International Insider: Ukraine One Year On; Berlin Concludes; BAFTA; London Screenings Preview
deadline.comGood afternoon Insider team, Max Goldbart here. It has been a wild ride of a week with Berlin drawing to a close. Read below for a good ol’ recap. Commemorating: A year is a long time in anyone’s calendar but, for the people of Ukraine, the 12 months that have followed that dreadful day on February 24, 2022, must have felt like a lifetime.
Commemorative programs dominated the schedules yesterday and today as the global community marks the anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion by highlighting the plight of an embattled nation, and considering what’s to come.
In the U.S., our political correspondent Ted Johnson had this handy rundown of all the major coverage from the news networks, which was preceded by Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Ukraine. “I’m here to show our unwavering support for the nation’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Biden said as he met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Marinsky Palace earlier this week.
Today will be a day of reflection over a war that has led to the deaths of thousands of soldiers and ordinary civilians. The global film and TV industries have of course not been immune and Deadline has brought you coverage over the months of the twists and turns, most recently this Sean Penn and Aaron Kaufman interview on Zelenskyy doc Superpower by my colleague Matthew Carey.
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