Russian cinemas managed to overcome the crisis associated with the departure of large Western film companies. It has been reported TASS With reference to Vladimir Tolstoy, the cultural adviser to the President of Russia.
According to Tolstoy, the share of Russian cinema in the box office is now very high and the viewership is not only thanks to the Russian blockbuster Cheburashka. “Overall, we outperformed pre-pandemic results in terms of audience participation for the first quarter. There was a danger of closing the cinemas, there was no quota, but this was exceeded,” he said.
Tolstoy said that Russian filmmakers will need to make more films to maintain this momentum. According to him, these films should be of different genres so that “the audience can get whatever they love and want as much as possible.”
Former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the film studio “Soyuzmultfilm” Yuliana Slashcheva term is calledfor this, Russian animation studios will be able to replace the full-length animation production of studios leaving Russia.