pastoral has always been a place to show the best russian and almost fifty years ago the legendary battery completely brought heat and i have here received a grand prix prize this year the event opens with the premiere of a hollywood blockbuster first time but critics say commercial the arms are not worthy of the mosque. 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 the transformers everybody's talking about it today well it's the first time that they're there and it's not as preview here yet there's a lot for buster of this scale it's premiering in moscow and it's premiering at the opening at the opening day of the festival the world wait for me it's a well it's a world premiere yeah well first of all why did they choose moscow i mean i mean i mean the promoters and the right holders of the film and. why did you choose to to agree or it's like

a marriage demands both of you in it. this is the who's the bride. i think about the first of the roof and the premier is the bride. of first of all the market the russian market becomes very important especially for this kind of movies which are mostly children and teenagers this films have huge success here sometimes a larger succès than elsewhere in the world. secondly the time has come because i think six or seven years ago i spoke to people at warner 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 we critics say genre movies and the festivals or one of the things that happened the last cannes festival is that serious. them all said the programming director my kind of person

. said in the beginning that what changed is the relationship between the festival and desirable viewers because ten years ago it was something slightly and decent to present a successful tsar movie in the big festivals now it's a rule for the biggest festivals who pay attention to this kind of product will you will you try to two to make it a tradition to open the must film festival with their world premiere of i think that it should be a world premiere but it might be a russian film world one year or a baby european film what i am against a general rule set up there only hollywood not. so the cio perhaps a cheney's film world. and what's important to say is that this kind of movies have a specific static while it is and well not one of the what it is

a paradox because for example in the beginning of the twentieth century the great artist said well we are hoping that it will be art for the sake that only the formal quality will be taken into consideration and in 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 this special effects of this erotic to see what matters here this is most of the russian filmmakers and film critics are generally anti home with me too you are no exception to or no i'm not entirely holywood because hollywood is important hollywood is a transnational not american cinema and there is a thing that is called mass culture of global culture or which in film buses through hollywood and bollywood in winging it and there are lots of other. types of

cultures that are represented in our polls movies low budget movies experimental movies or even video art which is shown in exhibit sions and then the whole school film festival in the. medicare program so i think that the diversity of the film is what's important moscow film festival it's different it is one of the greatest events in the industry but it's different from the emmys what's its place what's a particular theatric on in first moscow film first there was one of the vulgar fourteen forty four fourteen there called a festival say it's not unknown they're not not officially that but still they reach means that they have a general 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 suspicions and

there is only one thing of festivals the sky country and small countries don't have the possibility to when it's such a versatile of we the greatest festival of the cannes venice and berlin film festivals and moscow is part of the second group which includes moscow montreal and canada. no london is not part of the group not the. there and noncompetitive a long of a long festival twenty five days so then look ardor in switzerland sunset in spain and karlovy vary in the czech republic and moscow competes with these festivals for world premieres of interesting films and i fortunately we can't compete with the big three there is a movement downside for the billions. first of all and the movement upside for the

moscow show my hope is that if i leave low enough that moscow will become the third first. or second group. ok well let's hear more about one of the oldest film festivals in the world in a report by spotlight on the jimmy there where. it might have all started with what you marilyn and proclaim in cinema the most important of the arts anyway judging by this monument to what camera in moscow that of filmmaking is clear worshiped in russia and that is celebrated here every dune when dozens of movies from around the world arrive in moscow for the international film festival it was the soviet action film chip life which first guarded goal when in one thousand thirty five the first of a moscow international film festival had two legendary sergei eisenstein on the jury the prizes then went to the soviet civil war epic but also to a fringe rene 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 of the year the soviets could enjoy a breath of fresh cinema to graphic there from the west and see four in stars arrive in moscow for the rico fellini's masterpiece eight and a half and won the festival's grand prize in nineteen sixty three despite legend having it that nikita crew sure fell asleep while watching the soviet festival was not give all of its scandals like the famous episode when juno or brigida and elizabeth taylor appeared at a party wearing the same dresses for soviet russia so the festival rebranded the first prize changed to the golden soon george and the prize for acting achievements called i believe comes nineteen stanley slapsticky been awarded two would see the most stars like meryl streep and jack nicholson. no opportunity to see the latest

films from around the world draws crowds to the festival then use the last moscow international film festival was attended by due hundred thousand people. to well what are the principle of the selection of the friends for the festival today in a modern days are they ok yes of course because in the soviet times. of the most important part of the first there was to see the commercial broadcasters from the united states europe and india which people didn't see in here you know there were really a lot shown in cinema the other fifty weeks so here a festival is something organized to see films that you can seriously really now the hollywood blockbusters are 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 during soviet times are

because the audience for film buffs is not as large a dog instead of large ones to see under once again so does the basic difference the natives difference is that the festival has become more specialized the more professional there is a business school business where the festival there are several meetings about film called productions people are coming not only to watch movies but old school to do business and it's a sign of the times of then the festival has become more diversified it as a. media part of the experimental films part of it the scene if i don't bottle it is important and this this year festival especially build the bold contradictions the opposites joining sometimes in the same name is a sector we all have out there so for example in the first they'd competition.

after the opening of the knaves they were showing a film made by a former czech president vaclav havel just called leaving it's about himself here was mostly and so it's a classical drum beat. their main reminding some classical. things that have been very influenced of us love have it was a playwright on the other hand the same day we have a film by john mahler bar and you know knocked out of lots from theatre films who likes to show the audiences so it's a story of a love story around the killer was let sex scenes and lots of blood says kill and i was a lot of the program director of the moscow international film festival spotlight will be back shortly after the break so stay with us and we'll be back in no time.

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welcome back to the spotlight i'm melbourne arbonne just a reminder that my guest in the studio today is killed as the log of the program director of the moscow international film festival here 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. by personal favorites are outside of competition area if i have favorites inside the competition i'm not but madrid to say it's only because if you google super that is trying to influence the jury but can you can e-mail us the your favorite outside the competition that you felt so the competition and what lots of firms that they find very interesting. from different points of view let's say from an artistic point of point of view away from the film the artist which was

shown in. a black and white film about the best of from. silent film to the talk is a very fun very well done with a very good act on the other hand they find that. the film will do a program called the third age belt elderly people will be interesting for some audiences not for the teenagers of dance for once but do the opposite and especially the film about the so-called new ball it's kind of satirical comedy funny moderator from old soul and there is also a film sex and sad which is considered the first erotic firm in three d. never made. it so it will be a night screening of children but it will be one of the sensations of the festival so he you mentioned children a couple of times i have never seen a lot of children on. film festivals you do really mean children are going to want

to watch films of moscow for vettel we have a special something that we we have a special screening. of an animated film we want to show it twice once with subtitles for older audiences and one dubbed in russian for full children because children certain age country subtitles i would like to see more children in the festival but in berlin for example they have a special festival for children a special festival thirteen it is absolutely separate it's part of the bill in the island but it's a separate part of the berlin island away not and we have a film made by a fourteen year old boy in the problem of short films and we have a film by ninety nine year old the company's film director going to see dogs in the in the competition you mentioned a lot of films but you didn't say anything special about russian from makers what

is your opinion are russian films russian filmmakers still relevant on the international market some are some are not and there was a general trend but the general trend in the film market is a such or we have i think one commercial director. robert of who even made a hollywood movie. as far as the first of all circuit disconcerted to have at least ten directors that are evidence for the circuit and we are trying to find new names and also new films that will go into the circle for example we have a film by selling a lot on this young director the film is called chappie to show it's a large big film for three hours forty minutes a fairly desk and we were 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 but you call on her mirror.

whose. films before that went to the cannes film festival usually now we convince him to give his new film involves the moscow of a different type in the section the goa premiers where showing the target the film of each of which was shown in berlin so many direct and we have a large puddle rommel freshened from said the donkey nor house of filmmakers where we show all the interesting films made last night international audiences when they go to watch russian movie they don't expect a hollywood like blockbuster then they they they they would rather expect something something closer to our house is that true oh yes of course that they're looking for something exotic they're looking for something spiritual they looking for through a list of course traditions something i'm very very very little please what are the best countries to sell russian films to europe asia america was some asian

countries india and china. is some special audiences in the in america but mostly festival audiences even if some films are sold. and the big cities like paris and london where they have place in the cinemas for films like that because the part of non european films and russia is considered a european on the european country not bad of the. european union so we don't have their advantages that give the european union for distributing films out of the quarters and well let's remember can add did can give us give us a hint about the main trend in modern filmmaking what's going to end today. there is no main trend in art holes movies and festival movies there is a main trend in commercial type of products all of the main trend is

the franchise. seeing the things that have been successful waiting for someone to invent something you sort of atari's the main trend of this part of the production as far as the festival landscape is considered a we see many exotic schools different types of field directing you names and old names that make 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 the fourth film of going to see him doing the combat mission because he is naked island won an award in moscow and sixty one between fifty years ago exactly. v direction a famous russian director alex who cheated it was here in this studio a while ago he told spotlight i quote the main trouble for most russian films is that they lack a good story and quote do you agree with this assessment on no because of course

they lack a good story it's a problem for local audiences but as far as festivals are concerned that 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 there to stick by out of it sometimes goes without it or against the media forum for example it's all films with no story in principle avatar. no story around. the good guys and the bad guys were bad said . the world in ollywood they call it a story this is the main difference because this is what they call it that it's not i mean it's an afro movie called s.

clyde. as claimed by sure lots of area in the program of the two eleven moscow fall festival is a remake of an old russian movie nine hundred eighty eight who called dear union a set of gear yes which shows that the russian school of of our of screenwriting the sunday schools who really was was very very. strong so who would you single out among contemporary russian russian writers who write for cinema although many new names for example you're good at throws. of and also. the guy who made. the screen play. for let's say that i had in the religious really just story several interesting screenplays but i'm becoming old saw don't remember them but they hope to give us a little of. the day here they're all saw all the people who are

writing stories on. for example stories made this specially for the director second i was out of the works but i gather all the time and the examine dads who was one of the best storyteller worked with. vadim of the shit of now because it has become a film director on his own to his last film was shown in berlin and petition so some. has become directors some script writers move elsewhere for example of a team of several who is in on right works resume second film already a world argot of the writing of victor believe in who is a very good writer is very difficult to put on screen but some people tried ginsburg tried to pull the generation beyond screen so there are good writers there will korean writers there will be people who ride 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 check of type of writing and to move elsewhere sometimes it's chucking something they don't like is something they use the two words in the. screenplays and places but it works and the younger audience is full well. i also wanted to ask you about the budget you say that the mosque or film 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 budget of the festival kind of going to be compared with there with con when nobody has enough money you know we're we can have twice as much money is still won't be enough the budget the official budget of the festival is known the state is given the round trip to see million dollars violent of three million dollars in

dribbles for the festival each year as far as the sponsors are concerned it depends on the years but in fact it's never more than the half of this. it's much less than the budget the new fishel budget of both twenty million euros and if we count every think it's forty million people. for example is 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 art house local festival so there will never be enough money but we should think about giving the. product for the money and divin better the money gives out the possibility but the main problem is not that the main problem is this. state rules in russia that each year

we have to pass a separate and 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 how for 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 or not official representatives anything to get the right to do the next. well there's no this is right this is bureaucracy a lot. thank you thank you carol and and there congratulations there that you still made it happen this year thank you and just to remind that my guest on the show today was killed off the longer the program director of the moscow international film festival that's open now from politics will be back with more on come. untitled what's going on in and outside russia so let's stay on party and take care as it. moves.

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