The Book of Masters is a Russian fantasy tale with technology from Walt Disney Pictures Corporation. The film was awarded prizes and awards at Russian, American and Belgian film festivals. The film is allowed to view the audience +0. The footage was processed by Cerebro graphics.
Family Tale "Book of Masters"
The Book of Masters is a bewitching tale with an intriguing storyline and nanotechnology of the American industry. The motion picture was rated +0 by the audience. Film genre: fairy tale, family, fantasy. The film was directed by Vadim Sokolovsky. The script was written by him in collaboration with Anna Starobinets.
Archil Akhvlediani was appointed the main operator. The music for the film was written by Yuri Potenko. The fees in Russia amounted to a little less than 11 million dollars, covering the budget of the film by only 3 million dollars. The first 14 days after the release of the film, the film remained the unsurpassed leader of Russian distribution.
Russian motion picture with American technology
In the film “The Book of Masters”, the actors who performed the main roles were approved not only by the Russian team, but also by US employees. The main characters of the film were Maxim Loktionov, Maria Andreeva, Valentin Gaft, Olga Aroseva. The film was released in collaboration with Walt Disney Pictures. This is the first example of the penetration of an American corporation into the Russian film production market. Such an interesting business idea has proven itself in Latin America, India and China. Thus, Disney combines foreign films with the latest American technology. For the film "Book of Masters", the actors came up with the slogan: "The first Russian Disney film."
Interesting Facts
1. On the first shooting day, the actors of the film “Book of Masters” congratulated Maxim Loktionov as a whole team. Filming coincided with the anniversary of the actor's main role. That day he turned 20 years old.
2. The shooting of the film did not last very long, compared with other Russian films. Filming took place over 60 days in the capital of Russia and Belarus.
3. The footage was processed by computer graphics for more than six months. For this, a specially developed Cerebro system was used. During this time, about 500 plans were developed.
4. The film sounded the work of Maxim - "The Road." It was the debut of using the singer’s work in Russian cinema. Prior to this, her songs sounded only in the music charts.
5. The scenery of the hut of Baba Yaga was built on the territory of the Belarusian Open Air Museum.
6. After the release of the film “Book of Masters”, the actors and specialists of the film were surprised by the fact that instead of Alexander Abramovich, the staff members introduced Aleksandr Abramovich as friends.
Prizes and awards
In the film “Book of Masters”, the actors and roles for them were selected by the director very carefully. Thanks to the talents of the acting team, the film won a number of prizes and awards.
1. At the United States International Hollywood Festival, the film took revenge and won the Best Foreign Language Film Competition.
2. At the Children’s International Film Festival, the movie was called “The Most Exciting Film”.
3. The film was awarded the Grand Prix of the Tale Film Festival.
4. The motion picture received a bronze prize for the "Best motion picture of a children's category."
5. In Egypt, the film was awarded the Jury Prize.
6. In Belgium, “The Book of Masters” was awarded the jury prize for “The Most Successful Feature Film”.
7. At the international Schlingel festival, the film became the best in the category of children's films.
8. For the film "Book of Masters", the actors received a prize at the XXVI Metropolitan Film Festival.
9. The motion picture received the “Audience Award” at the festival “Moscow Premiere”.
Heroes of the movie
The main character of an amazing fairy tale was Ivan, played by Maxim Loktionov. The image became the prototype of the Russian Ivan the Fool from folk tales. This is a blonde, purposeful young man who dreams of becoming a famous stone-cutting master. But evil forces are trying to make the youth work for their own purposes. At present, the actor Maxim Loktionov works in the theater of Saratov. He plays the main characters based on Russian fairy tales and plays.
The beloved of the protagonist was Katya. She was prophesied to become an evil sorceress. But the girl’s kind heart reaches out to people. Love for Ivan breaks all evil spells. Actress Maria Andreeva, who played Katya, works in the Moscow Theater and simultaneously acts in films. Her last works were the films "Spider", where she played a journalist, and "Warrior".
Another main character in the movie can be called Kashchei Immortal. A thin man cannot imagine his life without precious stones and gold. But for saving the beloved, he is ready to bestow Ivan with his treasures. Gosha Kutsenko, who played Kashchei, is active in cinematography. After the film "Book of Masters", the actor starred in 33 films. He starred in various commercials. Collaborates with Be Free as a designer.
Beloved Kashchei is a mermaid. This is a beautiful blonde girl with blue eyes. Her dream is true mutual love. Mermaid was played by Ekaterina Vilkova. After the “Book of Masters”, the actress starred in 32 films. She participated in television projects and filming clips.