Presentation of new film by Yury Harulyou cancelled in Minsk
The official reason is an electric wiring failure. A presentation of documentaries about Belarusian partisans and Felix Dzerzhinsky has been cancelled in Minsk. The film of a Belarusian producer Yury Harulyou “A land of daydream” and the film of his Polish colleague, cultural counsellor of the Polish Embassy to Belarus Veslav Romanowski “Felix means happy” had to be demonstrated in the theatre of the Academy of Arts. Veslav Romanowski has told ERB that he received a phone call this morning and was told that a failure of the electric wiring had occurred in the hall where the presentation was supposed to be organized.
Veslav Romanowski: “We have been informed that there was a failure of the electric wiring in the hall where a film about Felix Dzerzhinsky had to be demonstrated. So it is impossible to organize the presentation”.
According to him, the films were watched by the administration of the Academy before the presentation. However, the Polish producer does not know what their comments were like and whether it was connected with the electric wiring failure.
His colleague Yury Haruleu is not surprised at the situation.
Yury Harul: “I witnessed a similar situation in the village of Varancha where we showed a film to the old ladies who took part in it. A great number of officials watched the film before the presentation – the head of the district executive committee, the head of the department of culture and a KGB member. They watched and decided that we could show it as there was nothing against the people or the government in it”.
To tell you the truth, Hrulyou’s film mentioned a case when Belarusian partisans destroyed the manour of Varoncha with all its inhabitants. There were only women and children. The producer does not understand why it is forbidden to tell people about it. He found the story in the National archives and it can be accessed by anyone.
The director of the theatre of the Academy of Arts Andrei Vasileuski has confirmed to ERB that a failure has recently occurred in the hall.
Andrei Vasileuski: “We have experienced a little problem with the electric wiring. It is already being repaired. The repairs will continue tomorrow and will be finished only on Thursday if everything is okay”.
Despite the fact that workers will need only three days to repair everything, the presentation for the films has not been postponed for the same term. It has been appointed for the next year. However, it is also undecided. According to Velsav Romanowski, the administration for the Academy told him that their schedule was full till the end of the year. The possibility of the presentation of the films will be discussed only next year.
Veslav Romanowski: “We have been informed that there was a failure of the electric wiring in the hall where a film about Felix Dzerzhinsky had to be demonstrated. So it is impossible to organize the presentation”.
According to him, the films were watched by the administration of the Academy before the presentation. However, the Polish producer does not know what their comments were like and whether it was connected with the electric wiring failure.
His colleague Yury Haruleu is not surprised at the situation.
Yury Harul: “I witnessed a similar situation in the village of Varancha where we showed a film to the old ladies who took part in it. A great number of officials watched the film before the presentation – the head of the district executive committee, the head of the department of culture and a KGB member. They watched and decided that we could show it as there was nothing against the people or the government in it”.
To tell you the truth, Hrulyou’s film mentioned a case when Belarusian partisans destroyed the manour of Varoncha with all its inhabitants. There were only women and children. The producer does not understand why it is forbidden to tell people about it. He found the story in the National archives and it can be accessed by anyone.
The director of the theatre of the Academy of Arts Andrei Vasileuski has confirmed to ERB that a failure has recently occurred in the hall.
Andrei Vasileuski: “We have experienced a little problem with the electric wiring. It is already being repaired. The repairs will continue tomorrow and will be finished only on Thursday if everything is okay”.
Despite the fact that workers will need only three days to repair everything, the presentation for the films has not been postponed for the same term. It has been appointed for the next year. However, it is also undecided. According to Velsav Romanowski, the administration for the Academy told him that their schedule was full till the end of the year. The possibility of the presentation of the films will be discussed only next year.
