The FIPRESCI jury at the 25th edition of the Minsk International Film Festival “Listapad” regret to have learned that independent critics and industry representatives from Belarus are no longer actively part of the national competition’s selection committee at “Listapad”. In the long term, Belorussian cinema will only be fully represented at the event if its diversity is matched by the diversity of the bodies judging it. We thus hope the Ministry of Culture will consider opening up the national competition’s selection committee to help ensure that “Listapad” upholds its unique and international prestige as an event that celebrates the diverse cinemas of both the world, and Belarus.
Lucy Virgen, György Kárpáti, Viera Langerová, Konstanty Kuzma, Maksim Karpitski
Lucy Virgen, György Kárpáti, Viera Langerová, Konstanty Kuzma, Maksim Karpitski
