Russian film director Serebrennikov receives French distinction Six months after the lifting of his house arrest, which did not see an end to the legal proceedings against him, Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov receives the badge of the Commander of the Arts and Letters in Moscow, an honour bestowed upon him by France in August 2018. Kirill Serebrennikov received the award from the French Ambassador to Moscow, Sylvie Bermann. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES