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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T183000
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SUMMARY:UIA FILM
DESCRIPTION:The Ukrainian Institute of America is pleased to present the award-winning documentary \nUIA FILM: Facing War \nWednesday\, December 3\, 2025 at 6:30 PM\n2 East 79th Street  New York\, NY 10075 \nThe documentary offers a gripping\, behind-the-scenes look at Jens Stoltenberg‘s final year as NATO Secretary General. With unprecedented access to the inner sanctums of global power\, the film chronicles Stoltenberg’s relentless diplomatic efforts to maintain alliance unity in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Witness high-stakes negotiations and private moments with world leaders\, including U.S. President Joe Biden\, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky\, and others\, as Stoltenberg works to uphold the pivotal promise to stand by Ukraine for “as long as it takes.” \n  \nFacing War (2025\, Norway)\nLanguage: English and Norwegian\nRuntime: 104 minutes\nDirector: Tommy Gulliksen\nWatch the trailer HERE. \n  \nThere is no charge for the screening\, but advance registration is requested. The screening will be followed by a Q&A and a ticketed wine reception.  \nRECEPTION:\n$20 General\n$15 UIA Friend\n$10 UIA Member \nRSVP\n  \nAWARDS AND RECOGNITION\nFacing War has been officially shortlisted by the Norwegian Oscar Committee as one of three films submitted for consideration for the 2026 Academy Awards in the category of Best Documentary Feature Film. \n\nPraised by The Guardian with 4 out of 5 stars\, the documentary is “a compelling insight into modern diplomacy.” The film’s powerful impact has been recognized with the Grand Jury Documentary Award for Best Documentary at The Hague Movies that Matter Festival and earned a Special Mention for Journalistic Relevance at DocsBarcelona. It has also been an official selection for prestigious honors\, receiving nominations for the Vaclav Havel Special Award at the Prague One World Film Festival\, the top CPH:DOX Award at its namesake festival\, and the Best Documentary award at DocsBarcelona.  \nInternational press about Facing War:\nThe Guardian\nThe Telegraph Podcast\nThe Observer\nBBC FrontRow \n  \nABOUT THE DIRECTOR\nTommy Gulliksen is a Norwegian film director who studied arts and journalism at Oslo University College. He is best known for his award-winning documentary En liten øy i verden (2011)\, the series Da vi styrte landet (2017)\, the award-winning documentaries Liberation Day (2016) and War of Art (2019). Gulliksen is co-founder of the Norwegian production company DOX Division.\n\n \nTHE PRODUCERS\nAnne Marte Blindheim (b. 1980) is a Norwegian journalist / writer / producer with 25 years of experience from news and political journalism\, before venturing into documentary film making. She focuses on politics\, social and environmental issues. Her film credits include the award winning series Da vi styrte landet (2017)\, Rahčan (2022)\, Det hvite sinnet (2023). \nDanielle Turkov-Wilson (b. 1987) is the founder and CEO of Think-Film Impact Production. Working at the confluence of art and policy\, Think-Film and its partners bring lasting change to global social issues. Danielle’ s film credits include Executive Producer and Impact Producer Black Box Diaries (Oscar and Bafta nominee 2025)\, The End (Joshua Oppenheimer\, Tilda Swinton)\, Io Capitano (Oscar nominee 2024)\, Navalny (Oscar and Bafta winner 2023)\, The Territory (Emmy and Peabody winner 2023). \n  \nPRODUCED BY\nDox Division\, a documentary production company based in Norway\, co-headed with director Tonje Hessen Schei and Tommy Gulliksen. \n  \nCO-PRODUCED BY\nThink-Film Impact Production\nNorsk Rikskringkasting (NRK)\nSveriges Television (SVT)\nOslo Film Fond \nUIA FILM
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