Programme

The Impact of Russia on World Cinema

RUSSIAN ECONOMIC AGENDA
Panel Session
Pavilion G, Conference Hall G3

Co-production in European film has become a standard operating plan, while Hollywood has long since moved beyond the borders of Los Angeles, and global blockbusters are made in Europe, Latin America, and China, and released worldwide. The major studios are actively looking not just for new markets but also for ground-breaking stories, and despite an underdeveloped infrastructure, Russia could become a supplier of new content. How is Russia currently positioned in global cinema, and what should be done to establish Russia as a fully-fledged partner with leading film producers? Can Russia become a global supplier of new ideas and quality content within established formats? How are new sales channels for film content impacting the film industry?

Moderator:
Marina Zhigalova-Ozkan , General Director, The Walt Disney Company, CIS

Panellists
Alexey Petrukhin , Producer, Director, Writer, RFG Russian Film Group
Ilya Popov , President, Russian Animated Film Association
Yuliana Slashcheva , Chairman of the Management Board, Creative Production Association Soyuzmultfilm Film Studio FSUE
Natalia Smirnova , Director, Globus Film Ltd.
Vadim Sokolovsky , Producer; Head, Sony Pictures Television Russia

Broadcast

Key moments

As to why foreign films are being made in Russia – first of all, they want the locations.
Natalia Smirnova
Director, Globus Film Ltd.
The cinema has no boundaries. The cinema unites. The cinema is universal.
Marina Zhigalova-Ozkan
General Director, The Walt Disney Company, CIS
Russian film teams have become more professional and better meet the expectations of major foreign studios.
Natalia Smirnova
Director, Globus Film Ltd.
The core functions of the cinema are to inspire, to unite and to educate.
Ilya Popov
President, Russian Animated Film Association
The cinema is very political.
Ilya Popov
President, Russian Animated Film Association
A system of cost recovery is a system of bringing in such creative industries as film and television to your territory.
Anna Krutova
Advisor to Management Board, Film and Television Producers Association
Next year, you will see a very different Soyuzmultfilm. It will become the core of the Russian animation cluster, and this is about to start happening very soon.
Yuliana Slashcheva
Chairman of the Management Board, Creative Production Association Soyuzmultfilm Film Studio FSUE
It’s not only Russia – the whole world is experiencing a shift in content delivery models and the Internet-based platforms have come to the fore. This enables producers to get feedback from the audience and adapt to its needs.
Ilya Popov
President, Russian Animated Film Association
You don’t need factories or resources to make artists, you need talent.
Daria Tienbusch
Producer, Owner, POPeople PR & Management