20 days in Mariup to compete for Oscars

This was announced by the Ukrainian Film Academy on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.

“At the meeting on September 18, the Ukrainian Oscar Committee selected a film that will represent Ukraine among the contenders for nomination for the Academy Award in the category Best International Feature Film. It was 20 Days in Mariup by Ukrainian journalist and photographer Mstislav Chernov,” the report says.

It is noted that the film was selected by a majority vote of the UOC members. The UOC is chaired by Valentyn Vasianovych.

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The film shows the outset of the full-scale invasion, the bombing of the maternity hospital, and the rescue of the author of the film and his cleagues with the Associated Press from Mariup, the city besieged by Russian tros. Photographer Yevhen Maletka and producer Vasylisa Stepanenko worked on the film along with Chernov.

The jury was selecting among five films: “20 Days in Mariup” by Chernov, “Iron Butterflies” by Roman Liubyi, “Pamfir” by Dmytro Suhytkyi-Sobchuk, “Terikony” by Taras Tomenko, and “SHTTL” by Ady Walter.

As reported by Ukrinform, the feature House of Splinters, shot in Ukraine in coeration with Denmark, Sweden, and Finland, was nominated for the Academy Award in the category “Best Documentary Feature Film in 2023.