Prestigious series and drama production companies compete with each other

Phoenix Film is one of the most successful Russian production companies in the field of the production of drama series. The company is known by its own television projects including TV series Named Baron, Opera, Cops Chronicles of the Homicide Department, Always & Forever, etc. Last year was very successful for Phoenix Film: My General, The Goldmine, Smashing Duo, Always & Forever -3, all premiered on Russian National TV Channels.

When Always & Forever was premiered in 2003, the TV series received two TEFI Awards (Russian Emmy) for best TV series and for best script. The ratings exceeded all expectations and TV Channel "Russia" asked Phoenix Film to produce the continuation of this story. A year later, Commersant - Itogi almanac wrote that the premiere Always & Forever - 2 received record ratings (18,8 rating - 42,4share ) during the last several years. Finally, in the autumn of 2006, Always & Forever - 3 premiered. The project became the most popular TV series and ranked third place among the top rated programs in Russia for 2006. About half of the population of Russian viewers (20,5 rating - 47,9 share) supported Always & Forever - 3. In May 2007, Phoenix Film is planning to begin production on the fourth part of this popular drama. o Smashing Duo, criminal detective, was successfully premiered on TV Channel "Russia". The charismatic pair of main characters charmed viewers. An original plot and ironic storytelling made the project remarkable. In 2007, Phoenix Film is planning to continue the production of this TV Series.