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Cannes: Russia celebrates 100 years of film production


May 14, 2008 Russia's anniversary of 100 years of film production couldn't have come at a better time. Renat Davletyarov, the 46-year-old CEO of Moscow-based production company Interfest, whose body swapping comedy "Lovey Dovey" took in more than $11 million at the local boxoffice, says Russian cinema was always producer-driven, it's just that for many years the producer was the government. It's probably easier (since) the government no longer messes with film production," says Konstantin Ernst, CEO of Channel One Russia, which produced one of 2007's biggest hits , "Irony of Fate 2.

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