{"id":2104,"date":"2025-12-04T16:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/?page_id=2104"},"modified":"2026-07-10T17:55:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T14:55:38","slug":"liff-wiz-art-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/liff-wiz-art-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"LIFF Wiz-Art 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LIFF Wiz-Art 2025: Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From September 17 to 21, we hosted the 16th Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art. This year, we gathered under the theme &#8220;Balconies of Time,&#8221; exploring the experiences of war, memory, and recovery through the language of cinema.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image2104_7e5672-7f .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2104_7e5672-7f size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSCF9736-1-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-2193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSCF9736-1-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSCF9736-1-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSCF9736-1-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We screened 58 films (both shorts and features), launched a film residency, and hosted three educational events. The team brought every plan to life, and here is how it looks in numbers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Audience:<\/strong> 2,000 people came to watch films offline in Lviv, while another 5,392 tuned in from their couches online via Megogo. That is a total of 7,392 viewers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venues:<\/strong> Comfort and respect came first \u2014 all festival locations were fully accessible and inclusive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Residency:<\/strong> 11 young directors were taken under the wing of experienced mentors and finalized their own short films.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Beyond Cinema:<\/strong> We held three educational events. We listened to a lecture by cinematographer Les Leskov, caught up with Antonio Lukich, and threw a daytime party styled after 1960s apartment gatherings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fundraiser:<\/strong> We raised 85,312 UAH for the rehabilitation of military personnel via AZOV.ONE.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Media:<\/strong> The festival was featured in the press 39 times, and we reached 165,000 people across social media and news outlets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image2104_e8dea9-45 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2104_e8dea9-45 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image2104_b4d332-49 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2104_b4d332-49 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" 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We are planning larger-scale events with a lineup of 150 short films and 5 features. It\u2019s going to be a blast, and we can&#8217;t wait to see you there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LIFF Wiz-Art 2025: Results From September 17 to 21, we hosted the 16th Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art. This year, we gathered under the theme &#8220;Balconies of Time,&#8221; exploring the experiences of war, memory, and recovery through the language of cinema. 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