NATPE Spotlight: Russia Television and Radio

MIAMI: Sovtelexport, which represents content from Russia Television and Radio as well as other Russian producers, is looking to strengthen its presence in the U.S. and Latin America through its attendance at NATPE.

The company heads to the market with titles such as Ekaterina, a historical drama that tells the story of Catherine the Great. “Historical drama has become one of the most in-demand genres recently,” notes Maria Brenerman, the manager of international sales at Sovtelexport.

The company also has in its catalogue The Iron Ivan, a drama feature about Ivan Poddubny, who in the 20th century was considered to be the world’s strongest man. The classical drama Demons, set in the Russian Empire in the 1870s, is based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel of the same name.