Production of a film based on the works of writer Viktor Astafiev has begun. This has been reported TASS.
“Triix Media Film Company is starting to develop a movie script based on the works of Viktor Astafiev. Of course, this is an important figure not only in literature, but also in the spiritual life of our country,” said director Igor Kopylov, one of the project leaders. The movie’s release is timed to coincide with the centennial of the author’s birth, which will be celebrated in Russia on May 1, 2024.
Now there is an expedition to the unforgettable places of Astafiev in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. The film will also be shot in Krasnoyarsk.
The most famous works of Viktor Astafiev are “Tsar Fish”, “Vasyutkino Lake”, “The Last Bow”. During his creative career, the writer was awarded the State Prize of the Russian Federation and the Alexander Solzhenitsyn Prize.