[2] Founded in December 1999, it is one of the oldest Russian websites still operating that is dedicated to the film industry.

[1] During this time, the web traffic for the website tripled.

[2] In 2013, Boris Khokhlov, former editor-in-chief of Total DVD and Russian Empire, became the editor-in-chief of Film.ru, after which the site had an independent editorial board.

[6] The site also began regular publications of articles and film reviews.

Since July 2018, Ekaterina Karslidi, who previously worked on the Russian film website Cinemaholics, has been the editor-in-chief.