{"id":2526,"date":"2026-08-29T15:58:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T12:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/?p=2526"},"modified":"2026-08-29T15:58:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T12:58:37","slug":"national-competition-3-wiz-art-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/en\/prog2026-en\/national-competition-3-wiz-art-2026-2526\/","title":{"rendered":"National Competition #3 Wiz-Art 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Presenting the third selection of national competition of Wiz-Art 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The screenings will take place on September 26 in Lviv.<\/p>\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=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Night-Shift_HD_06_WEB-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Night-Shift_HD_06_WEB-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Night-Shift_HD_06_WEB-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Night-Shift_HD_06_WEB-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Night-Shift_HD_06_WEB-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Night-Shift_HD_06_WEB.webp 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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NIGHT SHIFT<\/strong> \/\/ 29&#8242;, Megumi Lim, Ukraine, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the dark hours of Kharkiv&#8217;s curfewed nights, a quiet tension hums through its empty streets. People who work at night navigate both routine and risk as Russia often attacks when residents try to sleep. Their nightly hope is that dawn will arrive quietly.<\/p>\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=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2025-11-04_16-13-10-copy-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2025-11-04_16-13-10-copy-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2025-11-04_16-13-10-copy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2025-11-04_16-13-10-copy-767x432.jpg 767w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2025-11-04_16-13-10-copy-1536x866.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo_2025-11-04_16-13-10-copy.jpg 1716w\" 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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u041a\u0406\u041d\u041e\u0424\u0415\u0421\u0422\u0418\u0412\u0410\u041b\u042c \u0412\u0406\u0419\u041d\u0410<\/strong> \/\/ 17&#8242;, Oleksandra Horiienko, Ukraine, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A satirical mockumentary that explores how war turns into a convenient backdrop for self-promotion, with sensitive topics becoming a mere tool for the filmmakers&#8217; careers .<\/p>\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=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5555-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5555-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5555-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5555-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5555-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5555.webp 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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DON&#8217;T BE NAUGHTY<\/strong> \/\/ 5&#8242;, Artem Kuznietsov, Ukraine, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the owner leaves, a cat conflict begins to brew in the apartment, passions flare up, and it is unknown what this will lead to.<\/p>\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=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-WhatsApp_Image_2026-05-05_at_22.13.21-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-WhatsApp_Image_2026-05-05_at_22.13.21-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-WhatsApp_Image_2026-05-05_at_22.13.21-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-WhatsApp_Image_2026-05-05_at_22.13.21-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-WhatsApp_Image_2026-05-05_at_22.13.21-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-WhatsApp_Image_2026-05-05_at_22.13.21.webp 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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A DAY IN THE LIFE OF TATARIN<\/strong> \/\/ 22&#8242;, Artem Iurchenko, Ukraine, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In eastern Ukraine, a group of newly mobilized men arrives at the training grounds of the 225th Assault Regiment. Only weeks earlier, they were living ordinary civilian lives. Now they must learn to carry weapons, move as a unit, obey orders, endure cold, exhaustion, mud, fear, and adapt to the unfamiliar language of war. At first, they are little more than strangers brought together by circumstance.<\/p>\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=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/EASTERDAY_01_11_02_05-1024x746.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/EASTERDAY_01_11_02_05-1024x746.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/EASTERDAY_01_11_02_05-300x219.webp 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/EASTERDAY_01_11_02_05-767x559.webp 767w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/EASTERDAY_01_11_02_05.webp 1482w\" 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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EASTER DAY<\/strong> \/\/ 17&#8242;, Mykola Zasieiev, France, Ukraine, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Easter Sunday in Kyiv, two soldiers from the army recruitment office drive slowly through the streets, watching men who might be called to serve. Their search leads them to a young man who has stepped out only to buy food for his cat. He may try to avoid their gaze, but yet on this holy day, nothing is as simple as it first appears.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project is supported by Ukrainian Cultural Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Festival partners: ZMIN Foundation, Ukrainian State Film Agency, M-Rental, Morshynska, America House Lviv, Lviv City Council.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Presenting the third selection of national competition of Wiz-Art 2026. The screenings will take place on September 26 in Lviv. NIGHT SHIFT \/\/ 29&#8242;, Megumi Lim, Ukraine, 2025 In the dark hours of Kharkiv&#8217;s curfewed nights, a quiet tension hums through its empty streets. 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