According to the Interfax-Ukraine Culture project, the winners of the fifth “Mykolaychuk OPEN” audience film festival, which took place from June 13 to 20, were announced in Chernivtsi.
This was reported by the State Agency of Ukraine for Cinema, citing its Facebook page.
As part of the festival, the jury selected the winners of three competition programs: the national short film competition, the international feature film competition, and the music video competition.
The winner of the national short film competition was the film “Natural Balance” by director Oleksandr Myronyuk. The film “The Inaccessibles” by Kirill Zemlyanoy received a Special Jury Mention; the Jury Prize went to “A Brief Guide to Breaking Up” by Varvara Zaritskaya; and the AMO Pictures Special Mention was awarded to “Tell Me a Fairy Tale” by Diana Anikeeva.
In the international feature-length competition, the top prize went to the film “About People and Meat” by director Jan Jong-hyun. The same film also received the Jury Prize. The jury’s special mention was awarded to the film “Queen at Sea” by director Lance Hammer, while the special prize for second place went to “Rock, Grass, and Cars” by director H. M. Kravioto.
In the music video competition, the Audience Choice Award went to “Limb” by the band Small Depo and the Third Assault Brigade, directed by Sofiko. The jury selected “Mad Dog” by the band Oi FUSK, directed by Illia Dutsyk, as the winner.
The Mykolaychuk OPEN Festival is an international audience-driven film festival held annually in Chernivtsi in honor of Ukrainian actor, director, and screenwriter Ivan Mykolaychuk.
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