The festival team invites young people with an active civic position who are interested in documentary films to join the student jury. This year's jury consists of future professionals from various fields, including psychology, film studies and journalism, as well as visual art and design. They will choose their favorite work from among the films in the competition programs.
JURY:
- Anastasia Nibbe
- Oleksandra Kalinichenko
- Maria Chyrva
MAIN PRIZE
Fragile Memory / Igor Ivanko / Ukraine, Slovakia / 2022 / 85’
For a deep exploration of memory and the power of cinema, a reflection on the intertwining of the past and present. A poetic and personal story which, like film, is gradually developed in front of the audience.
SPECIAL MENTIONSThe Etilaat Roz / Abbas Rezaie / Afghanistan / 2022 / 92’
Through the lens of the frightening daily work of the Etilaat Roz editorial office in Kabul, the audience watches the Taliban takeover of the city unfold in 2021. This brave and honest view from the inside shows a struggle for the freedom of speech while also creating a poignant portrait of journalists dedicated to their work.
A Silent Story / Anders Skovbjerg Jepsen / Denmark, Sweden / 2023 / 90’
For honesty and fortitude in the face of trauma. Unprecedented story of an adult person’s attempt to process the violence they have experienced, to understand themselves and their relationship with the world. The film breaks the stigma of silence and makes it possible to heal for the sake of the future.
Here is the list of films nominated for the Student Jury Award:
- Twice Colonized, dir. Lin Alluna (Denmark, Greenland, Canada)
- The Etilaat Roz, dir. Abbas Rezaie (Afghanistan)
- We Will Not Fade Away, dir. Alisa Kovalenko (Ukraine, France, Poland, United States)
- Seeds of Hunger: Ukraine 1933, dir. Guillaume Ribot (France)
- A Silent Story, dir. Anders Skovbjerg Jepsen (Denmark, Sweden)
- A Bunch of Amateurs, dir. Kim Hopkins (UK)
- The Pawnshop, dir. Lukasz Kowalski (Poland)
- Seven Winters in Tehran, dir. Steffi Niederzoll (Germany, France)
- Three women, dir. Maksym Melnyk (Germany)
- Gorgona, dir. Antonio Tibaldi (Italy, USA)
- 20 Days In Mariupol, dir. Mstyslav Chernov (Ukraine)
- Ukrainian Independence, dir. Volodymyr Tykhyy (Ukraine, Poland)
- Iron Butterflies, dir. Roman Liubyi (Ukraine, Germany)
- King Lear: How We Looked for Love During the War, dir. Dmytro Hreshko (Ukraine)
- Fragile Memory, dir. Igor Ivanko (Ukraine, Slovakia)
- Ptitsa, dir. Alina Maksimenko (Poland, Ukraine)
- The Mist, dir. Dmytro Shovkoplyas (Ukraine)
- One Aloe, One Ficus, One Avocado and Six Dracaenas, dir. Marta Smerechynska (France, Ukraine)
- Are you here?, dir. Zlata Veresniak (Portugal, Hungary, Belgium, Ukraine)
- Second Wind, dir. Maksym Lukashov (Ukraine)
- Forest, Forest, dir. Maria Stoianova (Ukraine)
- Mariupol. A Hundred Nights, dir. Sofiia Melnyk (Ukraine)
- waking up in silence, Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi (Germany, Ukraine)
- Chornobyl 22, Oleksiy Radynski (Ukraine)
- I Stumble Every Time I Hear From Kyiv, dir. Daryna Mamaisur (Belgium, Ukraine, Portugal, Hungary)
