Eight hit Russian movies will be available on Hyvio’s streaming platform from November 9th to November 30th.
Australian viewers will be able to access popular Russian feature films and animation adapted for screening abroad, free and ad free.
The main goal of the Russian Film Festival initiated by ROSKINO, the organisation charged with promoting Russian content worldwide is to introduce a variety of modern Russian content to movie fans internationally. The lineup also features four films directed by women.
All films will be shown with local subtitles. For the animation features, viewers can enjoy fully dubbed animation. For the Russian film industry, this is the first online project of its kind, aimed at such a wide international audience.
Evgenia Markova, ROSKINO’s CEO, made the following statement: “In recent years, Russian content has become more popular on many VOD platforms. Case in point are the Russian animation projects in China, the success of the ‘To the Lake’ series bought by Netflix (this series is currently the 3rd most viewed TV Show on the platform), and a multitude of others.
The Festival program, from animation and thriller to auteur movies, has been tailored to meet the interests of a wide audience of different ages and with various preferences in film genres. In the future, we plan to implement a hybrid format of the Russian Film Festival, combining online and offline events.”
Find out more about the festival and the films involved here.
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The Russian Film Festival 2020 (November 9th – November 30th)
The films that will be available to stream free on Hyvio are:
Core of the World by Natalia Meshchaninova – Drama
The story of a sensitive young man in a harsh environment looking for a family of his own.
The Man Who Surprised Everyone by Natasha Merkulova and Aleksey Chupov – Drama
A forest ranger who has only two months to live takes on a new identity to cheat death.
A historical biopic about the life of famous Russian writer Leo Tolstoy
Another Woman by Anna Parmas – Comedy
A hilarious comedy reminiscent of ‘The First Wives Club” and “As Good as it Gets”.
The Bolshoi by Valery Todorovsky – Drama
A stunning and inspirational story set in the world of ballet and the prestigious Bolshoi Theatre
Ice by Oleg Trofim – Drama
One of the top 10 top-grossing Russian films abroad in 2019, about the rise and redemption of a figure skating champion.
A Frenchman by Andrey Smirnov – Drama
In homage to the silver screen this is a beautiful exploration of Moscow in the late 50s through the eyes of a young Frenchmen who travels to the Soviet’s capital for an internship and to find his father who was captured 30 years prior.
The Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice (top-grossing Russian film series abroad in 2014-2019)
The 3rd instalment of this animated series, is in English and will take the whole family on an adventure to magical far-away lands.
Check out the trailer for ‘Core of the World’:
