For the competition selected the work of Roman Bondarchuk.
The Ukrainian Oscar Committee chose the documentary “Ukrainian sheriffs directed by Roman Bondarchuk of the Academy awards.
The film was chosen among the three nominees in the category “foreign language Film”, according to the NCCG.
This year, tape of the applicant from the Ukraine was chosen by the newly elected Oscar Committee, reformed after the scandal with the nomination of the nominee in 2014. A place in the Oscar list also claimed movies Taras Tkachenko In the Nest of turtledove and Eva Neumann, In”song of songs”.
The heroes of the film “Ukrainian sheriffs” â € ” residents of the village Stara zbur’ivka in the Kherson region. They care about the village, as “sheriffs” they were elected by the community. They have not waited for the arrival of the police, help the villagers in solving their daily problems. The film was shot 4 years.
The film has already received a number of awards at the International documentary film festival in Amsterdam (IDFA), the film received a special jury prize in the main competition at the film festival Docs Аgainst Gravity â € ” Grand Prix.
For the award the film will compete 89-I award ceremony”Oscar” will be held on February 26, 2017 in Los Angeles.
