Exciting news! Olha Zhurba’s Outside (2022) wins the Award of Honor in the Lifelong Learning Division of the 2023 Japan Prize. The goal of the prize is to contribute to the quality of educational content worldwide, and it honors works that inspire people to learn.
‘Outside’ is a documentary film about 13-year-old Roma, a street kid turned poster boy for the Ukranian Revolution in 2014. At age 18 he struggles with the challenges of facing a future that might already have been decided for him. The film is produced by Moon Man and co-produced by Tangerine Tree and Final Cut for Real.
All award winners are invited to Tokyo to present their works on The Japan Prize Festival that will run this November 20th-23rd.
If you haven’t watched the film yet, you’ll get the chance on Wednesday when Danish TV channel DR2 is broadcasting it.