On Thursday, February 24, at 3 a.m. Polish time, Russian troops attacked Ukraine. Vladimir Putin’s troops struck from various directions, both from the ground and from the air. In the morning of February 25, the Russians began bombing the capital of Ukraine. The situation changes minute by minute, and we have a special relationship.
In a statement, the Ukrainian Film Academy writes that despite the imposition of sanctions on Russia by governments around the world, the country remains active in the cultural field. “Several films produced by Russia are regularly included in the programs of most world film festivals, and significant funds are allocated to their promotion. The effect of this activity is not only the dissemination of propaganda messages and distorted facts. The loyalty of Russian culture – the culture of the aggressor that unleashed an unjustified and unprovoked war in Central Europe, we read.
Ukrainian filmmakers call on the film world to boycott Russia
The Academy called on festival organizers not to allow Russian films to be included in their programs; producers to break cooperation with the Russian Federation, especially when it comes to paying taxes; distributors to draw attention to the fact that any films presented on Russian territory may now be “illegally distributed in the legal territory of Ukraine” (in relation to the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk republics).
The authors of the letter ask the Council of Europe to exclude Russia from the European Convention on Film Co-production and from the Eurimages fund, which supports independent filmmakers. There is also a request to receive accreditation from the Russian Producers Guild under the International Association of Film Producers’ Federation. Finally, UAF asks the association of the European Audiovisual Production and the European Federation of Commercial Film Producers to stop cooperating with “audiovisual producers who support the aggression against Ukraine”. You can read the full content of the petition.
Until now, the world of culture, sports and the media has expressed opposition to the war between Russia and Ukraine in various ways. On Friday, the European Broadcasting Union stated that. The Czechs joined the Poles and Swedes and decided that. In several countries, including Poland,.
The Russian war against Ukraine continues. There is information about houses destroyed, wounded and killed. Needs are increasing hour by hour. Gazeta.pl joins forces with the Polish Center for International Aid Foundation (PCPM) to support humanitarian aid for Ukrainians and Ukrainians. Anyone can join the fundraiser by paying via Facebook or pcpm.org.pl/ukraina. More information .
Source: Gazeta
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