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March 2023 <\/strong>\u2013 Kinstellar is honoured to have provided intellectual property and privacy-related advice to The Associated Press (AP) during the production of 20 Days in Mariupol<\/em>, a feature-length documentary about the brutal Russian invasionand devastation of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol in 2022.<\/p>\n The documentary was recently honoured with an Academy Award for Best Documentary, adding to a growing list of accolades for 20 Days in Mariupol<\/em>, including from Pulitzer, Sundance, BAFTA and the Directors Guild of America. The Oscar is a first for producer Mstyslav Chernov, a Ukrainian AP video journalist, the AP itself (as a 178-year-old newsorganization), and is also Ukraine\u2019s first ever Oscar win!<\/p>\n Ukrainian IP and privacy law advice for the film was provided by Natalia Kirichenko, Kyiv office Partner and Head of the Intellectual Property & Technology practice, and Olena Stanishevska, Associate.<\/p>\n Natalia Kirichenko noted, \u201cThis honour is a timely reminder to the world that the horrors of the war are ongoing and thatUkraine needs for the world to have a vividly documented record of the atrocities taking place in a sovereign European country in the 21st century. We need all the support we can get to fight for the truth to prevail against the invader!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n