Russian film companies report several deals with Asian distributors after successful participation in Dubai International Content Market (DICM), which ran at the end of November. Over 150 meetings with professionals from the MENA region, Asia and other regions translated into several major deals, while negotiations on other possible sales are still in progress.

The Russian Content Worldwide booth, organized by ROSKINO, Russian film promotion body, with support from the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Cinema Fund and the Moscow City Tourism Committee, presented over 40 features, series and animated films.

One of the most important deals struck by Russian companies at DICM was the sale by Аrt Pictures Distribution of distribution rights in Korea to the series How I Became Russian to Yoon & Company. An American journalist, Alex Wilson is sent by his employer, The American Post, one of the largest newspapers in the world, on a long-term assignment in their Moscow office. In addition to his job there as an editor, Alex starts a blog, where he tries to answer important questions about Russians, Russian culture, and the mythical and elusive Russian soul, such as: Why is useless junk stored on the balcony? Why is there a package in every Russian home that contains other packages? And why do you have to bully people to avoid fights?

Planeta Inform sold the family adventure movie ROBO to Korea. ROBO is an amazing story of friendship between a boy and a robot who have a whole new world open up for both of them. The boy learns to be strong and courageous, and the robot, initially devoid of feelings, begins to empathize and experience real human emotions.