Odesa Film Studio ( uk, Одеська кіностудія художніх фільмів) is the

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

, formerly

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nation ...

film studio in

Odesa Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrati ...

, one of the first in the

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and the

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. It is partially owned by a government and supervised by the Department of State property fund of Ukraine together with the Ministry of Culture. Together with Dovzhenko Film Studios they are the only state-owned and major film producers in the country. The studio is located at Frantsuzky bulvar 33 (33 French Boulevard),

, Ukraine. In a close vicinity to it is located a smaller film studio House of Mask.

History and reorganization

* It was founded on 23 May 1919 by the decision of the Odesa Governorate Executive Committee,

Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...

out of the remnants of cinema studios of Myron Grossman, Dmitriy Kharitonov, and Borisov. This date was the day of birth of the first in the country state film studio. At first, it was listed as "Political film section of political department and of 41st Division of the Red Army", and the first feature film filmed here was the "Spiders and flies." The original studios went into decline after the

Russian Civil War , date = October Revolution, 7 November 1917 – Yakut revolt, 16 June 1923{{Efn, The main phase ended on 25 October 1922. Revolt against the Bolsheviks continued Basmachi movement, in Central Asia and Tungus Republic, the Far East th ...

and the

Ukrainian War of Independence The Ukrainian War of Independence was a series of conflicts involving many adversaries that lasted from 1917 to 1921 and resulted in the establishment and development of a Ukrainian republic, most of which was later absorbed into the Soviet U ...

, as their owners emigrated, running from political prosecution. Grossman's film studio "Myrograph" existed in

since 1907 and was the oldest one recorded in Ukraine. * In 1922, "film sektion" was reorganized into Odesa Film Factory of

All-Ukrainian Photo Cinema Administration (VUFKU) The All-Ukrainian Photo Cinema Administration ( uk, Всеукраїнське фото кіноуправління, translit=Vse-Ukrainske Foto Kino Upravlinnia, or uk, ВУФКУ, translit=VUFKU, label=none) was a cinematographic state monopoly ...

. The Odesa film studio, which was VUFKU’s main production facility, underwent extensive renovations. The studio purchased its new modern equipment in the West, allowing the studio to shoot, light, and process the film stock using state-of-the-art technology. In 1926, Vyacheslav Levandovskyi and Deviatkin created an animation studio of VUFKU. * In 1930, VUFKU was reorganized into "Ukrainafilm" of "Soyuzkino" (Union-cinema). * From 1938 to 1941 - Odesa film studio. * During the years of the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

( Eastern Front 1941-1945) it was a part of the Tashkent Film Studio. * 1954 - again works in Odesa. * In 1955, the Odesa Film Studio resumed its own film production. Director Alexander Gorky not only obtained permission to revive the studio, but also solved the personnel problem by inviting VGIK graduates — directors, cameramen, artists, and economists. Then the former students, who usually went for years as assistants and assistants, quickly got independent work. On November 26, 1956, the film by Felix Mironer and Marlen Khutsiev “Spring on Zarechnaya Street” was released, which became a significant event not only for the studio, but for the entire Soviet cinema. * In 2005, Odesa film studio was reorganized to a Close Joint Stock Company (with the government owning the majority of shares).

Description

Anniversary stamp dedicated to the Odessa film studio

The studio is located in the downtown right near the shore of

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covering some and consisting of three pavilions of , , and . Inside the studio's building is located another film studio, Vira Kholodna Film Studio and the Odesa Film School. The Odesa Film Studio has its own

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, U-Cinema, which is also located in the same building. On the territory of the studio there is a Museum of the Cinema, in which you can find out about many interesting facts on the history of the cinema. Here you can find historic materials, from the invention of cinema, to the postmodern, digital and avant garde. In 2019, the National Bank of Ukraine issued a commemorative coin 100 years Odesa Film Studio In addition, the main Ukraine post service issued a special anniversary stamp dedicated to the Odesa film studio.

Cinema Museum

On the territory of the Odesa film studio there is a cinema museum of the Odesa branch of the National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine. The museum stores materials collected over the years of the existence of the Odesa Film Studio, film catalogs, photo albums of acting tests, information about directors and producers, film equipment, books, newspapers, film magazines, etc. In total, more than twelve thousand “storage units”.

Directors

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Pyotr Chardynin Pyotr Ivanovich Chardynin (russian: Пётр Иванович Чардынин) ( – 14 August 1934) was a Russian and Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor. One of the pioneers of the film industry in the Russian Empire, Chardynin direc ...

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Oleksandr Dovzhenko Oleksandr Petrovych Dovzhenko or Alexander Petrovich Dovzhenko ( uk, Олександр Петрович Довженко, ''Oleksandr Petrovych Dovzhenko''; russian: Алекса́ндр Петро́вич Довже́нко, ''Aleksandr Petro ...

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Stanislav Govorukhin Stanislav Sergeyevich Govorukhin (russian: Станислав Сергеевич Говорухин; 29 March 1936 – 14 June 2018) was a Soviet and Russian film director, actor, screenwriter, producer and politician. He was named People's Artis ...

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Kira Muratova , honorific_suffix = People's Artist of Ukraine , birth_date = , birth_place = Soroca, Kingdom of Romania(now Moldova) , death_date = , death_place = Odessa, Ukraine , birth_name = Kira Gueórguiev ...

Selected films

Soviet Union

* 1926 ''Ягідка кохання /

Love's Berries ''Love's Berries'' (russian: Ягoдка любви, Yagodka lyubvi, uk, Ягідка кохання, Yahidka kokhannia) is a 1926 Soviet comedy film by Ukrainian director Oleksandr Dovzhenko. The film was Dovzhenko's debut, and the screenplay w ...

'', directed by

(

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) * 1926 ''Вася – реформатор / Vasia the Reformer'', directed by

(

) * 1926 ''Тарас Трясило / Taras Triasylo'', directed by Petro Chardynin (

) * 1926 ''Тарас Шевченко / Taras Shevchenko'', directed by Petro Chardynin (

) * 1927 ''Сумка дипкур'єра / The Diplomatic Pouch'', directed by

(

) * 1928 ''Арсенал / Arsenal'', directed by

(

) * 1928 ''Звенигора / Zvenyhora'', directed by

(

) * 1936 ''Назар Стодоля / Nazar Stodolia'', directed by Heorhiy Tasin *

1941 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Eu ...

''Таємничий острів /

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'', directed by Eduard Pentslin * 1957 ''Орлёнок /

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'', directed by Eduard Nikandrovich Bocharov * 1967 ''Короткі зустрічі / Brief Encounters'', directed by

* 1978 ''Д'Артаньян та три мушкетери /

D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers ''D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers'' (russian: Д'Артаньян и три мушкетёра, ''D'Artanyan i tri mushketyora'') is a three-part swashbuckler musical miniseries produced in the Soviet Union and first aired in 1978. It is based o ...

'', directed by Heorhiy Yungvald-Khilkevych * 1979 ''Пригоди Електроніка /

The Adventures of the Elektronic ''The Adventures of Electronic'' (russian: Приключения Электроника, translit. Priklyucheniya Elektronika) is a 1979 Soviet children's science fiction TV miniseries, directed by Konstantin Bromberg. The series' screenpl ...

, directed by Kostiantyn Bromberg * 1979 ''Місце зустрічі змінити не можна /

The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed ''The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed'' (russian: link=no, Место встречи изменить нельзя, translit. ''Mesto vstrechi izmenit nelzya'') is a 1979 Soviet five-part television miniseries directed by Stanislav Govor ...

'', directed by Stanislav Hovorukhin * 1982 ''Трест, що луснув /

The Trust That Has Burst ''The Trust That Went Bust'' (russian: Трест, который лопнул; ''Trest, kotoryy lopnul'') is a Soviet 1983 musical TV miniseries (total runtime 196 min) based on short stories by O. Henry: "The Octopus Marooned", "Jeff Peters as ...

'', directed by Oleksandr Pavlovskyi * 1982 ''Чарівники / Wizards'', directed by Kostiantyn Bromberg * 1983 ''Серед сірих каменів /

Among Grey Stones ''Among Grey Stones'' (russian: Среди серых камней, Sredi serykh kamney) is a 1983 Soviet drama film directed by Kira Muratova. The film suffered a lot from the Soviet censorship and was edited without the acceptance of Muratova, ...

'', directed by

* 1983 ''Військово-польовий роман / Wartime Romance'', directed by Petro Todorovskyi * 1983 ''Колесо історії / Wheel of History'', directed by Stanislav Klymenko *

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''У пошуках капітана Гранта /

In search of Captain Grant ''In Search for Captain Grant'' (russian: В поисках капитана Гранта, bg, По следите на капитан Грант) is a 1986 Soviet 7 episodes television miniseries adaptation of Jules Verne's 1868 novel ''In Searc ...

'', directed by Stanislav Hovorukhin * 1987 ''Данило — князь Галицький / Danylo — Kniaz of Halychyna'', directed by

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* 1989 ''Астенічний синдром /

The Asthenic Syndrome ''The Asthenic Syndrome'' (russian: Астенический синдром, Astenicheskiy sindrom) is a 1989 Soviet drama film directed by Kira Muratova. It is the sixth feature film directed by Muratova, and arguably her masterpiece, most impo ...

'', directed by

Ukraine

* 1991 ''Чудо в краю забуття /

Miracle in the Land of Oblivion Miracle in the Land of Oblivion ( uk, Чудо в краю забуття) is a 1991 Ukrainian film directed by Natalia Motuzko. It is based on the story of Valery Shevchuk "''Petro Utekliy''". Plot ''Miracle in the Land of Oblivion'' is the s ...

'', directed by

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* 1999 ''Як коваль щастя шукав /

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'', directed by Radomyr Vasylevsky * 2001 ''На Полі Крові / Akeldama'', directed by Yaroslav Lupiy * 2007 ''Біля річки /

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'', directed by

Eva Neymann Eva Neymann ( uk, Єва Нейман; born 21 June 1974) is a Ukrainian film director. Her film ''At the River'' was entered into the 29th Moscow International Film Festival. Selected filmography Awards * GoEast, Award of the Federal Foreign ...

Selected directors

;1919-1925 * Myron Grossman (1908-1918) (considered a founder of Odesa cinematography) *

(1923-1932) * Les Kurbas (1922-1925) * Georgiy Tasin, the first studio director in 1922 ;1926-1936 *

Isaak Babel Isaac Emmanuilovich Babel (russian: Исаак Эммануилович Бабель, p=ˈbabʲɪlʲ; – 27 January 1940) was a Russian writer, journalist, playwright, and literary translator. He is best known as the author of '' Red Cavalry' ...

;1936-1954 *

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* Amvrosiy Buchma ;1955-1965 *

and Oleksandr Muratov * Vadym Kostromenko, currently the director of the museum * Vadym Avloshenko *

Pyotr Todorovsky Pyotr Yefimovich Todorovsky (russian: Пётр Ефи́мович Тодоро́вский, uk, Петро Юхимович Тодоровський, 26 August 1925 – 24 May 2013) was a Russian film director, screenwriter and cinematograph ...

;1966-1996 *

Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich Georgi Emilyevich Yungvald-Khilkevich (russian: Георгий Эмильевич Юнгвальд-Хилькевич; 22 October 1934 – 11 November 2015) was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, theatre direc ...

* Aleksandr Pavlovsky * Natalya Zbandut (Medyuk) * Mykhailo Kats

Selected actors

;1919-1925 *

Vera Kholodnaya Vera Vasilyevna Kholodnaya ( Levchenko; russian: link=no, Вера Васильевна Холодная; uk, link=no, Віра Василівна Холодна; 5 August 1893 – 16 February 1919) was an actress of Russian Empire cinema. She w ...

(1914-1919) (featured in 35 films) * Daria Zerkalova ;1926-1936 * Natalya Uzhviy * Matviy Lyarov ;1966-1996 *

Vladimir Vysotsky Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky ( rus, links=no, Владимир Семёнович Высоцкий, p=vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr sʲɪˈmʲɵnəvʲɪtɕ vɨˈsotskʲɪj; 25 January 1938 – 25 July 1980), was a Soviet singer-songwriter, poet, and actor ...

Others

Samvel Gasparov Samvel Vladimirovich Gasparov (russian: Самве́л Влади́мирович Гаспа́ров; 7 June 1938 – 26 May 2020) was a Russian film director and short story writer. He worked for some time at the Odessa Film Studio. He was bur ...

References

Bibliography

* ''Histoire du cinéma ukrainien (1896–1995)'', Lubomir Hosejko, Éditions à Dié, Dié, 2001, , traduit en ukrainien en 2005 : ''Istoria Oukraïnskovo Kinemotografa'', Kino-Kolo, Kiev, 2005,

External links

* *
Non-official website Odesa film studio
{{Odessa 1919 establishments in Ukraine Film production companies of the Soviet Union Film production companies of Ukraine Ukrainian film studios Mass media companies established in 1919 Government-owned companies of Ukraine

History and reorganization

Description

Cinema Museum

Directors

Selected films

Soviet Union

Ukraine

Selected directors

Selected actors

Others

See also

References

Bibliography

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