`Russian Ark´ Director Closes His Film Foundation, Citing Hostility From Putin´s Government
(ArtsJournal Media)

Alexander Sokurov (Russian Ark, Faust, Father and Son, Mother and Son) set up the Primer Intonatsii (Example of Intonation) foundation in 2013 to aid young Russian filmmakers. But the organization has had trouble getting and maintaining funding and suffered what Sokurov called “unfriendliness and aggressiveness,� including an embezzlement investigation, from Russia’s Ministry of Culture. (Yes, […]