Conflictogenity of the Modern Russian Film Industry

A number of events that took place in Russian culture around cinematic novelties pushed the authors of the article to study this issue from the point of view of the analysis of social conflict. The article is a presentation of the results of conflict research on an urgent problem in the Russian film industry. This is one of the first works in Russia to analyze the conflict-generating nature of production and consumption of film products. Research materials can become the basis for further research of this kind. The authors made an attempt to reveal the specifics of the influence of conflict genes on the Russian film industry. The developed author’s analysis technique is based on sociological, culturological, media, and conflict theories. The research methodology is conducted in the spirit of qualitative sociological analysis. Materials for analysis were data from open sources in the media. Based on these materials, a number of cases containing the most relevant conflicts in the Russian film culture sphere were analyzed. The analysis was also carried out on the regulatory framework relating to conflict resolution of these cases. As part of the study, an expert survey was conducted using an in-depth interview with representatives of the Russian film industry. The authors were interested in the issues of the formation and functioning of the Russian film industry, its problem and conflict zones, the impact on society, and social interaction within the film community. The article is performed as part of the grant of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research No. 19-011-31376oпн “Conflictological audit as a system of technologies for influencing ideological youth extremism in modern Russia”.