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American war correspondent Zarina Zabrisky received Ukraine's Order of Merit, 3rd Class, by decree signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 5 June 2026. The award was issued on the occasion of Ukrainian Journalist Day.
Zabrisky, who reports for Euromaidan Press and Byline Times, was cited for "high professional skill and dedication" covering Russia's full-scale invasion. She was the first journalist to bring Russia's "human safari" — drone attacks on civilians in Kherson — to international attention, in a July 2024 dispatch for Byline Times.
Zabrisky arrived in Kherson with other war correspondents on the third day after the city's liberation in November 2022. She has filed from the Kherson region almost continuously since. Her work for Euromaidan Press has documented Russia's systematic drone attacks on civilians, the aftermath of the Kakhovka dam destruction, and the daily life of a city whose residents named what was happening to them.
Her July 2024 first dispatch on the human safari was followed by continued EP coverage through 2024 and 2025. By May 2025, she could write: "The UN confirmed what I saw in Kherson: Russia is hunting civilians for sport."
The Russian Foreign Ministry added Zabrisky to its sanctions "stop list" in August 2025, banning her from ever entering Russia.
Between September 2023 and June 2025, Zabrisky directed and produced Kherson: Human Safari, a 72-minute documentary built entirely from original footage and interviews with Kherson residents. The composer who wrote the score had been a partisan during the Russian occupation. The director of photography is a native of Kherson.
The film is structured around seven chapters: invasion, occupation, protests, liberation, shelling, flood, and human safari. It is available to watch free at khersonhumansafari.com.
Euromaidan Press reviewed the film in August 2025. Reviewer Kostiantyn Doroshenko called it "a fantastic horror movie… our reality."
Zabrisky was among 37 Ukrainian and foreign journalists named in Presidential Decree №482/2026, issued on 5 June 2026 for Ukrainian Journalist Day. The decree honored correspondents from Bloomberg News, CNN International, Liberation, Welt, Radio France Internationale, and Ukrainian outlets including 1+1, LB.ua, Babel, and the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine.
The citation read: "significant personal contribution to the development of national journalism and the information sphere, high professional skill and dedication shown during the coverage of events of the Russian Federation's full-scale invasion of the territory of Ukraine."
Zarina Zabrisky — The Kherson DispatchesAn American war correspondent reporting for Euromaidan Press from Kherson. On 6 June 2026, Ukraine awarded her the Order of Merit; Russia had already placed her on an entry-ban list for the same work. Her feature documentary, Kherson: Human Safari, grows out of the reporting gathered here.
One reporter following a single atrocity over two years—from the dispatch that named it, to the UN inquiry tracing it to the Kremlin. Read top to bottom, it is a timeline.
Residents describe drones that give no time to run for cover, in a city Russia has pummeled since its liberation.
The hunt escalates: drones begin scattering Lepestok mines across what remains of the civilian population.
A double-tap method—shelling draws people into the open, then drones hunt the ambulances and first responders.
Walking the streets where it happens, as UN investigators rule the campaign a war crime. "It was systematic hunting."
On the road in and out of the city, the drone siege turns every car ride into a death lottery.
Erik Møse, chair of the UN Commission of Inquiry, on tracing the drone terror from operators on the Dnipro to the Kremlin.
In occupied Oleshky, drone trainees use food queues as practice targets—in the very towns Russia wants at the table.
Her wider reporting from Kherson and the southern front—mines, demining, improvised artillery, and the engineers rewriting drone warfare.
A sapper points to a phone and a Sprite can. In Kherson, he lost his foot finding out which was which.
In a bunker near the front, young engineers turn $300 drones into tank-killers—and rewrite the rules of the war.
Living in Kherson means counting time between explosions—a barrage that masks preparations for a new push.
Self-taught operators with DIY tactics clear the mined river—the linchpin in the battle for the Dnipro.
In Odesa, a debate over imperial trauma and whether—and how—to undo Russia's cultural inheritance.
Recycled shells and aging guns keep the 57th brigade firing—but the strain is starting to tell.
Amid a dire shell shortage, fighters near Kherson find a lifeline in a captured Soviet howitzer and homemade rounds.
Zabrisky's 2025 feature documentary follows the city through occupation, liberation, ecocide, and the drone war on its residents—the story she has been filing from the ground for two years.
An American war correspondent reporting for Euromaidan Press from Kherson. On 6 June 2026, Ukraine awarded her the Order of Merit; Russia had already placed her on an entry-ban list for the same work. Her feature documentary, Kherson: Human Safari, grows out of the reporting gathered here.
One reporter following a single atrocity over two years—from the dispatch that named it, to the UN inquiry tracing it to the Kremlin. Read top to bottom, it is a timeline.
Residents describe drones that give no time to run for cover, in a city Russia has pummeled since its liberation.
The hunt escalates: drones begin scattering Lepestok mines across what remains of the civilian population.
A double-tap method—shelling draws people into the open, then drones hunt the ambulances and first responders.
Walking the streets where it happens, as UN investigators rule the campaign a war crime. "It was systematic hunting."
On the road in and out of the city, the drone siege turns every car ride into a death lottery.
Erik Møse, chair of the UN Commission of Inquiry, on tracing the drone terror from operators on the Dnipro to the Kremlin.
In occupied Oleshky, drone trainees use food queues as practice targets—in the very towns Russia wants at the table.
Her wider reporting from Kherson and the southern front—mines, demining, improvised artillery, and the engineers rewriting drone warfare.
A sapper points to a phone and a Sprite can. In Kherson, he lost his foot finding out which was which.
In a bunker near the front, young engineers turn $300 drones into tank-killers—and rewrite the rules of the war.
Living in Kherson means counting time between explosions—a barrage that masks preparations for a new push.
Self-taught operators with DIY tactics clear the mined river—the linchpin in the battle for the Dnipro.
In Odesa, a debate over imperial trauma and whether—and how—to undo Russia's cultural inheritance.
Recycled shells and aging guns keep the 57th brigade firing—but the strain is starting to tell.
Amid a dire shell shortage, fighters near Kherson find a lifeline in a captured Soviet howitzer and homemade rounds.
Zabrisky's 2025 feature documentary follows the city through occupation, liberation, ecocide, and the drone war on its residents—the story she has been filing from the ground for two years.
A Fundação Santander Portugal e a Unicorn Factory Lisboa anunciaram a formalização de uma parceria para a implementação em Portugal dos Santander X Awards, uma das principais plataformas globais de apoio ao empreendedorismo, presente em mais de 25 países. As candidaturas à edição nacional abriram a 1 de junho e decorrem até 11 de setembro, com o objetivo de identificar e apoiar projetos inovadores nas categorias de Universidades e Startups.
Na categoria Universidades, a iniciativa procura soluções com potencial de disrupção e altamente escaláveis, que contem com um protótipo que permita a validação com potenciais clientes. Já na categoria Startups, as candidaturas estão abertas para empresas portuguesas que cumpram pelo menos um dos seguintes critérios: ter receitas anuais até 250 mil euros, ter angariado capital até ao limite de 1 milhão de euros, ou ter entre dois e 25 colaboradores a tempo inteiro. Esta edição terá prémios monetários no valor de 30 mil euros, distribuídos pelos vencedores. Em ambas as categorias, os vencedores recebem também divulgação nacional, visibilidade através do Grupo Santander, acesso a mentoria e participação na final do Santander X Global Award 2026.
Após a fase de candidaturas e avaliação, os projetos finalistas terão acesso a um programa de mentoria e apoio que decorrerá entre 21 de setembro e 9 de outubro, culminando numa apresentação e gala final prevista para outubro. Em Portugal, a execução do programa ficará a cargo da Unicorn Factory Lisboa, responsável pela captação de candidaturas, coordenação do processo de avaliação, preparação dos finalistas e organização do evento final.
Gil Azevedo, Diretor Executivo da Unicorn Factory Lisboa, afirma que a parceria reforça o compromisso de dar escala e promover a inovação portuguesa a nível global, permitindo que empreendedores se liguem ao mundo, captem investimento e desenvolvam soluções com impacto. Inês Rocha de Gouveia, Presidente da Fundação Santander Portugal, destaca que o empreendedorismo é uma das forças mais transformadoras para construir uma sociedade mais inovadora e inclusiva, e que investir no empreendedorismo é investir no futuro.
A Unicorn Factory Lisboa, lançada em 2022 pela Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, é uma plataforma que desenvolve iniciativas para potenciar startups e scaleups nacionais e internacionais. Atua em cinco áreas: incubação early stage, programas growth stage para scaleups, apoio soft landing, empreendedorismo jovem e innovation hubs como o Beato Innovation District, web3hub, gaminghub, greenhub, AIhub, healthhub e engineershub. O projeto contribuiu para que Lisboa fosse distinguida como Capital Europeia da Inovação em 2023.
A Fundação Santander Portugal, constituída em 2022, tem como missão transformar a vida de pessoas, empresas e organizações do terceiro setor através da Educação e Capacitação. Desde a sua criação, já apoiou 500 mil pessoas entre os 6 e 66 anos de idade, em todos os distritos do país, através de uma rede de 106 parceiros comprometidos com a Educação, Empregabilidade e Empreendedorismo. A fundação obteve recentemente o estatuto de utilidade pública.
Com esta iniciativa, a Fundação Santander Portugal e a Unicorn Factory Lisboa reforçam o posicionamento do Santander X como um programa líder de apoio à inovação em Portugal e do país como um hub de inovação e empreendedorismo, promovendo o desenvolvimento de soluções com potencial de escala internacional e criando novas oportunidades para empreendedores em diferentes fases de crescimento.
Joe Mantello’s stark revival of Arthur Miller’s classic drama takes home six awards, while Ragtime and Schmigadoon! pick up musical wins
A stripped-back take on Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman dominated this year’s Tonys, winning six awards, while Lesley Manville and John Lithgow took home lead acting trophies.
Death of a Salesman was named best revival of a play, with the award-winning director Joe Mantello praising Miller’s story as one that “still talks to us through time”. Star Nathan Lane accepted the award on behalf of the cast, and called it a play that “continues to teach us who we are as humans and Americans”.
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This year’s Tony awards saw wins for John Lithgow, Laurie Metcalf, Joshua Henry and Lesley Manville
Tony awards 2026: Death of a Salesman triumphs, as Lesley Manville and John Lithgow also win
Tony awards 2026: red carpet looks and the best of the show – in pictures
The Lost Boys
Schmigadoon! – WINNER!
Titaníque
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© Photograph: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions
© Photograph: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions
© Photograph: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions
The Los Angeles Greek Film Festival marked its 20th edition in Hollywood with the Orpheus Awards Ceremony, honoring Greek and Cypriot filmmakers and paying tribute to Oscar-winning composer Alexandre Desplat.
The festival’s Closing Night Film and Orpheus Awards Ceremony took place on May 31 at the Egyptian Theatre, in collaboration with the American Cinematheque. This year’s edition brought together filmmakers, artists, industry professionals, and supporters of Greek cinema for a week of screenings, red carpet events, tributes, and awards. The festival’s virtual film program continues through June 14.
Founded in 2007, LAGFF has grown into one of the most important platforms for Greek and Cypriot cinema outside Greece. Over the past two decades, it has screened more than 800 films, hosted over 700 filmmakers, and reached an audience of more than 50,000.
One of the evening’s major highlights was the presentation of the Honorary Orpheus Award to Alexandre Desplat, one of the most acclaimed film composers working today.
Desplat, who won Academy Awards for his scores for The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Shape of Water, received the honor for his contribution to contemporary cinema. Filmmaker Malcolm Washington presented the award during the Closing Night ceremony, while Fay Lellios produced the tribute.
The evening also included a remembrance tribute to George Kolovos of G.P. Kolovos & Associates, a longtime benefactor of the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival.
“The 20th celebratory edition of LAGFF left indelible memories,” said Aristotle Katopodis, Artistic and Festival Director of LAGFF. “Feting Alexandre Desplat, remembering Dean Tavoularis, and paying respects to our 20-year-long benefactors, the Kolovos family, are images deeply etched in our hearts and souls.”
Katopodis also congratulated the filmmakers whose work was celebrated this year and thanked the festival’s supporters, sponsors, and team for championing Greek cinema.
The Closing Night Film, Hold Onto Me, directed by Myrsini Aristidou, won the Orpheus Award for Best Feature Film.
The film, which previously won the World Cinema Audience Award at Sundance, was one of the leading titles of this year’s festival. Following the screening, actor Michael Grant hosted a Q&A with Aristidou.
KNX Radio’s Vivianne Linou hosted the Orpheus Awards Ceremony.
In the animation category, Dream by Semiramis Mamata won the Orpheus Award for Best Animation Film. The Special Jury Award for Animation Film went to Poppy Flowers by Evridiki Papaiakovou.
The Orpheus Award for Best Short Film went to Prelude to a Supernova by Christos Artemiou, while the Special Jury Award for Short Film went to Gekas by Dimitris Moutsiakas.
In the feature film categories, Hold Onto Me by Myrsini Aristidou won Best Feature Film. Krysianna Papadakis and Stergios Dinopoulos received the Orpheus Award for Best Director for Bearcave, while Amerissa Basta received the Special Jury Award for Best Director for Life in a Beat.
The Orpheus Award for Best Performance went to Denise Fraga for Dreaming of Lions. Niovi Charalampous received the Special Jury Award for Best Performance for Smaragda – I Got Thick Skin and I Can’t Jump, while Vangelis Mourikis earned an honorable mention for Patty Is Such a Girly Name.
The Audience Award for Feature Film went to Best Friends Forever by Konstantinos Mousoulis. The Audience Award for Short Film went to The Smoker by Alexa Economacos.
The festival also presented its Social Justice Awards in partnership with Loyola Marymount University’s Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Department of Classics and Archaeology.
The Social Justice Award for Short Film went to The Wolves Return by Stelios Moraitidis, while the Social Justice Award for Feature Film went to Maysoon by Nancy Biniadaki.
Award presenters included animator Aliki Theofilopoulos, actor and author Patricia Kara, music composer George Kallis, and film distributor Bill Vergos.
The jury panel included Leo Behrens, Nora Bernard, Karen Cifarelli, Cheng Guo, Harrison James, Chieh-Chih Liao, Eric Nazarian, and Irene Soriano Saxon.
This year’s Closing Night continued LAGFF’s collaboration with the Egyptian Theatre, Netflix, and the American Cinematheque.
The Egyptian Theatre, one of Hollywood’s most historic movie palaces, opened in 1922 and helped shape the early history of film premieres in Los Angeles. Restored through a partnership between Netflix and the American Cinematheque, the venue now combines its historic character with modern projection capabilities.
For LAGFF, the setting offered a symbolic backdrop for a festival that has spent two decades connecting Greek and Cypriot cinema with the wider Los Angeles film community.
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