Brussels, 11/06/2014 (Agence Europe) - On the initiative of the European Film Academy, around 20 leading figures from the European film industry sent a letter to the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and other officials in Russia, on Tuesday 10 June, to express their concern about the fate of the Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov. Signatories to this letter include Pedro Almodovar, Ken Loach, Antonio Saura, Bertrand Tavernier and Wim Wenders.
The Ukrainian director was arrested by the...