Cinema Foundation of Russia
Russian Cinema Fund Analytics, known as Cinema Fund (Фонд Кино; Officially Federal Fund for Economic and social support of the Russian Cinematography, Федеральный фонд социальной и экономической поддержки отечественной кинематографии), is the Russian Government's key funding body for the Russian screen production industry. Its functions are to support and promote the development of a highly creative, innovative and commercially sustainable industry, with a mandate to promote the creation and distribution of films in Russia as well as to preserve the country's film history.
| Company type | State-run film distributor, production company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Russian cinema |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Moscow , Russia |
Key people | Leonid Vereshchagin, Nikita Mikhalkov, Timur Bekmambetov, Feodor Bondarchuk, Ruben Dishdishyan, Anton Malyshev |
| Products | film |
| Website | fond-kino.ru |
It also had a production arm responsible for production and commissioning of films for the Russian Government. It was established by the Government of Russia in 1994 in order to promote the Cinema of Russia which celebrated 100th Birthday. The fund is considered one of the most important federal regulators in the film industry in the Russian Federation.
In December 2021, Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin confirmed Fedor Sosnov, caretaker since December of 2020, as the executive director of the Cinema Foundation of Russia.