Who will get the state support?

November 20 at the cinema "Roland held a general meeting Producers Guild of Russia, to discuss the Council's initiatives for the development of national cinema in RF Government to change the model of state financial support to national cinematography. Total for the national film industry in 2010 is planned to allocate 4.9 billion rubles, of which 700 million rubles will go to the organization of the festival events, 1.2 billion rubles. - To support the arthouse, the debut project, animated and documentary films, and 3 billion rubles. will be distributed in grants between the positive reputation on the market by domestic producers of feature films, and suggested that in the latter case, funds should be transferred from the Ministry of Culture in the special fund for social support, which will address their distribution among kinoproizvodyaschih structures. Such a scheme raises many questions. Many wondered how engaged in the production of commercial cinema companies will be included in the shortlist of candidates for the state support at a time when among the few dozen issued annually on the screens of Russia domestic films profit comes less than a handful. There are other questions. "I think it all goes to the fact that now instead of one of the Department of Cinematography will be several administrations on the contents of each of which would require additional money - said producer Ivan SolovyovВ». Great interest to the attendees led by the Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Alexander Golutva. He began his speech by stating that the domestic Ministry of Culture had not been familiarized with the project, preparing the Council for Development of Cinematography by 3 November, admitting that it is unprecedented in its bureaucratic practices. "Filmmaking in our country is extremely decentralized. Experience "package" of production, we hold that unless "Central Partnership" and CTV. Whether the films of their income - that is another question. If commercial projects, three billion, it's just killing our industry В». As a result, the meeting decided before November 25 to prepare on the basis of the views expressed appeal to the President and the Prime Minister with recommendations Producers Guild of Russia on issues related to the change model of state support of national cinematography.