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“Mstislav Chernov's 20 Days in Mariupol was shortlisted for the BAFTA Awards in two categories

8.1.2024
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The documentary film by journalist and founder of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers Mstislav Chernov successfully entered the long list of the BAFTA Film Awards in two nominations: “Best Non-English Language Film” and “Best Documentary”. This is in question at siteawards.

The shortlists of BAFTA Award nominees will be announced on January 18, and the awards ceremony will take place on February 18.

The BAFTA Film Awards are an annual award given by the British Academy of Television and Film. The award is also called the British analogue of the Oscar. In addition, the film has already entered the short lists of the American Film Academy Awards. “20 Days in Mariupol” is also nominated for the Oscar in two nominations: “Best Documentary Feature Film” and “Best International Feature Film”.

Recall, above the film photographer Yevgeny Maloletka and producer Vasilisa Stepanenko worked together with Mstislav Chernov. A few hours before the invasion of the Russian Federation, the team managed to enter Mariupol, but managed to get out of the surrounded city after 20 days. Then, in the spring of 2022, Chernov, along with colleagues from the Associated Press, were the only international team of journalists working in Mariupol and sending materials from there. Footage of the beginning of a full-scale invasion of Russia, places of mass burials, bombing of a maternity hospital and residential quarters of the city flew around the world.

The material was worked on:
Researcher of the topic, author of the text: Vira Labych
Bildeditor: Vyacheslav Ratynskyi
Literary Editor: Julia Futei
Site Manager: Vladislav Kuhar

The documentary film by journalist and founder of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers Mstislav Chernov successfully entered the long list of the BAFTA Film Awards in two nominations: “Best Non-English Language Film” and “Best Documentary”. This is in question at siteawards.

The shortlists of BAFTA Award nominees will be announced on January 18, and the awards ceremony will take place on February 18.

The BAFTA Film Awards are an annual award given by the British Academy of Television and Film. The award is also called the British analogue of the Oscar. In addition, the film has already entered the short lists of the American Film Academy Awards. “20 Days in Mariupol” is also nominated for the Oscar in two nominations: “Best Documentary Feature Film” and “Best International Feature Film”.

Recall, above the film photographer Yevgeny Maloletka and producer Vasilisa Stepanenko worked together with Mstislav Chernov. A few hours before the invasion of the Russian Federation, the team managed to enter Mariupol, but managed to get out of the surrounded city after 20 days. Then, in the spring of 2022, Chernov, along with colleagues from the Associated Press, were the only international team of journalists working in Mariupol and sending materials from there. Footage of the beginning of a full-scale invasion of Russia, places of mass burials, bombing of a maternity hospital and residential quarters of the city flew around the world.

The material was worked on:
Researcher of the topic, author of the text: Vira Labych
Bildeditor: Vyacheslav Ratynskyi
Literary Editor: Julia Futei
Site Manager: Vladislav Kuhar

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