Film.ru, sometimes known in Russian as Фильм.ру, is a Russian
web portal dedicated to
cinema.
The website publishes news, analytical articles, Russian film showtimes, box office performances, film reviews and maintains a
film and tv show database.
[Film.ru подвел итоги за последние полгода](_blank)
6 March 2008. (in Russian). ''Media Atlas''. Archived from th
original
on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2021. Founded in December 1999, it is one of the oldest Russian websites still operating that is dedicated to the film industry.
According to ''Kritikanstvo'', Film.ru has published over 3,000 film reviews.
History
Film.ru was created in 1999 by Sergei Aksyonov (born 6 September 1975) who also created the websites Arthouse.ru and Video Guide. The website was managed by Film LLC until 2006, when the website was acquired by Entertime. In 2007, Anton Kostylev was appointed editor-in-chief of Film.ru.
[Антон Костылев назначен на должность главного редактора Фильм.Ру](_blank)
20 December 2007. (in Russian). ''Sostav.ru''. Retrieved 22 May 2021. During this time, the web traffic for the website tripled.
In 2013, Boris Khokhlov, former editor-in-chief of ''Total DVD'' and ''
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...
'', became the editor-in-chief of Film.ru, after which the site had an independent editorial board.
[Akhmadieva, Anna (21 June 2013]
Журнал Empire и Film.ru меняют ориентацию
(in Russian). '' Izvestia''. Retrieved 22 May 2021. The site also began regular publications of articles and film reviews. Since July 2018, Ekaterina Karslidi, who previously worked on the Russian film website ''Cinemaholics'', has been the editor-in-chief.
See also
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Cinema of Russia
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Animator.ru
Animator.ru is a Russian website chronicling the films, people and studios of the animation industry in Russia, the former Soviet Union and (to a lesser extent) the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). It also includes a forum, a news block, ...
– online film database for the Russian animation industry
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KinoPoisk
Kinopoisk (russian: Кинопоиск, a portmanteau of "cinema" and "search") is a Russian online database of information related to films, TV shows including cast, production team, biographies, plot summaries, ratings, and reviews. Since 2018 ...
– Russian film database
References
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External links
Film.ru website(in Russian)
Online film databases
Russian film websites
Film review websites
Internet properties established in 1999