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Netflix has suspended its services in Russia amid the war with Ukraine. The information is from Variety.
Previously, the streaming giant had already joined other companies that adhered to economic sanctions on the country. Earlier this month, the platform stopped Russian original productions and the purchase of Russian films and series.
The company had four Russian originals in the works, including a crime thriller series directed by Dasha Zhuk, which was being filmed and suspended. The production was the second Netflix original series filmed in Russia, after “Anna K,” which ended last year.
“Due to the circumstances, we have decided to suspend our service in Russia,” said a company spokesperson.
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Russia was also barred from participating in major film and TV industry festivals and awards. The Cannes Film Festival announced on Tuesday that it will not host Russian delegations or participants with ties to the government. Series Mania Festival and MipTV said there will be no Russian presence at their respective events, in line with the French government’s sanction.
SHARE On Monday (28), the Biennale art exhibition in Venice scrapped its Russian pavilion, as the Venice Film Festival continues to ponder its response to calls to boycott Russian films at the event.
The Glasgow Film Festival in Scotland has decided to withdraw two Russian titles this year: Kirill Sokolov’s “No Looking Back” and Lado Kvataniya’s “The Execution”. Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival has announced that it will screen Russian films in its next edition in August.
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