The Ukrainian Film Academy ( uk, Українська кіноакадемія) is a

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 ...

association of experts and professionals in the field of

cinema Cinema may refer to: Film * Cinematography, the art of motion-picture photography * Film or movie, a series of still images that create the illusion of a moving image ** Film industry, the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking * ...

and

film production Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, casti ...

. It was founded in 2017 to support and develop modern Ukrainian cinema. Since 2017, the Ukrainian Film Academy has been holding the prestigious "

Golden Dzyga The "Golden Dzyga" ( uk, Золота дзиґа) is a Ukrainian national film award given for professional achievements in the development of Ukrainian cinema. Founded in 2017 by the Ukrainian Film Academy, the first awards ceremony took place ...

Film Awards" annual event.

Founders

The initiator, creator, and manager of the academy and its award was the

Odesa International Film Festival The Odesa International Film Festival ( uk, Оде́ський міжнаро́дний кінофестива́ль) is an annual film festival held in the middle of July in Odesa. Since 2016 the festival program has consisted of three parts: ...

. In 2017, during the creation of the Film Academy, all leading positions of the Film Academy were taken by OIFF managers: Anna Machukh, Director of the OIFF Film Market, became the executive director of the Ukrainian Film Academy, OIFF PR Director Kateryna Zvezdina became the PR Director, OIFF

Viktoriya Tigipko Viktoriya Viktorivna Tihipko ( uk, Вікторія Вікторівна Тігіпко; née Lopatetska; born 17 August 1973) is a Ukrainian businesswoman and public figure. Biography Viktoriya was born on August 17, 1973. Her father, Viktor Lo ...

- Chairman of the main governing body of the Film Academy - the supervisory board. Since 2018, the PR director of the film academy is the PR director of the OIFF - Tetyana Vlasova, and since 2019 the coordinator of the film academy - Yaroslava Kiyashko. Producer Julia Sinkevych, who was the general producer at OIFF from 2010-2022, is also a co-founder.

History

"It's time for our country to have its own
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. The industry is reviving, we want to promote our actors, directors, producers - everyone who works in this complex field. It is important to draw public attention to this event."
Viktoriya Tigipko Viktoriya Viktorivna Tihipko ( uk, Вікторія Вікторівна Тігіпко; née Lopatetska; born 17 August 1973) is a Ukrainian businesswoman and public figure. Biography Viktoriya was born on August 17, 1973. Her father, Viktor Lo ...
, President of the Ukrainian Film Academy and the
Odesa International Film Festival The Odesa International Film Festival ( uk, Оде́ський міжнаро́дний кінофестива́ль) is an annual film festival held in the middle of July in Odesa. Since 2016 the festival program has consisted of three parts: ...

The Ukrainian Film Academy was established as a

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public organization on February 8, 2017, which was announced on February 20 of the same year at a press conference held by the founders, sponsors, and partners of the Film Academy on the occasion of the First National Film Award. The establishment of the Film Academy was initiated by the Odesa International Film Festival with the support of the State Agency of Ukraine for Cinematography and the Joint Stock Company "TASKOMBANK." Anna Machukh has been appointed executive director of the Ukrainian Film Academy and the National Film Award. On April 20, the awards ceremony of the First National Film Award "

" was held. In February 2022, a petition was released calling for an international boycott of Russian cinema. The Academy asked the

Council of Europe The Council of Europe (CoE; french: Conseil de l'Europe, ) is an international organisation founded in the wake of World War II to uphold European Convention on Human Rights, human rights, democracy and the Law in Europe, rule of law in Europe. ...

to exclude Russia from funding body Eurimages as well as the

European Convention Several bodies or treaties are known as European Convention. Bodies of the European Union * European Convention (1999–2000) which drafted the: ** ''Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union'' (2000 / 2009) * Convention on the Future of ...

on Cinematographic Co-Production, and for the

International Federation of Film Producers Associations The FIAPF (Fédération Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films; en, International Federation of Film Producers Associations), created in 1933, is an organization composed with 36 member associations from 30 of the leading audio ...

to deprive the

Moscow International Film Festival The Moscow International Film Festival (russian: Моско́вский междунаро́дный кинофестива́ль, translit. ''Moskóvskiy myezhdunaródniy kinofyestivál''; abbreviated as MIFF) is the film festival first h ...

of accreditation.

Purpose and activities

The Ukrainian film academy was created with the aim of popularizing Ukrainian cinema in Ukraine and abroad, and providing comprehensive support for the development of national cinema by: * Organization and holding of events during which experts of the film industry will objectively determine the best achievements and personalities in the

National Cinema National cinema is a term sometimes used in film theory and film criticism to describe the films associated with a specific nation-state. Although there is little relatively written on theories of national cinema it has an irrefutably important ...

. One of these events is the annual ceremony of awarding the National

Film Award Film award is a cinematic award which can be awarded in several categories. Unlike the film festival, the film award is not accompanied by a public screening of competitive films. Film awards are usually awarded based on the results of a secret vot ...

" for outstanding achievements in Ukrainian cinema. * Organization of events to familiarize moviegoers with the latest Ukrainian cinematography. * Financial support for educational film programs.

Membership in the film academy

Membership in the film academy, according to its charter, is based on the principle of voluntariness and is individual. The academy can include anyone who meets the requirements of one of three categories: * Representatives of the film industry who, since 1991, have participated as authors (

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

directors Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''Di ...

cameramen A camera operator, or depending on the context cameraman or camerawoman, is a professional operator of a film camera or video camera as part of a film crew. The term "cameraman" does not imply that a male is performing the task. In filmmakin ...

production designer In film and television, the production designer is the individual responsible for the overall aesthetic of the story. The production design gives the viewers a sense of the time period, the plot location, and character actions and feelings. Wo ...

s, or

composers A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Classical music, Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. E ...

) or

producers Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

in the creation of one or more full-length feature films or three or more short documentaries and/or animated films. * Cultural, art, and film industry figures who have made a significant contribution to the development and promotion of Ukrainian cinema (among them distributors, film critics, and heads of International Film Festivals). * Patrons and sponsors of domestic cinema. Applications for membership in the film academy were accepted from February 20 to March 19, 2017. According to the results, out of 343 applications, 242 Ukrainian filmmakers received the status of a member of the Ukrainian film academy. The second acceptance of applications for membership in the film academy lasted from April 27, 2017, to January 15, 2018. As of 2019, the academy consists of 355 Ukrainian film professionals.

Film Academy management bodies

* The General assembly of members is the highest governing body of the film academy, in which all current members of the film academy have the right to participate. * The Executive director manages the daily work of the organization. He is elected by the supervisory board of the film academy for a three-year term. * The Supervisory Board is the governing body of the film academy, which monitors the work of the executive director of the management company. It consists of five people who cannot be members of the film academy, three of whom are permanent and are elected for a term of 20 years. It is headed by the chairman of the supervisory board, who is elected from among the members of the supervisory board for a term of 20 years.

was elected the first chairman of the supervisory board of the Ukrainian film academy in early April 2017.Ярослав Підгора-Гвяздовський
Ігри патріотів
// Zbruc.eu, 08.05.2017 The advisory body of the film academy is the management board, which consists of 15 members, 12 of whom are elected by the general meeting of the film academy and three are appointed by the supervisory board of the film academy. The board of the Ukrainian National Film Academy is headed by the chairman of the management board, who is elected by the decision of the management board from among the approved members of the management board. The first chairman of the Board of the Ukrainian film academy in early April 2017 was the famous Ukrainian film director and actor Mikhailo Illienko, who held this position until November 2018. Currently, the chairman of the Board of the Ukrainian film academy is Ukrainian film critic Volodymyr Voitenko.

Board of the Ukrainian film academy

Composition of the Board of the Ukrainian film academy (from October 2018): * Volodymyr Voitenko,

film critic Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films and the film medium. In general, film criticism can be divided into two categories: journalistic criticism that appears regularly in newspapers, magazines and other popular mass-media outlets ...

— Chairman of the Board * Sergey Bordenyuk,

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

* Lyudmila Gordeladze, actress * Ivanna Dyadyura,

film producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...

* Denis Ivanov, producer, film demonstrator * Mikhailo Illienko,

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

* Sergey Lavrenyuk, producer * Yuri Minzyanov, producer * Yegor Olesov, producer * Andriy Rizol, producer * Vlad Ryashin, producer * Igor Savichenko, producer * Akhtem Seitablayev, film director, actor * Valeria Sochivets, producer * Marina Stepanska, film director

Film Academy logo

The concept of the logo of the Ukrainian Film Academy was developed by the marketing team "Quadrate 28." When developing the logo, it was based on the image of the symbol of the film academy - the "

," embodied by the famous Ukrainian artist Nazar Bilyk.Національна Кінопремія презентує головний символ — статуетку «Золота Дзиґа»
на офіційному сайті ''Української кіноакадемії''. Процитовано 12.04.2017

References

Sources

* Володимир Войтенко став головою правління Української кіноакадемії. Кінокритика. 14 листопада 2018. Процитовано 14.11.2018.

Materials

Положення про Правління Української кіноакадемії
на сайті ''Бюро української кіножурналістики''
Положення про Наглядову раду Української кіноакадемії
на сайті ''Бюро української кіножурналістики'' * Українська кіноакадемія оголосила новий склад Правління та Наглядової ради. Детектор медіа. 25 жовтня 2018.

External links

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