Founder of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, BAFTA winner and Oscar winner, director of the documentary film “20 Days in Mariupol” Mstyslav Chernov requested to the jury of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
If Mstyslav Chernov agrees to the proposal, he will vote for the Oscar winners in the nomination “Best Documentary”.
In total, 487 new members were invited to the Academy jury this year. Among them — 71 nominees for the award and 19 winners, writes The Guardian.
“We are delighted to welcome this year's new entrants,” said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and President Janet Young. “These extremely talented artists and professionals from around the world have made a significant impact on our community of filmmakers.”
If all invited artists agree, the number of members of the organization will reach 10,910, of whom 9,934 will have the right to vote in 2025. The American Film Academy tries to diversify the composition of its representatives, inviting about 400 people every year.
Recall that Mstislav Chernov's film “20 Days in Mariupol” received the Oscar as the best feature documentary. This award was the first for Ukraine.
In March 2022, Mstyslav Chernov, along with colleagues from the Associated Press Yevgeny Maloletka and Vasilisa Stepanenko, were the only international team of journalists working in Mariupol and sending materials from there. The documentary shows the beginning of a full-scale invasion of 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. In 2023, the authors of the tape became the winners of the Pulitzer Prize in the category “Service to Society”. Also, the film “20 Days in Mariupol” won the nomination “Best Documentary” at the prestigious British BAFTA Film Awards. In addition, Mstislav Chernov was awarded the US Directors Guild Award for “outstanding directorial achievements in documentary film”.
Mstyslav Chernov ---- Ukrainian photographer, Associated Press journalist, director, war correspondent, President of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, honorary member of PEN Ukraine and writer. He covered the Revolution of Dignity, the war in eastern Ukraine, the aftermath of the downing of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, the Syrian civil war, the battle of Mosul in Iraq, the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, including the blockade of Mariupol. For this work, he received Deutsche Welle Freedom of Speech Award, Georgy Gongadze Award, Knight International Journalism Awards, Biagio Agnes Award, Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Award, Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award, Free Media Awards. According to the results of 2022, he was included in the ratings “People of NV 2022 in the Year of the War” and “14 songs, photos and art objects that became symbols of Ukrainian resistance” from “Forbes Ukraine”, and video materials from Mariupol became the basis of the film “20 Days in Mariupol”, which in 2024 was for the first time in the history of Ukrainian cinema Awarded an Oscar.
Founder of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, BAFTA winner and Oscar winner, director of the documentary film “20 Days in Mariupol” Mstyslav Chernov requested to the jury of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
If Mstyslav Chernov agrees to the proposal, he will vote for the Oscar winners in the nomination “Best Documentary”.
In total, 487 new members were invited to the Academy jury this year. Among them — 71 nominees for the award and 19 winners, writes The Guardian.
“We are delighted to welcome this year's new entrants,” said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and President Janet Young. “These extremely talented artists and professionals from around the world have made a significant impact on our community of filmmakers.”
If all invited artists agree, the number of members of the organization will reach 10,910, of whom 9,934 will have the right to vote in 2025. The American Film Academy tries to diversify the composition of its representatives, inviting about 400 people every year.
Recall that Mstislav Chernov's film “20 Days in Mariupol” received the Oscar as the best feature documentary. This award was the first for Ukraine.
In March 2022, Mstyslav Chernov, along with colleagues from the Associated Press Yevgeny Maloletka and Vasilisa Stepanenko, were the only international team of journalists working in Mariupol and sending materials from there. The documentary shows the beginning of a full-scale invasion of 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. In 2023, the authors of the tape became the winners of the Pulitzer Prize in the category “Service to Society”. Also, the film “20 Days in Mariupol” won the nomination “Best Documentary” at the prestigious British BAFTA Film Awards. In addition, Mstislav Chernov was awarded the US Directors Guild Award for “outstanding directorial achievements in documentary film”.
Mstyslav Chernov ---- Ukrainian photographer, Associated Press journalist, director, war correspondent, President of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, honorary member of PEN Ukraine and writer. He covered the Revolution of Dignity, the war in eastern Ukraine, the aftermath of the downing of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, the Syrian civil war, the battle of Mosul in Iraq, the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, including the blockade of Mariupol. For this work, he received Deutsche Welle Freedom of Speech Award, Georgy Gongadze Award, Knight International Journalism Awards, Biagio Agnes Award, Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Award, Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award, Free Media Awards. According to the results of 2022, he was included in the ratings “People of NV 2022 in the Year of the War” and “14 songs, photos and art objects that became symbols of Ukrainian resistance” from “Forbes Ukraine”, and video materials from Mariupol became the basis of the film “20 Days in Mariupol”, which in 2024 was for the first time in the history of Ukrainian cinema Awarded an Oscar.
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