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		</div><p>An international film festival in the Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary opened on Friday amid controversy, following a protest by Ukraine over the screening of a Russian film alongside Ukrainian-made movies.</p>
<p>Before the start of the 56th edition of the festival, several leading Ukrainian filmmakers and Ukraine’s ambassador to Prague protested over the scheduled screening of Captain Volkonogov Escaped.</p>
<p>Ukrainian ambassador Yevhen Perebyinis said in an open letter that it would be “inhuman” to screen Ukrainian films alongside a Russian movie made with support from Russia’s culture ministry at a time when Russian troops had “committed atrocities” during their invasion of his country.</p>
<p>Organisers said they consider the Russian movie, whose world premiere was at last year’s Venice Film Festival, as being indirectly critical of the current Russian leadership.</p>
<p>Four Ukrainian films and eight other nearly-completed movies produced or co-produced by Ukraine will also be screened at the festival.</p>
<p>After being cancelled in 2020 and delayed in 2021 due to the pandemic, this year’s festival will culminate in a ceremony to honour Australian Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush for his contribution to world cinema.</p>
<p>Rush won an Academy Award for actor in a leading role in Shine in 1997. The festival will also screen his movies The King’s Speech and Quills.</p>
<p>Organisers will also honour US Oscar-winning actor and producer Benicio Del Toro and Czech actor Bolek Polivka.</p>
<p>The festival runs until July 9. The jury will consider 12 movies for the top prize, the Crystal Globe.</p>
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