While revenues and attendances may be down at the Russian box office, especially for foreign-made movies, domestic releases are proving increasingly popular. What’s fuelling this interest in home-grown cinema, and how are Russian films breaking out into the international markets?
Artur Chachelov is a movie business expert and the editor-in-chief of Kinometro.ru.
Mikhail Vrubel is a film producer and the CEO of Vodorod film company.
Mikhael Agafonov is a Moscow-based writer, social media expert and publicist. Writing for both Russian and international media, he also frequently collaborates with a wide selection of brands,
including Sony, Apple and Google.