The movie "Rock, Paper, Scissors" received the Finest British Quick Movie award on the British Academy Movie Awards (BAFTA) on Feb. 16.
The movie was directed by Franz Bohm, a 26-year-old British man of German descent. It stars Ukrainian actors Oleksandr Rudynskyi, Serhii Kalantai, Yurii Radionov, and Oleksandr Yatsenko.
The plot is predicated on actual occasions that occurred throughout Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The principle character is an 18-year-old boy named Ivan, whose father has been working as a surgeon within the shelter for the reason that first days of the Russian invasion. Nonetheless, details about the shelter reaches the Russian troops. To guard his household and the wounded, Ivan joins the military and goes to the battlefield.
When Rudynskyi, who performed the principle character, acquired the award, he stated he was dedicating it to Yevhen Svitlychnyi, a 29-year-old Ukrainian actor and a soldier who died within the Kharkiv sector of the entrance line on July 19, 2023.
"I dedicate this award to my good friend Zhenya (Yevhen) Svitlychnyi, who died within the conflict 5 days earlier than the beginning of filming. And to all those that defend my nation and make it unbiased. Many because of BAFTA, and glory to Ukraine!" Rudynskyi stated on the stage through the award ceremony.
The world premiere of the movie came about in 2024 on the Present Me Shorts Movie Competition.
In 2024, one other movie in regards to the conflict in Ukraine, the Ukrainian documentary "20 Days in Mariupol," received an award for greatest documentary on the British Academy Movie Awards.
The movie was directed by Ukrainian journalist Mstyslav Chernov, who reached Mariupol with two Related Press colleagues the day the full-scale invasion was launched and remained within the metropolis for 20 days below heavy bombardment.
The Kyiv IndependentKate Tsurkan