Headings

Header one

Header two

Header three

Header four

Header five

Header six

Blockquotes

Single line blockquote:

Stay hungry. Stay foolish.

Multi line blockquote with a cite reference:

People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I’m actually as proud of the things we haven’t done as the things I have done. Innovation is saying no to 1,000 things.

Steve Jobs — Apple Worldwide Developers’ Conference, 1997

Tables

Employee	Salary
John Doe	$1	Because that’s all Steve Jobs needed for a salary.
Jane Doe	$100K	For all the blogging she does.
Fred Bloggs	$100M	Pictures are worth a thousand words, right? So Jane x 1,000.
Jane Bloggs	$100B	With hair like that?! Enough said…

Definition Lists

Definition List Title: Definition list division.
Startup: A startup company or startup is a company or temporary organization designed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model.
#dowork: Coined by Rob Dyrdek and his personal body guard Christopher «Big Black» Boykins, «Do Work» works as a self motivator, to motivating your friends.
Do It Live: I’ll let Bill O’Reilly will explain this one.

Unordered Lists (Nested)

List item one
- List item one
  - List item one
  - List item two
  - List item three
  - List item four
- List item two
- List item three
- List item four
List item two
List item three
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Ordered List (Nested)

List item one
1. List item one
  1. List item one
  2. List item two
  3. List item three
  4. List item four
2. List item two
3. List item three
4. List item four
List item two
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HTML Tags

These supported tags come from the WordPress.com code FAQ.

Address Tag

1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014
United States

Anchor Tag (aka. Link)

This is an example of a link.

Abbreviation Tag

The abbreviation srsly stands for «seriously».

Acronym Tag (deprecated in HTML5)

The acronym ftw stands for «for the win».

Big Tag (deprecated in HTML5)

These tests are a big deal, but this tag is no longer supported in HTML5.

Cite Tag

«Code is poetry.» —Automattic

Code Tag

You will learn later on in these tests that word-wrap: break-word; will be your best friend.

Delete Tag

This tag will let you ~~strikeout text~~, but this tag is no longer supported in HTML5 (use the <strike> instead).

Emphasize Tag

The emphasize tag should italicize text.

Insert Tag

This tag should denote inserted text.

Keyboard Tag

This scarcely known tag emulates keyboard text, which is usually styled like the <code> tag.

Preformatted Tag

This tag styles large blocks of code.

.post-title {
	margin: 0 0 5px;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 38px;
	line-height: 1.2;
	and here's a line of some really, really, really, really long text, just to see how the PRE tag handles it and to find out how it overflows;
}

Quote Tag

Developers, developers, developers… —Steve Ballmer

Strike Tag (deprecated in HTML5)

This tag shows strike-through text

Strong Tag

This tag shows bold text.

Subscript Tag

Getting our science styling on with H₂O, which should push the «2» down.

Superscript Tag

Still sticking with science and Isaac Newton’s E = MC², which should lift the 2 up.

Teletype Tag (deprecated in HTML5)

This rarely used tag emulates teletype text, which is usually styled like the <code> tag.

Variable Tag

This allows you to denote variables.

Geography & Climate

When it comes to Russia a potential visitor normally thinks of stereotypical cold winters and vast planes covered with snow. However, it’s much more diverse. Russia is the largest country in the world covering the territory of more than 17 000 000 sq. meters (10 000 000 sq. miles), spreading over 5 climate zones. That provides filmmakers with thousands of filming locations depending on their preferences and script.

Russia’s climate varies dramatically:

Winters in Russia’s European part are nothing like as terrifying as many myths have it. In Moscow and St. Petersburg the first snow usually falls in late November and stays till early April.
Down south, Russia's vast steppe is hot and dry. Winters are short but cold.
There are cities in Russia where the weather resembles the climate of the French Riviera or some American States. The Black Sea resort of Sochi makes up for the rest of the country with a sizzling 35°C (95° F) between June and August – it is Russia’s top summer holiday spot. The mountains of Caucasus also boast of welcoming climate with warm and sunny spring and autumn, rainy summer and rare snow in winter.
On the other side of the Ural Mountains, Siberia – contrary to its popular image – isn’t the land of eternal ice. It does have a summer – actually quite a warm and pleasant one, with temperatures climbing to 20°C (68° F) and higher. But, winters are really cold.
In the Far East, inland areas can get very hot with a tropical 40°C (104° F) and cold winters. Coastal regions are much cooler and wetter.

No matter what landscape or season you are looking for Russia has it.

Average temperature

Moscow Saint Petersburg Kazan Vladivostok

Average Daylight & Sunshine

Moscow Saint Petersburg Kazan Vladivostok

Incentives

On November 7^th 2019 the then-PM of the Russia signed the new Incentives program (Act #1420) set to be launched in late 2020. As per program foreign filmmakers can expect up to 40% return on their production spending through a local production company.

A general overview of the program

To get more info about the incentives contact us

Crew & Rates

Today around 120 local films are released every year with twice as much being in production. Local film crews have experience in many aspects of filmmaking being able to compete with any European country in terms of quality.

Russia is one of the most cost-efficient places to shoot. Even without incentives that were introduced in several regions in 2017 the rates for the film professional services very often are 3 times lower than in Europe.

Choosing Russia as your destination for filming you can be sure that you will be able to effort more than anywhere else keeping to the same budget.

Take a look at the average crew rates in Russia

Bazelevs always works only with the best professionals in the market carefully selecting the crew according to the highest standards. At Bazelevs we understand that nothing is worthier than our image.

We are happy to prepare a budget for you – feel free to Contact Us

Studio facilities & Equipment

More than 10 big studios with a wide range of soundstages (up to 3000 sq. m) and backlots and dozens of smaller studios in Moscow only, provide filmmakers with a variety of service to the client’s demand. 35 and 16 mm cameras, digital cameras, dollies, cranes, lighting – local rental houses offer any kind of equipment that filmmakers from all over the globe are used to. All renowned brands like ARRI, Red, Kodak, Carl Zeiss and many other brands are present here. In addition many production and post-production facilities have appeared, while many were renovated.

List of studio facilities

Film permits

Depending on the city and region, where you are planning to shoot, film permits are obtained by a local production service company through the local film commissions or governmental bodies.

Moscow – film permits are administered through Moscow Film Commission http://filmmoscow.ru/en

Saint Petersburg – film permits are administered through the Committee of Culture of Saint Petersburg.

Vladivostok – film permits are administered through Primorye Film Commission http://www.primoryefilm.com/

We highly recommend to use a local production service company to apply for permits.

Bazelevs has an extensive experience with film permits – you are in good hands

Casting

Russia is a multicultural nation. Standing on the meeting point between Europe and Asia with nearly 12 hundred years history Russia is a homeland to numerous nationalities which have made contribution to the history, architecture and traditions of our country.

With a deep tradition of film and theatre, we draw upon a large pool of proven talent to fill any role. From young life-style players, to classic character actors - we can find the right fit from the 160 ethnic groups represented in Russia.

Accommodation

Largest Russian cities stick to the world standards in terms of accommodation. Renowned brands like Radisson, Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton, Park Hyatt, Hilton and Ibis are all present here. One can easily find accommodation within any budget.

Price for a room for 1 night not far from the city center according to Booking.com:

	***	****	*****
Moscow	$60+	$120+	$150+
Saint-Petersburg	$55+	$70+	$100+
Kazan	$50+	$90+	$105+
Kaliningrad	$40+	$85+	$115+
Sochi	$35+	$75+	$200+
Ekaterinburg	$40+	$60+	$105+

Filming crews planning to stay within a region for an extended period of time in many cases can expect for a discount from hotels.

Food

And what about food, you may ask? In Moscow and Saint Petersburg cuisines from any part of the world and for any budget are present - from Michelin restaurants to family-owned gastro-pubs.

On average a meal for 2 persons in a mid-range restaurant will cost you around $45 in Moscow and $35 in Saint Petersburg.

The other regions also try to keep the pace expanding the variety of cuisines and high-profile restaurants. Regional prices attract the visitors even more:

Meal for 2 person in a mid-range restaurant
Kazan	$25
Sochi	$30
Kaliningrad	$35
Yekaterinburg	$29

Visas

In order to enter Russia the citizens of the EU, the USA, Canada, Australia and of some other countries require visas. To obtain a Russian visa, firstly, you should find out what type of visa you need, secondly obtain an Invitation to Russia and finally give in the documents to apply for a visa.

	Tourist Visa	Business Visa
Number of entries	1 or 2 entries	1 or 2 entries
Valid for	up to 30 days	1 or 3 months
Average period of issue	approx. 2 weeks	approx. 2 weeks
Cost	approx. $120	approx. $220

E-visa – fast and comfortable

As of October 1^st, 2019 an electronic visa for the period of 8 days may be issued to:

citizens of 53 countries who travel to come to Saint-Petersburg and Kaliningrad regions;
citizens of 18 countries who travel to the Far East District of Russia.

The process will take just up to 4 days and does not require physical presence of the applicant. One only needs to fill in and submit an electronic form and a digital photo through the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. The e-visa allows traveling within the jurisdiction of entrance.

From January 1^st 2021 the e-visa program covers the whole territory of the Russian Federation with the maximum period of stay up to 16 days. For a longer period of stay a visitor should apply to a standard (non-electronic) visa.

To get more info and apply visit http://electronic-visa.kdmid.ru/index_en.html

Flights

	Moscow	Saint Petersburg	Kazan	Vladivostok
Berlin	2h 40 min	2h 10 min	10h 45 min (1 stop)	13h (1 stop)
Beijing	8h 20 min	8h 30 min	5h	2h 20 min
London	3h 40 min	3h 15 min	6h 20 min (1 stop)	13h 45 min (1 stop)
Los Angeles	11h 45 min	14h (1 stop)	15h 45 (1 stop)	16h (1 stop)
Mumbai	11h 25 min (1 stop)	12h 40 min (1 stop)	11h (1 stop)	12h 20 min (1 stop)
Madrid	4h 55 min	6h (1 stop)	8h (1 stop)	16h (1 stop)
New York	8h 55 min	12h (1 stop)	12h 15 min (1 stop)	17h 30 min (1 stop)
Paris	3h 45 min	3h 10 min	6h 30 min (1 stop)	14h (1 stop)
Prague	2h 35 min	2h 20 min	3h 30 min	12h 30 min (1 stop)
Rome	3h 45 min	3h 30 min	6h 20 min (1 stop)	15h 40 min (1 stop)

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