In the center is the footage: actor Maxim Matveev will appear in the sequel to "Red Silk"

The International Film Market and the Russian Film Business Forum started in Moscow on April 1. Over the course of three days, Cinema Park Mosfilm hosts presentations and screenings of films by leading film distribution companies in Russia and the CIS. NMG Film Distribution was one of the first to show the main future releases. Among others, the premiere of the feature film "The King and the Fool" was announced in 2026. Forever." The audience also saw exclusive footage from "Pinocchio" and a teaser for the sequel to the detective story "Red Silk". Maxim Matveev will play alongside Milos Bikovic in the latest project. Read more about all the expected film news in the Izvestia article.

"Black Silk" was announced at the "Russian Film Business" 2025

The choice of the venue for the international film market and the Russian Film Business forum seems to be the most logical one. Cinema Park is located on the territory of the Mosfilm Studio, where many classic paintings were shot. Today, in the neighborhood, on the site of the cinema and concert complex, they are talking about projects of the future. The forum brought together 1,200 industry representatives from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Turkey and Uzbekistan. From April 1 to April 3, the project market will be held within its framework "#Search", a business program and presentations of films by leading film distribution companies of the Russian Federation and the CIS.

The NMG Film Distribution company was one of the first to present the projects, immediately giving the public the big news — the Russian-Chinese detective story "Red Silk" will be continued. In the first film, which premiered in February 2025, the main setting was the Trans-Siberian express in the late 20s of the last century. Hidden somewhere in the compartment are secret documents that are of particular importance for Russian-Chinese relations. Foreign intelligence agents hiding under the guise of ordinary passengers are trying to seize them.

The presentation showed a teaser of the sequel, which was called "Black Silk" and promises to become even more exciting. Now the heroes will have to intercept the cargo on a huge liner, otherwise a world war may begin. Andrey Volgin will take over the director's chair again. Milos Bikovic, Elena Podkaminskaya, Gleb Kalyuzhny, Zheng Hanyi will return to their roles. Actor Maxim Matveev will also join the team in the role of the young Richard Sorge.

Which films about the Great Patriotic War will be released in the year of the 80th anniversary of the Victory

The main military-themed releases, which will premiere in the year of the 80th anniversary of the Victory, are "The Postman" and "There is Only a Moment." The first one will be released on the eve of the holiday on May 9 — April 24. The main role was played by Alexander Petrov. His character works as a postman in a small town in the rear. He receives funerals one after another and does his best to protect women who have sent their husbands, fathers and sons to the front from bad news. But this cannot last long, and soon he finds himself under the close attention of the military department.

The military comedy "There is only a Moment" will be released in theaters on November 27. The action takes place in 1944. After an air battle, pilot Ivan Polivanov is appointed head of the airfield — in fact, a fake one, created to distract the attention of the Nazis, which the hero himself does not suspect. He finds out about the cunning plan at the most inopportune moment.

Mock-ups of Yak-3, MiG-3, and Messerschmitt-109 aircraft were made for filming, and a large LED screen was used in the aerial combat scenes for maximum reliability.

"Pinocchio", "Christmas Trees 12" and "The King and the Fool. Forever"

Viewers of Russian cinemas will traditionally spend 2025 with "Christmas trees". This time — the twelfth in a row. The film will be released widely on December 18. The last episode was particularly notable for the participation of a foreign actor, the star of Turkish TV series Burak Ozcivit, in the role of himself. This time, the creators promise to surprise the custom again.

— Filming will take place in spring and summer. We are planning in the Nizhny Novgorod region, most likely in Almetyevsk — these are the regions that are most likely. Maybe we will expand internationally — we are also thinking about this now, we are negotiating. Last year we had an international star. Thanks to this, it seems to us that the box office has grown significantly. We will try to surprise you with the cast," Lada Rustamova, general producer of the Bazelevs film company, told Izvestia.

In the meantime, the cast of one of the most anticipated films is really surprising - "Pinocchio", with which the audience will begin the year 2026. Vitaliya Kornienko gave the character facial expressions and movements, and Alexander Yatsenko played Papa Carlo. Malvina — Anastasia Talyzina, Pierrot — Stepan Belozerov, Artemon — Mark Eidelstein, Basilio — Alexander Petrov, Alice — Victoria Isakova, Harlequin — Ruzil Minekaev, Karabas — Fedor Bondarchuk.

NMG Film Distribution presented a gift to the audience of the presentation — it showed the trailer of the film for the first time. In order to avoid leaks, the audience was strongly asked not to film on their phones. Judging by the short video seen on the screen, we can confidently say that "Pinocchio" is a grandiose colorful work with stylish characters and bright dance numbers, which will definitely be the leader of the New Year's rental.

While there is no exact date, NMG Film Distribution announced the release of the fantasy "The King and the Fool" in early 2026. Forever." Before that, a TV series was filmed about the adventures of the Pot and the Prince in the world of their songs, now the audience is waiting for a full meter. The heroes will have to save the fairytale universe from the Necromancer villain, whose name refers to one of the compositions of the rock band.

Porechenkov hunts for Kologrivy, Malkov steals a helicopter

The company's product line includes projects created with the participation of REN TV. This is the comedy "Run" with Mikhail Porechenkov and Nikita Kologrivy, the first shots of which made the audience laugh with a professional and demanding audience. In the story, Sasha, the bear thief, has to escape from the owner of the house, where he entered, because Sasha himself witnessed the crime there. The film will be released on August 14th. Another project is the crime comedy "Gelya" about a simple trucker, San, who decides to hijack a Volkswagen for the sake of a comfortable future for his family. On the screens — since September 11.

In total, NMG Film Distribution announced 17 films during the two-hour presentation. Among them is a crime comedy again, but now about the dashing 90s, "Where's Our Money." The film premiered at the third New Season Online Cinema Festival in 2024, where it was recognized as the best film. The general audience will be able to see it in cinemas from April 10. The main roles were played by Kuzma Kotrelev ("JUZZZ"), Alexander Tarasov ("Spice Boys"), Andrey Maksimov ("The Word of the Kid"). Their heroes are a trio from a small town who rob a bank in search of easy money. The next morning, the news reports say that the vault was robbed of 25 million rubles. But the guys only took out a million.

What else to expect at the cinema

Other upcoming releases announced at the presentation include the romantic road movie There starring Irina Starshenbaum and Peter Fedorov as a passenger and taxi driver (premiere May 15). On June 12, "Neurobeat" will be released — Denis Vlasenko's character digitizes the consciousness of his father, who is in a coma, and now lives in gadgets and can communicate with the world. In the fall, Alexey Chadov's adventure film "(Not)artificial intelligence" about a first-year student, Zhenya (Leon Kemstach), who gets into the test sample of a new model of the robot "Apostol", and the fairy tale "Yaga on your Head" about a sorceress who is sent to the boy Petya for re-education will be released.

The audience is also waiting for cartoons — "Heroes. The Uninvited Guest" (May 29), the second part of "Date" (October 23), the anniversary edition of "Three Cats", which is timed to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the franchise (December 11).