Netflix pauses all Russian projects and acquisitions amid Ukraine conflict

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Netflix has become the latest media corporation to halt all of its pro🦄jects and acquisitions in Russia as the country's governm𓆏ent continues to invade Ukraine.

The global streaming service had four Russian originals in development, including Zato, a mystery-drama series set just after the demise of the Soviet Un♍ion. 

Anna K, centering on the life of St. Peteꩵrsburg socialite Anna Karenina, and Nothing Special had also been filming, and have now had their productions put on hold while the platform assesses the impact of current events.

On Monday, February 28, The Walt Disney Company confirmed that it would be postponing all theatrical releases in Russia, starting with Pixar’s 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Turning Red which was due to premiere in the country on March 10. That same day, Warner Bros. announced that it was halting the release of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Batman in Russia, too.

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In accordance with the French government’s sanction against Russia, the Cannes Film Festival declared on Tuesday, March 1, that Russian delegations or atteꦬndees with ties to the government were no longer welcome. Elsewhere, Series Mania Festival and MipTV said there won’t be a Russian presence at their respective events.

The Biennale arts exhibition in Venice pulled its Russian pavilion, as the city’s official film festival continues to wrestle with calls to boycott Russian movies. Kirill Sokolov’s No Looking Back and Lado Kvataniya’s The Execution will no longer be screened at the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Glasgow Film Festival in Scotland.

On the flip side, Switzerland’s Loca𝔉rno Film Festival explained that it would still be showing Russian films when its 2022 run kicks of💃f in August.

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Amy West

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