Russian President Vladimir Putin is to become the hero of a popular animated film series, a film official said on Thursday. Putin will be characterized in the "Prostokvashino" series, originally a ...

The russian animation sector is booming. Some 30 toon studios operate in the country, including Melnitsa Animation Studio, Riki Productions and Wizart Animation, and there are a range of high-quality ...

In addition, the president instructed the development of mechanisms to ensure that 20% of all state-provided cinematography support funds are directed toward financing Russian animated films MOSCOW, ...

Foreign cartoons will compete alongside Hollywood fare for the first time at the awards ceremony next January By Nick Holdsworth Russian cartoon The Snow Queen 2 has been nominated by national film ...