Docudays UA
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Silent Flood
UKRAINE Shown at the Krakow Film Festival, Silent Flood explores how even the most secluded corners of Ukraine cannot remain untouched in the face of war.
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Militantropos
UKRAINE: From mass graves to choral singing, images traverse Ukraine’s landscapes, questioning identity while war normalises behaviours unimaginable.
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«Democracy is impossible if a society lacks resources—especially human resources»
DOCUDAYS UA: Festival Director Yuliia Kovalenko delves into the motivations behind this year's theme, the challenges of organising a festival amid ongoing conflict, and the resilience of Ukrainian documentary cinema.
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DOCU/UKRAINE 2025 showcases five groundbreaking films amid a flourishing national cinema
The national competition program DOCU/UKRAINE at the 22nd edition of #Docudays UA# (6–13 June 2025) will present five critically acclaimed documentaries that reflect the rapid evolution and growing global presence of Ukrainian cinema. These films, already recognised at major international festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Berlinale, and Visions du Réel, return to Ukrainian screens with…
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Docudays UA 2025 opens with a focus on Ukraine’s most valuable asset: its people
The 22nd edition of #Docudays UA# International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival opens with a powerful statement on this year’s central theme: «Rare Resource.» Inspired by Ukraine’s recent geopolitical agreements on rare earth metals, the theme moves beyond material extraction to explore the irreplaceable human, cultural, and ecological riches of the country. Leading the programme…
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Everything Needs to Live
UKRAINE: As war rages, a world champion weightlifter becomes an unexpected hero, tending to wounded pets and people with tireless resolve.
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The Propagandist
PROPAGANDA: The rise and fall of a filmmaker who reshaped Dutch cinema by serving Nazi propaganda during World War II.
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Punto de Vista named 2025 Doc Alliance Guest festival
The documentary film festival network #Doc Alliance# has announced that #Punto de Vista#, the International Documentary Film Festival of Navarra, will be its guest festival for 2025. The decision was made during the annual Doc Alliance meeting in December 2024, where the seven partner festivals expressed gratitude to #Docudays UA#, the 2024 guest festival. As…
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Trains
TRANSPORT: IDFA best film award winner Polish director Maciej Drygas's entrancing Trains is a mesmerising journey through much of the 20th century by rail, accompanied by a subtly intense soundtrack.