MOSCOW -- France has honored Russian movie and theater director Kirill Serebrennikov by using naming him a commander of the order of arts and letters, which changed into granted in cognizance of enormous contributions to the humanities.
Serebrennikov, who has been accused of embezzlement via the Russian authorities, bought the big difference in a ceremony at the home of the French ambassador to Russia, Sylvie Bermann, on October 14.
Bermann noted that Serebrennikov turned into "a key determine in the Russian way of life," and his prominence went past Russia's borders, stressing his cooperation with French playwrights and theaters.
In accepting the award, Serebrennikov spoke of it changed into a awareness of his efforts to set up closer hyperlinks between the two nations.
Serebrennikov, 50, and three co-defendants are accused of embezzling up to 133 million rubles ($2 million) in state dollars granted from 2011 to 2014 to Seventh Studio, a nonprofit company dependent by Serebrennikov.
Serebrennikov, who has taken part in anti-govt protests and voiced difficulty in regards to the growing affect of the Russian Orthodox Church, has denied wrongdoing and pushed aside the prices against him as absurd.
In September, a courtroom in Moscow sent the case in opposition t Serebrennikov and his pals returned to prosecutors, citing inconsistency within the accusations.
On October eight, the Moscow metropolis court canceled that ruling.
Serebrennikov's August 2017 arrest drew foreign attention and prompted accusations that Russian authorities had been targeting cultural figures who are at odds with President Vladimir Putin's government.
Serebrennikov and two co-defendants -- producer Yury Itin and former culture Ministry employee Sofia Apfelbaum -- were launched from residence arrest beneath an April 8 courtroom decision, but ordered to remain in Moscow.
The other defendant, Aleksei Malobrodsky, who changed into not below house arrest, become also barred from leaving Moscow.
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