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European Film Academy Strongly Condemns Russian War, Excludes Russian Films From European Film Awards

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Naman Ramachandran The European Film Academy (EFA) has issued an unequivocal condemnation of President Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and excluded Russia from the European Film Awards.In a statement released on Tuesday, the EFA said: “The Academy strongly condemns the war started by Russia – Ukraine’s sovereignty and territory must be respected.

Putin’s actions are atrocious and totally unacceptable, and we strongly condemn them.”“What concerns us most is the fate of the Ukrainians, and our hearts are with the Ukrainian filmmaking community.

We are fully aware that several of our members are fighting with arms against the aggressor. The Academy will therefore exclude Russian films from this year’s European Film Awards and we lend our support to each element of the boycott,” the EFA said.

This is the second statement on the matter from the Academy. On Feb. 24, hours after Russia invaded Ukraine, the EFA had issued a statement pledging their support to the Ukrainian filmmaking community.

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