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Articles with tag "Film"

Russia Designates ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Co-Director ‘Foreign Agent’

The designation comes days after Pavel Talankin’s film won best documentary at the 2026 Academy Awards.

Chelyabinsk Judge Bans Distribution of Oscar-Winning ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ in Russia

A judge in the Ural Mountains city upheld a request from the state prosecutor’s office to have the film removed from three online video platforms.
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Pavel Talankin Was a ‘Nobody Against Putin.’ Now He Has an Oscar.

Speaking after the Academy Awards, Talankin said he believes the debate around the film is already changing Russian society.
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Russian Human Rights Body Calls for Investigation Into ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’

Russia’s human rights council said that “images of minors were used without obtaining the consent of their parents” in the film.
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Mr. Nobody? Never Heard of Him: Kremlin Says It Hasn’t Seen Oscar-Winning Documentary

“Mr. Nobody Against Putin,” which chronicles the state indoctrination of schoolchildren, won the Oscar for best documentary feature on Sunday.
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opinion Pippa Crawford

'Mr. Nobody Against Putin' Doesn't Settle for Easy Answers. That's Important.

The film, which is less about resistance than a chronicle of society during war, is a promising and worthy award contender.
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‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Wins BAFTA for Best Documentary

The film provides a rare glimpse at how Russian schools have become tools of state propaganda.
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Russia to Check Films for 'Traditional Values' Violations

The procedure comes ahead of a new law due to take effect on March 1 banning the screening of films deemed to “discredit traditional values.”
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‘Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears’ Star Vera Alentova Dies at 83

Alentova rose to international fame for her portrayal of Katerina Tikhonova in the 1979 film, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film...
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Russian Streaming Platforms Censor Pro-Kremlin Director’s Oscar-Winning Film

At least two online cinemas have cut scenes from Nikita Mikhalkov’s Oscar-winning 1994 drama “Burnt by the Sun.”
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3 Russia-Themed, Anti-War Films Shortlisted for Oscars

Film critics said the shortlisting of the three films sent a clear anti-war, anti-authoritarian message.
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Russia Privatizes Iconic Soviet Animation Studio Soyuzmultfilm

Experts estimate the studio’s value, including the rights to its extensive library of classic animated films, at up to 1.3 billion rubles ($15.7 million)...
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Ukraine Criticizes Woody Allen for Speaking at Moscow Film Week

The four-time Oscar-winning director appeared virtually as the guest of honor at Moscow International Film Week.
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Woody Allen to Headline Moscow Film Week

The four-time Oscar-winning director is billed as the main guest of honor at the Aug. 23-27 Moscow International Film Week.
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Kirill Serebrennikov's 'The Disappearance of Josef Mengele' at Cannes Film Festival

"The Disappearance," Serebrennikov's first film in German, follows the war criminal's life of impunity.
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Vera Krichevskaya's 'Connected' Premieres at Artdocfest in Riga

The story of a connection between two men, young and old, American and Russian, and the fate of doing business in post-Soviet Russia.
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Hollywood Studios Discussing Possible Return to Russian Market – RBC

Russian video streaming platforms say they are in talks with major Hollywood studios about restoring their online film libraries.
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‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’: A Schoolteacher’s Stand Against Russia’s Child Indoctrination

A documentary filmed by a Russian school events coordinator gives a rare look at how schools have become tools of state propaganda.
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News Analysis

In Russia, Yura Borisov’s Historic Oscar Nomination Leaves the Regime Lost for Words

Reactions in Borisov’s home country ranged from muted praise to theories that the U.S. was attempting to turn him into an opposition figure.
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Russia’s Yura Borisov Nominated for Best Supporting Actor at 2025 Oscars

Borisov was nominated for his role as a reserved yet conflicted henchman in “Anora.”
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