I Died in Irpin

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I Died in Irpin
I Died in Irpin Film Poster.jpg
Directed byAnastasiia Falileieva
Written byAnastasiia Falileieva
Produced by
  • Marcela Vrátilová
  • Mira Dittrich
Music byPetr Marek
Production
companies
  • MAUR film
  • Artichoke Film Production
  • Plastic Bag Films
  • UA
Release date
  • 2024 (2024)
Running time
11 minutes
Countries
  • Czech Republic
  • Slovakia
  • Ukraine

I Died in Irpin is a 2024 Czech animated short film directed by Anastasiia Falileieva. [1] [2] [3] The 11-minutes film about a young couple fleeing the city of Kyiv during the war premiered at the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival. [4] It was later screened at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival [5] where it won the award for the Best Animation. [6] [7]

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Plot

Falileieva and her boyfriend flee the city of Kyiv in the midst of Russia's incursion, and decide to join his family in Irpin. They soon realize that, as the invasion progresses to Irpin, menace is closer than they might think.

Accolades

Since its release, the film has been selected in various festivals around the world:

YearFestivalsAward/CategoryStatus
2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival [8] Official Competition - PerspectiveNominated
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival [6] Best Animation AwardWon
Animation Is Film Festival [9] Official SelectionNominated
Bucheon International Animation Film Festival [10] Grand Prize for Short FilmWon
Manchester Animation Festival [11] Best Short FilmWon
2025Fest Anča [12] Best Animated ShortWon

References

  1. ↑ Jindřiška Bláhová "Vary 7: Po rozchodu mi došlo, kolik paralel je mezi naší válkou s Ruskem a násilnickým vztahem". Respekt
  2. ↑ The Gaze "Ukrainian Animated Film 'I Died in Irpin' Wins Award at French Short Film Festival". The Gaze.
  3. ↑ The Odessa Journal "The Odessa Journal 'The 11-minute animated film "I Died in Irpin" won the top prize at a film festival in Austria". The Odessa Journal.
  4. ↑ Annecy Festival "2024 Official Selection Perspectives I Died in Irpin". Annecy Festival.
  5. ↑ Ben Croll "10 Must-Watch Shorts at Clermont-Ferrand 2025".Variety,
  6. 1 2 Laurence Boyce "The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival unveils its winners". Cineuropa, 10 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Mercedes Milligan "Clermont-Ferrand Fest Awards Juried Prizes to 'I Died in Irpin,' 'Ashen Sun". Animation Magazine, February 10, 2025
  8. ↑ "Memories, Hooves, and War - Exploring Annecy's Short Film Competitions". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  9. ↑ Taylor, Drew (2024-09-26). "Animation Is Film Festival Includes 'The Day the Earth Blew Up' Screening, 'Moana 2' Panel". TheWrap. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  10. ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (2024-10-31). "'Memoir of a Snail,' 'I Died in Irpin' Win Grand Prizes at BIAF 2024". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  11. ↑ "UK's Manchester Animation Festival awards Best Feature Film to "Flow", Best Short Film to "I Died in Irpin"". Vurchel.com. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  12. ↑ Skwigly (2025-06-30). "Fest Anča 2025 Winning Films - Our Bodies in a Collapsing World". Skwigly Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
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