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This film started as volunteer work, Hamela noted as he accepted the prize.
His work for the AP in Ukraine recently won him the Pulitzer Prize.
‘In the Rearview’ director Maciek Hamela (L) with Sheffield DocFest Creative Director Raul Niño Zambrano after winning the International Competition prizeMatthew Carey
Thank you for possibility to show this film [at Sheffield].
Our team is working now on the front lines.
Currently Im in Kherson region.
‘In the Rearview’: A Ukrainian girl holds a paper with vital information about her in case she is killed in the war.Courtesy of Maciek Hamela/Film Movement
And thank you for giving us a voice.
Thank you for giving us your trust and we will do everything to be worthy of that trust.
In particular, it created an irrevocable distance between the filmmaker, her mother and her grandmother.
The Takeover, directed by Anders Hammer, won the International Short Film Competition.
The Short Film Competition prize automatically qualifiesThe Takeoverfor Oscar consideration.
Winning the International Competition, likewise qualifiesIn the Rearviewfor Oscar consideration.
The jury hailed the sheer level of craftsmanship in using the form to engender palpable empathy in its audience.
The film is an act of resistance against documentary conventions.
The award of 100,000 went toWomen of My Life, directed by Zahraa Ghandour.
This award is Academy Award accredited.
This award recognizes films that best reflect his legacy.
BBC Storyville Development Pitchsaw filmmakers invited to pitch to be part of a new development program at Sheffield DocFest.
