This aligns the Czech festival with other major events including Cannes, Venice and Toronto, who have refused the call for a blanket boycott but have placed restrictions on Russian films and attendees from Russia.

The festival announced it would offer a special presentation of Vitaly Mansky’s Putin’s Witnesses. The film, which was named best feature-length documentary at KVIFF 2018, is distributed in the Czech Republic by the KVIFF subsidiary Aerofilms. Proceeds from the screenings will be donated to the non-profit organisation People in Need.

For  the full statement of the festival organisers Click HERE.