A selection of Russian films will screen in-person during the Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) through a collaboration with the new Russian Film Festival, part of an effort by both gover…
, part of an effort by both governments to promote Russian cinema in China and cultural exchange.
Its selection of five films will run in a BJIFF section titled Focus on Russia, which is supported by the Russian Cinema Fund. It seeks to draw on knowledge of Chinese buyers’ past Russian acquisitions to present works that will appeal to local viewer preferences. Other selections include “Sputnik,” a sci-fi thriller from the first-time director Egor Abramenko; “Masha,” a crime drama set in the ’90s directed by Anastasiya Palchikova, produced by 1-2-3 Production and Mars Media ; “The North Wind,” a macabre fairy tale from Renata Litvinova; and “Stanislavsky: Lust for Life” by Julia Bobkova, a documentary about the genius of legendary theater director Konstantin Stanislavski.
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