Ukrainian-produced ‘107 Mothers’ wins prize at Venice Film Festival

Of the record three Ukrainian films that competed at the prestigious Venice International Film Festival this year, one, “107 Mothers,” co-produced with Czechia and Slovakia, won.

On Sept. 11, the feature film debut by the Slovak director Péter Kerekes received the Best Screenplay prize in the festival’s Orizzonti (Horizons) section that focuses on new trends and expressive language in film. The script was co-authored by the Slovak writer Ivan Ostrochovský.