MIPCOM Spotlight: Russia Television and Radio/Sovteleexport

CANNES: Sovteleexport is presenting new projects from Russia Television and Radio to partners and potential clients.

The roster includes film adaptations of famous Russian classics, costume series and documentaries tapping into historical events and current issues. Topics covered include World War I and World War II, space, sports and more. There is Einstein: The Theory of Love, a mini-series that looks into the private life of the genius scientist. “Russia Television and Radio is famous for its high-quality film adaptations of Russian classics,” says Julia Matiash, the director of Sovteleexport. “Demons is one of the most anticipated wide-scale film adaptations of the outstanding novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.” The Children Drew Death is a documentary about children who were captured and brought to the concentration camps during World War II.