I Died in Irpin is a 2024 Czech animated short film directed by Anastasiia Falileieva.Jindřiška Bláhová "Vary 7: Po rozchodu mi došlo, kolik paralel je mezi naší válkou s Ruskem a násilnickým vztahem". RespektThe Gaze "Ukrainian Animated Film 'I Died in Irpin' Wins Award at French Short Film Festival". The Gaze.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. 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.Annecy Festival "2024 Official Selection Perspectives I Died in Irpin". Annecy Festival. It was later screened at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film FestivalBen Croll "10 Must-Watch Shorts at Clermont-Ferrand 2025".Variety, where it won the award for the Best Animation.Laurence Boyce "The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival unveils its winners". Cineuropa, 10 February 2025.Mercedes Milligan "Clermont-Ferrand Fest Awards Juried Prizes to 'I Died in Irpin,' 'Ashen Sun". Animation Magazine, February 10, 2025
I Died in Irpin was shortlisted for the 98th Academy Awards in the category of Best Animated Short Film.
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: YearAward / FestivalCategoryResult2024 Annecy International Animation Film FestivalOfficial Competition - PerspectiveClermont-Ferrand International Short Film FestivalBest Animation AwardAnimation Is Film FestivalOfficial SelectionBucheon International Animation Film FestivalGrand Prize for Short FilmManchester Animation FestivalBest Short Film2025Fest AnčaBest Animated ShortEmile AwardsBest of the Best Short FilmCzech Lion AwardsBest Animated FilmSun in a Net AwardsBest Animated Film
See also List of submissions for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
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