‘Donbass’ Producer Denis Ivanov Slams Support for Russian Filmmakers: ‘No More Business as Usual With Putin’s Russia’

  • 📰 Variety
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 72 sec. here
  • 3 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 32%
  • Publisher: 63%

Deutschland Nachrichten Nachrichten

Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten,Deutschland Schlagzeilen

Denis Ivanov, the Ukrainian producer of critically acclaimed films including Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy’s “The Tribe,” Sergey Loznitsa’s “Donbass” and Oleh Sentsov’s “Rhino,” has penned an impassioned…

, describing it as a “genocide against Ukrainians” and accusing the Russian military of war crimes.

“In these circumstances, I sincerely wonder about the position, that I endlessly read about in the press and online that: ‘culture is out of politics,’ ‘we have to hear opposition voices,’ ‘boycott will put limits to artistic expression,'” he added. Rather than object to cultural boycotts, Ivanov called on Russian filmmakers to “refuse to represent their country in international events and make a statement about it. This act of solidarity would be the most clear and eloquent anti-war message to the world and Ukrainians than their statements in social media that they are ‘against war.’ It’s not the right time for red carpets for our dear Russian colleagues.

I think some festival selectors, film professionals and cultural managers just do not get what is happening in Ukraine. This war of aggression by the Russians has turned into a war on independence and a war for values and rights. It is, first of all, the genocide of Ukrainians. And you can follow it almost live online via news outlets and social media.

Films that are made out of the state financing system are financed by funds of oligarchs, like Roman Abramovich’s fund Kinoprime. These oligarchs became rich because they were and mainly are close to power. They helped Mr. Putin to get his influence and agreed with the actions of his regime. They are using their funds for cinema support to clean their reputation in the West.

 

Vielen Dank für Ihren Kommentar.Ihr Kommentar wird nach Prüfung veröffentlicht.
Wir haben diese Nachrichten zusammengefasst, damit Sie sie schnell lesen können. Wenn Sie sich für die Nachrichten interessieren, können Sie den vollständigen Text hier lesen. Weiterlesen:

 /  🏆 108. in DE

Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen

Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.

Former Strictly pro Kristina Rihanoff's business has nearly £500k debtKristina Rihanoff - who recently had to clarify her comments which were slammed after she appeared to support Putin over the war in Ukraine - owns a yoga business in Northampton
Herkunft: Mirror Celeb - 🏆 476. / 51 Weiterlesen »