Bad news continues to come from Ukraine, which has been occupied by Russia for over a month. Lithuanian film director Mantas Kvedaravicius was murdered in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, which was under Russian attacks.
While Russia’s attacks on Ukraine continue uninterrupted, civilian casualties continue to increase.
Lithuanian film director Mantas Kvedaravicius died in Mariupol, one of the cities most affected by the war in Ukraine, where he went to document the Russian attacks.
Russian film director Vitaly Mansky, in his statement regarding the death of the Lithuanian director, said, “Our friend Artdocfest participant, Lithuanian documentary writer Mantas Kvedaravicius, is today in Mariupol , with the camera in his hand, in this ridiculous war. killed,” he said.
Lithuanian documentary director and producer Giedre Zickyte said in a statement on his social media account, “It is a terrible loss for the Lithuanian cinema community and the whole world. Our hearts are broken.”
Kvedaravicius was known, among other things, for the conflict zone documentary ‘Mariupolis’, which premiered at the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival.
Source: Ntv
