I got the bad news and was concerned, and was sad that Kirill Serebrennikov has been forced to interrupt his artistic work (which should have brought him in September to the Stuttgart Opera, for a staging of "Hänsel und Gretel"). It is always highly problematic and a dangerous approach to the work and freedom of an artist when his file gets on the desk of the procuratorate. It would be a gesture of respect for the arts and for Kirill Serebrennikov and the Gogol Theater if the authorities allowed him to continue his work, even if this might not be in their sense nor interest. Indeed, it happens often that political reasons cannot be excluded (and a view back on the international history of "artists brought in the dock" shows the dominance of political backgrounds). I am afraid, however, to remark that, if we're realists, the obvious solidarity of an international film society can't achieve much, as in the case of Oleg Sentsov; but we all can follow the events incessantly and attentively, as we do in the case of Oleg Sentsov, and can so make clear that everything that happens with Kirill Serebrennikov happens under the watchful eyes of the international community.