PROFIT - Igor Tolstunov's Producer Company - was formed in April 1995 by producer Igor Tolstunov.
The debut of the company was with a picture of Kira Muratova "Three stories." In 1995, together with the NTV television company, the "NTV-PROFIT" film and video production company was created. The debut work of "NTV-PROFIT" was the film of Pavel Chukhrai "The Thief" - owner of many Russian and international awards, as well as the nominee for the "Oscar" and "Golden Globe". "NTV-PROFIT" tapes, which have been released since the beginning of 1999, also participated in the competitive programs of the largest domestic and foreign film festivals. Since 2005, "Igor Tolstunov's Production Company" has quit from the co-founders of "NTV-PROFIT", successfully continuing independent film and television production.
"PROFIT" Group has created such well-known and award-winning films as Stanislav Govorukhin's "Voroshilovsky Shooter" (Kinotavr Award), "East-West" by Regis Varnier (Oscar Award), "Driver for Vera" (Prize of the film festival in Honfleur, the main prize of Kinotovr), "Piter FM" by Oksana Bychkova (top 10 DVD sales leaders), Vera Storozheva's "Traveling with pets" (the main prize of the Moscow International Film Festival, the Nika Prize) "Everybody will die, but I'll stay" Valerie Guy Germanicus (Cannes Festival prize), "Metro" ("Blockbuster of the Year" award), "Test" by Alexander Kott (the main prize of "Kinotavr", the "Nika" award), "My name is" by Nigina Sayfullaeva (Honfleur film festival prize), Nikolay Dostal's "Monk and the devil" (Golden Eagle Award), Nikolay Khomeriki's "Icebreaker" (nomination for the Golden Eagle Award) and many others. On the account of "Igor Tolstunov's Production Company" there are also more than 100 television films and serials produced by request of the country's leading TV channels: The First Channel, Russia, NTV and STS - "School" (TEFI Prize), "Stanitsa" (nomination for the "Nika Award"), "Young Guard" (nomination for the award" Nika") and others. Annually "Igor Tolstunov's Production Company" produces about 3 full-length films and more than 60 hours of television production.
