The Dovzhenko Film Studios () is a former Soviet film production studio in UkrSSR and

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that was named after the Soviet film producer,

Oleksandr Dovzhenko Alexander Petrovich Dovzhenko, also Oleksandr Petrovych Dovzhenko (, ; November 25, 1956), was a Soviet film director and screenwriter of Ukrainian origin. He is often cited as one of the most important early Soviet filmmakers, alongside Sergei ...

, in 1957. With the fall of the

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, the studio became a property of the

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. In 2000, the film studio was awarded national status.

History

The studios began in the 1920s when the All-Ukrainian Photo-Cinema-Directorate (VUFKU) announced a project proposition for the construction of a cinema factory in 1925. Out of 20 of them was chosen the project of Valerian Rykov, who led his architect group composed of students of the Architectural Department of Kyiv Art Institute in the construction of the O. Dovzhenko Film Studios beginning in 1927. It was at the time the largest in the

Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, abbreviated as the Ukrainian SSR, UkrSSR, and also known as Soviet Ukraine or just Ukraine, was one of the Republics of the Soviet Union, constituent republics of the Soviet Union from 1922 until 1991. ...

. Although the filming pavilions were still unfinished a year later, movie production had begun. Many memorial plates are within the studios in memory of the many film producers who had once worked here. One film pavilion is named ''Shchorsivskyi'', because Oleksandr Dovzhenko shot his film '' Shchors'' there. This area of the studios is used as a museum. The first movie of the film studio was "Ivanko and the Butcher" by director Aksel Lundin and

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A. Meines. Filming began on October 12, 1927, and took place at night, as pavilions were being built during the day. Many talented directors have come to the studio since the first films were shot —

, Arnold Kordium, Pavlo Dolyna,

Leonid Lukov Leonid Davydovich Lukov (; 2 May 1909 – 24 April 1963) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed 25 films between 1930 and 1963. Leonid Lukov was named People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1957 and awarded the Stalin Prize twice ...

, Ivan Kavaleridze,

Igor Savchenko Igor Andreyevich Savchenko () or Ihor Andriyovych Savchenko (; 11 October 1906 – 14 December 1950) was a Soviet screenwriter and film director of Ukrainian origin. He has often been cited as one of the great early Soviet filmmakers, alongside Se ...

, Favst Lopatynskyi; operators — Danylo Demutskyi, Yurii Yekelchyk, Mykola Topchii, Yozef Rona, I. Shekker, Oleksii Pankratiev; writers —

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, Oleksandr Korniichuk, Hordii Brasiuk, V. Okhrimenko. It immediately affected the number and quality of the works and the variety of movie genres. In 1929, 10 films were already made. Since 1930, cinema has become under the control of the state and has served to spread the ideology of communism among the population. Still, the 1930s for the Kyiv Film Factory were important years of formation. In October 1941, the studio was evacuated to Tashkent, where it will continue its activities until the liberation of Kyiv. During the German occupation of Kyiv, the studio premises were used as a production base for the creation of propaganda films by the Ukraine Film Society. The apple orchard on the side of the avenue near the studios was planted by the order of Dovzhenko himself. In 1957, it was named in memory of Oleksandr Dovzhenko. Since 1987, the Debut, specialized in the first films of directors. His managers were Alexander Adolov (until 1990) and Arthur Voattsky (after 1990). In December 2009, a studio for the digital restoration of Ukrainian films was opened on the complex.Studio for digital restoration of Ukrainian films opens in Kyiv

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(December 17, 2009) The Dovzhenko National Film Studio is an enterprise with a full complex technological cycle. Along with the shooting of its own films, the film studio provides services to other film and television companies in the production of their products, belongs to the producers of national films in Ukraine, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine from January 26, 2011 No. 48.

Selected films

Soviet Union

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 ...

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Man with a Movie Camera ''Man with a Movie Camera'' is an experimental 1929 Soviet silent documentary film, directed by Dziga Vertov, filmed by his brother Mikhail Kaufman, and edited by Vertov's wife Yelizaveta Svilova. Kaufman also appears as the titular Man. V ...

'', directed by

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(

documentary film A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

) *

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 be on J ...

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Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to Planetary habitability, harbor life. This is enabled by Earth being an ocean world, the only one in the Solar System sustaining liquid surface water. Almost all ...

'', directed by

Alexander Dovzhenko Alexander Petrovich Dovzhenko, also Oleksandr Petrovych Dovzhenko (, ; November 25, 1956), was a Soviet film director and screenwriter of Ukrainian origin. He is often cited as one of the most important early Soviet filmmakers, alongside Sergei ...

(

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) *

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

'' /

Ivan Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was the B ...

'', directed by

(

) *

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 ...

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Aerograd ''Aerograd'' (, 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 Soviet Far East in the future. ...

'', directed by

(science fiction) *

1939 This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Coming into effect in Nazi Ger ...

'' / Shchors'', directed by

(

) *

1941 The Correlates of War project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 3.49 million. However, the Uppsala Conflict Data Program estimates that the subsequent year, 1942, wa ...

'' / Bohdan Khmelnytsky'', directed by Ihor Savchenko (historical) *

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 Uni ...

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Taras Shevchenko Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (; ; 9 March 1814 – 10 March 1861) was a Ukrainian poet, writer, artist, public and political figure, folklorist, and ethnographer. He was a fellow of the Imperial Academy of Arts and a member of the Brotherhood o ...

'', directed by Ihor Savchenko (biographical) *

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 * Janu ...

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Far from the Motherland ''Far from the Motherland'' () is a 1960 Soviet spy film directed by Aleksei Shvachko and written by Yuri Dold-Mikhajlik, based on his novel ''And One Warrior in the Field'' (; 1957). Plot During the Second World War, a Soviet intelligence agent ...

'', directed by Aleksei Shvachko (espionage) *

1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...

'' / Chasing Two Hares'', directed by

Viktor Ivanov Viktor Petrovich Ivanov (, 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 was the director of The Federal Narcotics Service o ...

(comedy) *

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 Cove ...

'' /

Queen of the Gas Station ''Queen of the Gas Station'' () is a 1963 Soviet comedy film directed by and Nikolai Litus. The film took fifth place at the box office with 34.3 million viewers. Plot Poltava resident Lyudmyla Dobryvechir () tries become a TV announcer but d ...

'', directed by Mykola Litus and (comedy) *

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 Patria ...

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Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors ''Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors'', alternatively translated into English as ''Shadows of Our Forgotten Ancestors'' or ''Shadows of Our Ancestors'' (), also known in English under the alternative title ''Wild Horses of Fire'' and under the mista ...

'', directed by

Sergei Parajanov Sergei Iosifovich Parajanov (January 9, 1924 – July 20, 1990) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He is regarded by film critics, film historians and filmmakers to be one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. Parajanov was born to ...

(historical) *

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The Andromeda Nebula ''The Andromeda Nebula'' () is a 1967 Soviet science fiction film starring Sergei Stolyarov and directed by Yevgeni Sherstobitov at the Dovzhenko Film Studios. The film was originally intended to be the first episode of a series of films, altern ...

'', directed by Yevheniy Sherstobitov (science fiction) *

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First 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 Second inauguration of Lynd ...

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A Spring for the Thirsty ''A Spring for the Thirsty'' (; ), sometimes translated into English as ''A Well for the Thirsty'', is a Soviet surrealist film completed in 1965 but not released until 1987. The Dovzhenko Film Studios production was the directorial debut for Yuri ...

'', directed by

Yuri Ilyenko Yuri Herasymovych Ilyenko (, 18 July 1936 – 15 June 2010) was a Ukrainian film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and politician. He directed twelve films between 1965 and 2002. His 1970 film '' The White Bird Marked with Black'' was e ...

(surrealist) *

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

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Annychka ''Annychka'' (, ) is a 1968 Russian- 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 at the Ph ...

'', directed by Borys Ivchenko *

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...

'' /

White Bird with Black Mark ''The White Bird Marked with Black'' (, ) is a 1971 Soviet period drama film directed by Yuri Ilyenko. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival and won the Golden Prize. Plot The plot takes place between 1937 and 1947, in a ...

'', directed by Yuriy Illienko *

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

'' / The Lost Letter'', directed by Borys Ivchenko (comedy) *

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 14 - The 16-0 19 ...

'' /

Only Old Men are Going to Battle Only may refer to: Music Albums * ''Only'' (album), by Tommy Emmanuel, 2000 * ''The Only'', an EP by Dua Lipa, 2017 * ''The Only'' (EP), by The Boyz Songs * "Only" (Anthrax song), 1993 * "Only" (Nine Inch Nails song), 2005 * "Only" (Nicki M ...

'', directed by

Leonid Bykov Leonid Fedorovich Bykov (, ; 11 December 1928, in Znamenka village, Artemivsk Okruha of Ukrainian SSR – 11 April 1979, in Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine, USSR) was a Soviet actor, film director, and script writer. He received the " Honored Artist of t ...

(historical) *

1976 Events January * January 2 – 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 18 – Full diplomatic ...

'' / Aty-baty, Soldiers were Going...'', directed by

(historical) *

'' / The Troubled Month of Veresen'', directed by

Leonid Osyka Leonid Mykhailovych Osyka () (8 March 1940 in Kyiv – 16 September 2001 in Kyiv) was a Ukrainian movie director, producer, and screen writer. Osyka was awarded the Oleksandr Dovzhenko State Prize of Ukraine, which was established to honor ou ...

(historical) *

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 ...

'' / Test pilota Pirxa'', directed by Marek Piestrak *

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

'' /

Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I Vladimirovich ( 978 – 20 February 1054), better known as Yaroslav the Wise, was Grand Prince of Kiev from 1019 until his death in 1054. He was also earlier Prince of Novgorod from 1010 to 1034 and Prince of Rostov from 987 to 1010, ...

, directed by Hryhoriy Kokhan (historical)'' *

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

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Such Late, Such Warm Autumn ''Such Late, Such Warm Autumn'' (, ) is a 1981 Soviet film directed by Ivan Mykolaychuk. Plot The Bukovynian peasant Rusnak leaves the poor Bukovynian lands and goes to Canada with his little daughter Orissa - maybe he is lucky there? And now R ...

'', directed by

Ivan Mykolaichuk Ivan Vasylyovych Mykolaichuk (; 15 June 1941 – 3 August 1987) was a Ukrainian actor, producer, and screen writer. He is best known for playing the Hutsul Ivan in '' Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors'' (1964), based on Mykhailo Kotsyub ...

1988 1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the Morris worm, 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United State ...

'' /

New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court ''New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' () is a 1988 Soviet adventure film directed by Viktor Gres and based on American author Mark Twain's 1889 novel '' A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court''. The screenplay was written ...

'', directed by Viktor Hres

Ukraine

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

'' / Famine-33'', directed by Oles Yanchuk *

'' /

Miracle in the Land of Oblivion ''Miracle in the Land of Oblivion'' () 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 story of the murder of two twin broth ...

'', directed by Natalia Motuzko *

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

'' / Assassination. An Autumn Murder in Munich'', directed by Oles Yanchuk *

'' /

Moskal-Charivnyk ''Moskal-Charivnyk'' (), is a 1995 musical comedy film by the Ukrainian filmmaker based on the 1819 vaudeville by Ukrainian writer Ivan Kotliarevskyi . The film features a detailed portrayal of Ukrainians, Ukrainian culture, showing the beauty o ...

'', directed by Mykola Zasieyev-Rudenko *

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

'' / A Friend of the Deceased'', directed by Viacheslav Kryshtofovych *

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

'' / The Undefeated (2000 film)'', directed by Oles Yanchuk *

2001 The year's most prominent event was 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. The United States led a Participan ...

'' / Prayer for Hetman Mazepa'', directed by Yuriy Illienko *

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

'' / Chorna Rada'' (), directed by Mykola Zasieiev-Rudenko *

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 60 ...

'' / The Company Of Heroes'', directed by Oles Yanchuk *

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

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

'' / The Law'', directed by Vitaliy Potrukh (

short film A short film is a film with a low running time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of not more than 40 minutes including all credits". Other film o ...

) *

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

'' / Let God Judge Them'', directed by Yevhen Khvorostianko (

) *

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

'' /

Haidamaka The haydamaks, also haidamakas or haidamaky or haidamaks ( ''haidamaka''; ''haidamaky'', from and ) were soldiers of Ukrainian Cossack paramilitary outfits composed of commoners (peasants, craftsmen), and impoverished noblemen in the easter ...

'', directed by Roman Synchuk (

) *

''
The Butterfly
', directed by Maxim Neafit Bujnicki *

'' / Mom, I Love a Pilot!'', directed by Oleksandr Ihnatusha *

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

'' Красна Маланка / Krasna Malanka'', directed by Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk *

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

'' / Lost City'', directed by Vitaliy Potrukh

References

* Ruta Malikenaite. ''Guildebook: Touring Kyiv''. Kyiv: Baltia Druk, 2003.

External links

* *
Non-official site of Olexandr Dovzhenko Film Studios
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History

Selected films

Soviet Union

Ukraine

See also

References

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