADE IN SPAIN WERNER HERZOG. THE SEARCHER SAM PEKINPAH FREE THOUGHT. DOCUMENTARY CINEMA PROGRAM SOCIALIST AVANT-GARDIZM. PART 4 MEDIA FORUM RUSSIAN FILM PROGRAM

STATE SUPPORT SYSTEM CO-PRODUCTION SYSTEM CO-PRODUCTION PROJECTS LIST RUSSIAN PRODUCERS OPENED FOR CO-PRODUCTION

STATE SUPPORT SYSTEM Annual State Support for Film Production Year

Ministry of Culture, mln RUR

The Russian Cinema Fund, mln RUR

Total, mln RUR

2006

2 359

2007

2 641

2008

2 740

2009

2 445

2010

1 592

2 860

4 451

2011

1 417

2 860

4 277 Exchange rate: 1$=30,38; 1 =40,22

Support for lm production in 2010, mln RUR The Federal Program (The Ministry of Culture)

Except the Federal Program State support for culture, lm and media

Subsidies The Ministry of Culture

The Russian Cinema Fund

Total

Feature

380 786 874

117 835 129

321 000 000

2 860 000 000

3 679 622 003

Animation

136 234 070

118 105 871

77 000 000

331 339 941

Documentary

11 979 056

60 478 762

368 183 900

440 641 718

Total

529 000 000

296 419 762

766 183 900

2 860 000 000

4 451 603 662

Exchange rate: 1$=30,38; 1 =40,22

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State support for lm production in 2006-2010 Film production with state support

Feature lms (total)

105

full-length

103

lm almanacs

Documentary lms

483

Animation lms

Total number of lms:

629

101

555

612

326

137

160

151

770

873

555

State Financing, mln RUR

1 658

1821

1 970

1 689

3 680

439

415

493

430

413

441

136

285

325

319

342

331

644

2 359

2 641

2 740

2 445

4 452

Exchange rate: 1$=30,38; 1 =40,22 Source: Ministry of Culture, Cinema Fund

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State support for Film by the Ministry of Culture and the Russian Cinema Fund Support Form

Film production

Film distribution and exhibition

The Ministry of Culture

The Russian Cinema Fund

Feature lms (lms for children and youth, debut, author s, experimental lms and almanacs) Documentary lms Animation lms

Feature lms of leading lm production companies. Feature lms on socially signicant subject. Full-length animation lms Co-production projects

Feature lms (lms for children and youth, debut, author s, experimental lms and almanacs) Documentary lms Animation lms

Feature lms of leading lm production companies. Feature lms on socially signicant subject. Full-length animation lms Co-production projects

Development of international relations in cinema

Participation of Russian Films at international lm festivals, exhibitions and lm markets.

Support of the events aimed at the international promotion of Russian lms and encouraging co-production with Russia.

Research and development of Film industry

Yes

Centralized purchase of imported lm stock

Yes

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Public support for Russian Film is regulated by the Federal Law #126 dated August 22, 1996 On State Support of Cinematography in the Russian Federation, which stipulates two main nancing mechanisms: In accordance with the procedure of placing orders for supplies of goods, performance of work and rendering of services for public and municipal needs. Financing is carried out within the framework of the special program Culture of Russia (2006 2011)1 and under the article of expenditure State Support in the Domain of Culture, Cinematography and Mass Media. Distribution of nancing is carried out by means of open tenders. The tenders are held several times a year for several lots on a predetermined subject. For each lot, the starting price is set (maximum 1.

price), which cannot be exceeded. This is the amount of maximum nancial support from the state. The main tender criteria are contract price and time of performance. A company that seeks state nancial support for its lm project can reduce the price and term of the contract at its own discretion. In accordance with the rules for provision of federal budget subsidies for the support of cinematography. The rules and the amount of public nancing of Russian Film as subsidies are annually approved by the Government of the Russian Federation. In 2011, the federal budget subsidies for Russian Film were allocated to the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Federal Fund for Social and Economic Support to National Cinematography (the Russian Cinema Fund).

Approved by the decree of the RF Government dated November 8, 2005 (No.740).

Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation Amount of subsidies: 770,960,600 RUR. Recipient organisations: lm organizations that produce and distribute National children s and youth lms; debutes; author and experimental lms; almanacs; documentary, popular science and animation lms. Recipients organisations are chosen by expert councils. Selection of applications for the subsidies announces several times per year. In 2010, the projects of the following Russian directors were supported by subsidies from the Russian Ministry of Culture: Aleksandr Mindadze, Kirill Serebrennikov, Aleksey German Jr., Nikolai Khomeriki, Aleksey Fedorchenko and others.

In addition, state support was allocated to 4 co-production projects: Innocent Saturday ( . Mindadze), 4 Days in May (A. Guskov, Achim von Borries), Gulfstream under the Iceberg (E. Pashkevich) and Under Electric Clouds (A. German Jr.).

Contacts: Film Department (The Ministry of Culture) Konstantin Gavrushin (International Ofce) E-mail: gavryushin@mkrf.ru www.mkrf.ru

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Federal Fund for Social and Economic Support to National Cinematography (The Russian Cinema Fund) Amount of subsidies: 2,860,927,300 RUR. Aim of activity: support in accordance with the procedures and terms set by the Russian Cinema Fund for production, distribution, exhibition and promotion of National full-length feature and animation lms of leading national lm producers, socially important lms, and participation of National lms in lm festivals and lm markets. The supreme authority of the Russian Cinema Fund is the Board of Guardians. Its members are approved by the Russian Government. Presently, the Chairman of the Board of Guardians is the Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Aleksander Zhukov. Current activities are managed by the Russian Cinema

Fund s Executive Director appointed by the Board of Guardians. The Russian Cinema Fund s structure also includes the Expert Board, permanent consultative body consisting of 11 persons. It ensures comprehensive professional evaluation of lm projects about topical issues, artistic talents, value content, distribution potential and correspondence to audience expectations. Besides, there is the Consultative Council at the Russian Cinema Fund whose primary goals are working out the priority directions of the development of national cinematography, assistance to promote Russian cinema abroad, development of international relations in cinematography abroad and etc.

The leading companies of the national lm production industry were selected by the Russian Cinema Fund s Board of Guardians. At the beginning of 2011, there were 8 leaders:

CTB (producer: Sergei Selyanov). Direktsia Kino (producer: Anatoly Maksimov). Studio Trite (producers: Nikita Mikhalkov and Leonid Vereshagin). Central Partnership (producer: Sergey Dan ielyan).

Contacts: Russian Cinema Fund Elena Romanova Head of the International Department E-mail: ID@fond-kino.ru www.fond-kino.ru

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Prot (producer: Igor Tolstunov). Art Pictures (producers: Fedor Bondarchuk and Dmitry Rudovsky). Bazelevs (producer: Timur Bekmambetov). Rekun (producer: Ilya Neretin).

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The Russian Cinema Fund s activity indicators in 2010 Number of supported lms

State support, mln RUR

Supported lms by genres

Film releases by years

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CO-PRODUCTION SYSTEM Public support for co-production is carried out by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Cinema Fund. To obtain public support, Russian producer of the lm project should obtain the status of National lm . This status allows use of the privilege of exemption from VAT. The status of National lm can be granted to co-production lm projects with those countries which the Russian Federation has signed international co-production agreements (Canada, Italy, Bulgaria and France) and the participating countries of the European Convention for Co-Production. The status of National lm can be granted as well to projects from other countries if they correspond to the following criteria: the lm s producer is a Russian Federation citizen or a legal person duly registered in the Russian Federation; majority of the lm authors are citizens of thetheRussian Federation;

the lm crew (production directors, photography directors, cameramen, soundmen, artistic directors, costume designers, lm editors and leader actors) includes no more than 30 percent of people that do not have Russian Federation citizenship;

the lm is shot in Russian or other languages of the people of the Russian Federation, excluding cases when usage of a foreign language is an integral part of the artistic concept; less than 50 percent of the total volume ofnot work on lm production at estimated prices for lm production, distribution and exhibition is performed by cinematography organizations duly registered in the Russian Federation; foreign investment in lm production does not exceed 50 percent of the estimated cost of the lm.

For submission of documents for state support, the projects should not have the status of a National lm, but must meet the requirements for this status. The status can be granted after the decision has been made for project support. The status of National lm must be obtained before the project nancing starts.

CO-PRODUCTION SYSTEM

Sources of State Support 1.

Open tenders of the Ministry of Culture of the RF for production of children s and youth lms; debut, author and experimental lms; almanacs ; documentary, popular science lms and animations lms. Information on the open tenders is available in Russian on the state purchases website www.zakupki.gov.ru

Subsidies of the Ministry of Culture of the RF for production of children s and youth lms; debut, author and experimental lms; almanacs; documentary; scientic popular science lms and animations lms. Information on acceptance of applications for the subsidies is available in Russian on the website of the Ministry of Culture www. mkrf.ru

Subsidies of the Russian Cinema Fund for socially important feature lms and fulllength animetion lms. Information on the procedure for subsidies allocation can be obtained by sending a request to the international department of the Cinema Fund at: ID@fond-kino.ru

Subsidies of the Russian Cinema Fund for feature lms of national production leaders. Information on the opportunities of obtaining subsidies can be received from the leading companies: CTB, Direktsia Kino, Studio Trite, Central Partnership, Prot, Art Pictures, Bazelevs and Rekun). The list of the leaders can be complimented. It is available in Russian on the website of the Cinema Fund www.fond-kino.ru

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Support from Russian regions Projects are supported within the framework of the project on creation of regional lm commissions in Russia and stipulates that shooting must be performed in the regions. Information on project support opportunities from Russian regions can be obtained by sending a request to National Film Commissions at info@nfcr.ru.

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Conditions and procedure of participation of the Russian Cinema Fund in lm co-production projects with foreign partners The Fund shall provide nancial support for production of full-length feature and animation national lms targeted at international theatrical release. Applications for funding are accepted from production companies registered in the territory of the Russian Federation

Procedure for submitting an application The procedure for submitting applications is established in the Order of the Russian Cinema Fund No. 6 dated April 14, 2011. The following documents shall be mandatory for an application to be considered: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Screenplay (in Russian and English) Estimated budget of the lm. Preliminary plan of the lm nancing. Expert estimates of the project undertaken by a sales company. 5. Conrmation of participation in the project from a European (international) party / parties in the format of a Letter of intent or Deal memo .

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6. Availability of agreements with the company providing local distribution. 7. Availability of agreements regarding the international distribution of the lm (desirable). 8. Compliance of the project with the criteria of a national lm. 9. Conrmation of preliminary agreements on casting. 10. Conrmation of the intention (if any) of European (international) funds to nance the project.

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Project selection criteria The decision on the selection of projects shall be taken by the Expert Council consisting of Russian and international producers, a distributor and a marketing specialist. The following criteria shall be taken into consideration in selection of a project: The creative team of the project (producer, Artistic value of the project. director, operator, composer) shall be considered commercial potential of the project in terms in terms of the work experience: previous success, of The forecasts of international sales and distribution. work experience in relevant projects and achieveof the target audience byUnderstanding the producers.

ments (awards at festivals, successful release, etc.).

Supposed procedure for funding If a positive decision is taken in respect of a project funding, the Cinema Fund shall enter into an agreement on the lm production funding. In this case, the availability of a National Film Certicate issued by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation shall be a mandatory condition for entering into the agreement. The terms of the agreement shall determine the following procedure of funding: The funds of the Cinema Fund shall be trans ferred in three installments at the following

A Russian producer shall invest in the project at least 30% of the Russian party s participation in

stages of the lm production (preproduction, production, post production) to the applicant s address in accordance with the plan of funding and cash ow.

the project.

The last installment shall be effected on the basis of the Auditor s Opinion conrming the

The project shall be completed within 12 months from the date of provision of the second

targeted nature and completeness of spending of the funds transferred by the Fund.

tranche of the payment.

funds of the Fund shall be provided after allThe others.

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CO-PRODUCTION EVENTS IN RUSSIA MOSCOW BUSINESS SQUARE

27-29, June 2011 Moscow «Moscow Business Square» is the international business platform of Moscow International Film Festival. «Moscow Business Square» will be aimed at developing the cooperation in the eld of lm production and distribution and will be providing the following activities: Moscow Co-production Forum, Moscow Business Square Screenings and

Moscow Industry Showcase. Moscow Co-production Forum will combine up to 18 projects from all over the world. The main focus of «Moscow Co-production Forum» in 2011 will be the lm industry of post-Soviet states - countries of the trans-Caucasian region, Central Asia, the Baltic, as well as Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova.

www.miffbs.ru

PROJECT FOR TOMORROW

October 2011 Moscow Project For Tomorrow is the rst lm forum in Russia to showcase works-in-progress from Russia and Eastern Europe. Together with CentEast Film Market which is part of the Warsaw International Film Festival we select lms from Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, and Croatia. Selected trailers are presented in Warsaw and in Moscow www.centeast.eu

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just a few days apart. Project For Tomorrow invites to Moscow prominent European distributors, sales agents, lm funds representatives and festival programmers. PROJECT FOR TOMORROW is a unique opportunity for them to view recently completed lms and those still in production prior to their festival premieres or theatrical release.

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Indicators of co-production projects Indicators

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Total

Number of lms, including:

minor co-production

major co-production

State support, mln roubles

212

491

Exchange rate: 1$=30,38; 1 =40,22

Participation of foreign countries in co-production 2006-2010

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27-29 June 2011

3rd Moscow Co-Production Forum Moscow Business Square Screenings Round tables and Presentations Moscow Industry Showcase

The leading international lm business event in Russia www.miffbs.ru ORGANIZER

CO-ORGANIZERS

PARTNERS

CO-PRODUCTION PROJECTS LIST 2011 FEATURE PROJECTS: I M GOING TO CHANGE MY NAME (ARMENIA, RUSSIA, DENMARCK, GERMANY)

BAIKONUR

(GERMANY, RUSSIA)

DAY AND NIGHT (ITALY, RUSSIA)

Genre: drama Director: Maria Saakyan Producer: Victoria Lupik, Gevorg Nersisyan, Gevorg Gevorgyan, Anders Skotlander, Helge Albers, Konstantin Nakov Production company: Anniko Films Partners/Financiers: Paradise Group, Armenian National Film Centre, Oscar Film, Flying Moon, TAU Pictures. Supported by: Göteborg Film Fund, Berlinale Word Cinema Fund, Danish Film Institute Language: Russian/Armenian Budget (EUR): 450 000 EURO Co-production markets the project already participated: Soa Film Meeting 2008, B2B 2008, DAB 2008, Torino Film Lab Development Programm 2009, Finalist Sundance/NHK Award 2010 Genre: romantic comedy Director: Veit Helmer Producer: Veit Helmer Co-producers: Gulnara Sarsenova, Anna Katchko, Sergey Selyanov Production company: Veit Helmer-Filmproduktion (Germany), Tandem Production(Russia), Eurasialm(Kazakhstan), CTB Film Company(Russia) Partners/Financiers: FFA, BKM, DFFF, MBB, MFG, RBB, ARTE, BR, Russian Cinema Fund Language: Russian, Kazakh, English Budget (EUR): 1 800 000 EURO Genre: comedy Director: Matteo Pellegrini Producer: Yury Krestinskiy, Benedetto Habib, Fabrizio Donvito, Marco Cohen, Lorenzo Gangarossa Production company: Indiana Production Partners/Financiers: Trikita, Italian Mibac, Lumiq Studios, Private Investors, Extrabanca Languages: Italian, Russian Budget(EUR): 2.200.000 RUSSIA . CO-PRODUCTION GUIDE 2011

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ELEMENTARY LOVE (RUSSIA, ITALY)

FIEVRE

(FRANCE, CANNADA, RUSSIA)

FOUR DAYS IN MAY (GERMANY, RUSSIA)

IN THE FOG

(RUSSIA, GERMANY, NEDERLANDS, FRANCE)

GOD LOVES CAVIAR (GREECE, RUSSIA)

Genre: comedy Director: Sergio Basso Producer: Uliana Kovaleva, Elisabetta Bruscolini Production company: ZORI FILM, CSC Production Financial support: CSC Production, ZORI FILM, SHARONCINEMA,CINECITTA Language(s): italian, russian Budget (EUR): 1.800.000 Genre: Drama Director: Philippe Grandrieux Producer: Catherine Jackues, Nicolas Comeau, Daniel Goroshko Production company: Mandrake Films, 1976 Productions, A-one lms Language: French, Russian Budget (EUR): 2 000 000 Genre: Drama Director: Achim von Borries Producer: Stefan Arndt Co-Producers: Aleksei Guskov, Oleg Stepanenko Production company: X Filme Creative Pool Partners/Financiers: ZAO Studio F.A.F., LCC Aurora Production and HR, ARTE and NDR Languages: German, Russian Genre: Drama Director: Sergei Loznitsa Producer: Julia Mishkinene Production company: Salvador D group Partners/Financiers: MaJaDe, Lemming lm bv, APR Language: Russian Budget (EUR): 1 800 000 Co-production markets the project already participated: BALTIC EVENT 2010, CINEMART 2011 Director: Iannis Smaragdis Producer: Eleni Smaragdis, Fedor Popov Production company: Alexandros Film Co. Ltd, «Stella» Creative Studio Partners/Financiers: Budget (EUR): 8 000 000

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GRADUATING YEAR (LATVIA, RUSSIA)

GULFSTEAM UNDER THE ICEBERG (LATVIA, RUSSIA)

KAMAZ

(RUSSIA, UAE, SYRIA, USA)

KHARMS

(RUSSIA, CZECH REPUBLIC)

Genre: Social Drama Director: Andris Gauja Producer: Dace Siatkovska, Natalia Ivanova Production company: Fenix Film, Producer center Horosho production Language: Russian, Latvian, English Budget (EUR): 500 000 Genre: Philosophical parable Director: Evgeny Paskevich Producer: Evgeny Pashkevich, Natalia Ivanova Production company: SIA NIDA FILMA, Producer Center Horosho Production Co. Ltd. Partners/Financiers: National Film Fund (Latvia), The Ministry of Culture (Russia) Language: Russian Budget (EUR): 1 240 000,00 Co-production markets the project already participated: CentEast Moscow Project for Tomorrow 2011 Genre: Road movie Director: Sergey Bodrov Producer: Denis Filyuko, Abdula Issa Production company: Major Film, Hot Spot Films, Art-Film, New Wave Entertainment Financial support: The Republic of Tatarstan Partners/Financiers: New Wave Entertainment (USA) Languages: Russian, English, Arabian Budget (USD): 10 000 000 Genre: Comedy, Drama Director: Ivan Bolotnikov Producer: Andrey Sigle, Jan Macola Production company: Proline-lm, Barrandov studios Partners/Financiers: Hubert Bals Fund , Netherlands Language: Russian Budget (EUR): 2 000 000 Co-production markets the project already participated: Moscow Co-Production Forum 2010

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LAST NOVEMBER

(GERMANY, RUSSIA, LITHUANIA)

MINE LAUNDRY

(HUNGARY, FRANCE, RUSSIA)

PRINCEDOM OF SOLDIERS OF SIBERIA (RUSSIA, FRANCE)

THE FIND

(RUSSIA, FINLAND)

Genre: historical drama Director: Benjamin Quabeck Producer: Natalia Drozd, Skady Lis, Rasa Miskenyte, Sergey Selyanov Production company: Amsellm Productions / Getaway Pictures Partners/Financiers: Era Film, CTB Film Company Language: German / Russian / Lithuanian Budget (EUR): 4 000 000 EURO Co-production markets the project already participated: Moscow co-production forum 2010, Baltic Event 2010 Genre: Drama Production company: T.T.Filmuhely, 13 Production, Too Much Pictures Film Company Director: Peter Gothar Producer: Bela Tarr (Hungary), Paul Saaduan (France), Mary Nazari (Russia) Language(s): Hungarian/Russian Budget (EUR): 1 400 000 Genre: Historical Drama Director: Benua Segjur Producer: Natalia Ivanova, Russia, Laurent Mini Production company: Producer center Horosho production, La compagnie des Taxi-Brousse Partners/Financiers: The governor of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous region Kultury Jamalo-NAO department, sponsors of the project: District service JANAO Nadym, Open Society Gazpromdobycha Nadym Language: Russian, French Budget (EUR): 400 000 Genre: drama Director: Victor Dement Producer: Dimitri Klepatski Production company: Klepatski Production Language: Russian Budget (EUR): 1 500 000 Partners/Financiers: Matila Rohr Productions Co-production markets the project already participated: Moscow co-production forum 2010, Baltic Event 2010

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CO-PRODUCTION PROJECTS LIST 2011

THE GIRL AND DEATH (NETHERLANDS, RUSSIA, GERMANY)

THE WINTER QUEEN

(Russia, USA, GREAT BRITAIN)

AMPHIBIAN MAN

DAU

(FRANCE, GERMANY, RUSSIA, SWEDEN)

STRIPED TRIP (RUSSIA, INDIA)

Language(s): Dutch, Russian, German Production company: Jos Stelling Films, TVINDIE Film Production, MaJaDe Director: Jos Stelling Financial support: Dutch Film Fund, BFD, AVRO, COBO Fund Production budget: 2,4 mln euro Genre: Action Adventure, Detective Director: Fedor Bondarchuk Producers: Thomas Hedman, Dmitry Rudovskiy Production Company: Art Pictures Studio, Seven Arts Pictures, TPA Film Language: English, Russian Budget (USD): 35 000 000 Genre: Adventure/drama Director: Yury Moroz Producer: Yury Moroz, Yury Krestinskiy Production company: MOROZFILM Language: Russian, English, French Budget (EUR): 4 000 000 Genre: Drama Director: Ilya Khrjanovsky Producers: Lubov Duiko, Philippe Bober, Susanne Marian, Erik Hemmendorff Production Company: Essential Filmproduktion, Phenomen Films, Société Parisienne de Production, Plattform Production Support: The Russian Ministry of Cultur Languages: Russian Genre: action, adventure, kids comedy. Director: Alexander Strizhenov. Producers: Grant Palagaev, Arun Rangachari (to be conrmed), Anna Krutova. Partners/nanciers: Swift&CoMedia, DAR Capital Group (to be conrmed ). Language: russian, hindi, english. Budget (USD): 6 000 000

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DOCUMENTARY PROJECTS: 5 MINUTES OF FREEDOM (RUSSIA, POLAND)

LIFETIME IS NOT ENOUGH. SLAVIC FILM ODYSSEY 2012 (POLAND, RUSSIA)

MEN S CHOICE

(RUSSIA, NORWAY)

Genre: Documentary Director: Kirill Sakharnov Producers: Yevgeni Gindilis, Ksenia Sakharnova, Dorota Roszkowska Language: Russian, Poland Length: 52/75 min. Co-production markets the project already participated: Dragon Forum 2010 Genre: Documentary Director: Piotr Kellar Producer: Piotr Kellar, Vlad Ketkovich Production company: Lifetime productions (PL), Ethnogeographic Research Foundation (RF) Partners/Financiers: Polish Film Institute (PL) Language: Polish, Russian, English Budget (EUR): 213,000 Euros Co-production markets the project already participated: Ihlava IFF pitching 2010 Genre: Documentary Director: Elena Demidova Producer: Vlad Ketkovich, Tomas Evjen Production company: Ethnogeographic Research Foundation, News on Request Partners/Financiers: Filmcamp (Norway), NRK (Norway), AKADO (Russia), Rise and Shine World Sales (Germany) Language: Russian, German, English, Norwegian Budget (EUR): 200,000 Euros Co-production markets the project already participated: Below Zero pitching (Tromso IFF, Norway - EDN) 2011

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CO-PRODUCTION PROJECTS LIST 2011

ON THE WAY HOME (RUSSIA, GERMANY)

THE PIPELINE

(RUSSIA, GERMANY)

WILD HONEY

(RUSSIA, POLAND)

Genre: Documentary Road-movie Film director & producer: Sergey Kachkin Composer: Niklas Froese Consulting for German lm nancing and production: Andra Maria Matresu Production company: April Language: Russian Budget: 37 600 Euro Co-production markets the project already participated: Baltic Event & Black Market 2010 Genre: Documentary Director: Vitaly Mansky Producer: Vitaly Mansky, Simone Baumann Production company: Vertov Studio, Saxonia Entertainment GmbH Language: Russian, German Budget (EUR): 300,000 Euros Genre: Documentary Director: Sergey Krivosudov Producer: Vlad Ketkovich, Dorota Rozkovska Production company: Ethnogeographic Research Foundation (RF), Arkana Studio (PL) Partners/Financiers: TVP Kultura (Pl), Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bashkortostan (RF) Language: Russian, English, Polish Budget (EUR): 130,000 Euros Co-production markets the project already participated: Krakow IFF 2010 pitching, DocLeipzig 2010 Coproduction Market

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Producer, Art Director of Art Pictures Studio

Art Pictures Studio Address: Moscow Moslmovskaya Street, 1, suite 2, ofce 203 Phone: +7 (495) 933 36 28 E-mail: company@art-pictures.ru Site: www.art-pictures.ru

Deryabin Andrey G. Producer

The Hermitage Bridge Studio, Russian Co-Production Bureau Address: Saint-Petersburg, Russia E-mail: andreyderyabin@gmail.com Mobile: + 7 921 961 7501

Fedor Bondarchuk is not only the founder of Art Pictures Studio and a famous lm director, but he is also known for his acting, television hosting, and producing. As a producer Fedor Bondarchuk started his career in 2002 with releasing in collaboration with Slovo Studio such movies as MOVING, BLACK ICE and DIARY OF A KAMIKADZE, which were appreciated by viewers and lm critics. Since that time he has produced over a dozen of terric projects that had great success and a great box-ofce history. Together with his partner Dmitry Rudovskiy Bondarchuk produced a light comedy THE HEAT, the First Russian Annual Horror Movie Awards 2010 winning thriller THE PHOBOS. He recently has produced a comedy TWO DAYS and a drama SOULLESS together with Central Partnership and Kinoslovo studios, respectively, and a comedy ODNOKLASSNIKI.RU. The upcoming detective movie THE WINTER QUEEN and a war-drama STALINGRAD will not only be produced, but also directed by Fedor Bondarchuk.

ACE producer Hermitage Bridge Studio, which was founded with participation of the State Hermitage Museum in 1993. HBS is an independent media production company with its ofce in Saint-Petersburg, Russia (140 km to the EU border and 3 hours ight to London). We are producers with a passion for great storytellers, including major international feature lms & theatrical documentaries. Highlights in 2003 included the worldwide critical and boxofce success Russian Ark by A.Sokurov, a unique journey through time and Russian history (Competition in Cannes 2002; winner IFC VISIONS AWARD Toronto 2002). 2000 cast members, 3 orchestras, 33 rooms, 300 years, ALL IN ONE TAKE. Pushing the boundaries of lmmaking, Russian Ark was the rst ever uncompressed HD movie, recorded onto a portable hard disk system, rather than 35mm or tape. Described as one of the most important lms to emerge from Russia in the last 20 years . 2005 EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs) Program. 2006 2007 ACE 16 Session (Ateliers du Cinema Europeen) 2008 Collaboration with Egoli Tossel Film Halle GmbH in The Last Station project by M. Hoffman (2 Oscar nomination).

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Drozd Natalia Producer

Natalia Drozd has been working at CTB Film Company for 12 years. Since 2008 she is in charge of international coproductions within CTB. 2010 Natalia has been awarded as the most promising young producer by Baltic Event. She is a member of EAVE workshop 2011. Natalia is also participating at Cannes Producer s Network this year. Selected lmography as a producer: Last November by Benjamin Qabeck (in development), a Lithuanian German-Russian coproduction I won t come back (in development)

CTB Film Company Address: 129272 Russia Moscow Sutschevsky val 64 of. 318 CTB Film Company Phone: +7 495 688 88 48 E-mail: msk@ctb.ru, kino@ctb.ru, drozd@ctb.ru

Filyukov Denis

Producer

Major Film Film Company Cell: +7(925)5026348 E-mail: lokystaff@mlm.ru

Denis is a director general and producer Major Film Film Company. The company was founded in 2005. A debut lm project Cinematorture , entered the competition Short Film Conner of the Cannes Film Festival (2006) the rst Russian lm for the last ve years. Since 2005 Major Film produced Best documentary series of Russia The secrets of forgotten victories (Awarded by the Gold Laurel prize). Since 2007 the company has been cooperating with the Education Department of Moscow city. As a result of this collaboration popular science newsreels What, How and Why? , Studies about great events based on a publicistic cycle of Yaroslav Golovanov. In 2007-2008 Major Film worked on co-production of a full-length Russian-Ukrainian feature lm Blessed , prize winner of the 41st festival Worldfest in Houston. In 2009 Major Film started the production of the historical thriller Escape into the sky. Devyataev about a group of Soviet army prisoners, who captured the German bomber Heinkel-111 and escaped on it from the island Usedom in February, 1945.

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Gindilis Yevgeny Producer

TVINDIE Film Production Address: 9 bld 1, Pokrovka str., Moscow 101000 Russia. Tel: (+7495) 6230432 E-mail: gindilis@tvindie.ru

Graduated from the Geography Department of Moscow State University in 1988, worked as an editor in the Museum of Cinema (1989-90). He studied in the United States, graduating from New York University s Department of Film History and Theory at the Tisch School in 1994. He has worked for television broadcast stations in the US and Russia. Since 1998 he worked as producer and head of international projects for NTV-Prot. In 2004 he founded TVINDIE Film Production. Since 2009 he is the head of Project for Tomorrow/CentEast Moscow forum at the 2Morrow IFF. Member of the Producer s Guild of Russia and the European Film Academy. Selected lmography 2011 GIRL AND DEATH, directed by Jos Stelling, coproduction with Jos Stelling Films (Netherlands) ( in preproduction) 2011 FUGA MORTIS, directed by Kirill Mikhanovsky, coproduction 2011 DUBROVSKY, directed by Kirill Mikhanovsky 2010 GUY FROM MARS ( Parni s Marsa ), directed by Sergey Osipyan 2010 GROMOZEKA, directed by Vladimir Kott, TVINDIE and NTV, in production 2008 THE FLY ( Mukha ), directed by Vladimir Kott, joint production by TVINDIE and NTV 2007 DUSKA, directed by Jos Stelling, an Eyeworks/Egmont and TVINDIE production 2007 ONE LOVE IN A MILLION ( Odna lyubov na million ), directed by Vladimir Shchegolkov, a TVINDIE production

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Goroshko Daniel Producer, distributor

A-One Films Address: Razjezzhaya ulitsta, 4-12 191002 St. Petersburg, Russia Tel/fax: + 78125700978 E-mail: contact@a-onelms.com Site: www.a-onelms.com

Daniel Goroshko have got a degree in international copyright law after graduation in St. Petersburg State Univercity and Free Univercity Berlin. After years of doing legal and business affairs in the lm industry he decided together with his partners to set up a distribution company a-one lms which was was launched in the end of 2008 for the purpose of distributing award-winning art-house lms with strong commercial potential in Russia, with a special focus on lms from Spain and Latin America. Another goal was to produce high-quality European co-production projects and international lm events. The main criteria in selecting projects is quality. During 2 years a-one lms have released 25 top European and South American feature lms (of both newcomers and renowned directors) in theaters in CIS Current project in production: FIEVRE by Philippe Grandrieux. Co-Producers: Mandrake Films (France), 1976 Productions (Canada), a-one lms (Russia). Sales Agent: Films Boutique (Germany)

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GUSKOV ALEKSEI Artist, producer

People s artist of the Russian Federation. State Prize Laureate of the Russian Federation Graduated from Moscow Art Theater studio school in 1983. Played in more than 40 lms. Over 30 performed roles in theater. Producer of feature, television, and animated lms. General producer of ZAO STUDIO F.A.F. . Brief creative biography (dramatic and producer activity): Full-length feature lms: The Concert , screenplay and direction R. Mihaileanu, Production company : Les Productions du Trésor France (2009) He Who Puts Out the Light direction A.Libenson, Production company : Non Stop Production (2008) The Father, direction I.Solovov, Production : Studio F.A.F. , Mentor Cinema , RTR, in association with Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation (2007) Hunting For Wapiti , direction A.Karpykov, format 12 series. Production : Studio F.A.F. , Pro-Cinema , OAO First Channel (2006) Ragin , direction K.Serebrennikov, Studio F.A.F. , Dor-lm Austria, Government of Moscow, FFW Austria, in association with Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation (2005) Dustman , direction G.Shengelia, Production : Studio F.A.F. , in association with Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation (2002) Taiga Affair , direction A.Mitta, Production : Studio F.A.F. , OAO First Channel , in association with Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation (2001). Animated lms: Socks of Big City , scenario writer and direction A.Ushakov, format 14 min., Production : Studio F.A.F. (2001) A Magic Reed-Pipe , direction M.Tumelya, format 52min., Production : Studio F.A.F. , in association with Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and North Ossetia (1998) Know-Nothing Is On The Moon , direction A.Lyutkevich, Y.Butyrin, A.Ignatenko, format: full-length lm 80 min. and 12 series of 14 min. each, Production :Studio F.A.F. , Russian Gold (1997)

Site:

www.alekseiguskov.com

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Ivanova Natalia

Producer

Horosho Production Tel: +372-531-61-799 Address: Zoologicheskaya str., 22, Moscow, 123242, Russia Tel: +7 (499) 766-73-17 /18 E-mail: info@horprod.ru www.horprod.ru Site:

Kachkin Sergey Producer, lm director

Independent lm studio April FilmLab Russia, Perm: +7 342 277 9266 Moscow: +7 906 700 8226 E-mail: sergkachkin@gmail.com

Member of the Russian Union of Cinematographers. Member of the Producers Guild of Russia. The producer Ivanova Natalia is the head of the Producer Center Horosho Production . Producer Center was founded in 2001. It specializes in the production of feature, documentary and TV lms. During these years was making 5 feature and 10 documentary lms, including: One war (it has received about 30 awards), Gulfstream Under The Iceberg (Latvia Russia), Diary From The Burnt Ghetto (Russia Canada) and others. Together with the Ministry of Culture the company organizes some projects: Film festivals of Russian cinema in Limoges (France), in Cagliari (Italy) and others.

Sergey is a Russian lm director was educated in Moscow in Higher School of Journalism, Documentary Film School. Since 2006 he produced several documentaries as a producer, lm director and a DoP. Some lms were shown and awarded both in homeland and abroad. Two lms of him were shown in USA in 2007-08 as a part of Cultural Leaders Program, Filmmakers . From the beginning he has been strongly directed at the international career in a lm industry. In 2008 taking part in Aristoteles Workshop supported by Arte. He spent a month in a Romanian village lming gypsies as the DoP. In 2010 took a EEFA grant to develop and nish his next feature-length documentary On the way home . This lm tells a story about a long-distance trucker, his home wife and her beloved pet. His next documentary Perm-36, a territory of freedom is about political repressions in Soviet times.

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Katchko Anna

Producer

Tandem Production Address: 105082, Moscow, Malaya Pochtovaya st. 12, build.1 Phone: +7 909 165 8236 E-mail: akatchko@gmail.com

Ketkovich Vlad Producer

Ethnogeographic Research Foundation Address: Moscow, 119421, str. Novatorov, 36/3 171, Russia Tel/fax: +7 495 735 9568 Mobile: +7 916 674 0654 Site: www.ethnofund.ru e-mail: ethnofund@mail.ru SKYPE: ethnofund

Born in Moscow, Russia, Anna lived, studied and worked in Germany, France, US and Sweden since the age of 12. In 2007, as an already experienced TV and documentary producer, Anna founded a lm production company Tandem Production based in Moscow, Russia with a main goal to coproduce internationally. Anna s recent producer s credits include: Russian-American drama Perestroika (2009), a Russian-Swedish action lm Newsmakers (2009), a German-Russian-Kazakh coproduction Baikonur (2010). Currently Anna is in production of a large-scale historical drama from Kazakhstan Myn Bala and in development of a Swiss-French-Russian co-production Lefort. Anna is the Artistic Director of Moscow Business Square, the yearly Co-production Platform at the Moscow International Film Festival. She is also a Programming director of a Dialogue of Cultures International Film Festival. Anna speaks uent German, English, French and Russian.

Graduated Moscow State Teacher Training University (geographical department) in 1996. Organized and participated in many ethnogeographical expeditions (Zaire, Kenya, Iraqi, Peru, Turkmenistan, Kazahstan, etc.) First lming experiences visual anthropology: pigmey people, peruan Indians, nomadic kazahs, etc. As a journalist and fotographer published articles at Geo (Russia), National Geographic (Russia), Eastern Collection (magazine of Russian State Library) and other magazines. In 2000 founded non-prot organization Ethnogeographic Research Foundation. Main eld of company work is producing documentaries. Produced more than 10 documentaries that are broadcasted on different Russian TV channels. Company has got many diplomas and won prizes of documentary and television Film Festivals in Russia. Films also participated in International Film Festivals. Vlad Ketkovich is a member of EDN, International Federation of Journalists, Russian Geographical Society and Eurasian Academy of Television and Radio. In 2010-2011 Vlad participated in number of international Documentary Workshops and Pitching sessions, like Dragon Forum (pitching at Krakow IFF), Ex-Oriente (pitching at Ihlava IFF), LeipzigDoc 2010 Co-Production meeting, EDN s Tromse Pitching Forum and Thessaloniki Pitching Forum; INPUT and others.

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Klebanov Sam

Producer, distributor

Cinema Without Frontiers, Llc Address: Mal. Pochtovaya ulitsa, 12, building 1 105082, Moscow, Russia Phone: +7 (499) 501-39-88 E-mail: sam@maywin.com

Klepatski Dimitri Producer

Klepatski production Address: Moscow, 1 Moslmovskaya #555 Phone: +79629892416 E-mail: Klepatski@rambler.ru Skype: Dimitriklepatski

President of both Maywin Films (Sweden) and its Moscow branch Cinema Without Frontiers (Russia), which for more than 10 years have maintained its position as the leading Russian specialized movie distributor. Sam was the rst to introduce to the Russian audience the works by such great masters as Takeshi Kitano, Lars von Trier, Chan Wook-park, Luc Dardenne and ect. From 2001 to 2008, he acted as the author and the host for a TV program Magic of the Cinema , which was broadcast by Kultura , the Russian cultural TV channel. In 2009 he produced and co-wrote the RussianSwedish co-production Newsmakers directed by Anders Banke and also functioned as co-producer for Gardens in Autumn directed by Otar Ioselliani (2006, France-ItalyRussia. Empire Magazine voted Sam one of the 25 most inuential people in the entertainment business in Russia, while in 2009, he was nominated as Producer of the Year by the GQ Magazine. He speaks native Russian and uent English and Swedish.

Dimitri Klepatski graduated from VGIK as a movie producer. 2011 EAVE student. Playhouse West Los Angeles acting school as an actor. 12 years experience in movie industry as an actor and movie producer. Klepatski production projects: 2008- Probation period Drama, short lm, written and directed by Victor Dement. Moscow 2008- Series of animated commercials. 2009- Transition of reality Drama with elements of action. Short lm. Written and directed by Victor Dement. Moscow 2010- Other Specnaz Drama with elements of action. Feature lm. Co production with Vietnam studio Crea TV. Director Victor Dement. Production stage. 2011- The Find Drama. Feature lm. Preproduction. Co production with Matila Rohr Production , Finland 2011- Encounter at the Elbe . Feature lm. Fund raising stage. Co production with Mirabel Mira Todorovski.

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Kovaleva Uliana

Producer

UNITED FILM COMPANY ltd. ZORI FILM ltd. Address: 127051, Russia, Moscow Maliy Karetniy pereulok, 3/2, building 1 Tel: + 7 495 650 11 48 Fax: + 7 495 650 09 87 E-mail: ulianakovaleva@mail.ru www.ufco.ru Site:

Krestinskiy Yuri Producer

In 2005 graduated The Higher Courses of Scriptwriters and Film Directors (VKSR), workshop of Producer for Screen and Television. Producer of feature lms, TV series and documentaries. Among the signicant projects: Russia Italy co-production TEN WINTERS ( DIECI INVERNI ), 2009. Festivals: 66 La Biennale Di Venezia; 22 Tokyo International Film Festival; Grand-prix Amilcar of the Jury at the 32 Villerupt, France; Grand-prix Golden Taiga at the 8 International Debut Film Festival Spirit of Fire ; David di Donatello, Italy The Best Director s debut . Russia Belarus co-production EYE FOR EYE ( OKO ZA OKO ), 2010, directed by the distinguished Russian director Gennady Poloka. Festivals: XVIII International festival Sozvezdie the best leading actor and the best director; International festival of war and patriotic lms Volocolamsky rubezh the best director. In 2010 Uliana Kovaleva was the member of the Jury of V International Rome Film Festival. In 2011 coordinator of program Italian cinema in Russia within the year of Culture between Italy and Russia.

Began his work the lm industry in 1985. In years 1991-1994 in collaboration with the School of dramatic art Moscow Theater he produced a number of plays and lms by Anatoly Vasilyev one of the key modern directors. Then during the crunch of Russia s lm industry, he decided to change his eld of work. His return took place in 2010 when Yury Krestinskiy joined the long-term project of screen adaptation of Generation P by Viktor Pelevin - Russia s cult novel of the late 90ies. He is the founder of Trikita Entertainment Company. The producer s lmography: Ne Idet , 1994, directed by Anatoly Vasilyev Kashtanka , 1994, directed by Anatoly Vasilyev Generation P , 2011, directed by Viktor Ginzburg Films in production: Day and night , Director Matteo Pellegrini, in co-operation with Indiana Production, Italy (shooting period) Amphibian man , Director Yury Moroz, (pre-production)

Tel: Mobile: E-mail:

+7 499 1361618 +7 925 5009393 krestinskiy@gmail.com

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Kozhevnikova Ravie Marina Producer

MariFilmas Address: 1, Moslmovskaya, Moscow, Russia Phone: +7 985 220 77 91 E-mail: m.kozhevnikova@ marilmas.com

Education: All-Russia State institute of Cinematography (VGIK), director s faculty. Modern art institute (ISI), actor s faculty. European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (MiniEAVE Producers Workshop) professional development programme for European audiovisual producers, Filmography as producer : 2010 «MariFilmas» (Russia), General manager, producer, co-founder of the company 2010 «LitFilmas» (Lithuania), co-founder of the company 2008-2010 «Sept Éléphants» (Russia Latvia), General producer, co-founder of the company 2007-2009 «Little robbers» ( Studio FORMA Latvia, Minilm Austria), producer and the coordinator of representation and sales on the post-Soviet territory, the dubbing director 2006-2007 Producer center «DTV-MA»(Holding Media Arts Group), producer. 2005-2007 Production center «Buddabar», General Manager and producer. 2003-2005 Film company «Studio IV», producer «Parcel from Mars» (the Main prize of festival «Smile, Russia!, 2004). Development and preparation of projects «Wild boar», «Hotel «In the lost climber», «Dao of the Saxophonist» 2001«REN TV»(Russia) and «CPS»(Russia), executive producer (development) «Rod» 2000 «Eurasia lm» (Russia), executive producer «Third country» (Russia-France)

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Lopatin Ivan Producer

Leevandia-entertainment Phone: +7 (495) 99-88-609 +7-926-606-62-06 E-mail: lis.producer@gmail.com

Date of birth 16.07.1984 Education: 2010 Participant mini-EAVE program at the Moscow International Film Festival 2010 Participant of Berlinale Talent Campus 2007-2009 The Postgraduate School of Screenwriters and Film Directors, the leading lm school in Russia (faculty of feature lms, A. Atanesyan and E. Gindilis workshop, producers faculty) 2001-2006 Saint-Petersburg University of Humanities and Social Sciences, sound producer Filmography: 2010 Sea of Desires/More gelaniy, dir.Shota Gamisonia, 27 min, short feature lm, producer. BEST MOVIE of Cottbus Film Festival 2010 (Germany) and Zubrovka Film Festival 2010 (Poland). Ofcial selection at Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival 2011 and other 15 Film Festivals around a world. 2009 Ordinary Things/U Seregy, dir.Natalia Uglitskikh, 12 min, short feature lm, producer. 2009 Tag/Pyatnashki, dir.Natalia Uglitskikh, 14 min, short feature lm, producer. 2008 Field, Clowns, Apple.../Pole, klouny, yabloko..., dir. Shota Gamisonia, 12 min, short feature lm, producer. It was selected in more than 30 lm festivals (Italy, Croatia, Netherlands, RSA). Special prize of Moscow Guild of lm critics at Moscow Short Film Festival 2009. 2008 Mutuality/Vzaimnost , dir.Mikhail Levitin, 26 min, short feature lm, producer

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Lupik Victoria Producer

Anniko Films Mobile (Russia) +79265751451 Mobile (Armenia) +37498615835 vika.lupik@gmail.com E-mail: Site: www.annikolms.am

Masterovoy Michael Producer

Victoria Lupik was born in 1983 in Moscow, Russia. She graduated VGIK, producer s faculty in 2005. She has rather wide experience of work in production as production manager, line and executive producer, having worked on Russian blockbusters like Apocalypse Code (2007) by V.Shmelev and Terra Nova (2008) by A. Melnik. She has production experience in working in ex-Soviet Union countries and South-Caucasus region. Several previous lms (Farewell, Lighthouse) were shot in Armenia in cooperation with Maria Saakyan and in 2009 together they founded ANNIKO Films. Victoria s project I m Going to Change My Name by M. Saakian (now in post-production) was participant of Torino Film Lab Development Section 2009 and nalist of Sundance/ NHK Filmmakers Award 2010. Victoria has participated in Torino Film Lab 2009, the training Co-producing in and with Eastern Europe organized by the TrainEastFilm 2009, the EAVE Film Finance Forum Workshop 2010 and Berlinale Talents Campus 2011. Now she has 3 projects in development.

Michael is a producer and entrepreneur based in Moscow, Russia. Since 1992 his production company has made over 30 commercials and industrials. Documentaries Michael produced have played at festivals around the world, including the Toronto Jewish Film Festival and the Moscow Human Rights Festival. His feature documentary, Brailov. Judenfrei, had a successful run on Russian TV. Michael holds an MA in Social Sciences from Moscow State University.

Good Hope Films, LLC Address: 7533 Lexington Avenue, Suite 210, West Hollywood, California 77478, USA E-mail: masterovoy.m@gmail.com

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Mishkinene Julia producer

Salvador D Production Company Address: 7 Bolshoy Karetny pereulok 127051 Moscow, Russia Tel: + 7 495 699 32 90 Mob: + 7 903 798 40 95 Fax: + 7 495 699 14 65

Julia Mishkinene has been the managing partner of the Salvador D Production Company since 2005 and has produced several documentaries that were shown by Russian governmental TV channels. In 2007 Julia produced 35 minute lm «Moscow» (awarded at the 18th Kinotavr, participant of different international festival) and in 2008 - the lm «Shultes» by Bakur Bakuradze (the participant of Cannes Film Festival (Quinzaine des Realisateurs), London Film Festival, Thessaloniki Film Festival, the holder of the Main Prize of Kinotavr). In 2009 Julia successfully graduated EURODOC Program with the project «Far away so close to me» and presented full-length lm «The Hunter» - at the CineMart in Rotterdam and at the Berlinale Co-production market. In 2011 «The Hunter» was selected to the Certain Regard of the Cannes Film Festival. Selected lmography: 2011 The Hunter, feature 2008 Shultes, feature 2007 Road of Dreams, documentary 2007 Moscow, feature 2005 The Diamond Way, documentary

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Moroz Yury

Producer, lm director

Phone: E-mail:

+7 916 1408113 y.p.moroz@gmail.com

His rst lm was Arrival of a Train (1995). In 2006 this lm was included in Berlin s FFest Ofcial Program. Since 2004 he s produced over 30 movies and TV series, including: VOLKODAV , 2004, dir. N.Lebedev The SPOT , 2006, dir. Y.Moroz DOKTOR ZHIVAGO , dir. A.Proshkin The Best TV lm according to critics The Golden Eagle National Award: Best TV mini series : nominated Best Actor : winner (O.Yankovsky) Best Actress : winner (C.Khamatova) LIQYIDATION , 2008, dir. S.Ursulyak The Golden Eagle National Award: Best TV series : winner Best Actor : winner ( V.Mashkov) Nika National Award: Best TV series : winner TEFI National Award: Best TV series : winner APOSTLE , 2008, dir. Y.Moroz Window to Europe FFest (St.Petersburg) Award: Best TV series : winner The Golden Eagle National Award: Best TV series : nominated TEFI National Award: Best TV series : nominated The BROTHERS KARAMAZOV , 2009, dir. Y.Moroz PELAGIYA and the White Bulldog , 2009, dir. Y.Moroz BREAK AWAY , 2010, dir. A.Mindadze Kinotavr National FFest: competition The DARK WORLD , 2011, dir. A.Megirdychev

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Nazari Mary

Scriptwriter, producer, managing and programming director of art-house cinema Pioner in Moscow (member of Europa Cinemas).

Graduated from Moscow State University (psychology and psychology of art) and London Film School. Filmography: 2005 - Nastya s Dairy/ Dnevnik Nasty - short lm 2007 - People of Shpak/ Ludi Shpaka - TV series 2008 - The Best Grandmother / Samaya Luchshaya babushka Best Film for Children in Moscow Premier Film Festival. 2008 - Unnished Lesson / Neokonchenniy Urok 2010 - Silent Souls / Ovsyanki/ Le dernier Voyage de Tanya - Golden Ozzela Prize In Venice Film Festival, Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi Film Festival, Best Director and Best Scriptwriter in Mar del Plata Film festival.

TOO MUCH PICTURES Film Company Address: Maliy Sukharevsky pereulok 9, str.1, ofce 36 Tel.: + 7 495 789 78 37

Popov Fedor

Producer, lm director

«STELLA» lm studio Address: Moscow, Russia, 119991 Moslmovskaya str. 1 Tel.: +7(499)143 9289 Tel./fax: +7(499)783 0260 ell: +7(495)974 4537 E-mail: stella-studio@mail.ru Site: www.stella-lm.ru 40

Head and producer of the «STELLA» lm studio. Member of the Union of Cinematographers since 1990 Member of the Board of the Producers Guild of Russia since 2008, Academic of Golden Eagle Film Academy, Academic of Nika Film Academy Director and producer It s Alright, Mama (2010) Four Taxi Drivers and a Dog-2 (2006) 4 awards, 3 national nominations Four Taxi Drivers and a Dog (2004) best TV rating in Russia (2005), 5 awards at national lm festivals Caucasian Roulette (2002) Participant of Berlin Film Festival (2003) New Russian Cinema , 2 national awards Geidar Aliev (1998) documentary Producer The Adventures of Masha and Gosha (2010) animation Pete on the Way to Heaven (2009) Grand Prix of the Moscow International Film Festival, 4 national awards (2009) Kolya the Rolling Stone (2005) 5 national awards White Gold (2003) Spartak and Kalashnikov (2001) 5 awards, 6 nominations at international lm festivals and also 7 features and 10 documentaries (1990-2010)

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Rodnyansky Alexander Producer

E-mail: ell:

shneyderova@gmail.com +7 916 641 67 19

Rudovskiy Dmitry

Producer, CEO of Art Pictures Studio

Art Pictures Studio Address: Moscow Moslmovskaya Street, 1, suite 2, ofce 203 Phone: +7 (495) 933 36 28 E-mail: company@art-pictures.ru Site: www.art-pictures.ru

Alexander Rodnyansky - Russian producer and media executive. Mr.Rodnyansky is the founder of the Ukrainian TV-channel 1+1 and the former CEO of CTC Media. With him as CEO CTC Media became the biggest independent publicly traded media conglomerate with ve channels in three countries and a market capitalization over $4 billion. He produced over 20 TV-series and more than 30 lms including East/ West, A Chef in Love, Driver for Vera, The 9th Company, The Sun, Heat, Piter FM, The Inhabited Island, Innocent Saturday, Elena. His lms grossed over $100 million and were selected for the leading lm festivals of Europe. Two of them were nominated for Oscars as the Best Foreign Language lms. Mr. Rodnyansky s AR Films controls the production company Non-Stop Production; distributor of independent lms Cinema Without Borders; one of the biggest lm licensing and distribution corporations in Europe A Company and runs the annual Russian Open Film Festival Kinotavr.

Dmitry Rudovskiy has been the CEO of Art Pictures Studio since 2005, a production company founded by Fedor Bondarchuk in 1991. Rudovskiy is engaged in developing, producing, and nancing theatrical motion pictures with budgets in the range of $1M to $35M for releasing in domestic and foreign theatrical markets and for subsequent post-theatrical release in other forms of media, including DVD. In 2005 he produced THE 9TH COMPANY, a full-length debut directed by Fedor Bondarchuk. The lm became a leader in the domestic box-ofce, raising $25 M and collecting a great amount of awards, including The Best Film of the Year. Besides that Rudovskiy produced such outstanding projects as a comedy THE HEAT, a sci- action movie THE INHABITED ISLAND, an animated children s movie POLAR ADVENTURES, and a thriller THE PHOBOS. As a producer Rudovskiy has taken part in upcoming releases such as, a comedy TWO DAYS and a drama SOULLESS together with Central Partnership and Kinoslovo studios, respectively, and a comedy ODNOKLASSNIKI.RU, a detective THE WINTER QUEEN and a war-drama STALINGRAD.

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Strizhenov Alexander

Producer, director of Swift&CoMedia

Swift&CoMedia Address: 17/3 Shvernika St., Moscow, Russia, 117499 tel/fax: +7(499)126-66-20 E-mail: a.o.strizhenov@gmail.com

Saksaganskaya Kira Producer

The Rock Films Address: Kriukov kanal,12, St.Petersburg, 190068, Russia Tel/fax: +7 812 714 2056 Moscow tel/fax: +7 495 951 7654 E-mail: rockkira@gmail.com Site: www.rocklm.ru

he famous representative of cinematographic dynasty. His actorish debut was taken place in 1974, when he was 5-years-old, on the stage of Moscow Art Theatre. He graduated from the best drama school in Russia - studioschool MAT. He has worked in leading Moscow theatres and starred in dozens of Russian lms. During the years he has been working as a host of the most Russia s top-rated TV shows - Cinematograph and Good Morning on the 1st channel -the main state TV-channel of the country. Collaborated with several international advertising agencies as a director and creative producer. In recent years, released as an author, director and producer of a number of exceptionally successful pictures, such as: Falling up and Ulen ka , which has become real hits of modern Russian cinematograph. And his remarkable comedies From 180 and higher and Love-dove are still the most successful Russian comedies. This year he produced the lms Female and Suiciders .

Kira Saksaganskaya worked for Rock Films since its foundation back in 1991, rst in St. Petersburg and then in Moscow where she opened the studio s second ofce. She has co-produced every lm the studio has produced to date, including The Stroll (2003, Special Prize, Cottbus 2003), Dreaming of Space (Best Film, Moscow Film Festival, 2005), Captive (Best Director, Carlovy Vary, 2008) and the latest lm The Edge (Golden Globe Nomination for Best Foreign Film, 2010). With her progressive views on the international lm market and determination to further the progress of Russian-European co-productions she played a signicant role in the success of Rock Films. Kira speaks English and Italian and is a member of Russian-German Film Academy and a frequent jury member of various international lm festivals.

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Selyanov Sergey Producer

CTB Film Company Address: 129272 Russia Moscow Sutschevsky val 64 of. 318 CTB Film Company Phone: +7 495 688 88 48 E-mail: msk@ctb.ru, kino@ctb.ru

Sergey Selyanov is one of the founders and director of the CTB Film Company of St. Petersburg and Moscow one of Russia s most prolic and successful producers of theatrical motion pictures. Founded in 1992, CTB has produced more than sixty feature lms in a whole range of styles unmatched in Russian production, from action, drama and comedy to animation, auteur and feature debuts. In 1999, Mr. Selyanov received a Producer s Award from the American Motion Picture Association for outstanding achievement in the development of private lm production in Russia. The National Guild of Film Critics and the Film Press awarded Sergey Selyanov with a special award as the Best Film Producer of the 1990s and a special award for bravery in the promotion of national lmmaking on Russian screens . In 2003, the economics magazine Expert described Sergey Selyanov as the only Russian lm producer whose name has become a brand in the sphere of lm production. Since 2010 CTB Film Company has been selected as one 8 majors in lm production in Russia who are awarded with substantional benets in state nancing system. Most recent selected lmography as a producer: The Hunter by Bakur Bakuradze (2011) Stoker by Alexei Balabanov (2010) Yakudza s daughter never cries by Sergey Bodrov (2010) Mory by Alexei Balabanov (2008) Native Dancer by Gulshad Omarova (2008) Shultes by Bakur Bakuradze (2008) Nirvana by Igor Voloshin (2008) The Mongol by Sergey Bodrov (2007) an Oscar nomination

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Sigle Andrey

Producer, composer

Proline Film Address: Kamennoostrovsky 29 of.34 197022 St Petersburg Russia Tel: (812)233 10 51 E-mail: pr@proline-lm.ru Site: www.prolinelm.ru

Uchitel Alexey

Producer, lm director

The Rock Films Address: Kriukov kanal,12, St.Petersburg, 190068, Russia Tel/fax: +7 812 714 2056 Moscow Tel/fax: +7 495 951 7654 Site: www.rocklm.ru

Born on the 15th of May 1964 in Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod). Graduated from the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatoire as a pianist, and the Gotenburg Academy of Music as a composer for cinema. He has written music for over 40 lms. In 2004 Andrey set up Proline Film, a lm company that aimed to support Russian independent lmmakers, and implement joint international projects. Projects have included: Sun , Alexandra and Faust by Alexander Sokurov; The Ugly Swans by Konstantin Lopushanksy; Crime and Punishment by Dmitry Svetozarov; Serko by Joel Farges, The Orchard by Sergey Ovcharov and Missing Man by Anna Fenchenko. Andrey Sigle s work has been singled out for prizes on many occasions at festivals in Russia and abroad. In 2006 Andrey was awarded the title Honoured Art Worker of the Russian Federation. He lives and works in St Petersburg.

Alexey Emovich Uchitel was born in August 31, 1951. He graduated from VGIK In 1975, worked as a lm director on the Leningrad Documentary Film Studio. He became the head of the Rock Films In 1992. Alexey Uchitel is an author of several short documentaries, such as Starting Up. Portrait of an Event , Rock , that brought fame to its creator; Mitki in Europe , Obvodny Channal , The Last Hero , Buttery , Maestro . Many of them were awarded on lm festivals. Alexey Uchitel continues his work as a producer as well. Having been a producer of several successful debuts, like Katia Shagalova s Pavlov s Dog , Dunia Smirnova s Relations and Enemies by Maria Mozhar, Alexey Uchitel also produced The Game by Alexander Rogozhkin. Selected Filmography 2010 The Edge 2008 Captive 2005 Dreaming of Space 2003 The Stroll 2000 His Wife s Diary 1995 Giselles Mania 1993 Buttery (documentary) 1990 Obvodny Channal (documentary) 1988 Rock (documentary)

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Vasiliev Artem Producer

Artem Vassiliev was born on the 17th of December 1970 in Moscow. In 1993 becomes one of the founders and partners of the company TEKO FILM . In 1999 Artem Vassiliev becomes general producer of TEKO FILM Production ( METRAFILMS since 2003). One of the partners of Phenomen Films production company with 3 feature lms completed: ( Paper Soldier , Room and a Half , «Act of Nature») 2010 «Act of Nature by Sergey Osipian and Alexander Lungin (Best Cinematography at Russian Open Festival Kinotavr 2010) 2009 Room and a Half by Andrey Khrzhanovsky (Best Film in East West competition Karlovy Vary Int Film Festival, 2009 Russian Fim Academy NIKA award Best lm

METRAFILMS Ltd. Address: Russia, 123022 Moscow, Rochdelskaya, 15, bld.32 Tel: +7 495 956-6180 Fax: +7 495 956-6181 Cell: +7 903 363-8553 E-mail: artem@metralms.ru Skype: artem_vofce

2008 Paper Soldier by Alexey German Jr 2008 65 Venice International Film Festival, Competition Program. World premiere Silver Lion Best Director Ozella for Best Cinematography 2008 Russian Fim Academy NIKA award Best director Best Cinematography 2008 White Elephant Russain National Prize of Film Critics&Film Press Best director

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Vereschagin Leonid Producer

Director General STUDIO TRITE by Nikita Mikhalkov. The producer of Moscow International Film Festival. International awards: 2007- Special Gold Lion for 12 of Venice International Film Festival. 1999- Special Award «For outstanding achievements in the development of Russian lmmaking of Motion Picture Association (MPA). 1994- Grand Prize Burnt by the Sun of Cannes International Film Festival. 1994- Prize Best Foreign Film for «Burnt by the Sun of the American Academy Award. 1991- Prize Golden Lion and «Audience Award for Urga of the International Film Festival in Venice.

Studio Trite Address: 72-2, Sadovnicheskaya ulitsa, Moscow, 115035, Russia Tel: +7 (495)933 60 37 E-mail: info@trite.ru

Selected lmography as a producer: STATION FOR TWO (1982) RUTHLESS ROMANCE (1983) A FORGOTTEN TUNE FOR THE FLUTE (1985) THE RUSSIA HOUSE (1990) URGA (1991) BURNT BY THE SUN (1994) ANNA KARENINA (1997) THE SAINT (1997) THE BARBER OF SIBERIA (1998) CAST AWAY (2000) TENDER AGE (2000) K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER (2002) 72 METERS (2003) THE BOURNE SUPREMACY (2004) THE FALL OF THE EMPIRE (2005) THE TURKISH GAMBIT (2005) THE STATE COUNSELLOR (2005) ANNA KARENINA (2005) 1612 (2007) 12 (2007) THE EXODUS BURNT BY THE SUN 2 (2010) THE CITADEL - BURNT BY THE SUN 2 (2011)

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Zilberman Mikhail Producer

Studio217 Mob: +7 985 7603588 Of: +7 499 1439121 E-mail: baboon52@mail.ru Skype: zilber52

Born 1952 in Moscow. In movie business from 1977. In 1986-1988 Director Contact creative unit. In 1988-1997 established and worked as a general manager of Starlight joint-venture, the rst in Soviet movie Business coproduction company. From 1997 Deputy Manager NTV-prot company. Now- Producer Studio217 . The member of Film Makers Union of Russia and Board Member of Russian Producer s Guild Filmography: Russian Singer (1993, Russia-Denmark cooproduction, directed by M. Arnfred) CineGlastnost (1993-94 Russia-France cooproduction, directed by B. Belkasem) Martial Court (1995, directed by V. Grammatikov, for Sweden TV) The Enemy s Enemy (1995, Sweden, TV series for Sweden TV) Two Moons, Three Suns (1997, directed by Roman Balayan), co-producer Captain s Daughter ( Russkiy Bunt ) (2000, directed by Alexander Proshkin) Come To Look At Me (2002, directed by Mikhail Agranovich and Oleg Yankovsky) A Driver For Vera (2004, directed by Pavel Chukhray) Papa (2004, directed by Vladimir Mashkov) The Border, 1918 (2008, Russian-Finland coproduction, directed by L.Torhonen), co-producer The Dust of Time (2009, Greece-Germany-Italy-Russian coproduction, directed by Theo Angelopulos), co-producer, and others

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