Members of the Russian movie industry may be personae non gratae at the great festivals of the West, but at the Shanghai International Film Festival, China’s most prestigious cinema event, they will be welcomed with open arms.
In the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in Feburary 2022, the Cannes, Venice, Berlin and Toronto international film festivals and markets all imposed blanket bans on Russian delegations and film companies connected to the Putin government. The events only made an exception for individual Russian artists and filmmakers, who continue to be welcomed, provided they don’t have state affiliation.
The Shanghai film festival has taken a much different approach to wartime Russia’s movie sector — one in keeping with China’s so-called “no limits” geopolitical partnership with the Kremlin.
At the 2023 Siff Market, a tradeshow-like event that runs in tandem with the festival, and where new international movies are bought and sold,...
In the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in Feburary 2022, the Cannes, Venice, Berlin and Toronto international film festivals and markets all imposed blanket bans on Russian delegations and film companies connected to the Putin government. The events only made an exception for individual Russian artists and filmmakers, who continue to be welcomed, provided they don’t have state affiliation.
The Shanghai film festival has taken a much different approach to wartime Russia’s movie sector — one in keeping with China’s so-called “no limits” geopolitical partnership with the Kremlin.
At the 2023 Siff Market, a tradeshow-like event that runs in tandem with the festival, and where new international movies are bought and sold,...
- 6/9/2023
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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