CIS Studios Sign Memorandums for ‘Iskra’ WWII Drama, Launch Joint Eight-Part Series Development
The project is presented by Russian officials as a corrective to Western portrayals of the war.
Overview
- Russian company 1-2-3 Production formally presented the series and signed memorandums with film studios from CIS countries at the Peoples of Russia and the CIS festival in Moscow.
- Producers describe Iskra as an eight-episode historical war drama based on real stories of people from various nationalities who fought in the Great Patriotic War.
- Filming is planned in several countries with participation from producers, actors and directors across CIS studios, according to the project’s lead producer Elena Torchinskaya.
- Scriptwriter Dmitry Marin said professional historians and consultants on WWII and CIS history are already engaged to ensure accuracy.
- The series is in pre-production with inter-studio planning underway, and no casting, budget, shooting start date or release timeline has been disclosed.