A famous Ukrainian film director- Mikhail Ilenko refused to participate in a Film Festival held in Tbilisi and recalled his movie.
Between the reasons, Mikhail Ilenko named are the festival"s program and Russia"s annexation of Crimea.
The movie of Stanislav Govorukhin- a film director who is from Vladimir Putin"s circle was displayed today.
A Russian Film Festival, held in Tbilisi has changed its name for the first time , but the audience believes that the aim of the Film Forum is to get closer to the Russian culture.
The festival is financed from the state budget.