Moscow Film Week to Feature 19 Countries
In 2024 and 2025, as part of the business program of the Moscow Film Week, representatives of the capital signed eight international cooperation agreements.
Consensus
- The third Moscow International Film Week will be held from August 24 to 30 within the 'Summer in Moscow' project.
- The event will include a business program with over 40 sessions on August 27–28 at the 'Moskino' film studio.
- Around 200 Russian and foreign experts will participate in the sessions.
- Professionals from 19 countries, including China, Indonesia, Thailand, and Brazil, will attend.
- Key topics will include international cooperation, film infrastructure, new technologies such as artificial intelligence, and the transformation of cinemas into multifunctional cultural spaces.
- The event will be held under the umbrella of the 'Moscow – City of Cinema' project to develop a film production ecosystem.
- The event will include screenings, lectures, masterclasses, and the 'Night of Cinema' initiative.
- Moscow has signed eight international cooperation agreements in film during 2024 and 2025, focusing on exchange of best practices, joint projects, and mutual support in filming.
Points of divergence
- Moscow is not only the largest filming location in the country but also a full-fledged production center for Russian cinema. — vm
- In the first six months of 2026, more than half of the most box-office Russian films were shot using infrastructure from the Moscow film cluster under the Department of Culture. — vm
- More than 80 venues and over 300 events, including film screenings, lectures, quizzes, quests, and masterclasses, will be prepared for the 'Night of Cinema' initiative. — m24
Coverage (3 sources)
- Moscow Film Week representatives from 19 countries will participate — НТВ Москва
- Seruginina told about the business program of the Moscow International Film Week — Вечерняя Москва
- Moscow Film Week will unite about 200 Russian and foreign experts — Москва 24