{"id":258347,"date":"2025-10-29T08:43:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T08:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/258347\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T08:43:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T08:43:16","slug":"ukrainian-documentary-kuba-alaska-wins-best-film-at-rome-film-festival-2025-united24-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/258347\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian Documentary Kuba &#038; Alaska Wins Best Film at Rome Film Festival 2025 \u2014 UNITED24 Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian documentary Kuba &amp; Alaska has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQTzfqNiGyM\/\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">won<\/a> the award for Best Documentary Film at\u00a0the 2025\u00a0Festa del Cinema di\u00a0Roma, marking a\u00a0historic achievement as\u00a0the first-ever recipient of\u00a0the festival\u2019s newly introduced documentary prize.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by\u00a0Yehor Troyanovskyi, Kuba &amp; Alaska tells the story of\u00a0two female combat medics\u2014Yuliia \u201cKuba\u201d Sidorova and Oleksandra \u201cAlaska\u201d Lysyska\u2014who save lives on\u00a0the front lines while holding on\u00a0to\u00a0their humanity, humor, and hope amidst the brutal realities of\u00a0war.<\/p>\n<p>Yuliia, a\u00a0paramedic and fashion designer from Kharkiv, first served during the 2014\u00a0Maidan protests and later joined the Hospitallers.\u00a0 Oleksandra, a\u00a0former journalist from Odesa, enlisted after the full-scale invasion and now serves in\u00a0the National Guard, supporting veteran reintegration following an\u00a0injury in\u00a0combat.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/f6d48427867b58032036d511d04c8a46.jpg\"  alt=\"Ukraine\u2019s Most Gut-Wrenching War Stories Just Hit the Big Screen at\u00a0Docudays UA\" width=\"1058\" height=\"596\" class=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<p>Category<a href=\"https:\/\/united24media.com\/culture\" class=\"c-entry__category\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Culture<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/united24media.com\/culture\/ukraines-most-gut-wrenching-war-stories-just-hit-the-big-screen-at-docudays-ua-9102\" class=\"u-link-overlay\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ukraine\u2019s Most Gut-Wrenching War Stories Just Hit the Big Screen at\u00a0Docudays UA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            Jun 19, 2025 16:39\n        <\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister for Humanitarian Policy and Minister of\u00a0Culture, Tetyana Berezhna, praised the film\u2019s success, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MCSCUkraine\/posts\/%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%97%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D1%96%D1%87%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8F%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%83-%D0%B2-%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BC%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%86%D1%96%D1%97-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%89%D0%B8%D0%B9-%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C\/1125239069760312\/\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">stating<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery screening of\u00a0a\u00a0Ukrainian film abroad strengthens Ukraine\u2019s voice on\u00a0the international stage. It\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0chance to\u00a0tell the truth about Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine and the resilience of\u00a0our people. The victory of\u00a0Kuba &amp; Alaska in\u00a0Rome proves the professionalism, quality, and depth of\u00a0Ukrainian cinema.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The film, a\u00a0co-production between Ukraine, Belgium, and France, had its world premiere at\u00a0the Sheffield DocFest in\u00a0the UK\u00a0and previously won both the Jury Prize and Audience Award at\u00a0the Brussels International Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, it\u00a0was <a href=\"https:\/\/united24media.com\/latest-news\/barbican-london-to-showcase-ukrainian-cinema-from-1929-to-today-11672\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reported<\/a> that London\u2019s Barbican Centre hosed a\u00a0series of\u00a0screenings highlighting Ukrainian cinema, presenting works that span different eras of\u00a0the country\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p><img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/(x810-y167-w1190-h672)-7f54d6f9a1e9b10de9b3e7ee663a18d9.png\" data- alt=\"On the Frontline of Truth\" width=\"1026\" height=\"577\" class=\"lazy\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/united24media.com\/static\/build\/img\/logo.qJ-S0EWo.svg\" alt=\"Logo\" width=\"169\" height=\"16\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/united24media.com\/donate?banner_variant=article_06_melnik_truth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\" class=\"u-link-overlay\" data-donation-link=\"\">On the Frontline of Truth<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our reporters risk their lives to show what\u2019s really happening in Ukraine. Your support keeps them safe, equipped, and reporting.<\/p>\n<p>\n                Related articles\n            <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ukrainian documentary Kuba &amp; Alaska has won the award for Best Documentary Film at\u00a0the 2025\u00a0Festa del Cinema di\u00a0Roma,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":258348,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[88,206],"class_list":["post-258347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/258348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}