How home-grown film is rebuilding Russian identity
REPORT
21 Feb 2019
How home-grown film is rebuilding Russian identity

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

Artur Chachelov is a movie business expert and the editor-in-chief of Kinometro.ru.

Mikhail Vrubel

Mikhail Vrubel is a film producer and the CEO of Vodorod film company.

Mikhael Agafonov

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.