For the first time, Russia will be represented at MIPCOM with a united stand dedicated to Russian feature films and animation – RU.C – Russian Cinema and Russian Animation – with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.
The stand RU.C – Russian Cinema at MIPCOM will bring together several Russian film production and distribution companies including Russian World Vision, Russian World Studios and InterÑinema Agency.
The stand is organised by Russian Animation Film Association (RAFA) and EXPOCONTENT.
RU.C – Russian Cinema will present a line-up of new Russian films produced in 2012-2013 including the disaster film directed by Anton Megerdichev Metro; winner of the Open Russian Film Festival Kinotavr; The geographer drunk his globe away by Alexander Veledinsky; and Intimate parts by Natalia Merkulova and Alexei Chupov. The line-up for RU.C- Russian Animation is scheduled to include Russian animated TV series and upcoming projects: Kit and Kate’s Imaginarium and Qumi-Qumi (Toonbox Studio), among others.
As part of the united stand RU.C – RUSSIAN ANIMATION will present to international buyers programmes and films of more than 15 major Russian animation companies including Soyuzmultfilm Studio, production center RIKI, Masha and the Bear, Master-Film, D3 Media, Airplane, Wizart Animation, Toonbox, M.I.R., KinoAtis, Metronome Films, Age of Aquarius and others.
Irina Mastusova, Russian Animation Film Association CEO, comments that bright, beautiful and high-quality animated films are being created in Russia and they combine traditions of the Soviet classic school of animation with the latest technology. “Such significant media event as MIPCOM is an ideal platform to present the potential benefits of Russian animation for international distribution. Previously, at MIPCOM and MIPJUNIOR 2012 Russian animation has attracted a lot of interest among the international audience. Through participation in this markets, animation studios signed several major contracts”, – added Mastusova.
Within the MIPJUNIOR and MIPCOM conference programme, RU.C – RUSSIAN ANIMATION together with RAFA will present to its participants a view of Russian Kids’ content landscape and fresh Russian animated programmes and projects with international potential.
