NEW YORK, November 13 (RIA Novosti) - The 9th annual Russian film week will open in New York on Friday.

New works by Russia's best filmmakers will be shown at Tribeca Performing Arts Center until November 22.

The event will open with Anna Karenina, Sergei Solovyov's film adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's novel.

On November 16, Tribeca will see the world premiere of Pavel Lungin's historic blockbuster Tsar about Ivan the Terrible, a 16th century controversial Russian ruler.

Almost all tickets to the Russian film week have been sold out.

"While Russia and the U.S. are seeking ways to establish partnership based on mutual respect, the annual Russian film week will boost positive developments in Russian-U.S. relations," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.