'Many extremely brave anonymous citizens are taking part in anti-regime demonstrations across the Russian Federation.'
One month ago, the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture, supported by several individuals from the Ukrainian art world, called for sanctions to limit the Russian presence in the international cultural space. The call not only includes"all projects which involve the Russian Federation, including projects implemented with Russian money" but would also ban all Russians from taking part in international competitions, exhibitions, forums, and other cultural events.
The Vilnius International Film Festival answered the call and decided to remove all Russian films from its program, regardless of the directors' stances on the war and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Festival's chief executive officer Algirdas Ramaskathat"we felt that this wasn't the right time to celebrate, or to promote, Russian filmmakers, Russian cinema, Russian culture.
Even before Vilnius Film Festival decision, a festival in Glasgow withdrew two Russian films from its 2022 programme, though the director of one of the blacklisted movies, Lado Kvataniya, clearly denounced the war. The European Broadcasting Union announced that Russia would not be allowed to attend this year's Eurovision Song Contest. The Cannes Film Festival is trying not to be exclusive.
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