The Ukrainian film "20 Days in Mariupol" received the second American award

The feature-length documentary film "20 Days in Mariupol" by Ukrainian journalist, writer and director Mstyslav Chernov became one of the winners of the 47th International Film Festival in Cleveland (Ohio, USA). The documentary about the blockade of Mariupol and the crimes of the Russians received a prize in the "Standing Up" category, where films about important social events, activism, and the fight for justice compete. This is already the second American award for Chernov's debut film — in January 2023, "20 Days in Mariupol" won the Audience Award at the largest independent film festival in the United States, Sundance. The film also won the Cinema for Peace Award (Berlin, Germany) in the "Best Documentary" category. In addition, the film received two awards of the prestigious Royal Television Society 2023 journalistic award (Great Britain) in the nominations "International News Coverage" and "Exclusive of the Year", and personally Mstyslav Chernov - in the nomination "Operator of the Year". Also, the award in Cleveland in the category "Films from Central and Eastern Europe" was won by the feature film "Pamfir" by Dmytro Suholytkyy-Sobchuk.

"20 Days in Mariupol" was produced by Chernov, Associated Press and Frontline and tells how Mariupol experienced the first weeks of the Russian invasion. Mstyslav Chernov, along with photographer Evgeniy Maloletka and producer Vasilisa Stepanenko, arrived in Mariupol on February 24, an hour before the start of the invasion, as an Associated Press team. They recorded everything that was happening in the city, including the humanitarian disaster caused by the siege, mass burials of civilians, crimes by Russian troops, the work of doctors, and were the first to show the world