Central Partnership
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Central Partnership started as a TV content distributor in 1995-2000 and gradually the company has engaged in new businesses – theatrical & Home Video distribution. Today, Central Partnership is the largest TV distributor and No 1 independent film distributor.Among the most lucrative releases of the last years are Van Helsing
Van Helsing (film)
Van Helsing is a 2004 American action horror film directed by Stephen Sommers. It stars Hugh Jackman as vigilante monster hunter Gabriel Van Helsing, and Kate Beckinsale...
, Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005 film)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith is a 2005 American romantic comedy action film directed by Doug Liman and written by Simon Kinberg. The original music score was composed by John Powell...
, Amelie
Amélie
Amélie is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Written by Jeunet with Guillaume Laurant, the film is a whimsical depiction of contemporary Parisian life, set in Montmartre...
, Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, originally titled Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre, is a 2002 French-German film based on the comic book Astérix et Cléopatre by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo and a sequel for the 1999 movie Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar. It was the most expensive French...
, The Passion of the Christ
The Passion of the Christ
The Passion of the Christ is a 2004 American drama film directed by Mel Gibson and starring Jim Caviezel as Jesus. It depicts the Passion of Jesus largely according to the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John...
, Apocalypto
Apocalypto
Apocalypto is a 2006 American epic action-adventure film directed by Mel Gibson. Set in Yucatan, Mexico, during the declining period of the Maya civilization, Apocalypto depicts the journey of a Mesoamerican tribesman who must escape human sacrifice and rescue his family after the capture and...
, Shadowboxing
Shadowboxing (2005 film)
Shadowboxing is a 2005 Russian 4-episode Sports drama movie.The stars of the film include famous Russian actors such as Denis Nikiforov, Elena Panova, and Andrey Panin, and it was directed by Aleksey Sidorov...
, Wolfhound, Taras Bulba and Hipsters. Central Partnership has also launched a brand of CP Classics in a segment of independent films distribution where the company has traditionally been one of the strongest market players.
In 2000 Central Partnership co-produced ‘Four-handed Dinner’ – a film that got TEFI
TEFI
TEFI is an annual award given in the Russian television industry, presented by the Russian Academy of Television. It has been awarded since 1994. TEFI is presented in various sectors , such as television shows, notable people in the television industry, journalists, channels...
, the most important Russian TV award, as the Best TV Story Film. In 2002 Central Partnership launched its own production of feature films. Currently, Central Partnership is a market leader in the segment of film production with its titles loved by the audience and awarded by the most prominent film festivals. The lineup of Central Partnership is pretty diverse with some of its titles targeting general audience (Shadowboxing
Shadowboxing (2005 film)
Shadowboxing is a 2005 Russian 4-episode Sports drama movie.The stars of the film include famous Russian actors such as Denis Nikiforov, Elena Panova, and Andrey Panin, and it was directed by Aleksey Sidorov...
or Wolfhound) while other titles appeal to a more sophisticated audience (Mermaid
Mermaid (film)
Mermaid is a 1996 Russian animated short film directed by Aleksandr Petrov and showcasing the paint-on-glass animation technique for which Petrov is known...
).
Apart from film content Central Partnership also produces high-end TV series (‘Master & Margarita’, ‘Doctor Zhivago’, ‘The Golden Calf’, ‘The Brothers Karamazov’, ‘Isaev: The Greatest Soviet Spy’ and ‘Liquidation’).
In January 2009 Central Partnership became an official distributor of Paramount Pictures lineup in Russia and CIS (Ukraine excluded). The titles released by Paramount Pictures and Central Partnership steadily drive high box office. Shrek Forever After in 3D
Shrek Forever After
Shrek Forever After, taglined as The Final Chapter, is a 2010 animated fantasy-comedy film, and the fourth and final installment in the Shrek film series, produced by DreamWorks Animation. The film was released by Paramount Pictures in cinemas on May 20, 2010 in Russia, and on May 21 in the United...
, an animated comedy blockbuster by DreamWorks Animation gained the most lucrative first weekend ever in the history of the Russian film industry. Moreover, it has become the most lucrative animation of all times in Russia.
Central Partnership is actively promoting the Russian titles overseas.
In November 2005 the controlling stake of Central Partnership was acquired by ProfMedia, one of the largest Russian media holdings operating in the segment of entertainment media. ProfMedia manages a few well-known brands, and namely: TV broadcasters ‘TV3’, ‘MTV Russia’ and ‘2x2’; radio stations ‘Avtoradio’, ‘Radio Energy’, ‘Radio Alla’, ‘Yumor FM’; theatrical chain ‘Cinema Park’; publishing house ‘Afisha’; online portals Rambler.ru, Lenta.ru, Afisha.ru, 101.ru and others.
In 2007 Central Partnership being the largest Russian film rights owner made a strategic decision to establish a film library. Currently, Central Partnership owns the rights for more than 1,400 titles and 4,000 hours of TV series. Central Partnership is focused on genre diversity, and its library includes the best Russian, European and American titles.
Films
- On the Nameless HeightOn The Nameless HeightOn The Nameless Height , also known in English as On an Unnamed Hill and Unidentified Heights, is a Russian-Belarusian TV film from 2004 in four parts, set in 1944 in the Second World War.-Plot:...
- Volkodav from the Grey Hound Clan
- Young VolkodavYoung VolkodavYoung Wolfhound is a 2006-2007 Russian adventure fantasy TV series, a prequel of Wolfhound. Series was loosely based on the novels by Maria Semyonova about Wolfhound's young life.- Cast :* Aleksandr Bukharov as Wolfhound...
- 16121612 (film)1612 is a 2007 Russian historical fantasy film about the Time of Troubles and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth–Muscovite War . It was directed by Vladimir Khotinenko and produced by Nikita Mikhalkov...
- You and IYou and I (film)You and I is a 2011 drama-film directed by Roland Joffé, depicting a fictionalised version of real events adapted from the novel t.A.T.u. Come Back. The film features Mischa Barton, Shantel VanSanten, Julia Volkova and Lena Katina...