All Russia articles – Page 3
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FeaturesNo blockbusters, no lamps: how Russian cinemas are being impacted by western sanctions
Cinemas in Russia are grappling with the twin blow of lack of access to Hollywood releases and a squeeze on equipment.
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Reviews‘How To Save A Dead Friend’: Visions du Reel Review
A fearsomely candid and moving documentary about being young and rebellious in Putin’s Russia
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NewsRiverlet Films scores French deal on Rotterdam title ‘The Assault’
The thriller is directed by Kazakhstan’s Adilkan Yerzhanov.
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NewsUkrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov talks swapping red carpet for fighting on the frontline (exclusive)
The filmmaker who is serving as an army reservist sends fresh dispatches from the frontline
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News‘Petrov’s Flu’ director Kirill Serebrennikov leaves Russia after travel ban lifted
The Russian theatre and film director was first spotted in Paris.
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News‘Navalny’ and ’A Storm Foretold’ directors debate if doc filmmakers can become too involved with their subjects
Daniel Roher and Christoffer Guldbrandsen came together as part of the CPH:DOX conference.
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FeaturesFestivals and filmmakers grapple with moral complexities of call to boycott Russian films
CPH: DOX is one of the first festivals to face the issue head-on.
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NewsFIAPF pauses accreditation for Russian film festivals “until further notice”
Moscow International Film Festival was one of only 15 accredited competitive feature festivals.
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NewsProducer Alexander Rodnyansky decries move to exclude him from Russia’s “cultural agenda”
”I will continue to produce my films as I planned.”
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NewsBerlinale bans state-backed Russian delegations but takes “clear stand” against total boycott
Statement follows calls from Ukrainian filmmakers for a blanket ban of Russian cinema following invasion.
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NewsUkraine and Russian firms push ahead with business at Hong Kong’s Filmart
Despite the ongoing war, companies from both countries are virtually attending the online film market.
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NewsUkraine’s film fund chief calls on Cannes and Venice to impose total ban on Russian cinema
Marina Kuderchuk has written to festival presidents Pierre Lescure and Roberto Cicutto,
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Features‘I am a film critic under fire in Ukraine’: one writer’s diary of her experience
Natalia Serebryakova was a film critic at the Berlinale less than one month ago.
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NewsDisney pauses all its businesses in Russia amid Ukraine invasion
Content and product licensing, Disney Cruise Line, local content productions and linear channels to cease.
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NewsUkrainian filmmakers call for complete Russian cultural boycott
”Stop all communication with directors who continue to live in the Soviet or Soviet paradigm” urge the filmmakers in a statement.
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NewsEmergency fund launched to help filmmakers in Ukraine
The fund was set up by the International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk (ICFR).
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NewsNetflix suspends service in Russia
Move follows pause of theatrical distribution by studios, festival bans.
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NewsWhat impact is the Russian boycott beginning to have on the industry?
The international sales sector is adjusting while Russian screens get local re-releases.
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NewsAsia Pacific Screen Awards bans Russian films, delegates
The move follows Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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NewsCannes Critics’ Week, Directors’ Fortnight, ACID will not boycott Russian filmmakers
Parallel sections highlight their tradition of welcoming ”dissident artists, persecuted in their home countries”.