Green light for Russian films
The Cannes International Film Festival has also officially announced that it will not accept any representatives related to the Russian government in its upcoming term.
Theater News Base: The festival declared that it would not welcome Russian official delegations and would not accept the presence of anyone associated with the Russian government unless the Russian invasion of Ukraine ended in a way that was satisfactory to the Ukrainian people.
This approach means that Russian filmmakers can still be present at the festival, and the door is still open for Russian films to appear in the official sections of the festival.
The statement added: “We applaud the courage of all the artists and filmmakers in Russia who risked their lives to protest the invasion of Ukraine.”
The 75th Cannes Film Festival is planning to hold this cinematic event from May 17 to 28 (May 27 to June 7) in person.
Meanwhile, a number of European film institutions and festivals have gone too far in response to the Ukrainian invasion, imposing bans on Russian films.
The European Film Academy (EFA) announced on Tuesday that it would remove Russian films from this year’s European Film Awards and support a ban on Russian films.
The Glasgow Film Festival announced on Monday that it has removed two Russian films from its next edition.