Ukrainian films "

The Ukrainian-German documentary “Waking up in Silence” by Mila Zhluktenko and Daniel Asadi Faezi about the war through the eyes of Ukrainian women and children who became refugees in Germany received a special award for the best short film in the Generation Kplus program, as well as 2,500 euros from a German charity for.

The film tells how the barracks of the former German military base are now inhabited by children temporarily taken out of Ukraine because of the war. As they play, they find military symbols from the past and connect them to their own experiences and hopes.. On the sidewalk they constantly write: "

“We would like to award a film that offers a gentle look at the daily rhythms of a broken childhood.. The light intimacy of this film witnesses lasting joy, strength and innocence amidst deep loss.. We were touched by the film's confident approach..

It powerfully evokes a sense of place and history as it offers an important snapshot of the actual "

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Nadezhda Parfan's film "

It is noted that this is a modern remake of Claude Lelouch's film C'etait un rendez-vous, filmed from a subjective camera angle in one unedited frame, reflecting the emotions of the state of emergency caused by the war..

“The director manages to free up a farcical 1976 short film and turn it into something more complex, where the urgency has its reasons.; this is connected with the war, and not with a whim of a macho, especially since the Ukrainian soldier on vacation is a woman herself, ”commented the jury.

The main award of the Berlinale in 2023 was received by the film "