Film, which removes the oligarchs do not bring them any profit. Patrons studios are such people as Rabinovich, Vekselberg and Anatoly Chubais.
In many cases, private sponsors films from the business world prefer to hide behind the scenes, or fund a film not directly, but through a variety of funds, called his name. However, in some cases, they are still out of the shadows, demonstrating his love of art.
Most of the paintings, financed by private funds millionaires do not pay off. And some fail so loud what happened to spy or Burnt by the Sun 2 seems only a mild nuisance. However, maybe, the oligarchs and not think about commercial success. Enough for them to feel or tell patrons across the picture that they valued or appreciated, loved or lost.
Generation P
Comedy, 2011, dir. Victor Ginzburg
Sponsors: Danil Khachaturov, president and co-owner of Rosgosstrakh, Maxim Protasov, co-owner of Russolo, etc.
Budget: $ 7 million
Charges in the Russian box office: $ 4.4 million
Film based on the cult book of Pelevin, released last year, was filmed in 2006. Shooting interrupted several times - director Victor Ginzburg, creating at the moment his best-known painting, to find funding on their own, including engaging means known entrepreneurs and oligarchs. The picture tells the story of the birth of the advertising market in the harsh 1990s, could not do without the money of people in the years to hammer together.
In particular, in 2009, on the set of pictures in Mosfilm as one of the sponsors was seen "salt king" Maxim Protasov, CEO Pomidorprom and Russolo. And as a general producer of the film made by the head of Rosgosstrakh Danil Khachaturov, which had a particular love for the movies, and even dreamed of in his youth to become a filmmaker. This light is not a dream come true - Khachaturov became only billionaire, but, nevertheless, it also allowed him to invest his contribution to the history of Russian cinema. Generation II, though not hit the box office in the enclosed in a $ 7 million, and received some recognition - has been invited to several international festivals and even took a couple of special prizes. Well, that's a personal project Khachaturov was not a commercial success, offset by income from the movies, which, most likely, on his initiative, funded Rosgosstrakh. Among them, for example, the fate of eggs (collected $ 22 million against a budget of $ 2 million) and Freaks (charges of $ 12.4 million).
Once upon a time there was a woman
Drama, 2011, dir. Andrei Smirnov
Sponsors: Viktor Vekselberg, Alfred Koch, Roman Abramovich, Anatoly Chubais, Vladislav Surkov, etc.
Budget: unknown
Charges in the Russian box office: $ 507,099
"Once upon a time there was a woman" - is an epic picture of a famous film director Andrei Smirnov (who gave us the "Belorussian Station"), tells the story of a Russian village in 1909-1921. In its center - the history of peasant Barbara and her men on the background of the bloody events of those years. For the film and create confidence in the description of the events of the Civil War and the peasant uprising took 30 years of training and three years of filming. This naturalistic and anti-communist picture with scenes of shootings, rapes, and finally cutting off a chicken's head (in general, anything that allows us to understand how difficult life) has funded a galaxy of billionaires, including the director-in-law - husband Avdotya Smirnova, Anatoly Chubais. Their investments were not disclosed, but the picture has brought a total of about $ 500,000.
The director commented: "In the credits we have identified four main investor, except for the state - is Roman Abramovich, Viktor Vekselberg, Alfred Koch and Vladislav Surkov. The first was Surkov, who read the script and helped to find a charity to give us money. And then there was Koch, who was painting the motor and took it the most active part. It was he who persuaded two of his comrades, Abramovich and Vekselberg, to help picture. I am proud to say that all the sponsors have seen pictures of the film, and no one said, "Where did you do with my money?"
Justice in these words there - the picture, though, and had no success with the public, has received mostly critical acclaim, multiple awards Nick and a special prize of the festival Window to Europe.
Europe-Asia
Comedy, 2008, dir. Ivan Dykhovichny
Sponsor: Alexander Mamut, owner of Euroset, Polymetal, Nomos-Bank, Spar network etc.
Budget: According to unofficial data, $ 2.3 million
Charges in the Russian box office: $ 36,518
Love creativity Presnyakov brothers and long-standing friendship contributed to the creation of a creative tandem of Ivan Dykhovichnyi with number 42 in the ranking of billionaires Forbes and co-owner of "Euroset" Alexander Mamut. True, this cooperation, although it was promising, once again proved that billionaires can also make mistakes.
Europe and Asia - is a stele, which separates the European and Asian part of Russia, which hang scam. Playing the wedding, they are "hyping" people on the newlyweds gifts for everyone pouring. In general, on the idea of the founders, was to get sparkling sitcom with a motley crowd of police officers to the Chinese. It would seem that the picture was all that was keeping her in the success of Ksenia Sobchak, struck by a car in the first few minutes of a movie, the music of Sergei Shnurov, Tatyana Lazareva as the 'mother of the bride, "and finally, Ivan Urgant cameo. However, despite all this, the picture did not have commercial success, gathering Cinemas paltry sum of $ 36,518. Of course, the probable income, as with any film, it does not stop there - there are world hire, sales channels and distribution of copies, but generally, these channels provide only a small increase in their profits. And in this case, the creators did not have the consolation of justification is that it is "the movie is not for everyone."
Take a breath
Drama, 2006, dir. Ivan Dykhovichny
Sponsor: Danil Khachaturov, president and co-owner of Rosgosstrakh
Budget: $ 1.5 million
Charges in the Russian box office: $ 213,000
The oligarchs also believe in love - otherwise, why else would they finance movies, she dedicated? Already mentioned Danil Khachaturov somehow decided to rest from insurance and invest another million earned in the study of the eternal themes of trust with this professional. According to the director Dykhovichnyi, who was filming a movie on the money as Alexander Mamut, Danil Khachaturov not too interfere in the creative process, "Daniel ... Daniel - he with a terrific sense of taste, a very sensitive man. As you know, you think that the terrible traffic cops and a lot of years in this convinced, and then a police officer stops you, and you're gay. You say to him: "Christmas, say, a holiday, you know ..." And suddenly he is good and you go. Just a gift. " Daniel came to me and said he liked my film and wants to give $ 1 million, said: you can use on any of your project. Earnings did not interest him. This is a unique situation, he acted like a noble knight. "
The main characters of "breaths" - a couple who lived together for seven years, reassess their relationship. The result was a mixture of beautiful scenery and music, erotic scenes and psychoanalysis. If you do not have much history touches the main characters, the film has at least some advantages over the other members of our list - bare chest and shaved head actress Ekaterina Volkova.
Do not Think About White Monkeys
Drama, 2008, dir. Yuri Mamin
Sponsor: Alexander Girda, one of the founders of the network "Pyaterochka" and co-owner of X5 Retail Group
Budget: $ 4 million
Charges in the Russian box office: $ 22,000
Alexander Girda, the mysterious owner of X5 Retail group in the past the main partner of the richest man in St. Petersburg Andrei Rogachev, a few years the business community was not pleased with new projects. The appearance of them has produced a film by Yuri Mamin, "Do not Think About White Monkeys" forced to assume that all this time he was engaged in rethinking the meaning of life.
As the site says the films, "Do not Think About White Monkeys" - a film about love, about finding the meaning of life and the ways of men, treachery and "white monkeys", symbolizing the human conscience. " Young and punchy bartender Vova Smorodin finds in the attic of three representatives of the artistic bohemia, escaped from the psychiatric hospital: suicide nudes Dasha, alcoholic artist Gena and silent Buddhist nicknamed Hu-Pun. Gradually, he falls under their influence and "beginning to realize that beauty is not measured fashion, and love is not limited to sex, that material wealth is not a substitute for spiritual enrichment."
The film was a failure, even though not having beaten any significant part of its budget. Authors, do not lose hope doraskrutit film in the international market, explains it this way: "The film was not shown on Russian television channels because of their" unformatted ". "This movie is too difficult for our audience," - they say. Perhaps the main reason for business failure is accusatory pathos tape. People that are measured by money, are named in the film Chaldeans. A "successful" Russian character is the subject of ridicule because of their ignorance and primitiveness. Satire, which is even partly hurt television advertisers and investors, had little chance of getting their support.
Dad
Drama, 2004, dir. Vladimir Mashkov
Sponsors: Michael Abyzov, owner of "E4 Group" and adviser to the president of Russia; Makhmudov, President of "Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company".
Budget: $ 3.5 million
Charges in the Russian box office: $ 700,000
The film by Vladimir Mashkov "Papa", which was released in 2004 - poignant stories that I want to cry at the stage of reading the annotations. Abram Schwartz raising of his talented and handsome son of a musician, having made it to their lives. However, when he became the best student Conservatory, he began to be ashamed of his father, who came to Moscow. Begins the Great Patriotic War, and now the son of a crippled hand asks his father for forgiveness. The role of the son performs "Erast Fandorin" Yegor Beroev, and the role of Abraham - even Vladimir Mashkov, successfully argued that the "thief" - is not the limit for him, and skill a good actor over the years only improved.
The money for this sad film about a devoted parental love came from copper gutters. In the financing of the "Pope" participated current presidential adviser Russian businessman Mikhail Abyzov, which at the time was chairman of the board of directors of "Russian Communal Systems". Perhaps told story touched some personal strings of his soul - Michael Abyzova father, he said, was a simple electrician died when his son was 10, which was to hit hard. Another sponsor of the Iskandar Makhmudov, founder and president of "Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company". About his father, known only to the fact that he was a builder.
Edge
Drama, 2010, dir. Alexei Uchitel
Sponsor: Vladimir Yakunin, head of Russian Railways
Budget: $ 11mln.
Charges in the Russian box office: $ 5.1 million
Official sponsors of the film were made by Edge Channel and Railways, but it was his head Vladimir Yakunin film director Alexei Uchitel and actor Vladimir Mashkov transferred in return for financing his film awards - "Nick" for the best film and the "Golden Eagle" for Best Actor. Yakunin did not inspire the story told in "edge", could not, because the film is dedicated locomotives, which, as the film also has a soul. In the story, after World War II to the far edge of the village with the name of returning former tank Ignat, whose passion - locomotives. He learns that on a secluded island from before the war cast a German train, and taken to restore it. It turns out that the engine even has a name - Gustav, is the mistress - Elsa, the daughter of a German engineer, who was arrested at the beginning of the war. However, enthusiasm Ignat and locomotives, and a woman does not find understanding among local villagers. According to Vladimir Yakunin: "Certainly, this is a film about people, it is a film about the difficult lives, about the difficult life. The people who are still able to feel he can not call the relevant emotions. Here it turned out that I'm still in time for this contingent. " The film had some success in the Russian box office, collecting more than $ 5 million (the highest amount, when compared with the rest of our list), however, and the budget of the movie was rather big - $ 11 million in the end - not paid off.
Personal Number
Action, 2004, dir. Evgeny Lavrentiev
Sponsor (one of): Michael Slipenchuk President Metropol
Budget: $ 7 million
Charges in the Russian box office: $ 4.5 million
Michael Slipenchuk, president of IFC "Metropol", did not go deep into the jungle of psychoanalysis, gender, parental love and other complications, sponsoring patriotic fighters Countdown. The main characters - a Russian Major Smolin, journalist Katherine Stone and Chechen Umar save ... Rome from destruction by terrorists of the organization Ansar Allah. In general, the typical Hollywood story of the 1990s, only starring Russian hero, and of several American actors for status.
The rest - the laws of the genre: turning everything from cars to airplanes, but good wins. The film is not paid for it spent $ 7,000,000, although the site of the company "Metropol" and named it "one of the most successful and cash Russian projects in recent years." But the love for cinema Slipenchuk preserved, although it is partially switched on documentary projects, particularly those devoted to Lake Baikal, which is struggling to maintain (Slipenchuk native of Altai). In addition, last year the businessman met with Luc Besson and asked him to remove adventure. Slipenchuk himself depicted his idea as follows: "I asked him to make a film, which would be both Robinson Crusoe and Treasure Island, and the new version of the" Indiana Jones ", and modern technology, and martial arts, and that man discovers in himself what -some new, hitherto unexplored opportunities in critical situations. And, it is desirable that was Russia, because Russia - a very beautiful country. " Holding my breath, waiting for the premiere.
Vanya
Romance, 2007, dir. Yelena Nikolayeva
Sponsor (one of): Hope Kopytina, president of Ledovo
Budget: $ 2 million
Charges in the Russian box office: $ 25,650
Women's history, female director and a female sponsor - all three components for knowingly touching movie. "Vanya" - is the story of 17-year long-legged girl, left alone in Moscow, but no, not elected morally destructive path, and which found an outlet in an orphaned child. She bravely slaps rich businessman played by Andrei Panin, and then with him a kiss (it's time to think about promoting sex among minors), runs on Moscow with perfect make-up, clutching the child to her breast, etc. This story writer Eduard Topol so touched businesswoman Kopytina Hope that she contributed to the creation of the film $ 1 million in hard-earned. However, then she tried to get the money back through the courts - the creator of the movie "Mikhail Kalatozov Fund" has ceased to report to it on the funds spent, and also broke the terms of the release of pictures. However, the parties did manage to agree - the movie came out, and hope Kopytina listed among his official producers. True, sympathizers poor Nadia (name of the heroine has the same name sponsor) was a little, and the movie flopped at the box office, collecting a total of about $ 25,000.
Strawberry time
Drama, 2008, dir. Vitaly Galilyuk
Sponsor: Alexander Girda, one of the founders of the network "Pyaterochka" and co-owner of X5 Retail Group
Budget: unknown
Charges in the Russian film: unknown
Another film project Alexander Gird. As in the case of "white monkeys", who became interested in the subject retailer again the meaning of life in the world of the Chaldeans and the atmosphere of "cattle yard" Orwell. The protagonist of the film "Time of strawberries" Stas - playboy: party, race, awakening in the company of two girls with Fingal under the eyes and the intention to live a hundred years. And then he loses everything, including work and lover, gets to the war, and finally, lying in the grass, picking strawberries, finding peace. The film is dynamic style of filming and a good cast: Vladimir Kolganov, Alexei Petrenko, Aleksandr Lykov, etc. However, the notoriety he had received, as well as success.
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