A thorough article describes the current decay of the Russian #cinema industry, from financing / co-production (Russia was expelled from @eurimages), to #casting and teams selection (on ideological merits),
theins.ru/en/confession/…
gear (un)availability (lighting rentals, #camera repair, makeup consumables) and post-production software limitations.
The #Russian cinemas we’d worked with are closed, many creatives and critics fled the country.
The remaining males wait for conscription while cleaning up their social profiles for any signs of anti-war (re)posts or Ukrainian insignia…
Roll the end-titles. 😕
Oh great, Variety now profusely apologizes for questioning #film #casting choices? The #press and critics licking up the ass… what’s next?
We’re in intellectual discussion free-fall and there’s no deck in sight.
variety.com/2020/film/revi…
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