Venice Film Festival Keeps 'DaU' in Competition
The Venice Film Festival will not exclude the film 'Dau' by Ilya Khrzhanovsky from its competition despite protests from the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the festival's artistic director Alberto Barbera.
Consensus
- The Venice Film Festival will not exclude the film 'DaU' from its competition.
- The film 'DaU' was not excluded despite a protest from Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Ilya Khrzhanovsky is not a Russian citizen and has renounced Russian citizenship.
- The film is described as an indictment of totalitarian regimes and their interference in personal lives.
- The festival emphasizes that it will not exclude participants based on geographical origin or nationality.
- The film was produced with international co-production support from Germany, France, and Sweden.
- The film's financing involved organizations such as ARTE, WDR, the Swedish Film Institute, and the Hubert Bals Fund.
- Sergei Adonyev's involvement in the project ended in 2019, before the film 'DaU' was made.
Points of divergence
- Ilya Khrzhanovsky was financially supported by Russian businessman Sergei Adonyev, who is under sanctions from the US and Ukraine, during a time when there was no war or 'SVO'. — tg_echoonline_news
- Writer and dramatist Arthur Solomono stated that if the logic of excluding 'DaU' is applied, then Soviet films should also be banned because they were made under a criminal state. — tg_echoonline_news
- Ilya Khrzhanovsky has German, British, and Israeli citizenship and has formally renounced Russian citizenship. — tg_tvrain
- Ilya Khrzhanovsky created the non-profit organization XY in 2023 with journalist Mikhail Zygar to counter Russian propaganda and support independent cultural initiatives opposing the war in Ukraine. — tvrain
- The Russian General Prosecutor's Office designated the organization XY as 'undesirable' in February 2024. — tvrain
- Russia listed Khrzhanovsky as a 'foreign agent' and accused him of terrorism-related activities. — tvrain
- Alberico Barbera stated that the film is not Russian and not pro-Putin propaganda, but rather a film exposing totalitarian regimes. — tg_echoonline_news
- Alberico Barbera described the film as a work by a Russian dissident who has been labeled a terrorist and enemy of the state by Russia. — tvrain
Coverage (3 sources)
- Venice Film Festival Will Not Exclude Film 'Dau' by Ilya Khzhanovsky from Competition — ЭХО / Новости
- Venice Film Festival Will Not Exclude Ilya Khzhanovsky's Film 'Dau' from Competition After Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Protest — Дождь (Telegram)
- Why the Venice Film Festival will not exclude 'Dau' from the competition — Дождь
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