Documentary Films Production and Demonstration on Federal and Regional Television

Abstract

The paper analyses the broadcasting network of the leading Russian television channels. The author of the research concludes that on-air presence of the documentaries’ share on Russia-1 TV channel has significantly decreased over the past 5 years. The TV channel is trying to solve the problem not by increasing the slots reserved for non-fiction films, but rather by improving the quality of these films. Interviewed by the researcher, the leaders of federal and regional television channels and documentary filmmakers help to understand that the attitude towards documentaries on Russian television is gradually changing for the better.