The film “20 Days in Mariupol” by the documentary filmmaker, director and founder of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers Mstislav Chernov won the nomination “Best Documentary Film” at the prestigious British award BAFTA Film Awards. The award is presented by the British Academy of Television and Film.
Mstislav Chernov's film was nominated for the award in two nominations at once — “Best Non-English Language Film” and “Best Documentary”.
Mstislav Chernov took to the stage for the award with producer Vasilisa Stepanenko and photojournalist Yevgeny Maloletka, with whom he worked together in the surrounded Mariupol in 2022.
“It's not about us. This is about Ukraine, about the people of Mariupol, and I want to focus on that. Yesterday (February 17 — ed.), another Ukrainian city fell — Russia occupied Avdiyivka and many cities before that. Therefore, the history of Mariupol is a symbol of everything that happened. A symbol of struggle, a symbol of faith,” Chernov said in a speech. Also from the stage, he thanked for the opportunity to speak out and urged to continue fighting.
Mstislav Chernov and producer Vasilisa Stepanenko rose to the stage for the award, with whom they worked together with photojournalist Yevgeny Maloletka in the surrounded Mariupol in 2022.
The BAFTA Film Awards is an annual award, also called the British equivalent of the Oscars. In addition, “20 Days in Mariupol” claims “Oscar” in the nomination “Best Documentary Film”.
The day before, Mstislav Chernov received Guild Award Directors of the United States (DGA Awards). As noted in pressservice, Chernov was awarded for “outstanding directorial achievements in documentary film”.
Recall that in March 2022, Mstislav Chernov together with colleagues from the Associated Press were the only international team of journalists who worked in Mariupol and sent materials from there. The documentary shows the beginning full-scale invasion The Russian Federation, the lives of peaceful residents of Mariupol under siege, the bombing of the hospital and residential quarters of the city, as well as the places of mass burials. All footage was shot by the team during 20 days of stay in Mariupol. In 2023, the authors of the tape became the winners of the Pulitzer Prize in the category “Service to Society”.
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Researcher of the topic, author of the text: Vira Labych
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The film “20 Days in Mariupol” by the documentary filmmaker, director and founder of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers Mstislav Chernov won the nomination “Best Documentary Film” at the prestigious British award BAFTA Film Awards. The award is presented by the British Academy of Television and Film.
Mstislav Chernov's film was nominated for the award in two nominations at once — “Best Non-English Language Film” and “Best Documentary”.
Mstislav Chernov took to the stage for the award with producer Vasilisa Stepanenko and photojournalist Yevgeny Maloletka, with whom he worked together in the surrounded Mariupol in 2022.
“It's not about us. This is about Ukraine, about the people of Mariupol, and I want to focus on that. Yesterday (February 17 — ed.), another Ukrainian city fell — Russia occupied Avdiyivka and many cities before that. Therefore, the history of Mariupol is a symbol of everything that happened. A symbol of struggle, a symbol of faith,” Chernov said in a speech. Also from the stage, he thanked for the opportunity to speak out and urged to continue fighting.
Mstislav Chernov and producer Vasilisa Stepanenko rose to the stage for the award, with whom they worked together with photojournalist Yevgeny Maloletka in the surrounded Mariupol in 2022.
The BAFTA Film Awards is an annual award, also called the British equivalent of the Oscars. In addition, “20 Days in Mariupol” claims “Oscar” in the nomination “Best Documentary Film”.
The day before, Mstislav Chernov received Guild Award Directors of the United States (DGA Awards). As noted in pressservice, Chernov was awarded for “outstanding directorial achievements in documentary film”.
Recall that in March 2022, Mstislav Chernov together with colleagues from the Associated Press were the only international team of journalists who worked in Mariupol and sent materials from there. The documentary shows the beginning full-scale invasion The Russian Federation, the lives of peaceful residents of Mariupol under siege, the bombing of the hospital and residential quarters of the city, as well as the places of mass burials. All footage was shot by the team during 20 days of stay in Mariupol. In 2023, the authors of the tape became the winners of the Pulitzer Prize in the category “Service to Society”.
The material was worked on:
Researcher of the topic, author of the text: Vira Labych
Literary Editor: Julia Futei
Site Manager: Vladislav Kuhar
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