Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov to receive Febiofest award

Ukrainian filmmaker and activist Oleg Sentsov will receive the Febiofest Film Festival’s Kristián award, the organisers announced on Wednesday. The Prague film festival will also dedicate a part of its programme this year to Sentsov’s home country under the title “Ukraine: Centre of Europe”. The ticket earnings from this part of the festival’s programme will be sent to support humanitarian organisations and Ukrainian artists, Febiofest Honorary President Fero Fenič told journalists.

The annual film festival will be taking place in Prague from April 28 to May 4. More than 90 films, representing contemporary cinematography, will be featured in its programme. The festival will then also run in the Czech Republic’s regional cinemas.

Aside from Oleg Sentsov, the internationally acclaimed Czech actor Karel Roden will also be receiving the Kristián award. Roden plays the lead role in director Robert Sedláček’s new thriller Promlčeno, which will be premiering at the festival.