Overview

• Allen joined Moscow International Film Week by videolink for a Legends of World Cinema talk moderated by director Fyodor Bondarchuk, described in coverage as pro‑Putin.
• Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry issued an official denunciation, calling the appearance “a shame” and “an insult” to the memory of Ukrainian actors and directors killed or injured by Russian forces.
• Russian state outlets emphasized his admiration for Russian cinema and his view that artificial intelligence cannot produce work on Dostoevsky’s level.
• RIA Novosti reported that he has not received offers to film in Russia but would consider a script reflecting a sense of well‑being in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
• The festival billed the session as a confidential dialogue, online reaction included criticism, and neither Allen nor his representatives have publicly commented.