Ukrainian cinema comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inva ...

and also by Ukrainian film makers abroad. Despite a history of important and successful productions, the industry has often been characterized by a debate about its identity, the level of Russian and European influence. Ukrainian producers are active in international co-productions, while Ukrainian actors, directors and crew feature regularly in Russian (and formerly Soviet) films. Successful films have been based on Ukrainian people, stories or events, including

Battleship Potemkin '' Battleship Potemkin'' (russian: Бронено́сец «Потёмкин», ''Bronenosets Potyomkin''), sometimes rendered as ''Battleship Potyomkin'', is a 1925 Soviet silent drama film produced by Mosfilm. Directed and co-written by S ...

Man with a Movie Camera ''Man with a Movie Camera'' (russian: Человек с киноаппаратом, translit=Chelovek s kinoapparatom) is an experimental 1929 Soviet silent documentary film, directed by Dziga Vertov, filmed by his brother Mikhail Kaufman, an ...

, and Everything Is Illuminated. The

Ukrainian State Film Agency The Ukrainian State Film Agency ( uk, Державне агентство України з питань кіно; romanization: ''Derzhavne ahentstvo Ukrayiny z pytanʹ kino''), known in short as Derzhkino ('' uk, Держкіно''), is the centr ...

owns National Oleksandr Dovzhenko Film Centre, film copying laboratory and archive, and takes part in hosting of 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: ...

. Another festival, Molodist in

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe. Ky ...

, is the only

FIAPF 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 ...

accredited International Film Festival held in Ukraine; the competition program has sections for student films, first short films, and first full feature films from all over the world. It is held during the month of October every year. Ukraine has had an influence on the history of the cinema. Ukrainian directors

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

, often cited as one of the most important early Soviet filmmakers, as well as being a pioneer of

Soviet montage theory Soviet montage theory is an approach to understanding and creating cinema that relies heavily upon editing ('' montage'' is French for "assembly" or "editing"). It is the principal contribution of Soviet film theorists to global cinema, and bro ...

Dovzhenko Film Studios The Dovzhenko Film Studios ( uk, Національна кіностудія художніх фільмів імені О. Довженка, translit. ''Natsional'na kinostudiya khudozhnikh filmiv imeni O. Dovzhenka'') is a former Soviet film ...

, and

Sergei Parajanov Sergei Parajanov, ka, სერგო ფარაჯანოვი, uk, Сергій Параджанов (January 9, 1924 – July 20, 1990) was an Armenian filmmaker. Parajanov is regarded by film critics, film historians and filmmakers t ...

, Armenian film director and artist who made significant contributions to Ukrainian, Armenian and Georgian cinema. He invented his own cinematic style, Ukrainian poetic cinema, which was totally out of step with the guiding principles of socialist realism.

Other important directors including Kira Muratova,

Sergei Loznitsa Sergei Vladimirovich Loznitsa ( be, Сяргей Уладзіміравіч Лазніца, russian: Сергей Владимирович Лозница, uk, Сергій Володимирович Лозниця; born 5 September 1964) is a Uk ...

, Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi, Larisa Shepitko,

Sergei Bondarchuk Sergei Fyodorovich Bondarchuk (russian: Сергей Фёдорович Бондарчук, ; uk, Сергі́й Федорович Бондарчук, Serhíj Fédorovych Bondarchúk; 25 September 192020 October 1994) was a Soviet and Russian ...

, Leonid Bykov, Yuri Ilyenko,

Leonid Osyka Leonid Mikhailovich Osyka ( uk, Леонід Михайлович Осика) (March 8, 1940 in Kyiv – September 16, 2001 in Kyiv) was a Ukrainian movie director, producer, and screen writer. Osyka was awarded the Oleksandr Dovzhenko State Pr ...

Ihor Podolchak Ihor Podolchak ( ua, Ігор Подольчак, pl, Ihor Podolczak; born April 9, 1962) is a Ukrainian filmmaker and visual artist. He is a co-founder of the creative association Masoch Fund, participant of the Ukrainian New Wave. Ihor Podo ...

with his

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and Maryna Vroda. Many Ukrainian actors have achieved international fame and critical success, including:

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 ...

Bohdan Stupka Bohdan Sylvestrovych Stupka ( uk, Богдан Сильвестрович Ступка; 27 August 1941 – 22 July 2012) was a popular Ukrainian actor and the minister of culture of Ukraine. He was born in Kulykiv, General Government to Ukrainian ...

Eugene Hütz Eugene Hütz (; uk, Євген Гудзь, Yevhen Hudz, ; born Yevgen Oleksandrovych Nikolayev-Symonov, ua, Євген Олександрович Ніколаєв-Симонов, on 6 September 1972) is a Ukrainian-born singer, composer, disc ...

Milla Jovovich Milica Bogdanovna Jovovich; sr-Latn, Milica Bogdanovna Jovović; russian: Милица Богдановна Йовович; uk, Милиця Богданoвна Йовович ( ; born December 17, 1975), known professionally as Milla Jovo ...

, Olga Kurylenko,

Mila Kunis Milena Markovna "Mila" Kunis (born August 14, 1983) is an American actress. Born in Chernivtsi and raised in Los Angeles, she began playing Jackie Burkhart on the Fox television series ''That '70s Show'' (1998–2006) at the age of 14. Since ...

, Mark Ivanir.

History of the cinema in Ukraine

On the territory of

Odesa Film Studio Odesa Film Studio ( uk, Одеська кіностудія художніх фільмів) is the Ukrainian, formerly Soviet film studio in Odesa, one of the first in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. It is partially owned by a governm ...

, there is a Museum of the Cinema, in which you can discover many interesting facts on the history of the cinema in general and history of Ukrainian cinema as a part. Here you can find historic materials, from the invention 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 ...

, to the postmodern, digital and avant-garde.

Films of Ukrainian SSR by ticket sales

Notable film directors and actors

Prominent Ukrainian

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 * ''D ...

include

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

, Dziga Vertov and Serhiy Paradzhanov. Dovzhenko is often cited as one of the most important early

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filmmakers, as well as being a pioneer of

and founding

. In 1927, Dziga Vertov moved from

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. At the film studio VUFKU he made several avant-garde documentaries, among them ''The Eleventh Year'', ''

'' and first Ukrainian documentary sound film '' Enthusiasm (Symphony of the Donbass)''. Paradzhanov was an

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n film director and artist who made significant contributions to Ukrainian, Armenian and Georgian cinema; he invented his own cinematic style, Ukrainian poetic cinema, which was totally out of step with the guiding principles of

socialist realism Socialist realism is a style of idealized realistic art that was developed in the Soviet Union and was the official style in that country between 1932 and 1988, as well as in other socialist countries after World War II. Socialist realism is ch ...

. Many actors of Ukrainian origin have achieved international fame and critical success, including Vira Kholodna,

, Sergei Makovetsky,

Mike Mazurki Mike Mazurki (December 25, 1907 – December 9, 1990) was a Ukrainian-American actor and professional wrestler who appeared in more than 142 films. His 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) presence and face had him typecast as often brainless athletes ...

Natalie Wood Natalie Wood ( Zacharenko; July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981) was an American actress who began her career in film as a child and successfully transitioned to young adult roles. Wood started acting at age four and was given a co-starring r ...

Danny Kaye Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; yi, דוד־דניאל קאַמינסקי; January 18, 1911 – March 3, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, singer and dancer. His performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and ...

Jack Palance Jack Palance ( ; born Volodymyr Palahniuk ( uk, Володимир Палагню́к); February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006) was an American actor known for playing tough guys and villains. He was nominated for three Academy Awards, all fo ...

, Olga Kurylenko and

Government and civil bodies concerned

This sphere is administrated by the Ministry of Culture of

and the

Ukrainian Association of Cinematographers The Ukrainian Association of Cinematographers ( uk, Національна спілка кінематографістів України'', НСКУ'') is an organization that was established after the Order of the Council of Ministers of Ukrainia ...

. The central executive body of cinematography in Ukraine is the

(USFA). Together with the

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, it is the largest investor in Ukrainian cinema and as of 2019 each of these institutions is investing about UAH 500 million in Ukrainian film production.

Film studios

State owned

(

) * Kyivnaukfilm (Kyiv) *

National Cinematheque of Ukraine National Cinematheque of Ukraine ( ua, Національна кінематека України (НКУ)) is a Ukrainian film studio that came out of the well-known Kievnauchfilm after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. History In the earl ...

(former part of Kyivnaukfilm) (Kyiv) *

(

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 ...

) * Ukranimafilm (former part of Kyivnaukfilm) (Kyiv) * Ukrtelefilm (Kyiv) * Yalta Film Studio (

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)

Privately owned

* Animagrad (Kyiv) * Film Service Illuminator * Film.UA (Kyiv) * Fresh Production * Halychyna-Film Film Studio (

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) * Interfilm Production Studio * Kinofabryka * Odesa Animation Studio (

) * Panama Grand Prix (Kyiv) * Patriot Film * Pronto Film (Kyiv) * Star Media * Yalta-Film Film Studio (

)

Film distribution

B&H Film Distribution Company is a major Ukrainian film distributor; it is the local distributor of films by

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Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Americ ...

Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes ...

Sony Pictures Entertainment Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Sony Pictures or SPE, and formerly known as Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc.) is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment studio Conglomerate (company), conglom ...

(

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).Film distribution: who brings movies to Ukraine
Ukrainian Film Distribution (formerly Gemini Ukraine) is the local distributor of films by

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( Fox Searchlight Pictures,

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). VLG.FILM (formerly Volga Ukraine) is the local distributor of films by

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StudioCanal StudioCanal S.A.S. (formerly known as Le Studio Canal+, Canal Plus, Canal+ Distribution, Canal+ D.A., Canal+ Production, and Canal+ Image and also known as StudioCanal International) is a French film production and distribution company that owns ...

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, A24,

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, Focus Features International,

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, Kinology,

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, Exclusive Media Group, TF1 and others. Kinomania is the local distributor of films by

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(

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). Short films, festival winners and

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Ukrainian Film Industry Foundation

Festivals

*'' Molodist'', Kyiv International Film Festival, held in

(1970-) *'' Kyiv International Film Festival (KIFF)'', held in Kyiv (2009-) *'' Kyiv International Short Film Festival (KISFF)'', held in Kyiv (2012-) *'' Kinolev'', held in

(2006-) *''

'', held in

(2010-) *''Animation Film Festival "Krok"'', (1987) organized by the

and takes place in

and

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*'' Pokrov'', international festival of Christian Orthodox cinema, held in Kyiv (2003-) *''Vidkryta Nich (Open Night)'', festival of Ukrainian debut short films, held in Kyiv (1997-) *''Kharkiv Siren Film Festival'', international festival of short feature films, held in

Kharkiv Kharkiv ( uk, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest city and municipality in Ukraine.

(2008-) *'' Wiz-Art'', International Short Film Festival, held in

(2008-) *''VAU-Fest'', International Video Art and Short Film Festival, held in the town of Ukrainka in Kyiv oblast (2010-) *''Kinofront'', festival of Ukrainian Z and indie movies (2008-) *''Docudays UA'', international human rights documentary film festival, held in Kyiv with traveling programs around Ukraine (2003-) *''Contact'', international documentary film festival, held in Kyiv (2005-2007) *'' Berdiansk International Film Festival "Golden Brigantine"'', festival of cinema made in Commonwealth of Independent States and Baltic countries, held in the city of Berdiansk (2011) *''Irpin Film Festival'', International noncommercial festival of alternative cinema, held in the town of

Irpin Irpin ( uk, Ірпі́нь, ) is a Hero City of Ukraine located on the Irpin River in Bucha Raion, Kyiv Oblast (province) right next to the city of Kyiv in northern Ukraine. Irpin hosts the administration of Irpin urban hromada, one of the h ...

(2003) *''Golden Pektorale'', International Truskavets Film Festival, held in the town of Truskavets *'' Crown of Carpathians'', Another International Truskavets Film Festival, held in the town of Truskavets *'' Mute Nights'', Odesa, International silent film festival which is held in Odesa on the third week on June. *''Kino-Yalta'', festival of producer's cinema (2003) organized together with the Russian government *''

Stozhary Festival ''Stozhary'' is an international actors film festival which takes place in Kyiv, Ukraine. The name of the festival is an Old Slavonic counterpart for the asterism of Pleiades. In the mythology of ancient Greece Pleiads were the 7 beautiful ...

'', held in Kyiv (1995-2005) *'' Sebastopol International Film Festival'', held in

Sevastopol Sevastopol (; uk, Севасто́поль, Sevastópolʹ, ; gkm, Σεβαστούπολις, Sevastoúpolis, ; crh, Акъя́р, Aqyár, ), sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea, and a major port on the Black Sea ...

, Crimea (2005-2009, 2011)

Awards

Current awards

Shevchenko National Prize Shevchenko National Prize ( uk, Націона́льна пре́мія Украї́ни і́мені Тараса́ Шевче́нка; also ''Shevchenko Award'') is the highest state prize of Ukraine for works of culture and arts awarded since ...

, for the Performing Arts *Dovzhenko State Prize of Ukraine *'' Scythian deer'', the main prize of the International Student Cinematography Festival Molodist *

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 ...

(Ukrainian Film Academy Awards), the main prize of the

(OIFF) *''Sunny bunny'' of the international student cinematography festival Molodist *''Ukrainian Panorama'' of the international student cinematography festival Molodist In 1987, Ukrainian engineer and animator Eugene Mamut together with three colleagues won the Oscar (

Scientific and Engineering Award Science is a systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence ...

) for the design and development of RGA / Oxberry Compu-Quad Special Effects Optical Printer for the movie ''Predator''. In 2006, Ukrainian engineer and inventor Anatoliy Kokush was awarded two Oscars for the concept and development of the Ukrainian Arm gyro-stabilized camera crane and the Flight Head.

Former awards

Lenin Komsomol Prize Lenin Komsomol Prize () was a Soviet annual award for the best works in science, engineering, literature or art carried out by young authors of age not exceeding 33 years. Komsomol was the abbreviated name of The Communist Union of Youth (Russi ...

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

Notable films

1910 Events January * January 13 – The first public radio broadcast takes place; live performances of the operas '' Cavalleria rusticana'' and ''Pagliacci'' are sent out over the airwaves, from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York C ...

''Шемелько-денщик або Хохол наплутав / Shemelko-Denshchyk'', directed by Oleksandr Ostroukhov-Arbo *

1912 Events January * January 1 – The Republic of China is established. * January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens. * January 6 ** German geophysicist Alfred ...

''Запорізька січ / Zaporizhian Sich'', directed by Danylo Sakhnenko *

''Любов Андрія / Andriy's Love'', directed by Danylo Sakhnenko *

1913 Events January * January 5 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not venture for the rest of the ...

''Полтава / Poltava'', directed by Danylo Sakhnenko * 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

(

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, w ...

) * 1926 ''Тарас Шевченко/ Taras Shevchenko'', directed by Pyotr Chardynin * 1926 ''Тарас Трясило / Taras Triasylo'', directed by Pyotr Chardynin *

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhano ...

''Арсенал /

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'', directed by

(silent film) *

''Звенигора / Zvenyhora'', directed by

(silent film) *

''Шкурник / Leather-man'', directed by Mykola Shpykovsky (silent film) *

''Одинадцятий /The Eleventh Year'', directed by Dziga Vertov (

documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in te ...

) *

1929 This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic ...

''Людина з кіноапаратом /

'', directed by Dziga Vertov (documentary film) *

1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will b ...

''Ентузіазм (Симфонія Донбасу)/ Enthusiasm'', directed by Dziga Vertov (first Ukrainian documentary sound film) *

''Земля /

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'', directed by

(silent film) *

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort to assassinate Emperor Hir ...

''Іван / Ivan'', directed by

(silent film) *

''Коліївщина / Koliyivshchyna'', directed by Ivan Kavaleridze *

1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart ...

''Аероград /

Aerograd ''Aerograd'' (russian: Аэроград, also referred to as ''Air City'' or ''Frontier'') is a 1935 Soviet drama film by Ukrainian director Oleksandr Dovzhenko, a coproduction between Mosfilm and VUFKU. It is an adventure story set in the Sovi ...

'', directed by

(

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) *

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

''Наталка Полтавка / Natalka Poltavka'', directed by Ivan Kavaleridze *

1939 This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to ...

''Щорс / Shchors'', directed by

(documentary film) *

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 E ...

''Богдан Хмельницький / Bohdan Khmelnytsky'', directed by Ihor Savchenko *

1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 ...

''Битва за нашу Радянську Україну / Battle for Soviet Ukraine'', directed by

1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country i ...

''Подвиг розвідника /

Secret Agent Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information (intelligence) from non-disclosed sources or divulging of the same without the permission of the holder of the information for a tangib ...

'', directed by Borys Barnet *

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...

''Тарас Шевченко / Taras Shevchenko'', directed by Ihor Savchenko *

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

''В степах України / In the Steppes of Ukraine'', directed by Tymofiy Levchuk *

''Украдене щастя / Stolen Happiness'', directed by Hnat Yura (by the drama of

Ivan Franko Ivan Yakovych Franko (Ukrainian: Іван Якович Франко, pronounced ˈwɑn ˈjɑkowɪtʃ frɐnˈkɔ 27 August 1856 – 28 May 1916) was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, interpreter, economist, ...

) *

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yugosl ...

''Мартин Боруля / Martyn Borulia'', directed by Oleksiy Shvachko *

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijiangs ...

''Іван Франко / Ivan Franko'', directed by Tymofiy Levchuk *

1959 Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...

''Григорій Сковорода / Hryhoriy Shovoroda'', directed by Ivan Kavaleridze *

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

''Наталія Ужвій / Nataliya Uzhviy'', directed by Serhiy Paradzhanov *

1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (K ...

''За двома зайцями / Chasing Two Hares'', directed by

Viktor Ivanov Viktor Petrovich Ivanov (russian: Виктор Петрович Иванов, born May 12, 1950) is a Russian politician and businessman, former KGB officer, who served in the KGB Directorate of Leningrad and its successors in 1977–1994. He ...

(by the play of

Mykhailo Starytsky Mykhailo Petrovych Starytsky ( uk, Михайло Петрович Старицький; 14 December 1840 – 27 April 1904), in English Michael Starycky, was a Ukrainian writer, poet, and playwright.1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...

''Квітка на камені (Ніхто так не кохав) / Flower on the Stone'', directed by Serhiy Paradzhanov *

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...

''Королева бензоколонки / Queen of the Gas Station'', directed by Mykola Litus and Oleksiy Mishurin *

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...

''Тіні забутих предків /

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors ''Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors'', alternatively translated into English as ''Shadows of Our Forgotten Ancestors'' or ''Shadows of Our Ancestors'' ( uk, Тіні забутих предків, Tini zabutykh predkiv), also known in English under ...

'', directed by Serhiy Paradzhanov *

''Сон / The Dream'', directed by Volodymyr Denysenko *

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in for a full term ...

''Гадюка / The Viper'', directed by

Viktor Ivchenko Viktor Illarionovich Ivchenko (Ukrainian: Віктор Іларіонович Івченко) was a Soviet film director and writer. He was the father of another film director, Boris Ivchenko. Ivchenko was born in the city of Bohodukhiv, Kharkov G ...

''Криниця для спраглих / Well for thirsty'', directed by Yuriy Illienko *

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo ...

''Соловей із села Маршинці / Nightingale from the Village of Marshyntsi'', directed by Rostyslav Synko (

musical Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwo ...

featuring

Sofia Rotaru Sofiia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko-Rotaru (born 7 August 1947), known as Sofia Rotaru ( uk, Софія Михайлівна Ротару ; russian: link=no, Софи́я Миха́йловна Рота́ру; ro, Sofia Rotaru), is a former Ukrainia ...

) *

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

''Київські мелодії / Kyiv Melodies'', directed by Ihor Samborskyi *

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * J ...

''Анничка /

Annychka ''Annychka'' ( uk, Анничка) is a 1968 Ukrainian drama. The film, which was produced at the Dovzhenko Film Studios, takes place in 1943 and is about a Hutsul girl played by Lyubov Rumyantseva. In 1969, it received a ''Golden Tower'' award ...

'', directed by Borys Ivchenko *

''Камінний хрест / Stone cross'', directed by

(by the novels of

Vasyl Stefanyk Vasyl Semenovych Stefanyk ( uk, Васи́ль Семе́нович Стефа́ник; May 14, 1871 – December 7, 1936) was an influential Ukrainian modernist writer and political activist. He was a member of the Austrian parliament from ...

) *

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

''Ми з України / We are from Ukraine'', directed by Vasyl Illiashenko * 1970 ''Білий птах з чорною ознакою /

White Bird with Black Mark ''The White Bird Marked with Black'' ( ua, Білий Птах З Чорною Ознакою, Bilyi Ptakh z Chornoyu Oznakoyu', russian: Белая птица с чёрной отметиной, Belaya ptitsa s chornoy otmetinoy) is a 1971 Soviet ...

'', directed by Yuriy Illienko *

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses ( February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events J ...

''Захар Беркут / Zakhar Berkut'', directed by

(by the story of

) *

''Червона рута / Chervona Ruta'', directed by Roman Oleksiv (

featuring

and

Vasyl Zinkevych Vasyl Ivanovych Zinkevych ( uk, Васи́ль Іва́нович Зінке́вич; born 1 May 1945) is a Soviet and Ukrainian singer, actor, dancer and costume designer. Alongside Nazariy Yaremchuk, Sofia Rotaru and Volodymyr Ivasyuk, Zinkevy ...

) * 1972 ''Пропала Грамота / The Lost Letter'', directed by Borys Ivchenko *

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

''У бій ідуть лише «старі» / Only Old Men are Going to Battle'', directed by Leonid Bykov *

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

''Марина / Maryna'', directed by Borys Ivchenko *

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

''Пісня завжди з нами / Song is Always with Us'', directed by Viktor Storozhenko (musical featuring

) *

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...

''Ати-бати, йшли солдати... / Aty-baty, Soldiers were Going...'', directed by Leonid Bykov *

''Тривожний місяць вересень /

The Troubled Month of Veresen ''The Troubled Month of Veresen'' (russian: Тревожный месяц вересень, Trevozhnyy mesyats Veresen) is a 1977 Soviet war drama directed by Leonid Osyka. See also *Zakhar Berkut (1971) - other works of Leonid Osyka *Kaminnyi ...

'', directed by

* 1977 ''Весь світ в очах твоїх... / All the World is in Your Eyes'', directed by Stanislav Klymenko *

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

''Море / Sea'', directed by

* 1979 ''Дударики / Dudaryky'', directed by Stanislav Klymenko * 1979 ''Вавілон XX / Babylon XX'', directed by

Ivan Mykolaichuk Ivan Vasylyovych Mykolaichuk ( uk, Іван Васильович Миколайчук) (15 June 1941, Chortoryia, Ukrainian SSR – 3 August 1987) was a Ukrainian actor, producer, and screen writer. He is best known for playing the Hutsul I ...

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

''Чорна курка, або Підземні жителі / Black Chicken or the Underground Inhabitants'', directed by Viktor Hres *

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

''Така пізня, така тепла осінь / Such Late, Such Warm Autumn'', directed by

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

''Повернення Баттерфляй / The Return of the Butterfly'', directed by Oleh Fialko * 1983 ''Колесо історії / Wheel of History'', directed by Stanislav Klymenko * 1983 ''Вир / Whirlpool'', directed by Stanislav Klymenko *

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

''Украдене щастя / Stolen Happiness'', directed by Yuriy Tkachenko (by the drama of

) *

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

''Вклонись до землі / Earth-reaching Bowing'', directed by

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

''І в звуках пам'ять відгукнеться... / And Memory Will Recall in the Sounds...'', directed by Tymofiy Levchuk *

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...

''Данило — князь Галицький / Danylo — Kniaz of Halychyna'', directed by Yaroslav Lupiy *

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

''Чорна Долина / Black Valley'', directed by Halyna Horpynchenko * 1989 ''Небилиці про Івана / Fables about Ivan'', directed by Borys Ivchenko * 1989 ''Камінна душа / Stone Soul'', directed by Stanislav Klymenko * 1989 ''В Далеку Путь / Taking Off'', directed by Oles Yanchuk (short film) *

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...

''Голод-33 /

Famine-33 ''Famine-33'' ( uk, Голод-33, ''Holod-33'') is a 1991 drama film by Oles Yanchuk about the Holodomor famine in Ukraine, and based on the novel ''The Yellow Prince'' by Vasyl Barka. The film is told through the lives of the Katrannyk family ...

'', directed by Oles Yanchuk *

''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 Natalia Motuzko *

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

''Тарас Шевченко. Заповіт / Taras Shevchenko. Testament'', directed by Stanislav Klymenko * 1993 ''Гетьманські клейноди / Hetman's Regalia'', directed by

* 1993 ''Сад Гетсиманський / Garden of Gethsemane'', directed by Rostyslav Synko (by the novel of Ivan Bahriany) *

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...

''Тигролови / Tiger Catchers'', directed by Rostyslav Synko (by the

novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...

of Ivan Bahriany) *

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The ...

''Атентат - осіннє вбивство в Мюнхені / Assassination. An Autumn Murder in Munich'', directed by Oles Yanchuk *

''Москаль-чарівник / Moskal-Charivnyk'', directed by Mykola Zasieiev-Rudenko *

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...

''Приятель небіжчика /

A Friend of the Deceased ''A Friend of the Deceased'' ( uk, Приятель небіжчика) is a 1997 Ukrainian drama film directed by Viacheslav Kryshtofovych. The film was selected as the Ukrainian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awar ...

'', directed by Viacheslav Kryshtofovych * 1998 ''Тупик / Dead End'', directed by Hryhoriy Kokhan * 1999 ''Як коваль щастя шукав / How the Blacksmith Looked for Happiness'', directed by Radomyr Vasylevsky *

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

''Нескорений / The Undefeated'', directed by Oles Yanchuk *

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

''Молитва за гетьмана Мазепу / Prayer for Hetman Mazepa'', directed by Yuriy Illienko *

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

''Чорна Рада / Chorna Rada'', directed by Mykola Zasieiev-Rudenko *

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...

''Мамай / Mamay'', directed by

Oles Sanin Oles Hennadiyovych Sanin ( uk, Олесь Геннадійович Санін; born July 30, 1972 in Kamin-Kashyrskyi) is a Ukrainian film director, actor, cinematographer, producer, musician and sculptor. Distinguished Artist of Ukraine; he was ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

''Водій для Віри / A Driver for Vira'', directed by Pavlo Chukhrai *

''Залізна сотня / The Company of Heroes'', directed by Oles Yanchuk *

''Украдене щастя / Stolen Happiness'', directed by Andriy Donchyk (by the drama of

) *

''Між Гітлером і Сталіном — Україна в II Світовій війні /

Between Hitler and Stalin ''Between Hitler and Stalin: Ukraine in World War II'' is a 2003 film produced and directed by Slavko Nowytski and narrated by Jack Palance. The one-hour documentary, part black-and-white and part color, is a project of Ukrainian Canadian Resear ...

'', directed by Sviatoslav Novytsky (documentary film) *

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

''День Сьомий. Півтори Години У Стані Громадянської Війни / Day Seven'', directed by

(documentary film) *

''Дрібний Дощ / Drizzle'', directed by Heorhiy Deliyev (short film) *

''Помаранчеве небо / The Orange Sky'', directed by Oleksandr Kiriyenko *

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

''Собор на крові /

Sobor on the Blood ''Sobor on the Blood'' (''Unity on Blood'') is a 2006 Ukrainian documentary series, produced as a joint project of Ukrainian TV channel 1+1 and Studio Telecon. The series "Sobor on the Blood" covers the fight for Ukrainian independence from ...

'', directed by Ihor Kobryn (documentary film) *

''Музей Степана Бандери У Лондоні / Stepan Bandera Museum In London'', directed by Oles Yanchuk (documentary film) *

''Аврора /

Aurora An aurora (plural: auroras or aurorae), also commonly known as the polar lights, is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of bri ...

'', directed by Oksana Bairak * 2007 ''Богдан-Зиновій Хмельницький / Bohdan-Zynoviy Khmelnytskyi'', directed by Mykola Mashchenko *

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

''Сафо. Кохання без меж / Sappho. Love without Limits'', directed by Robert Crombie *

''Владика Андрей / Metropolitan Andrey'', directed by Oles Yanchuk *

''Ілюзія страху /

Illusion of Fear Oleksandr Valentynovych Turchynov ( uk, Олександр Валентинович Турчинов; born 31 March 1964) is a Ukrainian politician, screenwriter, Baptist minister and economist. He is the former Secretary of the National Secu ...

'', directed by Oleksandr Kiriyenko *

''Меніни /

Las Meninas ''Las Meninas'' (; ) is a 1656 painting in the Museo del Prado in Madrid, by Diego Velázquez, the leading artist of the Spanish Golden Age. It has become one of the most widely analyzed works in Western painting, due to the way its complex an ...

'', directed by

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

''Щастя моє /

My Joy ''My Joy'' (russian: Счастье моё) is a 2010 internationally co-produced Russian-language road film directed by Sergei Loznitsa. It is set in the western regions of Russia, somewhere near Smolensk. ''My Joy'' was the first Ukrainian fi ...

'', directed by Serhiy Loznytsia *

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

''Вона заплатила життям / She Paid the Ultimate Price'', directed by Iryna Korpan (documentary film) *

''Той, хто пройшов крізь вогонь /

Firecrosser ''Firecrosser'' ( uk, Той, хто пройшов крізь вогонь) is a 2011 Ukrainian drama film directed by Mykhailo Illienko. The film was selected as the Ukrainian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awa ...

'', directed by Mykhailo Illienko *

''Легка, як пір'їнка / Feathered Dreams'', directed by Andriy Rozhen *

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

''Деліріум /

'', directed by

''Хайтарма /

Haytarma Haytarma ( crh, Qaytarma — ''«return», «homecoming»'') is a 2013 Ukrainian period drama film. It portrays Crimean Tatar flying ace and Hero of the Soviet Union Amet-khan Sultan against the background of the 1944 deportation of the Crimean ...

'', directed by

Akhtem Seitablaiev Akhtem Shevketovych Seitablayev (, ; born 11 December 1972) is a Ukrainian actor, screenwriter and film director of the Crimean Tatars origyn. He is the director of several high-profile films, including ''Haytarma'' in 2013 and '' Another's Prayer ...

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

''Параджанов / Paradjanov'', directed by

Serge Avedikian Serge may refer to: * Serge (fabric), a type of twill fabric *Serge (llama) (born 2005), a llama in the Cirque Franco-Italien and internet meme *Serge (name), a masculine given name (includes a list of people with this name) *Serge (post), a hitch ...

and Olena Fetisova *

''Брати. Остання сповідь / Brothers. The final confession'', directed by Viktoriya Trofimenko *

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

''Плем'я / The Tribe'', directed by Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi *

''Поводир /

The Guide ''The Guide'' is a 1958 novel written in English by the Indian author R. K. Narayan. Like most of his works the novel is based on Malgudi, the fictional town in South India. The novel describes the transformation of the protagonist, Raju, fr ...

'', directed by

''Майдан /

Maidan Maidan is an originally Persian word for a town square or public gathering place, adopted by various other languages: Urdu (''maidān''); Arabic (''maydān''); Turkish ; Bangla ময়দান, meaning field, and Crimean Tatar, from which ...

'', directed by Serhiy Loznytsia (documentary film) *

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

''Зима у вогні: Боротьба України за свободу / Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom'', directed by Yevhen Afinieievskyi (documentary film) *

''Незламна / Indestructable'', directed by Serhiy Mokrytskyi *

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

Кiборги: Герої не вмирають ''/ Cyborgs: Heroes Never Die,'' directed by Akhtem Seitablayev *

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

Мої думки тихі ''/'' '' My Thoughts Are Silent,'' directed by Antonio Lukich *

2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October–November 2021 ...

Носоріг ''/

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Film dubbing or subtitling in Ukrainian

Film dubbing or subtitling in Ukrainian refers to the

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subtitles Subtitles and captions are lines of dialogue or other text displayed at the bottom of the screen in films, television programs, video games or other visual media. They can be transcriptions of the screenplay, translations of it, or informati ...

of video products (movies, TV series, video games, etc.) in

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 ...

. In 2010, one third of all films in Ukraine were

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subbed. In 2019, a law was passed by the

Ukrainian parliament The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Верхо́вна Ра́да Украї́ни, translit=, Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy, translation=Supreme Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian abbreviation ''ВРУ''), often simply Verkhovna Rada or just Rada, is the ...

assuring that all movies have dubbing or subtitles in the

Ukrainian language Ukrainian ( uk, украї́нська мо́ва, translit=ukrainska mova, label=native name, ) is an East Slavic language of the Indo-European language family. It is the native language of about 40 million people and the official state langu ...

. In 2021,

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released their first feature film with Ukrainian dubbing. Only 11% of Ukrainians oppose dubbing in films.

Ukrainian dubbing actors

Since the founding of a Ukrainian dubbing in 2006 there was many recognizable voice actors dubbing Ukrainian, among which the most famous are Eugene Maluha (known as the voice of the Ukrainian Alfa from the same cult series) and Yuri Kovalenko (known as Ukrainian cheesecakes voice in the movie

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- first full-length animated film-blockbuster, which was shown in Ukrainian cinemas with Ukrainian dubbing). Ukrainian show business stars are also actively involved in dubbing in Ukrainian. A number of famous singers, including Oleg Skrypka and

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, took part in the dubbing of the animated film Carlson, who lives on the roof (2002) . A number of celebrities worked on the cartoon Terkel and Khalepa (2004): Potap , Oleg Skrypka , Fagot and Fozzy ( TNMK band ), Foma ( Mandry band ), Vadim Krasnooky ( Mad Heads band ), Katya Chilly , Vitaliy Kozlovsky , Lilu,Vasya Gontarsky ( "Vasya Club" ), DJ Romeo and Stepan Kazanin ( Quarter-95 ). In the cartoon Horton (2008) you can hear the voices of showmen Pavel Shilko (DJ Pasha) and Vladimir Zelensky ( Quarter-95 ). The main characters of the film "13th District: Ultimatum" (2009) in the Ukrainian box office spoke in the voices of Yevhen Koshov ( Quarter-95 ) and Andriy Khlyvnyuk (soloist of the group "

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Actors

Ukrainian actors

* Bohdan Kozak (November 27, 1940) *

(June 15, 1941 – August 3, 1987) *

(August 27, 1941 – July 22, 2012) *

Rayisa Nedashkivska Rayisa Nedashkivska (Ukrainian: Раїса Недашківська Rayisa Nedashkivska, Russian: Раиса Недашковская; 17 February 1943, Malyn, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian and Soviet-era theater and cinema actress. I ...

(February 17, 1943) * Mykhailo Holubovych (November 27, 1940) * Ivan Havryliuk (October 25, 1948) * Serhiy Romaniuk (July 21, 1953) *

Bohdan Beniuk Bohdan Beniuk ( uk, Богдан Михайлович Бенюк; born 26 May 1957) is a Ukrainian actor of theater and cinema, politician, People's Artist of Ukraine (1996). Along with Anatoliy Khostikoiev, he is a creator of the Theatrical com ...

(May 26, 1957) *

Ruslana Pysanka Ruslana Igorivna Pysanka ( uk, Руслана Писанка; born ''Ruslana Ihorivna Pysanka''; 17 November 1965 – 19 July 2022) was a Ukrainian actress and cinematographer. She hosted several television shows, and appeared in international f ...

(November 17, 1965) *

Taisia Povaliy Taisia Mykolaivna Povaliy; russian: Таи́сия Никола́евна Повали́й, Taisiya Nikolaevna Povaliy; née Hiriavets ( uk, Гиряве́ць, russian: Гиряве́ц, Giryavets) (born 10 December 1964) is a Ukrainian singer ...

(December 10, 1965)

Ukrainian diaspora actors

* Vira Kholodna (1893-1919) *

Gregory Hlady Gregory Stepanovych Hlady (, Hryhoriy Stepanovych Hladiy; born 4 December 1954) is a Ukrainian actor. He has appeared in more than 80 films and television shows since 1973. He starred in ''Music for December'', which was screened in the Un Cert ...

(December 4, 1954) *

David Vadim David Vadim was born in Ukraine and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He grew up competing in sanctioned no-rules fighting and eventually transitioned to boxing. He has written about his experiences in the ring in a series of short stories. His sto ...

(March 28, 1972) *

(September 6, 1972) *

Oleg Prudius Oleg Aleksandrovich Prudius (russian: Олег Александрович Прудиус; uk, Олег Олександрович Прудіус, ''Oleh Oleksandrovych Prudius''; born April 27, 1979) better known by his ring name Vladimir Koz ...

(April 27, 1972) *

Vera Farmiga Vera Ann Farmiga ( ; born August 6, 1973) is an American actress who is best known for portraying paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren in the Conjuring Universe films '' The Conjuring'' (2013), '' The Conjuring 2'' (2016), '' Annabelle Co ...

(August 6, 1973) *

(December 17, 1975) * Katheryn Winnick (December 17, 1977) * Olga Kurylenko (November 14, 1979) *

(August 14, 1983) Immigrants from Ukraine were the parents or grandparents of

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, Vira Farmiga,

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, Leonardo DiCaprio,

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Edward Dmytryk Edward Dmytryk (September 4, 1908 – July 1, 1999) was an American film director. He was known for his 1940s films noir, noir films and received an Academy Award for Best Director, Oscar nomination for Best Director for ''Crossfire (film), Cros ...

, Lenny Kravitz and

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, illusionist

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, animator

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Directors

Ukrainian directors

( – November 25, 1956) *

(November 4, 1912 — November 6, 1972) * Leonid Bykov (December 12, 1928 – April 11, 1979) * Mykola Mashchenko (January 2, 1929 — May 2, 2013) * Vadym Illienko (July 3, 1932 — May 8, 2015) * Yuriy Illienko (July 16, 1936 - June 15, 2010) *

(March 8, 1940 - September 16, 2001) * Mykhailo Illienko (June 29, 1947) * Andriy Donchyk (September 11, 1961) *

(April 9, 1962) * Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi (October 17, 1974) *Vyacheslav Krishtofovich *Sergiy Masloboyschikov *Maryna Vroda

Non-Ukrainian origin directors

* Dziga Vertov (2 January 1896 – 12 February 1954) *

Anatole Litvak Anatoly Mikhailovich Litvak (russian: Анатолий Михайлович Литвак; 21 May 1902 – 15 December 1974), better known as Anatole Litvak, was a Ukrainian-born American filmmaker who wrote, directed, and produced films in vari ...

(May 10, 1902 – December 15, 1974) *

(September 25, 1920 – October 20, 1994) *

Grigori Chukhrai Grigory Naumovich Chukhray (russian: Григо́рий Нау́мович Чухра́й; uk, Григорiй Наумович Чухрай; 23 May 1921 – 28 October 2001) was a Ukrainian Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter. ...

(May 23, 1921 – October 28, 2001) *

(January 9, 1924 – July 20, 1990) * Kira Muratova (November 5, 1934) * Larisa Shepitko (6 January 1938 – 2 June 1979) *

Roman Balayan Roman Gurgenovich Balayan ( hy, Ռոման Գուրգենի Բալայան, russian: Рома́н Гурге́нович Балая́н; born 15 April 1941, Nerkin Horatagh, Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian-Armeni ...

(April 15, 1941) *

(September 5, 1964)

References

External links

Ukrainian Film Club at Columbia University

Ukrainian cinema

(Notable films and awards)

Lviv Film Commission

Ukraіnian Film Commіssion

Ukraіnian Cinema Foundation

Ukrainian cinema rises from the ashes

Defining and Exploring Ukrainian Cinema

International Film Guide. Ukraine

Scenes of belonging: cinema and the nationality question in Soviet Ukraine during the long 1960s

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20111201012610/http://indie-movie.com.ua/ Ukrainian indie films portal
Cinemahall, International organization for informal film education

"Film" entry in ''Historical Dictionary of Ukraine''
Ivan Katchanovski, Zenon E. Kohut, Bohdan Y. Nebesio, Myroslav Yurkevich, Scarecrow Press, 2013. {{DEFAULTSORT:Cinema Of Ukraine Ukrainian culture Arts in Ukraine Entertainment in Ukraine History of Ukrainian cinema Industry in Ukraine European cinema by country