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Netflix started shooting four projects at once in St. Petersburg

Netflix started filming four projects at Lenfilm. The local authorities' interest in filming in the northern capital contributed to this, Fyodor Scherbakov, CEO of the Russian film company, said at the Eastern Economic Forum.

"Today our cinema, the last year it is seen especially brightly, is becoming competitive in terms of the fact that we are bought by Netflix in large quantities, we win at international festivals. Only at Lenfilm Netflix shoots 4 projects", - Shcherbakov said.

The American company decided to shoot in the Russian city only because St. Petersburg has provided a large number of benefits to foreigners to come, added General Director of Lenfilm. The local government, he said, was "batting" for the removal of visa restrictions.

"This is very right, because all the money will stay in St. Petersburg anyway. Even if we give a rebate (tax refunds - note) - it does not matter how much it is, because all the money that is issued, the filmmakers under the terms should invest in the region. Of course, this is beneficial for the development of the regional economy", explained the General Director of Lenfilm.

The Eastern Economic Forum is taking place in Vladivostok from the second to the fourth of September. The main topic of the event this year is "New Opportunities for the Far East in a Changing World". The forum is organised by the Roscongress Foundation.

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Author: Ksenia Gustova

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