Google to launch Russian cinema week on YouTube November 23, 2016 - 11:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Google will launch the first Russian Cinema Week on YouTube, featuring over 200 Russian movies, most of which will become legitimately available online for the first time, The Hollywood Reporter said. The Russian Cinema Week will run from November 28 through December 4, Google said on its official blog. The movies will be made available on YouTube thanks to agreements with major Russian production companies and distributors, including Central Partnership, Yellow, Black and White, X-Media Digital, Bazelevs, STV and Star Media. Among the titles featured during the Russian Cinema Week will be Andrei Zvyagintsev's Oscar-nominated and Golden Globe-winning film Leviathan, Timur Bekmambetov-produced, New Year's-themed franchise Yolki (Christmas Trees) and Nikolai Lebedev's Legenda Nomer 17 (Legend No. 17), a biopic on Soviet hockey player Valery Kharlamov and one of Russian all-time box office champions. Movies featured in the Russian Cinema Week and divided into several sections, such as "Love Movies", "Dramas", "Approaching New Year's" and "Box Office Hits", and many of them will be legitimately available online worldwide for the first time.  Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
