Spotlight on Film Festivals in Ukraine Today

This roundtable begins with each festival organizer explaining how the outbreak of current war in Ukraine affected planning and organizing their respective film festivals. The discussion that unfolds conveys organizers stand quite united responses to situation, despite differences geographic proximity ongoing hostilities on ground opportunities available for drafting up alternative scenarios. They engage cultural diplomacy collaborate international colleagues create visibility Ukrainian culture people. Moreover, there is a shared belief need boycott Russian culture. edited transcript presents detailed argumentation favor as well concrete issues had media coverage. Other themes discussed concern role cinema festivals can play face war. participants acknowledge trauma being inflicted people express hope safety will be restored quickly, this basic condition necessary start thinking about giving substance dealing