Animation studio Soyuzmultfilm plans to phase out third-party licensing of its classic library characters for commercial ventures involving book publishing, theme parks, and public space design. The strategic shift was announced by Yuliana Slashcheva, Chairman of the studio’s Board of Directors.
The 16th International Conference Asian Cable TV 2026 will take place in Almaty on October 1–2, 2026. Silk Way Content serves as the organizer of the industry’s flagship annual event, which will center on the theme “Media 2026: The Ecosystem of Content, Technology, and Audience.”
Vadim Vereshchagin, CEO of film company Central Partnership, will join National Media Group (NMG) effective September 1, 2026. In his new role, the executive will lead the holding’s film cluster and assume the post of CEO at NMG Film Distribution (NMG Kinoprokat).
Director Michael Lockshin’s feature adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov’s iconic novel The Master and Margarita has secured US theatrical distribution. Independent distributor Luminosity Pictures acquired the domestic rights and is slated to release the director’s cut in American theaters on September 18, 2026.
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For the second consecutive week, unauthorized releases topped the Russian box office, with Hollywood animated feature Minions & Monsters remaining the market leader.
Na Hong-jin’s sci-fi thriller Hope dominated the South Korean box office for a second consecutive weekend. According to KOBIS data from the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), the big-budget feature grossed $5.5 million over the weekend, drawing 767,300 moviegoers and capturing a 66.8% market share.
The newly enacted law “On Supporting the Development of Artificial Intelligence Technologies in the Russian Federation” grants AI developers the right to train neural networks on online intellectual property free of charge.
A major fire broke out on the set of Konstantin Buslov’s historical drama Battle of Molodi (Molodinskaya Bitva), located in the village of Bolshoye Kobyakovo in the Tver Region.
