Piercing cold wind and icy water in Murmansk, snow caves and the roar of explosions in the Khibiny Mountains, rain from a fire hose and the wail of an ambulance siren in St. Petersburg, unbearable heat and snow in Sevastopol – over 3.5 months, the film crew of the disaster film «Icebreaker» went on four expeditions and experienced the full variety of weather conditions.
Read more ›From May 13 to 18, the 23rd All-Russian Film Festival «Vivat Russian Cinema!» took place in St. Petersburg.
Read more ›On April 19, 2015, «Igor Tolstunov's Producer Company» («PROFIT») began shooting the disaster film «Icebreaker». The film's director is Nikolay Khomeriki («Heart's Boomerang», «A Tale About Darkness», «Nine Seven Seven»), the director of photography is Fyodor Lyass («School», «Dukhless», «The Thaw»). The lead roles are played by Pyotr Fyodorov, Sergei Puskepalis, Anna Mikhalkova, Olga Smirnova, Vitaly Khaev, Alexander Yatsenko, Alexander Pal, and others.
Read more ›On March 31, the 28th National Film Award Nika ceremony took place at the Russian State Folk Theatre «Russian Song». Composer Alexei Aigui was awarded for Best Music for the film «The Test». This is the composer's fourth award for music for this picture – previously, Alexei was honored with the «White Elephant» award, and also received prizes at the «Kinoshock» festival and the Marbella International Russian Film Festival.
Read more ›From March 1 to 6, the Marbella International Russian Film Festival (MIRFF) took place in Marbella.<br />
Nigina Sayfullaeva's drama «Name Me» was represented at the festival by the lead actor Konstantin Lavronenko – who also received the award for Best Male Role.<br />
The film «The Test» was presented by director Alexander Kott – the film won in three nominations at once: Best Film, Best Music, and Best Female Role.