A Ukraine-Lithuania period drama ‘Traitor’ is dedicated to Ukrainian filmmakers of the Soviet times who took their chances to oppose the official state anti-Ukrainian propaganda: Dovzhenko, Parajanov, Illenko. The film is released into theaters these days. Directed by American and Moldovian directors Mark Hammond and Valeriu Jereghi. Cast: Oleh Melnychuk, Zoya Baranovska, Stanislav Shchokin.
The new feature drama scheduled for release in Ukraine for this fall tells the story of one of the leaders of Ukrainian People’s Republic of early 20th century. Directed by Oles Yanchuk known for his works ‘Famine-33’, ‘The Undefeated’ and others. Written by Mykhailo Shayevych. Cast: Serhiy Frolov, Irma Vitovska, Bohdan Benyuk.
The war drama ‘Cherkasy’ based on a real story of a Ukrainian battle ship trapped in Donuzlav lake and surrounded by the Russian troops is getting own movie. The trailer has been released and the premiere is expected later this year. Directed by Tymur Yashchenko. Cinematography by Yuri Dunay. Written by Tymur Yashchenko and Robert […]
Ukrainian take on a period action comedy genre is scheduled for September in the theaters. Directed by Oleksandr Berezan. Written by Dmytro Naumov and Taras Borovok. Cast: Yuri Khvosteko, Iryna Gryshak, Ivan Sharan
The official trailer for an upcoming kids sci-fi movie ‘Bobot’ has been presented. The project is scheduled for theatrical premiere in Ukraine for June, 21st. Directed by Max Ksyonda. Produced by VFX company Mental Drive Studio. Soundtrack of the movie composed by Oleg ‘Fahot’ Mylhailuta of TNMK.
Chinese online TV platform iQIYI founded by Baidu and producing about 500 episodes a year is filming on locations in Kyiv. This is part of their detective classics ‘Golden Eye’ TV Series. The director on ser is Lin Nan. The star of the movie is a singer Zhang Yixing of the band EXO which is […]
The new and all fresh music band from Poltava with a debut song in English. Vocals by Oleksandr Bilyak. The band took a chance to fight for a Eurovision-2018 selection. The sound producer behind the band is Andriy Danylko. The video shot in Kyiv’s so called ‘Chocolate House’.
Animagrad studio has presented the second trailer for the upcoming feature animation ‘Stolen Princess’. The feature is showcased at this year’s European Film Market in Berlin. The premiere in Ukraine is scheduled for March 7, 2018.
Ukraine State Film Agency has published a showreel compilation of the films supported in 2017 including features, documentaries, shorts and animations. The reel is prepared for Berlinale and EFM stands and screenings. As mentioned before, Ukraine had witnessed a 30+ feature premieres in 2017 and the number is expected to increase up to 50 in […]
The 100th anniversary of the famous Battle of Kruty is marked by a new feature film from Ukrainian filmmakers directed by Oleksiy Shaparyev. Written by Kostyantyn Konovalov. Cast: Oleksandr Piskunov, Oleksiy Trytenko, Roman Yasinovsky, Natalia Vasko, Ostap Stupka.
