{"id":2153,"date":"2025-12-10T19:39:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T17:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/?p=2153"},"modified":"2025-12-10T19:39:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T17:39:13","slug":"film-residency-wiz-art-x-ahl-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/en\/news-en\/film-residency-wiz-art-x-ahl-2025-2153\/","title":{"rendered":"Film Residency Wiz-Art x AHL 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For the second time, Wiz-Art hosted a multi-day intensive for Ukrainian directors, during which they finalized their short films. As a result of the 2023 film residency, 14 participants created 14 films.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Achievements of the 2023 Film Residency<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Among the films of the 2023 residency is <strong><em>Storks Always Return Home<\/em> by Gala Koziutynska.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/storks_always_come_home\/?hl=uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This film<\/a> won the Ukrainian competition at the Wiz-Art Festival 2023 and, since Wiz-Art is part of the European Short Film Audience Award, it was also nominated for that award, going on tour to 10 European film festivals. It also won at the Molodist Film Festival 2024, and in August 2025 it was screened at the Odense Film Festival in Denmark.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image2153_2094dd-07 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2153_2094dd-07 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-2007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-1.png 1080w\" 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-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image2153_5b6984-4e .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2153_5b6984-4e size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-2008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>During the 2023 residency, <strong>Kateryna Kroha<\/strong> finalized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/katerynakrokha\/?hl=uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">her film<\/a> <strong>How I &#8220;Celebrated&#8221; Russian Language Day in Kherson<\/strong>. The film was included in the Ukrainian competition at Wiz-Art 2023, as well as at the Rivne International Film Festival Dream City. It was also screened in over 10 cities worldwide: Buffalo, Portland, Nashville, Grand Rapids, Denver, Chicago, Seattle, Portland (USA), Lisbon (Portugal), Tarifa (Spain), Barcelona (Spain). It was nominated for the Audience Award at Wiz-Art 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">2025 Film Residency<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Over six intensive days, from September 9 to 14, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DObOdbSiN41\/?hl=uk&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">11 directors<\/a> worked tirelessly on creating short films. As in 2023, the residency mentors were Valeriya Sochivets and Anna Korzh, with Gala Koziutynska, a 2023 residency alumna, joining the mentorship team this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image2153_f4ba28-64 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2153_f4ba28-64 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-39-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-39-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-39-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-39-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-39-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-39-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/valeri.sochyvets\/?hl=uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Valeriia Sochyvets<\/a><\/strong><br>director, screenwriter, producer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image2153_ac147c-a8 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2153_ac147c-a8 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-52-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-52-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-52-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-52-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-52-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-52.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gala.kozyutynska\/?hl=uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gala Koziutynska<\/a><\/strong><br>director, Wiz-Art Film Residency 2023 alumna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image2153_a20953-f4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2153_a20953-f4 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-51-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-51-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-51-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-51-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-51-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-51.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/korzhik_anna\/?hl=uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anna Korzh<\/a><\/strong><br>director, screenwriter, producer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Gallons of coffee, millions of thoughts during discussions, endless support from mentors and residents, intense editing \u2013 and here we have 11 amazing Ukrainian short films.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"2051\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9871-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9871-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9871-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9871-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9871-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9871-3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"2042\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1149-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1149-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1149-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1149-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1149-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1149-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"2044\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1088-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1088-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1088-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1088-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1088-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1088-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-id=\"2045\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1107-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1107-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1107-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"2046\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1118-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1118-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1118-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1118-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1118-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1118-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"2049\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1163-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1163-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1163-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1163-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1163-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1163-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">2025 Film Residency Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><style>.kb-image2153_34454e-6e .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2153_34454e-6e size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-2030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>MOMENT<\/strong> \/\/ 14 min, Kseniya Mnykh, Ukraine, 2025<br>A soldier and a civilian live an ordinary day in a rear city, but their everyday social interaction ends unpredictably.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><style>.kb-image2153_b97752-a7 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2153_b97752-a7 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-2031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>REHEARSAL<\/strong> \/\/ 20 min, Oleksandr Hoysan, Ukraine, 2025<br>Rehearsal is a documentary observation of firefighters at the Ivano-Frankivsk State Emergency Service. Their work consists of endless repetitions \u2013 like a rehearsal with no premiere, only constant readiness to perform movements again and again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><style>.kb-image2153_1dbf2c-5e .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2153_1dbf2c-5e size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-2032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>YANA<\/strong> \/\/ 7 min, Vladyslava Pokhyla, Ukraine, 2025<br>After meeting Yana in a school bathroom, Anya goes with her to a party, where she confronts her own reality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><style>.kb-image2153_4d6f93-79 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2153_4d6f93-79 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-2033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>GRAIN<\/strong> \/\/ 15 min, Olga Tuharinova, Ukraine, 2025<br>A cine-essay about the journey of Ukrainian grain through the cycles of history, harvests, and war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><style>.kb-image2153_dae54f-5c .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2153_dae54f-5c size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-2034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5.png 1920w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>PIETA<\/strong> \/\/ 7 min, Olena Hrom, Ukraine, 2025<br>Pieta tells the story of a mother mourning her deceased son. Through her grief, the image of Ukraine emerges: wounded but unconquered. A story where pain becomes strength, and memory is a weapon against oblivion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><style>.kb-image2153_f51949-f6 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2153_f51949-f6 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-2036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>ALICE\u2019S DREAMS<\/strong> \/\/ 7 min, Sofiya Yashvili, Ukraine, 2025<br>A gentle sketch about experiencing loss.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><style>.kb-image2153_a46f3f-ff .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2153_a46f3f-ff size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-2037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>SHE DOESN\u2019T GO HOME<\/strong> \/\/ 4 min, Polina Yakovleva, Ukraine, 2025<br>She feels growing inner tension each day. Yet, she cannot find the cause of her constant anxiety, even as she begins to invent her own life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><style>.kb-image2153_d85537-82 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2153_d85537-82 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/8-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-2038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/8-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/8-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/8-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/8-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/8.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>MELTEMI<\/strong> \/\/ 10 min, Anastasiya Stetsenko, Ukraine, 2025<br>Traveling alone to a Greek island, the director imagines the story of a couple that never existed \u2013 a Ukrainian woman and her husband, whose joint journey became impossible due to the war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><style>.kb-image2153_b4b72f-f2 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2153_b4b72f-f2 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-2039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>THE FERRY SAILS <\/strong>\/\/ 18 min, Zhora Papoyan, Ukraine, 2025<br>A conductor preparing a small Zali\u0161\u010dyky ensemble for a concert with the song Draw Me the Night accompanies fallen soldiers at military funerals. The same ferry that once carried the people of Zali\u0161\u010dyky across the Dniester paints one night after another.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><style>.kb-image2153_789589-f8 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2153_789589-f8 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-2040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>FIG<\/strong> \/\/ 16 min, Novruz Hikmet, Ukraine, 2025<br>Baths in the sea, silent dinners, attempts to preserve closeness \u2013 these are the last days of a couple at an old summer house by the Caspian shore. Many years later, the man lives alone in the large house next to the same summer house. The fig tree and the sea remain the same. Simple tastes and moments remind us: life goes on, and solitude can be a conscious choice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><style>.kb-image2153_8f4adc-bf .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2153_8f4adc-bf size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-2041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>FISHERMAN<\/strong> \/\/ 14 min, Sashko Roshchyn, Ukraine, 2025<br>On a hot afternoon, in the shade of trees by the river, as if in the middle of life, something is lost. But love is proportionate to the strength of the river.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The film residency was implemented in partnership with <strong>America House Lviv.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the second time, Wiz-Art hosted a multi-day intensive for Ukrainian directors, during which they finalized their short films. As a result of the 2023 film residency, 14 participants created 14 films. Achievements of the 2023 Film Residency Among the films of the 2023 residency is Storks Always Return Home by Gala Koziutynska. This film&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2042,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"narrow","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"unboxed","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"hide","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2153"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2154,"href":"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2153\/revisions\/2154"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}