.A Moscow courthouse sentenced Oscar-nominated film developer Alexander Rodnyansky to eight-and-a-half years jail in absentia on Monday for spreading out "artificial" relevant information concerning the Russian military.Rodnyansky, 63, was actually born in Kyiv however invested many of his job in Russia, producing lots of television collection as well as movies certainly there featuring Oscar-nominated police procedural "Mammoth.".He left behind the country shortly after it sent out soldiers right into Ukraine in February 2022 as well as has actually been actually a candid critic of the Kremlin's objectionable since, repetitively denouncing it on social media sites.Moscow's Basmanny District Court of law located him responsible of "spreading out knowingly false relevant information concerning making use of the Russian armies," depending on to a statement by Moscow's court of law company.Rodnyansky claimed the case was connected to his "anti-war articles on Instagram" and stated he strongly disagreed along with the decision." No Basmanny court of law can stop me from speaking loudly and also performing what I have been carrying out all my life, making movies," he pointed out in a blog post on Telegram.Russia has confined, fined and imprisoned thousands of individuals for resisting its own Ukraine onslaught considering that February 2022-- a crackdown liberties teams have actually contrasted to the Soviet age.Rodnyansky started his profession in Ukraine, where he established the nation's very first independent television system in 1995, however is much better known for his movie work in Russia.His 2017-produced movie "Loveless" regarding a withheld pair compelled to work together after their youngster goes skipping won the Jury system Award at the Cannes Film Festival.