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 ...

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 ...

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, ...