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2023: Putin's order to create a film cluster

President RFVladimir Putin approved the list of instructions following a visit to the exhibition "Development of the creative economy in Russia" on May 30, 2023. One of them, as reported on the Kremlin's website, concerns the creation in Moscow of a special economic zone in the film industry - an international film cluster.

The Government of the Russian Federation, together with the Government of Moscow, to consider the creation of a special economic zone in the film industry (Moscow International Film Cluster) on the territory of Moscow, the instructions of the President of the Russian Federation say.

Vladimir Putin

In addition, governments will need to consider introducing special support measures for residents of this special economic zone, including tax incentives, subsidies and grants.

In addition, the Russian leader decided to consider the issue of financial support for domestic developers of priority software products that are used in the production cycle of the film industry.

The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin and the Mayor of Moscow were appointed responsible for the implementation of the order. Sergei Sobyanin The deadline is September 30, 2023.

The idea of ​ ​ creating a cluster was expressed by the chairman of the board of directors of the Soyuzmultfilm film studio, chairman of the board of the Association of Organizations of the Animated Film Industry Yuliana Slashcheva during a conversation with the president and the president of the Russian Federation. She asked for support from the Ministry of Industry and Trade with subsidies that will be sent to Russian manufacturers.

According to the Association of Film and Television Producers, before the start of the military special operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, American projects in the Russian film distribution accounted for about 75% of the total revenue of cinemas. After February 2022, the largest Hollywood film studios, in particular Disney, Warner Bros., Paramount and Universal, suspended their activities in Russia. After that, about 11.5% of cinemas closed in the country.^[1]

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