Central Partnership

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Central Partnership
Company typePublic joint stock company, Subsidiary
IndustryMotion pictures
Founded6 March 1995
FounderRuben Dishdishyan
HeadquartersMoscow, Russia
Key people
Vadim Vereshchagin (CEO)
OwnerGazprom-Media
ParentGazprom OJSC
Websitecentpart.ru In English

Central Partnership (Russian: Централ Партнершип) is a Russian film distribution and production company founded in 1995. The distributor was acquired by Russian gas company Gazprom in 2014.[1]

History

Central Partnership started as a TV content distributor in 1995–2000. Central Partnership also produces high-end TV series. Central Partnership is promoting the Russian titles overseas. In November 2005 the controlling stake of Central Partnership was acquired by Prof Media.

In January 2009 Central Partnership became an official distributor of the Paramount Pictures lineup in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (excluding Ukraine). Shrek Forever After, an animated comedy blockbuster by DreamWorks Animation, became the highest-grossing animation of all time in Russia.[2] The deal halted after February 2022.

In March 2023, the company announced the development of a Russian equivalent of the IMAX format, CosMAX. The technology delivers the sharpest, most saturated images, as well as deep, detailed sound. The first film to be shown in the new format will be "The Challenge".

Library

Distribution rights

References

  1. ↑ ""Газпром-медиа» объединяет производство на базе «Централ Партнершип"".
  2. ↑ "'Shrek Forever After' opening draws less than half as many moviegoers as 'Shrek the Third'". LA Times Blogs - Company Town. 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2020-01-22.