Influential Ukrainian Producer Denis Ivanov Pens Letter From Kyiv Backing Russian Cinema Boycott: “It’s Not The Right Time For Red Carpets For Our Dear Russian Colleagues”
deadline.comDenis Ivanov, the Ukrainian producer whose credits include films with Oleg Sentsov and Sergei Loznitsa, has penned an open letter while fighting on the front line of the war backing the proposed boycott of Russian cinema.
Read it in full below.“This war of aggression by the Russians has turned into a war on independence and a war for values and rights..
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”,” writes Ivanov.“The best Russian filmmakers can do now is 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”.
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