Ilya Bachurin, CEO of GLAVKINO, said at a presentation in Cannes, “We are delighted to be here in Cannes with our first four feature film projects, three of which are currently in pre-production and set to shoot this summer, and one which has completed filming. Our first production slate illustrates our ambition to produce films of national importance and to support up and coming Russian filmmakers. We want to help create the conditions for the growth of the film industry and to achieve this, it is essential that we attract bigger international projects and strategic partners and investors to Russia.
“Russia has to be able to produce and make larger-scale productions if we are to play a bigger role in the international film industry and ultimately attract larger audiences for our films. Our investment in GLAVKINO is a major step towards achieving that ambition.
The largest purpose-built all-digital film and TV production studio in Russia, GLAVKINO comprises a production facilities complex, a production company and a script lab. Currently housing 12 production stages occupying 9,000 sq m, GLAVKINO plans to add additional stages and expand its technical facilities and services. The studio opened in March 2012 following four years of development and backed by100m USD of private investment. A second phase of development will see a further investment of 100m USD.
GLAVKINO’s four feature film projects are:
Aqua Vitae, directed by Yury Bykov, written by Tatiana Sarana and Bykov. Starring Danii Kozlovsky (Legend).
The film is an action adventure. Bykov belongs to the new generation of Russian cinematographers. His feature film, The Major, screens in the Critics’ Week. Shooting from August.
Flip-out, directed by Pyotr Buslov, written by Andrey Migahov, Alexey Shipenko and Buslov.
Starring Petr Feodorov, Lybov Novikova and Aleksy Smolyakov.
A drama about a father and a daughter. Buslov’s film Boomer was the first Russian film to draw audiences to Russian cinemas in decades, the sequel Boomer-2 was a box office leader, and his biopic Vysotsky was the number one hit of 2011. Shooting from November.
WWI, produced by Fyodor Bondarchuk, Igor Ugolnikov and Ilya Bachurin. Starring Feodor Bondarchuk and Marya Kozhevnikova
An anthology in which five directors from countries that participated in World War I –will create five short stories about the horror of war. In post-production.
Buoy, directed by Taisia Igumentseva, written by Yuliana Koshkina and Igumentseva.
A comedy drama set in the provincial town of Buoy. Taisia Igumentseva is well-known for her short thriller The Road To which won the Cannes Cinefondation last year and her feature-length debut To Cut The Cable screens this year in Cannes.
Directors Peter Buslov, Taisiya Igumentseva, Yurk Bykov and producer Igor Ugolnikov introduced their films to the audience.
GLAVKINO is the first studio to be built in Russia for decades. It has been developed to be a world-class production facility that with the highest standards of technology in film-making and digital broadcasting. The complex offers unique technological opportunities including:
12 stages including one of the largest in Eastern Europe (3092 m2)
new office space for production companies (hair and make-up, props, wardrobe, administration offices, etc)
visual effects studio for 2D and 3D
digital equipment from suppliers such as Grass Valley and Sony
modern audio/video production and post-production studios
full 3D tract, automated lighting system, air-conditioning, ventilation and smoke removal systems.
Glavkino Studios
Moscow
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