DocuDays UA
 Crowd at 2014 festival | |
| Location | Kyiv, Ukraine |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| Awards | DOCU Competition Jury Awards [1] |
| Website | http://docudays.org.ua/ |
The DocuDays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival (DocuDays) is the only human rights film festival in Ukraine. The festival is held annually at Kyiv in March and admission is free to the general public.[1][2] Each year, the festival has a different theme, and while not all movies shown adhere to that year's theme, all presented films are documentaries that focus on the subject of human rights.[2]
History
DocuDays was founded in 2004 as a film festival in which participants purchase tickets to view films at various locations in Kyiv.[2]
In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival was not held in person. Instead, Docudays was held virtually on a website called DOCU/SPACE, with several panels and classes on the subject of filmmaking available to be viewed, as well making available for a limited time films that would have been presented at the in-person event.[3]
In 2021, the event has been announced to be a hybrid program, with certain screenings being put on in person at the Zhovten Cinema in Kyiv and other screenings and panels being online at the DOCU/SPACE website.[4] The theme for the 2021 festival was the "human right to health" in response to the ongoing pandemic.[5]
Films
17th DocuDays
The following are selected films screened virtually at the 17th DocuDays in 2020:[2]
- Don’t Worry, The Doors Will Open (Oksana Karpovych)
- New Jerusalem (Yarema Malashchuk and Roman Himey)
- The Building (Tatjana Kononenko and Matilda Mester)
- The Earth Is Blue as an Orange (Iryna Tsilyk)
- War Note (Roman Liubyi)
Awards
DocuDays presents the following awards annually, one in each category, each with a $1,000 prize:[1][4]
- DOCU/LIFE Competition Jury Award
- DOCU/RIGHT Competition Jury Award
- DOCU/SHORT Competition Jury Award
- DOCU/UKRAINE Competition Jury Award
- RIGHTS NOW! Special Award (2021 only)
References
- ^ a b c d "British Council Film: Docudays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival". film-directory.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
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Vitt, Kaitlin (24 April 2020). "Exploring Human Connection with Docudays UA". What's On Kyiv. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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Wissot, Lauren (20 May 2020). "European Documentary Distributors Speculate on Post-Pandemic Market at Docudays UA". International Documentary Association. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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"DocuDays UA to take 18th edition hybrid". Modern Times Review. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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"Docudays UA announced the topic of this year's festival". ArtsLooker. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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