Seven bare-breasted women from Ukraine's Femen group took to the red carpet at the Venice film festival on Wednesday to spread the message that "Ukraine is not a brothel". O Sole Minnie captures Romance of Venice (03 Sep 13) Film stars vie for top spot at Venice festival (23 Aug 13) Venice film festival struck by austerity (26 Jul 13) They tied the protest with the screening of Ukraine is not a brothel, a documentary about the history of the movement by 28-year-old Australian >>>

he Ukrainian activist group Femen — slogan: "Our mission is protest, our weapons are bare breasts" — has been in the international headlines frequently in the past few years, drawing snickers and cameras with topless protests all over Europe. The women haven't focused on any single feminist issue. They bared their chests at the 2012 London Olympics [careful, these links are NSFW] to protest Islamist regimes, at Pope Benedict XVI to protest Catholic oppression of women, and at Russian President Vladimir Putin because they don't like him. (One Femen protestor ambushed him last >>>

Femen members practising their protest techniques in their Paris HQ. The topless feminist activists of Femen have had a rough few months. Since we made a film about them earlier this year, three activists were jailed in Tunisia, their Paris headquarters was burned down, and three core members were kidnapped and beaten up in Kyiv. To top it off, Ukraine Is Not a Brothel—a new film by Australian filmmaker Kitty Green—reveals that a self-proclaimed patriarch, Victor Svyatski, is the mastermind >>>

Femen, the Ukrainian feminist group notorious for engaging in
topless protests, may be run by a man.

Australian filmmaker Kitty Green claims to have proof that a man
named Victor Svyatski, who has previously acknowledged being a
supporter of Femen, is actually the mastermind behind the
organization.

Green's latest film, "Ukraine Is Not A Brothel," which is
premiering at the Venice Film Festival, allegedly contains an
interview in which Svyatski acknowledges starting the group to meet
women.

Via: reason.com

A new documentary film has revealed that the purported mastermind behind Femen, the Ukrainian feminist group famous for its topless protests, is in fact a man who calls women "bitches." "Ukraine Is Not a Brothel" – which premiers on September 5 at the Venice Film Festival -- shines a rare spotlight on the daily lives of the campaigners and delves into the role of a man named Viktor Svyatskiy within the movement. The movie was made by 28-year-old Australian filmmaker Kitty Green, who spent a year in Kyiv filming and sharing a flat with Femen activists. While Svyatskiy is no stranger in Ukraine, >>>

Femen, the infamous international topless feminist protest group much-beloved by bloggers for giving them an excuse to post pictures of topless women, in the name of feminism, has been rocked by the scandalous revelation that they've been secretly run by a guy. According to a report in the Independent, the new documentary Ukraine Is Not a Brothel, exposes Victor Syvatski as the "founder and eminence grise" of Femen. He does not seem like an especially good feminist, and the film apparently portrays him as a creepy cult leader. In the documentary, Syvatski tells filmmaker Kitty Green why he took >>>

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Tweet TweetDirector Kitty Green (3rdR) poses with Femen activists at the Venice Film Festival on September 4, 2013. AFP/GABRIEL BOUYS In a revelation sure to disappoint Femen supporters — and vindicate its critics — a documentary unveiled Wednesday at the Venice Film Festival showed the true, unexpected, face behind the Ukraine-based feminist group: Victor Svyatski. While Svvatski’s participation in the movement was already known — the Ukrainian has oft been cited as a “consultant” to the group — claims of his deeper role have shocked many, including some Femen members. According >>>