Buzzworthy Russian films at Cannes
Hot titles in the market and in the festival
 |
| 'Nirvana' |
Lawsuit addresses dismissal from Dubai fest
12/1/08 7:50pm
'Bashir' wins big at Tokyo Filmex
Animated pic wins top prize at festival
12/1/08 3:37pm
Is it 3rd time lucky for Asia fest?
'08 edition canceled due to poor attendance
12/1/08 2:48pm
'Liverpool' wins at Gijon festival
Event closes with 'Midnight Kiss'
12/1/08 1:17pm
'Frozen River' wins Stockholm prize
'Hunger,' 'Involuntary' take two awards
12/1/08 11:17am
All News >>
(By the Will of Genghis Khan)
Director: Andrei Borisov
Producer: Vladimir Ivanov
Stars: Eduard Ondar, Orgil Makhaan, Efim Stepanov, Suzanna Oorzhak
Genghis Khan, the great Mongol warrior, recast as a hero of Russia's Far East Yakuts, and a man in tune with nature.
Sales: Raisa Fomina, Intercinema
VANECHKA
Director: Yelena Nikolayeva
Producers: Andrei Bondarenko, Nadezhda Kopytina
Stars: Elena Velikanova, Maksim Galkin, Andrei Panin
Aspiring actress Nadya comes to Moscow to attend film school, but her life is turned upside down when her best friends die in a car crash, leaving her to care for their orphaned baby boy.
Sales: Swipe Films
SHULTES
Director: Bakur Bakuradze
Producer: Sergei Selyanov, Yulia Mishkineniye
Stars: Gela Shitava, Ruslan Grebenkin
Lyosha Shultes, a former sportsman, becomes a pickpocket after a serious road accident robs him of his health. It's a job with no room for love, friendship or attachments until one day a video clip containing a message from a young woman he has stolen from changes everything.
Sales: Raisa Fomina, Intercinema
NIRVANA
Director: Igor Voloshin
Producer: Sergei Selyanov
Stars: Olga Sutulova, Maria Shalayeva
Alice helps her new friend Vel raise $10,000 to save her boyfriend after gangsters he owed money to cut off his little finger. Vel's only thanks are to be dumped by the boyfriend, leaving Alice the only person she can trust.
Sales: Raisa Fomina, Intercinema
For most industry pros, Thessaloniki represents a deep breath at the end of the festival year.
Now in its 19th year, the Stockholm Fest (Nov. 20-30) remains true to its roots of discovering new, exciting talent.
Driven by cheap costs, stunning terrain and highly skilled crews, Morocco long has been a preferred location for big-budget drama.
The observer becomes the observed, and is a joy to behold, in "Dominick Dunne: After the Party," a straightforward but gripping docu about the titular writer.
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Appaloosa
The Wrestler
