The Duma promises to cancel the obligatory rental certificates

In the fall, perhaps, the law on the ban on obscene vocabulary in the cinema, theater, literature and concerts will be softened - the State Duma Committee on Culture is going to revise the clause on mandatory rental certificates for all films.

“In September, when the deputies leave the vacation, we will definitely raise this issue at a meeting of the culture committee. I am sure that we will be able to come to an acceptable decision, ”Elena Drapeko, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Culture Committee on Culture, told Izvestia .

The Law “On Amendments to the Federal Law“ On the State Language of the Russian Federation ”and certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation in connection with the improvement of legal regulation in the field of use of the Russian language” entered into force on July 1 .

It simultaneously prohibits the issuance of rental certificates for films with obscene vocabulary and a public show of films without a rental certificate. The first violation of the law is punishable by a fine of up to 50 thousand rubles, repeated - up to 100 thousand rubles or the suspension of activities for three months.

According to the new law, films specially created for showing on etheric, cable, satellite television, as well as foreign films at international film festivals, are exempted. Cinematographers hope that all festivals, film clubs, various forms of non -profit show will be added to the exception list.

Soon after the law entered into force, students and graduates of the School of Documentary Cinema and Theater Marina Razbuzhkina and Mikhail Ugarova said they refused to participate in Russian festivals where a rental certificate for films is required. Criticism of the new law was made by the chairman of the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation Nikita Mikhalkov:

In favor of mitigating the rule of law for festivals, the deputy chairman of the State Duma culture committee, director Vladimir Bortko, program director of the Great Cartoon Festival Maria Tereshchenko, spoke out. According to Kinoved, Kirill Razlogov, the program director of the Moscow Film Festival, "the new law simply eliminates the festival movement."

Last week, the Ministry of Culture recognized that “the mandatory receipt of rental certificates for all the paintings and administrative responsibility for violation of this norm may further lead to a sharp decrease in non -profit film location” and promised “once again to carefully analyze the adopted norms, their practical application and influence on festival activities”.