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"Yellow Eye of the Tiger" on Channel One

Today Channel One begins broadcasting the series «Yellow Eye of the Tiger». The gripping 16-episode drama tells about how the pursuit of profit in the amber business can turn bosom friends into sworn enemies.

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The picture "Well, Hello, Oksana Sokolova!" was presented at the 104th Russian Film Market in Moscow

On November 29, at the 104th Russian Film Market, within the framework of the presentation of films of the distribution company «Our Cinema», the comedy «Well, Hello, Oksana Sokolova!» was presented. The professional audience was shown the first half hour of the story of a radio host who began speaking in a female voice on his first broadcast. The film will be released on March 8, 2018.

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"Not a Woman's Business": filming of the detective series in St. Petersburg

Filming continues in St. Petersburg on the detective series «Not a Woman's Business». At the center of the plot is the story of two friends – employees of the department for investigating high-profile crimes of the Investigative Committee. Authoritative, bright Irina Makarova, a «self-made woman» of post-Balzac age and the quiet, painfully withdrawn, very young general's daughter Dina Voloshina – they are assigned a joint investigation of the case of murdering women with particular cruelty.

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"Well, Hello, Oksana Sokolova!" – PROFIT Film Company has begun shooting a new feature film

On July 20, 2017, «Igor Tolstunov's Producer Company» («PROFIT») and «Film Company 22» began shooting the comedy «Well, Hello, Oksana Sokolova!». The situation comedy is based on the short film of the same name, which received last year a special diploma at «Kinotavr» and the Grand Prix of the «Korotche» film festival. The film's director is Kirill Vasilyev. The lead roles are played by Viktor Dobronravov, Valentina Mazunina, Sergei Burunov.

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The film "Icebreaker" was presented to the guests of the All-Russian campaign "Night of Cinema"

August 27 is traditionally celebrated as Russian Cinema Day. This year, within the framework of the Year of Russian Cinema, this holiday was held on a grand scale – at the initiative of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Department of Culture of the city of Moscow, the capital celebrated this holiday not only during the day, but also at night for the first time.

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A quest based on the film "Icebreaker" has opened in Moscow

On July 27, the creators of the film «Icebreaker» and the company Cityquest opened a quest in Moscow dedicated to the disaster film of the same name, based on real events. Players will find themselves on an icebreaker trapped in ice off the coast of Antarctica. To escape from the icy captivity, each team of 2 to 4 people will have to solve complex puzzles.

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PROFIT Film Company has begun shooting a new feature film

On August 30, 2015, «Igor Tolstunov's Producer Company» («PROFIT») with the participation of «Etalon-film Film Company» began shooting a fantasy comedy with the working title «The Monk and the Demon». The film's director is Nikolay Dostal («Cloud-Paradise», «Penal Battalion», «Petya on the Way to Heaven»), the director of photography is Levan Kapanadze («The Test», «Yolki-2», «Bablo»), the screenwriter is Yuri Arabov («Moloch», «Taurus», «Faust»). The lead roles are played by Timofey Tribuntsev, Georgy Fetisov, Boris Kamorzin, Roman Madyanov, and others.

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Filming of the disaster film "ICEBREAKER" has been completed

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.

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PROFIT Film Company has begun shooting a new disaster film

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.

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The film "The Test" received the Nika Award

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.

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The films "Name Me" and "The Test" won awards at the Marbella International Russian Film Festival

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.

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Nigina Sayfullaeva's film "Name Me" received several awards at the Spirit of Fire International Film Festival

The 13th Spirit of Fire International Festival of Cinematographic Debuts has concluded in Khanty-Mansiysk.<br />
Nigina Sayfullaeva's film «Name Me», participating in the Russian debuts competition, received two awards at once – the Alexander Abdulov Prize «For Best Female Role in a Russian Debut Film» went to the film's actresses Alexandra Bortich and Marina Vasilyeva. The film also received an award from the festival's general partner, the company «Gazprom Neft», with the wording «For the Preservation of Cultural Traditions».

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Court rejected Yuri Bykov's appeal in the "Stanitsa" case

As a result of court proceedings held on December 16, 2013, the court ruled to deny Yuri Bykov's appeal and left the Arbitration Court's ruling of October 9, 2013 in full force. Yuri Bykov is obliged to return almost 2.2 million rubles to the producers of the series "Stanitsa".

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Renowned American dog trainer came to Russia to meet the star of a future film — the joint project of PROFIT and RWS

Igor Tolstunov's Production Company and Russian World Studios continue to prepare for filming a joint project — a family comedy under the working title "The Thriller Family", telling the story of a puppy who has escaped from an underground laboratory and can read human minds. To work with the dogs cast in the film, producers Igor Tolstunov and Yury Sapronov have invited one of Hollywood's leading animal trainers, Steve Berens.

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Director Yuri Bykov is obliged to compensate the producers of the series "Stanitsa"

On October 2, 2013, the Moscow Arbitration Court issued a ruling on the claim of the producers of the series "Stanitsa" against director Yuri Bykov. The court upheld the claim and issued a ruling according to which director Yuri Bykov is obliged to return the advance payment to the series' producers, pay interest for the use of other people's funds, and compensate the real damages. The total amount was 2.2 million rubles.

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The project "The Thriller Family" was presented at the XV International Forum and Exhibition "Kino Expo"

On September 17 in Saint Petersburg, as part of the XV International Forum and Exhibition "Kino Expo", the film company "PROFIT" and "Russian World Studios" presented their first joint project under the working title "The Thriller Family" (director Olga Land). As part of the presentation of projects by "Nashe Kino" the film's teaser was shown, featuring the main character — a Jack Russell terrier puppy.

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Igor Tolstunov's Production Company is working on several television projects

Work has been completed on the 12-episode television film "Stanitsa". The series tells the story of the parents of a missing girl confronting a powerful criminal structure in the Loshchinskaya stanitsa. Trying to learn the truth about the disappearance of their 15-year-old daughter, Marina and her ex-husband Fyodor will witness the lawlessness rampant in the stanitsa.

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Premiere of "METRO" at the Oktyabr cinema

On February 18 a closed premiere of the disaster movie "METRO" took place at the Oktyabr cinema. Among the first to see the film were Renat Davletyarov, Alexander Oleinikov, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Andrei Grigoriev-Apollonov, Kirill Safonov and Sasha Savelyeva, Alena Babenko, Elena Zakharova, Alexander Tyutin, Natalia Lesnikovskaya, Igor Ugolnikov, Nikolai Fomenko and others.

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"METRO" at the 89th International Film Market in Moscow

The film company "PROFIT" presented the disaster movie "METRO" at the 89th December Film Market in Moscow. As part of the presentation of projects by "Nashe Kino", the film's distributor, the plans for promoting the film on the internet were discussed in detail — with advertising banners, branded pages on the most popular websites, and distribution of the trailer and special video clips on popular video platforms and social networks.

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"Metro": filming completed

Igor Tolstunov's production company "PROFIT" has finished shooting the first Russian disaster movie "Metro".<br />
For six months the creative team worked to create a genuine man-made disaster: real metro carriages and their models were wrecked, glass was shattered, wiring was short-circuited, lights went out again and again (in some places there were none at all) and the water kept rising. The human panic could not be stopped — emotions overflowed and at times went off the scale.

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Filming of the disaster movie "Metro" in Samara has been completed

From October 9 to 25, filming of the disaster movie "Metro" was held in Samara. For almost two weeks the Samara metro played the role of the Moscow one. Filming took place at the under-construction Alabinskaya station, at the operating Moskovskaya station and at the depot.<br />
Along with the director, cinematographers, production designers and stunt team, the city on the Volga was visited by the actors playing the leading roles: Sergei Puskepalis, Anatoly Bely, Alexey Bardukov, Ekaterina Shpitsa, Elena Panova, Anfisa Vistingauzen, as well as Sergei Sosnovsky, Alexander Naumov, Ivan Makarevich and others.<br />

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Filming of the disaster movie "Metro" continues in Samara

In early October, Igor Tolstunov's Production Company ("PROFIT") began the final stage of filming the disaster movie "Metro", based on the novel of the same name by Dmitry Safonov. These days work on the film is taking place in the Samara metro — that is where the scenes set in metro stations are being shot. The Samara underground thus stands in for the Moscow one, where the events described in the script unfold.

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Pavel Astakhov celebrated his birthday at the premiere of the screen adaptation of his novel "The Raider"

On September 8 a closed premiere of the action thriller "The Raider" took place at the Pushkinsky cinema. Audiences saw the first screen adaptation of the novel by Russia's most famous lawyer, TV host and Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights on his 45th birthday.<br />
Among the first to see the film and congratulate the birthday boy were producers Renat Davletyarov, Alexander Oleinikov and Alexander Kotelevsky, TV host Yulia Bordovskikh, renowned figure skater Irina Slutskaya, singer Valeriya and producer Iosif Prigozhin, photo artist Ekaterina Rozhdestvenskaya, actress Irina Alferova, TV host Alexander Maslyakov Jr. and many others.<br />

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The premiere of the feature film "The Raider" based on Pavel Astakhov's novel will take place on September 8 at the Pushkinsky cinema

Audiences will see the first screen adaptation of the novel by Russia's most famous lawyer, TV host and Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights on his 45th birthday.<br />
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"The Raider" is a highly credible, topical and dynamic story that sheds light on the world of big business and big crime — the whole truth about hostile takeovers in big business through the eyes of those who witnessed it.<br />
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"The Test": filming of Pavel Chukhrai's film begins

Igor Tolstunov's Production Company ("PROFIT") has begun filming the feature film "The Test". The plot is based on a real historical event: the test of the first hydrogen bomb, carried out in Kazakhstan in 1953. The film is directed and written by Pavel Chukhrai ("The Driver for Vera", "The Thief"). The leading roles go to young actors Anvar Khalilulaev and Aizhan Baizakova. The cast also includes widely known actors Sergei Garmash ("The Voroshilov Marksman", "12", "Hipsters", "Black Lightning" and others), Ingeborga Dapkunaite ("The Night Seller", "Anna Karenina", "Seven Years in Tibet", "Burnt by the Sun"), Chulpan Khamatova ("Luna Papa", "Sword-Bearer", "Good Bye, Lenin!", "Gaprastum"), Artem Tkachenko ("Sword-Bearer", "Indigo"), Maria Golubkina ("Moscow Heat", "Personal Number") and Anatoly Uzdensky ("Closed Spaces", "Dumb Fat Rabbit").

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Filming of the disaster film "Metro" continues in Moscow

On May 6, 2011, Igor Tolstunov's Production Company ("PROFIT") began filming the disaster movie "Metro" (based on Dmitry Safonov's novel "Metro"). The film is directed by Anton Megerdichev ("Shadow Boxing 2: Revenge", "The Dark World"), with cinematography by Sergei Astakhov ("Brother", "Brother 2", "Of Freaks and Men"). The leading roles are played by Sergei Puskepalis, Anatoly Bely, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Ekaterina Shpitsa, Alexey Bardukov and Elena Panova.

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"Hooked!": January premiere at the Oktyabr Cinema

On January 19, a private premiere of the adventure comedy "Hooked!" took place at the Oktyabr cinema. Among the first to see the film were producer Sergei Chliyants, directors Dmitry Grachev, Pavel Chukhrai, Alla Surikova, Fyodor Bondarchuk with his son Sergei, actresses Irina Rakhmanova, Olga Sutulova, Evelina Bledans, Yulia Snigir, singers Eva Polna, Polina Gagarina, Lolita Milyavskaya with her husband Dmitry Ivanov, actors Andrei Chadov with Svetlana Svetikova, Anton Tabakov with his partner Angela and daughter Anna, and many others.

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Pre-premiere screening of "About Loveoff" at Barvikha

On September 11 a closed pre-premiere screening of the film "About Loveoff" directed by Olga Subbotina was held at the Barvikha Luxury Village concert hall. The screenplay is based on Oksana Robski's novel "About Loveoff/on", which tells the story of the complicated relationships within a love triangle.

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