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Acclaimed Russian stage and screen director Kirill Serebrennikov appears in court on embezzlement charges seen by supporters as part of a crackdown on artistic independence under Vladimir Putin. The 49-year-old, who smashed taboos and revolutionised the Russian art scene in recent years, appeared in the first open hearing of his controversial embezzlement case after spending a year under house arrest. IMAGES
Russian stage and screen director Kirill Serebrennikov arrives at court in Moscow for trial over a fraud case, more than a year after he was placed under house arrest in a controversial embezzlement probe, he considers "absurd". FIRST IMAGES
The Soyuz MS-19 spaceship takes off from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, en route to the International Space Station. Russia is launching an actress and film director into space in a historic bid to beat the United States to the filming of the first movie in orbit. IMAGES
Berlin, Jun 13 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Clemens Bilan) The general director of the Berlin Film Festival, Mariette Rissenbeek, received on Sunday the 'Officier des Arts et Lettres' award (Official of Arts and Letters), the highest cultural honor in France, from the French Ambassador to Germany Anne-Marie Descotes during a reception at the French Embassy in Berlin, Germany.FOOTAGE OF PROTOCOLARY ACT AT THE FRENCH EMBASSY IN BERLIN.
Madrid, March 18 (EFE), (Camera: Raúl García).- The Prado Museum is to premiere "Soldado" (Soldier), a piece of theatre written by Spanish actor, screenwriter and film director Fernando Fernán Gómez on the occasion of the celebrations of his birth centenary. FOOTAGE OF ACTOR DANIEL ORTIZ DURING THE PRESENTATION OF THE PLAY AT THE PRADO MUSEUM IN MADRID.
Russian prosecutors call for a six-year prison sentence for acclaimed director Kirill Serebrennikov, accused of embezzling public funds in a case that has stirred criticism at home and abroad. Serebrennikov is charged with creating an organised criminal group with his colleagues and embezzling more than $2 million of state funding for a theatre project called Platforma. IMAGES of Russian director in court
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