Putin vs the West is the latest series from the legendary Norma Percy, and the three-parter contains everything you’d expect from the veteran documentarian – the right blend of revelation, anecdote, history, drama, forensic analysis and storytelling. It’s Putin, the Ukraine war and how the West fouled up, all made comprehensible. It’s brilliant, and you have to watch it to understand how we got to where we are now.
It is in fact so brilliant that you find yourself in the unexpected position of being almost on the edge of your seat listening to the testimony from the half-forgotten dullards – such as former French president Francois Hollande; ex President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso; Cathy Ashton, once a sort of surrogate EU foreign minister; and various other former apparatchiks, advisors, politicians and ambassadors – who have had the usually bruising experience of dealing first hand with Vladimir Putin over the years.
It is in fact so brilliant that you find yourself in the unexpected position of being almost on the edge of your seat listening to the testimony from the half-forgotten dullards – such as former French president Francois Hollande; ex President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso; Cathy Ashton, once a sort of surrogate EU foreign minister; and various other former apparatchiks, advisors, politicians and ambassadors – who have had the usually bruising experience of dealing first hand with Vladimir Putin over the years.
- 1/30/2023
- by Sean O'Grady
- The Independent - TV
With the conflict between Ukraine and neighbouring Russia escalating over the weekend, the organisers of the Odessa International Film Festival (Oiff) have reaffirmed their determination to stage the fifth edition from July 11-19.
“We will do everything possible for it to happen,” the festival declared in a communiqué, explaining that “while grieving for the deceased [on the Maidan Square in Kiev], we must think about the future”.
In response to the events of the past weeks, Oiff’s 2014 line-up will include films about the role of civil society in Ukraine and in the world.
“2014 is going to be a difficult year, so the festival will run without any unnecessary glitz,” the festival observed. “All the efforts will be focused on maintaining the festival’s international level and selecting a top-quality line-up.”
Oiff’s international profile has been given a boost by an Advisory Board consisting of Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg’s Kirsten Niehuus, Unifrance’s Joël Chapron, the Israel Film Fund’s Katriel Schory, German...
“We will do everything possible for it to happen,” the festival declared in a communiqué, explaining that “while grieving for the deceased [on the Maidan Square in Kiev], we must think about the future”.
In response to the events of the past weeks, Oiff’s 2014 line-up will include films about the role of civil society in Ukraine and in the world.
“2014 is going to be a difficult year, so the festival will run without any unnecessary glitz,” the festival observed. “All the efforts will be focused on maintaining the festival’s international level and selecting a top-quality line-up.”
Oiff’s international profile has been given a boost by an Advisory Board consisting of Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg’s Kirsten Niehuus, Unifrance’s Joël Chapron, the Israel Film Fund’s Katriel Schory, German...
- 3/3/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
European commissioner meets delegation including Amanda Nevill, Peter Dinges to discuss cultural diversity.
European commissioner Androulla Vassiliou has expressed sympathy with continuing concerns voiced by the European Film Agency Directors (Efad) about proposed changes to the rules on ‘territorialisation’ in a new Cinema Communication.
Together with members of the European Commission’s (EC) Media unit, Vassiliou met with a delegation from the Efad’s membership, led by Frédéric Delcor, CEO of Belgium’s Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel de la Communauté française, who is also head of the Efad state aid working group.
The delegation consisted of:
· BFI chief executive Amanda Nevill
· BFI head of strategic development Carol Comley
· Peter Dinges, CEO of Germany’s Ffa,
· Gisela von Raczeck, representative to the EU for the Ffa, German Films and the German regional funds,
· Michel Plazanet, Cnc’s assistant director for European and International affairs and consultant Gabrielle Guallar,
· Chiara Fortuna...
European commissioner Androulla Vassiliou has expressed sympathy with continuing concerns voiced by the European Film Agency Directors (Efad) about proposed changes to the rules on ‘territorialisation’ in a new Cinema Communication.
Together with members of the European Commission’s (EC) Media unit, Vassiliou met with a delegation from the Efad’s membership, led by Frédéric Delcor, CEO of Belgium’s Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel de la Communauté française, who is also head of the Efad state aid working group.
The delegation consisted of:
· BFI chief executive Amanda Nevill
· BFI head of strategic development Carol Comley
· Peter Dinges, CEO of Germany’s Ffa,
· Gisela von Raczeck, representative to the EU for the Ffa, German Films and the German regional funds,
· Michel Plazanet, Cnc’s assistant director for European and International affairs and consultant Gabrielle Guallar,
· Chiara Fortuna...
- 10/1/2013
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
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