Documentary film '2000 Meters to Andriivka' on the BAFTA-2026 longlist
The documentary film by Myroslav Chernov '2000 Meters to Andriivka' has made it to the longlist for the BAFTA-2026 award in the category of 'Documentary Film'. This film is dedicated to the Ukrainian village of Andriivka, located near the town of Bakhmut. The BAFTA-2026 awards ceremony will take place on February 22, 2026, in London, and the event will be hosted by actor Alan Cumming.
The shortlist of nominees in the 'Documentary Film' category will be announced on January 27, 2026. '2000 Meters to Andriivka' also received a nomination for the Directors Guild of America (DGA) award in the category of 'Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary', where the film was presented for the year 2025.
Other films on the longlist
Among other films that have been included in the BAFTA-2026 longlist for the 'Documentary Film' category, we can highlight:
- 'Apocalypse In The Tropics' (Petro Costa)
- 'Becoming Led Zeppelin' (Bernard MacMahon)
- 'Cover-Up' (Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus)
- 'The Librarians' (Kim A. Snyder)
- 'Mr Nobody Against Putin' (Pavlo Talankin, David Borenstein)
- 'Ocean with David Attenborough' (Toby Nolan, Colin Batfield, Keith Sholey)
- 'One to One: John & Yoko' (Sam Rice-Edwards, Kevin Macdonald)
- 'The Perfect Neighbour' (Gita Gandbhir)
- 'Riefenstahl' (Andres Veiel)
Thus, '2000 Meters to Andriivka' not only confirms the high level of Ukrainian documentary cinema but also gains international recognition, highlighting the importance of the theme it addresses. The inclusion of the film in the BAFTA longlist indicates a growing attention to Ukrainian filmmakers on the world stage, as well as the relevance of the documentary genre in the face of modern challenges. This may stimulate further investment in the development of Ukrainian cinema and attract the international audience's attention to Ukrainian stories and cultural aspects that deserve recognition.