On March 31 and April 1 the showcase Ukraine on Film: Way to Freedom is being held in Amsterdam. The days of Ukrainian film are taking place in the Dutch capital on the eve of the referendum on Ukraine’s association with the European Union, which is to be held in the Netherlands on April 6. […]
Mediananny provides a concise report of the recent State Film Agency project pitching and the fresh animation projects presented: ‘There is nothing wrong with following the world’s trends and adopting the best of them.
459 cities and towns can be found on the map of Ukraine but very few of them are reflected in the culture and films. ‘Festival 86’ had launched a competition ‘MyStreetFilmsUkraine’ in order to introduce the city atmosphere, characters and streets to the Ukrainian and foreign audience.
The city of Lviv, which is a business center for Western Ukraine, has launched its local film commission as an NGO with the municipal endorsement. Some Lviv locations are presented at the website as well as the online filming permit application form: http://film.lviv.ua/
292 movies have been premiered in Ukrainian cinemas during the period from January 1 to December 27 in year 2015. Additionally, the distributors have released 19 selections of shorts and features. There are some figures about distribution of 216 films and four selections.
The 1st teaser of an upcoming feature film ‘Pilgrims. The movie’ has been published by Semen Mozgovyi, project’s director.
The feature animation scheduled for release in 2016. Directed by Manouk Deloyan, known for ‘Adventures of Good Soldier Svejk’. Art Direction is done by Serhiy Mohylny. Produced by Dmytro Belinsky, Ihor Roma and Iryna Manzhosova.
A new action comedy from Lubomyr Levytskyi known for ‘The Shadows of Unforgotten Uncestors” has released its first official trailer. Produced by Sergiy Lavrenyuk and Sontse TV Channel.
A series of children animation made in Ukrainian Lviv hits Youtube and Facebook within the English-speaking markets. This could be a new trend in Ukrainian animation as the product is fully designed and produced domestically but with the aim for the bigger foreign markets.
A feature documentary by Roman Bondarchuk gets the Special Jury Award at the International Documentary Festival in Amsterdam. The film is co-production of Ukraine, Latvia and Germany.
