SONY - Israel Partners With Russia — On Movies: New Deal Draws Backlash Amid Global Conflict With Ukraine | Benzinga
Russia has seen backlash from countries around the world after invading Ukraine in February 2022.
While many countries and companies are distancing themselves from operations in Russia, Israel signed a new partnership with the country that has seen immediate backlash.
What Happened: While the U.S. and other regions have attempted to support the filmmaking industry of Ukraine during the ongoing war with Russia, Israel is taking the other side.
Israel has partnered with Russia in a filmmaking pact, according to Deadline.
The partnership between Russia and Israel will see the countries "create films together and work with film archives,” according to Russian Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova, as reported by 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,” Lyubimova said.
The partnership was reached after 15 years of negotiations that were first started by Israel according ...