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How much it costs to bring a global star to Ukraine, why Scarlett Johansson’s visits to Odesa fell through, and what the Russians were up to. Interview with Anna Machukh
Anna Machukh is the CEO of the Odesa International Film Festival and the executive director of the national film award Zolota Dzyga, the Ukrainian equivalent of the Oscars. She knows Ukrainian cinema from the inside and, probably even better, its backstage.
In an interview with OBOZ.UA, Anna Machukh spoke frankly about what usually remains behind the scenes at a film festival: how Russian stars behaved when they came to OIFF, why Scarlett Johansson confirmed her arrival to Odesa for several years in a row but never made it, and how much it can actually cost to bring a global celebrity to Ukraine.
