The Latest Breaking News from Mstyslav Chernov

There's One Big Oscar Snub I Still Can't Forgive (And It's Not Wicked Or Paul Mescal)

I’m shocked this documentary missed.

Cinemablend · Feb 16

An Oscar-winning lens on Ukraine's battle for the strategic village of Andriivka

Oscar-winning filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov, known for his documentary 20 Days in Mariupol, again presents the brutal face of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in his latest film, 2,000 Metres to Andriivka. It's also Ukraine's entry for the 2026 Best International Film at the Academy Awards.

Euronews · Jan 20

Best movies of 2025 in the US: No 2 – 2000 Meters to Andriivka

Ukrainian soldiers claw their way toward an abandoned one-street town, battling Russian artillery fire, snipers and aerial attacks, in this feat of documentary film-making and frontline reporting

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2025

2000 Meters to Andriivka review: this documentary from the frontlines in Ukraine is 2025’s most essential film

5/5 Director Mstyslav Chernov’s utterly earth-shuddering documentary is even more powerful than his Oscar-winning 20 Days in Mariupol

Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2025

2000 Meters to Andriivka review – war in Ukraine as an eerie, pin-sharp waking nightmare

In his heartwrenching followup to 20 Days in Mariupol, photojournalist Mstyslav Chernov is embedded with the 3rd Assault Brigade during a gruelling counteroffensive

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2025

‘The soldiers want you to see what they’re going through’: the heartbreaking follow-up to 20 Days in Mariupol

While Mstyslav Chernov was on the Oscars circuit with his first Ukraine war film, soldiers in his latest – made using bodycams – were dying. He explains why he needed to join them in the trenches

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2025

Ukraine, Gaza and #MeToo in the spotlight as Cannes Film Festival opens

The Cannes Film Festival opens on Tuesday, with stars of world cinema from Juliette Binoche to Tom Cruise expected on the red carpet. Glitz and glamour aside, this year's event highlights the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, as well as sexual harassment in the film industry – as one of…

Radio France Internationale · May 13, 2025

‘Atropia' and ‘Twinless’ win top prizes at Sundance Film Festival

The war satire “Atropia” about actors in a military role-playing facility won the grand jury prize in the Sundance Film Festival’s U.S. dramatic competition, while the Dylan O’Brien movie “Twinless” got the coveted audience award

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2025

Mstyslav Chernov's Harrowing Documentary '2000 Meters To Andriivka'

Explore the poignant portrayal of the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive in Mstyslav Chernov's documentary '2000 Meters to Andriivka' premiered at Sundance.

Top News · Jan 28, 2025

In ‘2000 Meters to Andriivka,’ Oscar winner takes viewers back to Ukraine’s frontlines

Two years after “20 Days in Mariupol” debuted in Park City, Utah, Oscar and Pulitzer Prize winner Mstyslav Chernov is back at the Sundance Film Festival with a new dispatch from Ukraine

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025