Berlin: Fantasy Film 'He Is a Dragon' Picked Up for Japan, Germany
Sales of the title to China, Korea and France are expected to be finalized soon.read more
View ArticleMassive Piracy Helps Russian Movie Gain Chinese Distribution Deal
Bazelevs and Youngle Pictures agree to China release of 'He Is a Dragon' after the romantic fantasy is downloaded illegally more than 5.6 million times.read more
View ArticleRapid Round: 'Hardcore Henry' Director Ilya Naishuller on First-Person...
Naishuller talks about the pulpy festival breakout that draws its visual storytelling from video games and is responsinble for the death of roughly 20 GoPros.read more
View Article'Ben-Hur' Director on How His Remake Differs From Charlton Heston's Film and...
Russian filmmaker and visual effects guru Timur Bekmambetov opens up about why he lives in Walt Disney's old home, how the studio system is "like the Titanic" and virtual reality movies.read more
View Article'Ben-Hur' Premiere: Cast Reflects on Family Dynamics, Vengeance and Redemption
"It’s important to say that this isn’t a remake of the incredible William Wyler film. It is our reimagining of Ben-Hur for 2016,” producer Sean Daniel tells THR. read more
View Article'Ben Hur' Director Blames U.S. Box-Office Failure on Film's "Forgive Your...
Timur Bekmambetov says that few people can "understand and accept" that message.read more
View ArticleBerlin: Russia's Timur Bekmambetov Looking for Sales After Box-Office...
His company, Bazelevs, hopes it can compensate for a patchy recent record at home and score foreign sales for its two market films.read more
View ArticleChina's Ulan Culture Media, Russia's Yellow, Black & White to Adapt Sitcom...
It will be the first-ever project of its kind, implemented jointly by the two countries.read more
View ArticleRussia to Force Theaters to Give Patriotic Local Film a Wider Release Than...
The Kremlin had originally planned to push back the eighth installment in the 'Fast & Furious' franchise to prevent it competing with a local patriotic space epic bowing in Russia the week...
View ArticleRussia Box Office: Patriotic Film Has Lackluster Opening Despite Government...
The government's order that cinemas allocate 35 percent of all screenings to the historic space epic 'Time of the First,' produced by Timur Bekmambetov, didn't help it much.read more
View Article'Profile': Film Review | Berlin 2018
Genre specialist Timur Bekmambetov explores the grave phenomenon of young European women being recruited as Jihadi brides in 'Profile,' a thriller that unfolds entirely on the computer screen of an...
View ArticleBerlin Hidden Gem: 'Profile' Offers a Fresh Take on Digital Deception
An unconventional drama about a woman pretending to be a radicalized Muslim, Timur Bekmambetov's film plays out entirely on computer screens.read more
View ArticleBerlin: 'Profile' Wins Panorama Audience Award
Timur Bekmambetov's thriller about a journalist who goes undercover as a radicalized Muslim convert unfolds entirely on the computer screen. read more
View ArticleRussian Companies Surprised to Be on The Weinstein Co.'s Creditor List
Timur Bekmambetov's Russian company Bazelevs is also listed among TWC's creditors.read more
View Article'Unfriended: Dark Web': Fantasia Review
First-timer Stephen Susco directs 'Unfriended: Dark Web,' the sequel to the surprise hit all-on-a-laptop thriller 'Unfriended.'read more
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