In 2015 the law "On protection of
information television and radio space" prohibited the screening of films
in Ukraine that, according to Kiev, contain "Russian propaganda".
KIEV,
February 9. /TASS/. The Ukrainian State Film Agency last year banned 22 Russian
movies from release at Ukrainian cinemas and permitted the release of six
films.
"The
total number of films produced in the Russian Federation that passed the
Agency’s Expert Commission on Film Distribution and Screening is 48, 22 of
which were banned," the Ukrainian State Film Agency said, responding to a
Ukrainian News inquiry.
Six Russian films received state certificates for distribution and screening at Ukrainian cinemas. Overall, 302 films received these certificates in 2017.
So, in 2017
Russian film "Matilda" was banned in Ukraine, because a musician
on Ukraine’s black list performed in it.
In February
2015, the law "On protection of information television and radio
space" prohibited the screening of films in Ukraine that, according to
Kiev, contain "Russian propaganda."
On April
21, 2016, Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko signed a law prohibiting the
screening of Russian films produced after January 1, 2014, "to enhance the
level of protection of Ukraine’s national security in the information
sphere." More than 600 Russian films are currently banned in Ukraine.
Source: ITAR-TASS 10-02-2018
