In one week Songs of Slow Burning Earth by Olha Zhurba has been nominated for 4 crucial awards by European Film Academy and International Documentary Association!
IDA Awards Nomination
Songs of Slow Burning Earth by Olha Zhurba has been nominated for the IDA Awards in two categories: Best Feature Documentary and Best Director.
The IDA Documentary Awards is an annual prize presented by the International Documentary Association (IDA), which brings together around 2,800 members from 50 countries. This year, the IDA received more than 550 submissions across all categories from 85 countries. Only five films made it to the list of nominees in both Best Feature Documentary and Best Director, selected by a jury composed of dozens of documentary professionals from around the world.
Last year, No Other Land won Best Feature Documentary at the IDA Awards before going on to receive the Academy Award.
If you are an IDA member, you can watch our film and vote for it from November 19 to December 2. The 41st IDA Documentary Awards will be presented on December 6 in Los Angeles, California.
Full list of nominees: IDA Announces Nominees for 41st Documentary Awards | International Documentary Association
EFA Nomination
We are very proud to share that 𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗛 is in the running for the 2026 European Film Awards for Best European Documentary and Best European Film.
From 15 December 2025 until 8 January 2026 the Academy members will then vote for the winners to be revealed at the 38th European Film Awards ceremony on Saturday, 17 January 2026 in Berlin.
Thank you all academy members!
