AROUND PARADISE by Yulia Loskhina received a special mention at the International Competition at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival 2026 with the following reasoning by the jury:
"We celebrate the tenacity of a young filmmaking team, who use their keen observation and narrative juxtaposition to show us uniquely contemporary, yet age-old efficiencies of global fascism and colonialism."
"Yulia Lokshina expressed her gratitude and excitement about the award, stating that it was the culmination of four years of work, during which they journeyed to Paraguay quite frequently to document this community of European radical utopians, in an endeavor that, aside from being purely cinematic, also served as a way to depict the shifts and the sweeping changes in our world, so as to not be surprised by the developments ahead", TiDF reportet further.
Congratulations to Yulia Lokshina and the whole team behind the film!
