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The Russians are coming! (part 2)

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:38:54 +0000

This year’s Midem will also showcase the Russian industry, with special panel sessions and performances. Russian industry execs “are now in a position where they really want to explain what the Russian market is how and how to do business with them,” says MIDEM director Dominique Leguern, adding that the programme “will give some really practical information on how to penetrate the Russian market.”

“Russia! Time for Partnership!” will bring together all facets of the Russian music industry to reveal a sector in a phase of strong growth and evolution, in which the key players are keen to develop international partnerships.

Russia has been under constant criticism over the past few years due to the number of illegal music services that have been targeting consumers worldwide through a loophole in local copyright law. So the presence of the Russian authors’ rights society should generate some interesting discussions.

For details, visit Midem.com.

MIPIM: The Russians are coming

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:37:36 +0000

For its 20th anniversary edition, the real estate trade fair MIPIM will inaugurate a dedicated area for Russia. Nadine Castagna, Director of MIPIM, explains this new move: “The Russian Federation is a major player in global economic development and has emerged in recent years as MIPIM’s 4th most represented country after the United Kingdom, France and Germany. For the event’s twentieth anniversary, we are inaugurating a dedicated exhibition space, in the same way as we created single exhibition zones for London and Paris ten years ago.”

Last year, an amazing 10% of participants were from Russia. MIPIM will be held March 10-13, 2009.

Cannes hosting festival of Russian Arts

admin — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:31:57 +0000

Cannes remains one of southern France’s most active towns for cultural activities. The 9th Festival festival of Russian Arts is currently being held, arranged by the Russian Culture Fund, the Federal Agency on Culture and Cinematography and the city council of Cannes.

The festival programme to last until August 27 presents Boris Eifman’s new ballet version of “Anna Karenina” to Tchaikovsky’s music, and the traditional Day of Russian Cinema featuring “The Tuner”, “The 9th Company”, and “Dreaming of Space”, as well as meetings with film directors Kira Muratova, Fyodor Bondarchuk and Alexei Uchitel.

The festival will be crowned with a musical concert dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Dmitry Shostakovitch.