Premiere of the film "Dostoevsky Intercontinental" in India

The Indian audience will be presented with a documentary film of the joint edition of TV BRICS about F.M. Dostoevsky. The premiere will take place on October 16 at the 4th International Innovative Film Festival in Bangalore. The film will be presented by Gennady Rogalev, Director of the Russian Center for Culture and Science in Chennai.

“It is very correct that the international premiere of the Russian film "Dostoevsky Intercontinental“, filmed by TV BRICS for the 200th anniversary of the great Russian writer, takes place in India. A striking example of the popularity of Fyodor Mikhailovich's work are the shelves of Indian bookstores, where new editions and new translations of Dostoevsky's works appear every year. I hope that with the assistance of TV BRICS we will be able to show the film Dostoevsky Intercontinental not only at the IV International Festival of Innovative Cinema in Bangalore, but also at other sites in India. I am sure that the film will find its audience here!” – Said Gennady Rogalev, director of the Russian Center for Culture and Science in Chennai.

Famous researchers of the author's work, as well as actors and directors from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are involved in filming "Dostoevsky Intercontinental". An exclusive interview for the film was given by the famous Tamil-speaking writer S. Ramakshan, as well as the popular Indian director, author of more than 130 feature films, winner of 4 national film awards and the prize for Best Actor in Bollywood – Kamal Haasan.

The screening of the film "Dostoevsky Intercontinental" will take place in the cinema town – a special Innovation multiplex, equipped for producing films and television content at the Academy of Cinema of Bangalore University – one of the leading universities in India. The festival has been held in the cinema town for the fourth year with the support of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of India. Traditionally, the information partner of the film forum is the international network TV BRICS.

This year, in addition to the international premiere of the film Dostoevsky Intercontinental, TV BRICS will present its own program of screenings of documentaries from the BRICS countries to Indian viewers. It includes 4 films about the cultural heritage of the Celestial Empire from the Chengdu TV and Radio Station, CDRTV, a partner of the TV BRICS network in China, a Brazilian television film directed by Fernando Onescu about the history of the capital Brasilia.

The program of screenings of the International Innovative Film Festival includes over 100 films from more than 30 countries. Indian filmmakers, as well as diplomats, ambassadors, consuls of different countries, representatives of the business and industry will take part in the festival as guests of honor. On the sidelines of the festival, master classes and round tables will be held. Festival events will take place from 15 to 17 October.

The film "Dostoevsky Intercontinental" will be shown to foreign audiences for the first time as an international premiere. The national premiere of the film will take place at the oldest Russian documentary film festival "RUSSIA". After the festival screening, "Dostoevsky Intercontinental" will have its premiere broadcast on the channels of the TV BRICS network partners in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The film will be translated into English, Portuguese and Chinese.

The documentary film "Dostoevsky Intercontinental" is intended to show the relevance of the figure of the classic of literature, his work and philosophical heritage for the international community, as well as to draw the attention of viewers to the national accents of the interpretation of his philosophy in India, Brazil, South Africa, China and Russia. The project participants are CGTN-RUS (China Global Television Network); media conglomerate GRUPO BANDEIRANTES DE COMUNICASAO, Brazil; MOJA MEDIA holding (South Africa); the regional television company Malai Murasu TV (India); and the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Chennai (India). The Russian partner in the production of the film is the TV channel Prodvizheniye.