Russian crew to set off for ISS to shoot first outer space cinema
3 years, 3 months ago

Russian crew to set off for ISS to shoot first outer space cinema

India Today  

A Russian crew of two cosmonauts and two cinema professionals is set to take off for the International Space Station early next month to shoot the first movie in outer space, filmmakers said on Thursday. Their launch will come just weeks after that of the first all-civilian crew riding aboard a rocket and capsule developed by SpaceX, which adds an element of decades-long Russia-United States competition to the flight. and save a cosmonaut's life," director and actor Klim Shipenko told a news conference ahead of the crew's departure for the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. "I won't be starring in it but still I will need to figure out how a movie is produced in such an unusual place as outer space," said commander Anton Shkaplerov.

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Film gives stars the space to shine
9 months ago

Film gives stars the space to shine

China Daily  

A poster for the movie. As the first actress in human history to shoot a film in space, she was selected from around 3,000 candidates to spend 12 days aboard the International Space Station for the filming of the Russian movie, The Challenge. In addition to the tense plot, which is a race against time to save a life, the …

Film gives stars the space to shine
9 months ago

Film gives stars the space to shine

China Daily  

A poster for the movie. As the first actress in human history to shoot a film in space, she was selected from around 3,000 candidates to spend 12 days aboard the International Space Station for the filming of the Russian movie, The Challenge. In addition to the tense plot, which is a race against time to save a life, the …

Film gives stars the space to shine
9 months ago

Film gives stars the space to shine

China Daily  

A poster for the movie. As the first actress in human history to shoot a film in space, she was selected from around 3,000 candidates to spend 12 days aboard the International Space Station for the filming of the Russian movie, The Challenge. In addition to the tense plot, which is a race against time to save a life, the …

Back to gravity: Russians talk about world’s 1st space movie
3 years, 2 months ago

Back to gravity: Russians talk about world’s 1st space movie

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — A Russian actor and a film director who spent 12 days in orbit making the world’s first movie in space said Tuesday they were so thrilled with their experience on the International Space Station that they felt sorry to leave. Actor Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko flew to the International Space Station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft …

Russian film crew wraps shooting in space, returns to Earth
3 years, 2 months ago

Russian film crew wraps shooting in space, returns to Earth

India TV News  

A Russian cosmonaut, actress, and film producer who spent nearly a fortnight in space to film segments of a movie, have returned to Earth safely. According to the Russian space agency, actress Yulia Peresild and producer Klim Shipenko landed with cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of the Russian federal space corporation Roscosmos on Sunday. The first ever-professional film crew to fly into …

Russian crew returns after filming first movie in space
3 years, 2 months ago

Russian crew returns after filming first movie in space

Live Mint  

A Russian actress and a film director returned to Earth Sunday after spending 12 days on the International Space Station shooting scenes for the first movie in orbit. Yulia Peresild and Klim Shipenko landed as scheduled on Kazakhstan's steppe at 0436 GMT, according to footage broadcast live by the Russian space agency. If the project stays on track, the Russian …

Russian actress, director launch into space, will film world’s first movie aboard Space Station
3 years, 2 months ago

Russian actress, director launch into space, will film world’s first movie aboard Space Station

Firstpost  

Actor Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko blasted off in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft together with cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, a veteran of three space missions. A Russian actor and a film director rocketed to space Tuesday on a mission to make the world’s first movie in orbit, a project the Kremlin said will help burnish the nation’s space glory. Actor …

Russian film crew in orbit to make first movie in space
3 years, 2 months ago

Russian film crew in orbit to make first movie in space

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — A Russian actor and a film director rocketed to space Tuesday on a mission to make the world’s first movie in orbit, a project the Kremlin said will help burnish the nation’s space glory. Actor Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko blasted off for the International Space Station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft together with cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, …

Russian film crew blasts off to shoot world's first movie in space
3 years, 2 months ago

Russian film crew blasts off to shoot world's first movie in space

India Today  

A Russian crew of two cosmonauts, a movie director and an actress blasted off for the International Space Station on Tuesday to shoot the first movie in space, the latest twist in decades of Russia-U.S. space rivalry. The 12-day Russian mission follows the launch of the first all-civilian crew aboard a rocket and capsule developed by SpaceX, which was founded …

Russia film crew set to blast off to make 1st movie in space
3 years, 2 months ago

Russia film crew set to blast off to make 1st movie in space

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — In a historic first, Russia is set to launch an actor and a film director into space to make a feature film in orbit — a project the nation’s space chief has hailed as a chance to raise the prestige of Russia’s space program. Actor Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko are set to blast off Tuesday for …

Russia races US to become first country to shoot in space, film crew jets off on 5 Oct
3 years, 5 months ago

Russia races US to become first country to shoot in space, film crew jets off on 5 Oct

Firstpost  

The Call – the Russian project’s working title – was announced in September last year, four months after the Hollywood project. Six decades after Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit Earth, earning Moscow a key win in the Cold War, Russia is again in a space race with Washington. On 5 October, one of Russia’s most …

2021: A Space Odyssey? Russia Picks Cast for the First-ever Movie to Be Shot in Space
3 years, 7 months ago

2021: A Space Odyssey? Russia Picks Cast for the First-ever Movie to Be Shot in Space

News 18  

Russia has picked four people to serve as nonprofessional crew members and actors in what is planned to be the first movie to be shot in outer space, Russia’s Roscosmos space agency said on Thursday. In October 2020, Russia sent the last crew carrying a U.S. member to the International Space Station, marking an end to a long dependency as …

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