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so again a welcome to the spotlight they interview share on our take i'm al going all day today my guest is killed does a lot of. good there's a result famous actors and directors have gathered in moscow today at the opening of the moscow international film festival for the first time it's so strange how world premiere of a hollywood blockbuster codifies this say it's a sign of recognition of the event so do commercial movies really bring the festival to a new level we're asking kids a little salt of the events program director. the film festival has always been a place to show the best russian and for newbies almost fifty years ago the legendary federico fellini brought his even a happier to receive the grand prix prize this year the event opens with a premium to hollywood blockbuster for the first time but critics say commercial films are not worthy and lost in past.

hello carol welcome to the show thank you thank you thank you very much for being with us well i would like to to start with transformers everybody's talking about it today well it's it's the first time they're there that had its laws preview here yes there are a lot for best or of this scale is premiering in moscow and it's premiering at the opening at the opening day of the festival the world wide really it's what it's a world premiere yeah right well first of all why did they choose moscow i mean i mean i mean the promoter is he the right holders of the film and the end there why did you choose to agree or it's like a marriage demands that both sides agree on it. there's the who's the bride. i think about the first of the group and the premier is the bride and. of course the all the markets the russian market becomes very important especially for this

kind of movies which are mostly to children and teenagers these films have a huge success here sometimes a lot of succès elsewhere in the world was certainly the time has come because thing six or seven years ago i spoke to people at one of the brothers and we discussed the possibility of a world premiere in moscow they said in principle yes but the time hasn't come yet and sold now the time has come as far as commercial or as recruiting sezar movies and the festivals or one of the things that happened at the last cannes festival is that yearly for a moment said the programming director of my kind of person. said in the beginning that what changed is the relationship between the festival and the darren movies because ten years ago it was something slightly and decent presenter successful the movie in the big festivals now it's

a rule for the biggest first time. to pay attention to this kind of product will you will you try to to to make it a tradition to open the must film festival with their world premiere. i think that it should be a world premiere but it might be a russian film world one year or a baby european film would come here i am against a general rule necessarily hollywood not. so the cio perhaps a cheney's film world. and what's important to say is that this guy in the movies have specific stated qualities and well not one of the what it is a paradox because for example the beginning of think is century the great artists or we are hoping that it will be art for the arts sake that only the formal quality will be taken into consideration the fact that's what happens in the hollywood

movies now because they repeat the same thing over and over again but only the quality of this scene of this will suit of the special effects of this erotica seeing what matters here is most of the russian filmmakers and full critics are generally anti home with me too you are no exception so no i'm not anti hollywood because hollywood is important hollywood is the transnational not american cinema and there is this thing that is called mass cultural global culture which in film passes through hollywood and bollywood in waiting indian and there are lots of art of types of cultures that are represented in art old movies low budget movies experimental movies or even video art which is shown in exhibit should have been the law school film festival in the. medicare program so i think that they versity of the film is what's important moscow film festival it's different it is one of

the greatest events in the. in the industry what is different from the other is what's its place what's a particular feature. in fact moscow filibuster was one of the valves fourteen forty four fourteen they're called a festival states not known they're not not officially that but still the rich means that they have a gentle competition of. feature length films from all over the world they happen in a big film producing country they have the support of the local producers association and the support of the international federation of producers of suspicion and there is only one festivals this guy per country and small countries don't have the possibility to organize such a versatile or we the greatest festivals the client our current venice and berlin film festivals and moscow as part of the second group which includes montreal and

canada. no london is not part of the group. there and noncompetitive along of festival twenty five days so then look at our door in switzerland sunset in spain and karlovy vary in in the czech republic and moscow competes with these festivals for world premieres of interesting films and that fortunately we can't compete with the big three there is downside for the berlin film festival and the moment upside for the moscow also my hope is that if i live long enough moscow will become the third first in the world and the world a little girl that you know the second group. ok well let's hear more about one of the oldest feel there was in the world in a report by spotlights healy and they demean them. you might have read the military

and a crane into. him of the most important of the arts anyway judging by this monument to what camera in moscow that a filmmaker is clearly worshipped in russia and it is celebrated here every doing when dozens of movies from around the world arrive in moscow for the international film festival it was the soviet action film tripwire for which first got it going in one thousand thirty five the first of a moscow international film festival in there is sergei eisenstein on the jury prizes then went to the soviet civil war epic would also to my french renee clair comedy and the disney cartoon three little pigs it was not until the one nine hundred sixty s. that the festival became a regulator vent every hour the year the soviets could enjoy a breath of fresh cinema the graphic fare from the west and see foreign stars arrive in moscow for the record filling his masterpiece eight and

a half and won the festival's grand prize in nineteen sixty three despite legend having it the crew sure fell asleep while watching the some of it first of all was not devoid of it scandals like the famous episode one juno or brigida and elizabeth taylor peter piot you wearing the same dresses for soviet russia so the festival rebranded the first price changed to the golden soon george and the price for acting achievements called i believe comes nine hundred seventy slots been awarded to would see the must dos like meryl streep and jack nicholson the opportunity to see the latest films from around the world draws crowds to the festival venues the last moscow international film festival was attended by two hundred thousand people . what are the principle of the selection of the film for the

first of all today in a modern days are the range to use of calls. because in the soviet times. old the most important part of the first film was to see the commercial broadcasters from the united states europe and india which people didn't see. a large shown in cinema the other fifty weeks tell us a festival is something organized to see from this you can see really really now the hollywood blockbusters oh all over the place so and we are showing films that you can see anywhere that means art house experimental artistically interesting movies which means that the audience is smaller than the good in soviet times are because the audience of film buffs is not as larger dogs instead kludged wants to see under once again so there's the basic difference the negs difference is there the festival has become more specialized the more professional there is a business school business where the festival there are several meetings of all

film productions people are coming not only to watch movies but also to do business and it's a sign of the times are then the festival has become more diversified as a. media part of the experimental films part of it the senior fun part of it is important and this this year fest there was pressure to build the world around contradictions the opposites joining sometimes in the same again in the sector we all have out there and so for example in the first they'd competition after the opening the next day of where showing a film made by a former czech president vaclav havel just called leaving himself. mostly at work and so it's a classical. remain reminding some

classical. things that have been. the film influenced i was a playwright and only had to have the say and they would have a film by john mark karr on it no knock. off lots from two films. likes to show the audiences so it's a story of a life started on disability love was let sex scenes and lots of blood says katie all i was a lot of the program director of the moscow international fellow was called life will be back shortly after the break so stay with us we'll be back in no such. place. bland. thank you musician cluster in the center of siberia once again has revolutionary

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welcome back to the spotlight i'm elven arbonne just a reminder that my guest in the studio today is killing us a lot of the program director of the moscow international film festival he'll you have mentioned a number of movies that we'll see during the festival this year but what's your personal favorite and does it have a chance to win. my personal favorites are outside of competition area if i have favorites inside the competition i would not admit it but saved our lives because it. is strange to influence the jury can you name us the your favorite outside the competition competition. lots of films that i find very interesting. from different points of view let's say from an artistic point of view or like from the film the artist which was shown in cannes it's a black and white film but well present from the. silent film to the doctor it's

very funny very well done with a variable director on the other hand they find that their the film will do a program called the third age world elderly people will be interesting for some audiences not for the teenagers of transformers but the opposite and especially have been able to clap on the film of gold the so-called new it's kind of the whole comedy when tony barretto from current also and there is also a film sex and zed which is considered the first erotic film in three d. never made. it so it will be a night screening of course not for children but it will be one of the sensations of the first story so he you mentioned children couple of times i have never seen a lot of children a major. film festivals you do you really mean children are going to want to watch films of moscow for we have

a special something that we have specials. really nice all of our are often any mated film we want to show it twice once with subtitles for older audiences and one in russian for all children because children certain age country subtitles i would like to see more children in the festival but in brooklyn for example they have a special festival for children of the special festival thirteen eight sesame briggs it's part of the girl in the island but it's a separate part of the berlin island away in art and we have a film made by a forty year old boy in the program of short films and we have a film by ninety nine year old japanese film director going to see dog in the competition you mentioned a lot of films but you didn't say anything special about russian for me because what is your opinion are russian films russian filmmaking is still relevant on the international market so are some are not. the general trend the general trend in

the film nark it is a search or we have i think one commercial director. but also we've made a hollywood morning. as far as the festival circuit is concerned we have at least ten directors that are evidence for the circle and we are trying to find new names and also new films that will go into the circuit for example we have a film by selling a lot on it is the young director before it was called supper to show it's a large big film for three dollars forty minutes a fairly mescal everywhere and able to go to the director to make it shorter but it will be a sensation on the other hand we have of the last film great nicole i heard directly whose films before that went to the cannes film festival usually now we convince him to give his new film it was but was. a different time in the

section. on the go or premieres we're showing to target the film by each of which was shown and golan so there are many direct and we have a large puddle around of russian farm said the donkey nor how the filmmakers where we show all the interesting film made last international audiences when they go to watch a russian movie they don't think specter hollywood like blockbuster standing they did they would rather expect something something closer to our house is that true oh yes of course there's the they're looking for something exotic they're looking for something spiritual they looking for it from mr koskie tradition something very very very beautiful is what are the best countries to sell russian films to europe asia america was asian countries india and china. in some special audiences in the in america but mostly festival audiences even if

some films are sold. the big cities like paris and london where they have place in the cinemas for. that because they're part of non european films and russia is considered a european on the european country not part of the. european union so we don't have their advantages that give the european union for distributing films we're not in the quarters well let's remember good come give us give us a hint about the main trends in modern film he what's the trend today. there is no main trend in art holds movies and festival movies there is a main trend in commercial type of products all of the main trend is the french are seeing things that have been successful waiting for someone to invent something you saw avatar is the main trend as part of the production as as

far. first the role is considered a we see many exotic schools different types of directing your names and old names that mean new films because cannes is very truthful to the directors they discovered and we are trying to do the same in moscow so that's why we are showing a fourth film of can intervene because he's naked island one end of what it was going sixty one which means fifty years ago exactly. the direction a famous russian bear oh trying to cheat it was here in the studio now while ago he told spotlight i quote the name trouble for most russian films is that they lack a good story and quote do you agree with this assessment. because of course they lack a good story it's a problem for local audiences but as far as festivals are concerned they're looking

for something different they're looking for something exceptional perhaps a film without a story at all or a full with a short story really becomes very long. for commercial the commercial part of the business needs good storytelling. as far as their twisted part of it sometimes goes without it or against the media forum for example its old films with those story in principle avatar if in fact there are no story around. the good guys and the bad guys were bad. but not only were they call it the story this is the main difference because this is what they call it now i mean. a french movie called as clyde as played by sure lots of area in the program are the two eleven festival is a remake of an old russian movie nine hundred eighty eight who called dear you know

the silly game. yes which shows that the russian school of upstream writing the study school was was very very. strong so who would you single out among contemporary russian russian writers who write for cinema all the many new means for example you're good at throw skill. of and also. made. of the screen clearly. for let's say the island really just really into the story of several interesting screenplays but i'm becoming old saw it don't remember who they are but they hope to give us a couple. of days here they're all saw all all the people who are writing stories of their. for example stories made the specially

for the director and i was out of the works with but i gather all the time and there is an even dads there who was one of the best storyteller worked with. membership of now because it has become a film director on his own to his last film was shown in berlin and we just saw some writers become directors some script writers moved elsewhere for example volume of sorority and it was a known writer works with the second film already and won't argue. the writing of the living was a very good writer is very difficult to put on screen looks some people cried ginsburg cried generation beyond screen so there are good writers there screenwriters there will be people who write for theatre and then move to cinema. and also there is this school of new drama. which tries to change the

rules not to fold the chekov type of writing and to move elsewhere sometimes it's chucking something they don't like it's something they use the two words of the screenplays and they're all places but it works and the younger audience is full oh and. i also want to ask you about the budget where you say that the mascot for the festival is trying to become one of the three main events of the year of this kind. do you have enough. money i mean what's the magic of the fiscal cliff going to be compared with there with can. nobody has enough money to get we if we can have twice as much money is it still won't be enough the budget the official budget of the festival is known the state is given their own seed million dollars of three billion dollars in dribbles for the festival this year as far as the sponsors are concerned it depends of the years but it's never more than the harmful.

it's much less than the budget the official budget of all twenty billion euros and if we can't everything gets forty billion. for example as a festival in korea and johndroe has a budget of one million dollars. which is considered not a big festival not a day festival but that's just the house a little first so they will never be enough money but we should think it by giving the. product for the money given better than the banning gives out the possibility but the main problem is not that the main problem is this. state's rules in russia but each year we have a person who will do the festival and this is this is that this is the problem because it doesn't exist and you wear that for half a year more than half

a year the festival disappears the people who do it don't do anything are not permitted to do anything not official representatives anything to get the right to do. this is right this is bureaucracy a lot. thank you thank you carol and and there congratulations there but you still made it happen this year thank you and just to remind my guest on the show today with killer of a lot of the program director of the moscow international film festival that's open now from politics will be back with more than time. and father loves you and in and outside russia so let's stay on car seat and take care of his visits to. construction movement. movie. theater.

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