The Ukrainian documentary "20 Days in Mariupol" by journalist and photographer Mstyslav Chernov, created by him and photographer Yevhen Malolietka and producer Vasylisa Stepanenko, was shortlisted for the Oscar 2024 award.
What is known about the inclusion of the film "20 Days in Mariupol" in the short list of the Oscar
On the prestigious film award website, it is noted that the Ukrainian documentary was shortlisted in the "Best Documentary Feature Film" category.
Also, the film "20 Days in Mariupol" is competing for the "Best Foreign Language Film" award.
Nominees for the 96th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. The award ceremony is scheduled for March 10.
What is known about the documentary "20 Days in Mariupol"
The film by journalist Mstyslav Chernov, on which he worked with photographer Yevhen Malolietka and producer Vasylisa Stepanenko, shows the events in Mariupol, Donetsk region, at the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The documentary film premiere in Ukraine took place at the Docudays UA festival, where it was recognized as the best film of the national competition and also received the prize of audience sympathy.
The film was also screened at Sundance, one of the main independent film festivals in the USA, in the World Cinema Documentary Competition section, where it won the Audience Award.
On September 18, 2023, the Ukrainian Oscar Committee (UOC) chose the documentary film "20 Days in Mariupol" as the representative of Ukraine, which in 2024 will compete for a nomination for the "Oscar" award in the "Best International Feature Film" category.
The tape was chosen by voting by the members of the UOK, whose chairman is the director Valentyn Vasyanovych, known for the film "Atlantyda".
