Central Partnership is a producer and distributor of high-quality film and television products, and is the largest independent company in the Russian film industry.

Founded in 1997 as a TV series distributor, Central Partnership soon branched out into cinema distribution and is now one of the top Russian distributors, working with such studios as Warner Brothers, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, Lions Gate Entertainment, Summit Entertainment, Studio Canal +, Gaumont, Pathe and UGC. Starting from January 2009 Central Partnership is an exclusive distributor of Paramount Pictures in Russia.

Central Partnership also distributes Russian films, many of which are produced by the company itself. It's production house has already proved to be a highly profitable addition to the company. Original production spans a range of genres and styles, from art-house to blockbusters, including thrillers, action films, drama, horror etc. Each year the company releases about 80-100 hours of television products and about 5-8 full-length feature films.

One of the Central Partnership's main production objectives has been to bring the Russian literary  classics to the TV screen. This has resulted in the highly-acclaimed mini-series MASTER & MARGARITA, DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, THE GOLDEN CALF and a "pearl" in a row - THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV tv-series.

The very beginning of 2007 saw the first ever Russian fantasy film WOLFHOUND by Nikolai Lebedev ($12 million production  budget) release that gained over 20 mln USD box-office. In April, 2009 the Russian historical movie TARAS BULBA (by Vladimir Khotinenko) was released throughout CIS.

The recent launch of the first Russian 3D movie Dark World proved once again that Central Partnership is one of the leading independent companies in the field of theatrical distribution of Russian films in Russia and the CIS countries.

The next year will see the long-awaited premier of the international movie THE NUTCRACKER in 3D by Andrey Konchalovskiy.

Central Partnership is actively involved in development of the Russian film industry by selecting, financing and supervising quality projects. Central Partnership's vision and mission statements focus on our goal to become the market leader in CIS through distribution and production of quality movies which are also commercially successful.