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Zelenskyy greets Sean Penn in Kyiv

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. actor Sean Penn on March 16, after Penn arrived in Kyiv, the president said in a Telegram post.

16 March, 09:10 PM

‘We paid a terrible price’: Olena Zelenska reacts to Ukraine's Oscar triumph

“This is an extremely important victory for the entire country - because what triumphed above all was the truth,” Ukraine's First Lady, Olena Zelenska, commented on Istangram the Oscar win for the Ukrainian film “20 Days in Mariupol” on March 11.

11 March 2024, 02:25 PM

3rd time’s a charm — While 20 Days in Mariupol was UA’s first Oscar win, these two films lost out

The third time was indeed the charm as Ukraine’s 20 Days in Mariupol became the first Ukrainian film to win an Academy Award — but it wasn’t the first to have the chance to do so.

11 March 2024, 01:35 PM

20 Days in Mariupol must win UA’s first Oscar or Russia still has influence in Hollywood – NV critic

Mstyslav Chernov’s 20 Days in Mariupol, a devastating chronicle of Russia’s brutal siege of Mariupol, is the favorite to win Ukraine’s first-ever Oscar, and an unexpected loss likely shows the influence Russia still has in Hollywood, writes NV film critic Valerii Myrnyi in his article on Oscar predictions.

7 March 2024, 02:10 PM

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