The well-known scriptwriter and film director Sergey Bodrov senior has founded the company Bodrov Film Production.
      
      Five projects are already under way, Mongol-2 called the major of them by Sergey Bodrov. This picture with the budget of 35million rubles is expected to be completed in 2009.
      
      Almost the same amount will be invested in production of another historical epos Sultan Baibars. The script of Sultan is still in process, and by the end of 2008 the film director of the project is to be confirmed.
      
      Sergey Bodrov himself is presently writing a scenario for the film Hope Despite Anything about poet Osip Mandelstam.
      
      In 2008 Mongol Bodrov Sr. was nominated for Oscar in the Foreign Language Film nomination, whereas in Russia this work took six Nika Awards, including those for the best film and the best direction.
      
      Source: lenta.ru