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      Group Yellow, Black and White in conjunction with the "Central Partnership" started shooting the teen comedy "Bet on Love" directed by Artyom Mikhalkov. Production company "Heaven" is engaged in the project. In the center of the plot - two friends, Kostya and David, who have opposite characters. The first - the irrepressible adventurer, and the second - a decent young romantic man. Once life circumstances force them to change places: David will have to play in the world championship of poker, and Kostya - to save a friend's wedding. The cast of the film includes Andrei Burcovschi ("Kitchen", "Give young people!"), Catherine Spitz ("Metro", "Real boys"), Hovhannes Azoyan ("The Knight"), Alexander Revva ("The Stand", "Easy Speak of the devil ") and others. Filming will take place in Russia and the United States.

     Production company "Eralash" started shooting the film "Between the music or Tantric Symphony" by Boris Grachevsky. Movie will tell about the world-famous author and performer of symphonic music, who spends most of the time in his country house, where he can work and not be distracted by the outside world. Ex-wife and adult son are virtually absent in his life. Everything changes when the main character meets his daughter housekeeper. Starring - Andrey Ilyin ("Cook", "Lavrov Method") and stage actress Janina Melehova. Also in the picture will play Emmanuel Vitorgan ("Magicians", "Radio Day"), Tatyana Kravchenko ("Vassa", "Matchmakers"), Natalia Lesnikovskaya ("Voronins", "Point") and others. Filming will take place in Moscow and the Moscow region, and the release is scheduled for the beginning of 2015.

         Started shooting the film "Dragons", which is produced by Timur Bekmambetov. Staging a melodrama about the forbidden love between a young dragon-man and a kidnapped princess is Indar Dzhendubaev. The movie will become the most expensive work of the Russian company project Bazelevs. The plot is based on the novel by Sergey and Marina Dyachenko. Main role is performed by Matvey Lykov, for which shooting in this tape will a debut in cinema. The role of his beloved will play Maria Poezzhaeva. The release of  "Dragons"  Russia is scheduled for October 2015.

     Shootings of a 12-episode TV movie "The Cult" have begun, which is engaged in the production of the film company Star Media. In the story, a group of young Russians became novices sect "Momentum", based in a small Latin American country vendors. Relatives of the children, trying to protect their children from danger, help them to hire a professional military, but soon it becomes clear that it has its own interests in the vendor. The director of the project will be Oleg Fesenko ("Streetracers") and starring in it are Dmitry Marjanov ("Game of truth"), Tatiana Arntgolts ("Champions"). The premiere of the show will take place on the channel "Russia 1".

      The company "Glavkino" of Fеdor Bondarchuk and Ilya Bachurina begun preparations for filming the comedy "My boyfriend - a robot." It will tell about the relationship between the girl and the robot that was written off due to an error in production. Director and screenwriter will be Jora Kryzhovnikov ("Kiss!"), And starring are Maxim Matveev ("Dudes", "Demons"), Julia Alexandrova ("Kiss," "Everybody Dies But Me"), Andrew Merzlikin ("Brest Fortress," Inhabited Island ") and Alexander Pahl (" Kiss! "," All at once "). The production budget is estimated at 57,900,000 rubles.

     In the beginning of August 2014 the company "MetronomFilm" finished shooting adventure film "Treasure". The movie is directed by Irina Volkova, producer is Arsen Gottlieb. Filming "Тreasure" was held in Vyborg and St. Petersburg. The motion picture belongs to a rare modern Russian film genre family movie. Roles Gosha and Katie, the main characters, are played byyoung actors Euphrosinia Kushnir and Ruslan Shchedrin.

      In the city Aleksin started shooting the series "Temporarily unavailable", directed by Michael Khleborodov ("Section 78", "Courier from" Paradise "). Project scenario is written by Andrey Kivinov ("Streets of Broken Lights", "High Security Vacation"). The authors of the show keep the plot in a secret, but we know that the main character is an employee of the investigative committee played by Sergei Bezrukov. Roles in the series will also perform Dmitri Dyuzhev ("The Island", "Blind Man's Bluff"), Oleg Taktarov ("Wii", "Ticket to Vegas») and Georgi Martirosyan ("Radio Day", "Voroshilov Sharpshooter").

       In the end of August, the film company "Mars Media" is beginning to shoot 4-episode comedy by Alena Zvantsova "Norway". The main role - the role of Moscow citizen Evgeny Kirillov, manager of a Cleaning Agency, and his bride Brunhilda from Norway - will play Yevgeny Mironov and Lithuanian actress Severiya Yanushauskayte ("Star"). Other roles in the film will play Alena Babenko, Andrew Merzlikin and Andrey Noskov. Producers of "Norway" will be Ruben Dishdishyan and Sergei Danielian ("Street racers", "Liquidation").

        Preparations for the shooting a movie "Big" have begun. Movie is directed by Valeri Todorovski ("Thaw", "Dudes") and its genre producers declared as "ballet" drama. It is known that in the picture will be starring Maya Plisetskaya and Igor Yasulovich ("12 chairs", "The State Counsellor"). One of the roles in the project may play Ewan McGregor, Mads Mikkelsen and Ryan Gosling. As in the Big Theater to shoot is almost impossible due to the tight schedule of performances for the film will be built scale scenery. The project budget is estimated at 372 million rubles.

        In August 2014 the film company "Telesto" has started filming a full-length feature film "The Box." The story swirls around the street football court(box) that caused teenage conflict, but that box will unite in the end movie characters who love football. Street soccer tournament exacerbate relations between fathers and children, will be a test of friendship and first love.
     Written and directed by Edward Bordukov - a former world-class athlete. Producing the film is Elena Glickman. In the role of a coach - a famous Russian football player of "Locomotiv" Dmitri Sychev. In the design of natural objects involved legendary Moscow team of street art, "Zachem" (graffiti).
    The shooting will take place in Moscow in the North Chertanovo until mid-September.

      On August 6 at the last Cinema Fund pitching film projects producer Sabina Eremeeva ("Betrayal") presented the film "Lake", which will be directed by Kirill Serebrennikov. The plot is quite traditional for the genre: a married couple in the country house is given a visit by their friends, who soon are hunted by a maniac. As the closest analogue Eremeeva calls itself a cult horror "Friday the 13th". Starring in "Lake" will be Konstantin Khabenskiy, Elena Lyadova, Eugeniy Tsigan and a musician Roma Zver. Budget of the film is estimated at 100 million rubles.

      Producer center "Lenfilm" plans to shoot the film "Leningrad Waltz", dedicated to the events of 1941-44. Authors of the project say that it will not be a battle movies but a chamber type - the focus will be on people and relationships. Director of the movie will be Vladimir Kott, and estimated budget is 114 million rubles.

    On August 6, 2014, began shooting the new film "Track". The film is a debut of Ilya Severov, and the script was written by Sergei Snezhkin. In terms of genre the movie - drama with elements of comedy. Starring: Konstantin Yushkevich, Natalia Surkova, Yuri Galtsev, Natalia Tkachenko, Vyacheslav Korobicin. This is the story of a couple who have been living together for twenty years. Trifling, at first glance, the conflict becomes a cause of serious disorder. Nevertheless, a film is about love. The fact is that two people eventually realize: for everyday bustle they forgot that they love each other.

      In a Moscow suburb Alabino began shooting the movie "Two in the wilderness", which is producted by "Mosfilm". The main characters of the film and the novel by Emmanuel Kazakevich - two Soviet soldiers, one of which is accompanied by another to the place of execution, which was unfairly imposed by a military tribunal. The main roles are played by Yuri Borisov ("Elena") and non-professional actor from Almaty Amir Abdykalykov. The director of the project will be Sergei Popov ("Furtseva. Legend of Catherine") and producers - Alexander Litvinov ("Star") and Karen Shakhnazarov. Premiere of the film is supposed to be next year.

      Companies FILM.UA and "AVC-production" started shooting the TV show "Red bracelets", which is an adaptation of the Spanish "Polseres vermelles". The original show was released in 2011 and quickly became popular both in Spain and in Europe: the rights for its adaptation were bought in nine countries. The show takes place in the children's body General Hospital, which is a complete model of a big world. Starring in the series will be the young actors Philip Ershov ("Ladoga"), Gleb Kalyuzhniy ("14 +"), Denis Paramonov ("Metro") and Azamat Aliev ("Faster than rabbits"), and among the adult actors are - Anna Mikhalkova, Daria Moroz, Yevgeny Tsyganov and Olga Sutulova. Directors of the film are Oksana Bychkova ("Another Year") and Natalia Meschaninova ("Combine" Hope ""). The premiere of "Red bracelet" will take place in 2015 on the Russian First Channel and Ukrainian "STB".

      Nikita Mikhalkov on October 9th will release his new movie based on a story "Sunstroke" and the book "Cursed Days" by Ivan Bunin "Sunstroke", on which he has been working for several years. The director said that he got the idea of this movie in the 1980s, but the work on the project began in 2012. Full-scale survey began in mid-2012 and was held in Gorohovets and Odessa.

      Production company "Rock" has begun preparations for the shooting of a teenage adventure film "Ermak Treasure". The main character - a schoolboy, who goes to the archaeological excavations with his club and finds an old chest that belonged to a dynasty of Stroganoff. In the casket, he finds a map showing where the treasure of Ermak is, and starts searching. Authors of the film hope that in the future it may become the Russian equivalent of "Indiana Jones." Director of the film will be debutant Kirill Sedykin, and among the possible lead actors in the film are Maria Mironova, Anna Mikhalkov, Andrei Merzlikin and Eugene Stychkin.

     Gorky Film Studio has begun preparations for the shooting of the film "Children's World". In the story, the protagonist of the picture, a boy from a broken family, once is alone at night in a toy store. Director of the film will be Mikhail Chernyak, better known as dubbing actor ("Alyosha Popovich and Tugarin Serpent", "Three heroes on distant shores"), and among the main actors will be Pyotr Fyodorov and Oksana Akin'shina. Budget of the film is estimated at 80 million rubles.

      Channel "U" has started filming the series "Diary of Lozhkina Louise", which is based on the book of the journalist Katie flurry. The main heroine of the series - a naive girl who writes in her blog about her most exciting issues. Her role plays Lyudmila Volkova, and the main male role of the TV producer Arthur is taken by Maxim Vitorgan. The premiere will be in the fall of 2014.

    In St. Petersburg, began shooting 10-episode TV show about the life of the singer. The main emphasis in the show will be on Piekha's relationship with her first husband, composer Alexander Bronevitskaya. TV film will be directed by Vladimir Shevelkov and starring in it will be Marina Alexandrova and Igor Petrenko. The premiere date will be known soon.