The first teaser from a new feature film by Akhtem Seitablayev has been published. ‘The Cyborgs’ is re-telling the recent history of Ukraine – the legendary fight for Donetsk Airport in 2014 during Russian invasion. The freedom fighters from various divisions of Ukrainian army and volunteer battalions took a 242-days stand against the Russian backed militants until the complete destruction of the airport’s terminal.
Izi - Official Trailer
Ukrainian-Italian co-production comedy is scheduled for release in September and will be premiered at Locarno IFF. Directed by Andrea Magnani.
Language Quotes for TV in Ukraine
The President of Ukraine has signed the new legislation adopted by Verkhovna Rada which increases the obligatory Ukrainian language presence for the national broadcasters up to 75% of their air time. The regional broadcasters of Ukraine are permitted to have 50% of Ukrainian in their content. This provides a greater urge for the national content producers to develop own projects instead of buying foreign programs.
Egregor - Teaser
The team of Ukrainian sci-fi feature movie ‘Egregor’ has shared an extended teaser of the project. Written & directed by Lyubomyr Levytsky. Cinematography by Dmytro Nedrya.
Myth - Crowdfunding
The creators of a feature documentary Myth, telling the story of Ukrainian-French opera singer Vasyl Slipak who left his job to fight for Ukraine, are running the crowdfunding campaign on the platform ‘Spilnokosht’. The crew has finished the principal shooting and require additional funds for post-production. The film directed by Diana Karpenko, Leonid Kanter and Ivan Yasnij. The link to campaign: https://biggggidea.com/project/-dokumentalnij-film-mif-/
Okean Elzy - Sun
Kyiv is a featured location in a new music video from Okean Elzy. Directed by Victor Priduvalov. Photographed by Eugene Kredentser. Stunts by Apache Crew. Postproduced by Mental Drive Studio.
A Gentle Creature
A new film directed by Sergiy Loznitsa which is a part of the Cannes feature competition, has released its trailer. Cinematography by Oleg Mutu. Art Direction by Kirill Shuvalov. The story is based on a short novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
Ukrainian National Pavilion in Cannes
Ukrainian Pavillion in Cannes will operate from 17th through 28th of May. The main goal of the pavilion is to present the current cinematographic Ukraine as a powerful production hub: with well-developed production facilities, qualified and skillful crews and technical specialists, lots of picturesque and unique locations, low costs of production and a recently adopted cinema law with cash rebates for international film producers.
Prayer of Strangers
Based on a true story of a Crimean Tatar woman who saved many Jewish children during World War II. The feature will be premiered on May 18, 2017 – the date of commemoration of the Crimean Tatars deportation. Directed by Akhtem Seitablayev known for ‘Khaytarma’.
Intent - Teaser
The team behind a short screen version of ‘Intent’ novel by a bestselling Ukrainian writer Lyubko Deresh has presented the movie’s teaser. Directed by Anna Smoliy. Cinematography by Oleksiy Kuchma. Cast: Roman Veremeychyk, Hanna Adamovych, Oleksandr Sokolov.