Israel has signed a filmmaking cooperation deal with Russia. The deal, which is understood to have been in the works since 2009, was inked by Israel’s Russian ambassador Alexander Ben Zvi and…
The deal, which is understood to have been in the works since 2009, was inked by Israel’s Russian ambassador Alexander Ben Zvi and Russian culture minister Olga Lyubimova.
“Now colleagues from Russia and Israel can exchange experiences, create films together, and work with film archives,” Lyubimova said according to The Jerusalem Post. “We look forward to seeing Israeli filmmakers in the competition programs of our international film festivals and in public discussions. We are also preparing to expand the distribution capabilities of Russian-Israeli films.”
The move has come as a shock to the Israeli filmmaking community given that Russia is currently facing sanctions from most of Western Europe following its war on Ukraine. Last year U.S. media and entertainment companies including Netflix and Disney suspended trade with Russia and the country’s government continues to be banned from a number of international events, including film festivals and the Eurovision Song Contest.
Co-founder and CEO of the Israeli-Ukrainian Alliance Anna Zharova hit out at the deal, saying: “Have our Ministry of Culture and Foreign Affairs completely lost their minds?!”Eitan Mansuri, the producer of Samuel Maoz’s Venice prizewinning “Foxtrot,” and the series “When Heroes Fly,” is also one of the many Israeli industry figures alarmed by the treaty. “An extremely right wing government is taking down Israeli democracy and supporting a deadly regime,” Mansuri said.
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