NMG and Mars Media Entertainment will each hold a 50% stake in a new company called Star Media Vision that will make films and series for NMG’s digital TV resources (including the more.tv platform), as well as feature-length films for theatrical and digital distribution. The first Mars Media Vision projects are set to be released in 2021.
Mars Media Entertainment is one of the most successful film companies producing and distributing series and feature-length films in the Russian market. The company’s projects include blockbusters and festival hits (T-34, Arrhythmia, Loud Connection) as well as popular series (Chicks, Storm, Closed Season).
Olga Paskina, CEO of NMG: “Our partnership with Mars Media kicked off with our work on Chicks, the most popular original more.tv series. It is gratifying to take things to the next level and jointly produce content for our online platforms, NMG’s terrestrial channels, and theatrical distribution. A wide audience will see the results of our joint project as early as next year.”
Ruben Dishdishyan, filmmaker at Mars Media Entertainment: “This event makes me really happy. We have already released Chicks together, and things are looking great for future joint projects. We are now taking things to a new level, and I have no doubt that we are going to move mountains together!”