Also during the event, representatives from the film industry discussed the prospects of releases in the current situation. Olga Lyubimova stressed the importance of cooperation between all stakeholders: domestic sinodistillation and professional community.
“Without teamwork it is wrong to plan theatrical screenings. We understand that now is the most important task is to solve the problem with the release dates of both Russian and foreign films,” – said the Minister.
According to representatives of the film industry should come to a compromise on this issue. “So far, a number of paintings have release dates. Should be separately worked out the issue with posting these dates that everyone was comfortable”, – said the Chairman of the expert Council of Fund of cinema, the General Director of “Studio “trite” Nikita Mikhalkov” Leonid Vereshchagin.
in Addition to these issues, in the framework of the meeting there were discussed issues of promoting Russian films abroad and the state support of cinematography in the country.
All interested in the question of preventive measures and sanitary and epidemiological safety requirements at the beginning of the work of organizations theatrical show, as well as the resumption of filming activities. The Minister said, as things stand at the moment. The filmmakers expressed hope for early commencement of the shooting process. Given the results of the meeting, the Ministry of culture prepared and sent to the mayor of Moscow urging an early resumption of filming in the capital.
“Obviously, in Moscow, concentrated the majority of Russian film studios and film companies, and the sooner we can get on with the filming process, the more chances at least partially to hold previously scheduled for summer shooting,” said Olga Lyubimova.
Earlier, the Ministry of culture has gathered information from the subjects of the Russian Federation on the possible timing for the resumption of filming activities in their territories. The start date of the shooting process in different regions will depend on the lifting of sanitary and epidemiological restrictions, and decisions will be taken by the highest Executive body of state power of a subject of the Russian Federation. Have already confirmed their willingness to take the crew from June – Republic of Adygea, Chuvashia, Irkutsk and Novgorod region, and in July of the Republic of Bashkortostan.
recently it became known that on may 29, the Department of cinematography of the Ministry of culture will accept applications from organizations of cinematography (except nonprofit organizations) applying for grants from the Federal budget on financial provision of expenses associated with the promotion of national films at the Cannes international film market in the amount of not more than 4 million rubles. This is a significant underthe support of the national cinema and necessary innovation.
June 3 to announce the program of the Cannes film festival, which this year will not take place, in contrast to the market. But the films submitted to the program will be a great asset in promoting international content markets and film festivals and beyond.
