June 11, 2019
We recently had the chance to talk to some of the key players at St. Petersburg-based animation studio Melnitsa on the occasion of its 20th anniversary. The acclaimed studio, which is best known for the work of two-time Oscar-nominated...

May 20, 2019
International sales outfit Luminescence has acquired two titles produced by Sergey Selyanov’s Russian production house CTB – Nutcracker And The Magic Flute and Spaceball. The company will launch sales on the titles at next week’s Cannes Film...

April 29, 2019
Today at the press conference was announced the competitive program of the 30th Open Russian Film Festival Kinotavr. We are pleased to announce that two films of CTB Film Company have got into the main festival’s competition:

April 3, 2019
We present to your attention premier of the second teaser trailer and the final poster of The Mystery of the Dragon’s Seal film. The main roles in the film were performed by Jason Flemyng, Charles Dance, Rutger...

March 25, 2019
The film Core of the World directed by Nataliya Meshchaninova was awarded the Grand-Prix of the Russian Film Festival in Paris, that was held for the fifth time in the capital of France and was named...

February 28, 2019
On February 27th, Wednesday, in Moscow were announced the nominees for the “Nika” award of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences. Two Films of the CTB Film Company has got into the list. The picture

February 8, 2019
Within the EFM (European Film Market) the Wizart company is starting international selling of the animated cartoon “Urfin Jus 2”. Wizart has acted as a sales-agent of the biggest Russian Animation Studio - Melnitsa at film markets...

January 21, 2019
In Kapo Sky cinema “HUDOZHESTVENNYI” on the 19th of January in Saint Petersburg the premiere of the cartoon “Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal” – a new large-scale film project of the CTB Film Company and WIZART...

December 25, 2018
The work on sound design of the film “The Mystery of the Dragon’s Seal” has been finished. The film is coming out on September 19th, 2019. Its’ producers decided to entrust such a tusk to the...

November 26, 2018
The third Russian Film Week launched yesterday – on November 25th, 2018 in London with Dunya Smirnova’s drama ‘The Story of an Appointment’, which had won the Best Script and Audience Choice awards at the Kinotavr-2018...

November 1, 2018
On Saturday the 27th of October, Riga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF) announced this year’s winners, presenting the 2018 Best Film Award from the FEATURE FILM COMPETITION programme to Natalia Meshchaninova’s Core of the World...

August 14, 2018
The film “Core of the world” by Natalia Meschaninova is in the Contemporary World Cinema program of the 43th Toronto International Film Festival, which is going to be held from 6th to 16th September 2018. Toronto International...

July 20, 2018
July 19, 2018, Moscow. Screening of “Core of the world” opens Strelka Film Festival by Okko, held from 19 to 29 July at Strelka Institute. The film was presented by its director Natalia Meshchaninova, the main role...

July 12, 2018
“Core of the world” by Natalia Meshchaninova will be presented at New Directors competition of 66th San Sebastian International Film Festival. The festival is going to be held from 21 to 29 September 2018. The film’s script was written...

June 11, 2018
We are excited to announce that the film “Core of the world” by Natalia Meshchaninova was awarded Grand Prix of the 29th Kinotavr Film Festival! The main role performer Stepan Devonin was awarded the best Actor Award...