The travel ban meant that Serebrennikov was unable to attend last year's Cannes Film Festival, where his film "Petrovis Flu" was competing for the Palme d'Or.
Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov has been allowed to leave the country and travel to Berlin, his team said on Friday.
The 52-year-old is known for his daring films and plays, which have angered conservatives.
He was convicted of embezzlement of funds at Moscow's Gogol Center theater in 2020 and barred from leaving the country in what his supporters say was in retaliation for his criticisms of authoritarianism and homosexuality.
But recently he was told that he would be allowed to travel after serving half the sentence.
"I left Russia because I have the opportunity to do it legally. I have some important meetings in Europe related to my future projects," Serebrennikov said in a statement by email.
His team did not say whether he planned to return to Russia.
Serebrennikov is soon to begin rehearsals for a German opera, "Der Freischutz", in Amsterdam.
He is scheduled to open the Avignon Festival in France this summer with a new play based on "The Black Monk," a short story by Anton Chekhov.
The travel ban meant that Serebrennikov was unable to attend last year's Cannes Film Festival, where his film "Petrovis Flu" was competing for the Palme d'Or.