20 Days in Mariupol wins two British Grierson Documentary Awards
Ukrainian director Mstyslav Chernov’s documentary 20 Days in Mariupol won two awards at the Grierson: The British Documentary Awards.
This year’s Academy Award-winning 20 Days in Mariupol received two British Documentary Awards, presented by The Grierson Trust in honor of British filmmaker John Grierson.
The documentary won Best Current Affairs Documentary and Best Cinema Documentary. The jury praised it as "an exceptional film with real power" and said it offers "painful and moving viewing" that goes beyond the news, adding that it will be remembered as a significant historical document.
The Grierson Awards also honored films covering topics such as a Turkish singer's recovery from tragedy, racism in the U.S., mental health, the lives of Muslims in modern Britain, and a Korean film club. British journalist Stacey Dooley received a special award for her social documentaries on child labor and women’s work.
The military war may be swinging in our favor, but the information war continues.
Just as an army needs soldiers, so does a free society need its journalists to ensure that people have access to honest, trustworthy voices to understand the world around them.
For the past five years, The New Voice of Ukraine has been working tirelessly to push back against Russian narratives and defend democracy. But we cannot do it alone.
Please consider supporting us on Patreon for just $5 a month – your donation does directly to supporting journalists and ensuring that this front of the infowar says solid and defended.
Thank you.
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Google News
