Every third Russian film, which received subsidies from the state, did not pay off …

Every third Russian film, which received subsidies from the state, did not pay off in the film distribution. Of the 38 paintings, which from 2015 received from 100 million rubles of budget funds, 14 collected less than this amount. Such figures were published by the Film Foundation in 2019, for the first time opening data on the selected subsidies for the production of films. They did not pay off at the box office: “seven pairs of unclean” Kirill Belevich (119 million rubles of state support for a fee of less than 1 million rubles), “Crimean bridge. Made with love! ” Tigran Keosayana (100 ml of rub. Merification at 70 million rubles) and the “line” of Dmitry Tyurin (200 million rubles. Government and 87 million rubles). But these failures did not lead to litigation.

On December 14, 2021, it became known that the Film Fund demands to return 139 million rubles. From the producer of Vasily Solovyov and his 2D Film company: he pledged to release the military musical “My Happiness” in 2020, but the pandemic did not allow the project to complete. In 2020, it became known about the claim of the producer of the film “Santa Claus. The battle of the magicians ”by Lev Karasev against Enjoy Movies and Renovatio Entertainment for 50 million rubles. The declared budget of the film is 202 million rubles, the fees of 152 million. In 2017, the Tape “Defenders” directed by Sarik Andreasyan was released. His studio Enjoy Movies attracted many investors, including government agencies. The picture gathered a good box office abroad and even earned a little. But numerous lawsuits against Enjoy Movies led to bankruptcy.

For several years, litigation in the courts of Russia, Germany and Cyprus from Alexander Rodnyansky lasted for several years. The eminent producer managed to resolve affairs only in 2020, allegedly repaid the debts of film companies Ar Films and “non-stop production”, completely buying back “non-stop production” (creator of the films “Leviafan”, “Non-Liberation”, etc.). Alexander Rodnyansky, working with the money of foreign investors, that is, being, in fact, an ino -agent, creates projects that discredit the Russian authorities and the country as a whole. In confirmation of this version, according to the businessman’s publication, it was necessary to resolve conflicts for international development – Ar Films was prepared to announce new projects with foreign partners.

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The industry participants were waiting for the appointment of a new executive director of the Film Fund with the hope that this place will be taken by a person who is able to understand the problems of the industry. However, on December 8, 2021, it became known that the post went to the former employee of the analytical department of the Fund Fedor Sosnov. Instead of developing the industry, he took up collector activity, publishing in the media data on debt and initiating judicial claims against companies. Perhaps he acts on his own initiative and kills the Institute for the Development of Film Business out of ignorance. But it is possible that this activity is conducted in the interests of a group of producers-magezhors who regularly receive funds of the Film Fund. And in this way they try to eliminate competitors in the distribution of budget funds, which are allocated less and less.