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 production studio in

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that was named after the Soviet

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, Oleksandr Dovzhenko, in 1957. With the fall of the

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

, the studio became a property of the

government of Ukraine The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine ( uk, Кабінет Міністрів України, translit=Kabinet Ministriv Ukrainy; shortened to CabMin), commonly referred to as the Government of Ukraine ( uk, Уряд України, ''Uriad Ukrai ...

. In 2000 the film studio was awarded national status.

History

The studios began in 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

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, 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 ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...

. 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 — Oleksandr Dovzhenko, Arnold Kordium, Pavlo Dolyna, Leonid Lukov, Ivan Kavaleridze,

Igor Savchenko Igor Andreyevich Savchenko (russian: Игорь Андреевич Са́вченко) or Ihor Andriyovych Savchenko ( uk, І́гор Андрі́йович Са́вченко; 11 October 1906 – 14 December 1950) was a screenwriter and film di ...

, Favst Lopatynskyi; operators — Danylo Demutskyi, Yurii Yekelchyk, Mykola Topchii, Yozef Rona, I. Shekker, Oleksii Pankratiev; writers — Mykola Bazhan, 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 № 48.

Selected films

Soviet Union

* 1929 ''Человек с киноаппаратом / Man with a Movie Camera'', 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 ...

) * 1930 ''Земля /

Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. While large volumes of water can be found throughout the Solar System, only Earth sustains liquid surface water. About 71% of Earth's sur ...

'', directed by Alexander Dovzhenko (

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 ...

) *

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 ...

''Иван / Ivan'', directed by Alexander Dovzhenko (

) *

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 ...

''Аэроград / Aerograd'', directed by Alexander Dovzhenko (science fiction) *

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 Alexander Dovzhenko (

) *

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 Хмельницкий / Bohdan Khmelnytsky'', directed by

Ihor Savchenko Igor ( be, Ігар, Ihar ; russian: Игорь, Igor' ; sr-Cyrl, Игор ; uk, Ігор, Ihor ; ) is a common East Slavic given name derived from the Norse name Ingvar, that was brought to ancient Rus' by the Norse Varangians, in the form ...

(historical) * 1951 ''Тарас Шевченко /

Taras Shevchenko Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko ( uk, Тарас Григорович Шевченко , pronounced without the middle name; – ), also known as Kobzar Taras, or simply Kobzar (a kobzar is a bard in Ukrainian culture), was a Ukrainian poet, wr ...

'', directed by

(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 * Ja ...

''Вдали от Родины /

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 agent goes deep un ...

'', directed by

Aleksei Shvachko Aleksei Shvachko (1901–1988) was a Ukrainian 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 ...

(espionage) *

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 двумя зайцами /

Chasing Two Hares ''Chasing Two Hares'' ( uk, За двома зайцями, Za dvoma zaitsiamy), also known as ''A Kyiv Comedy'', is a 1961 Ukrainian comedy film directed by Viktor Ivanov based on the eponymous play by Mykhailo Starytsky. Plot In Kyiv at the ...

'', directed by Viktor Ivanov (comedy) * 1963 ''Королева бензоколонки /

Queen of the Gas Station Queen of the Gas Station (russian: Королева бензоколонки, Koroleva benzkolonki) is a 1963 Soviet comedy film directed by Olexiy Myshurin and Nikolai Litus. The events of the movie revolve around a gas station on a highway be ...

'', directed by Mykola Litus and Oleksiy Mishurin (comedy) * 1964 ''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

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 ...

(historical) * 1964 ''Туманность Андромеды /

The Andromeda Nebula ''The Andromeda Nebula'' (russian: Туманность Андромеды) 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 ...

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

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 * 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 * 1972 ''Пропала грамота / The Lost Letter'', directed by Borys Ivchenko (comedy) * 1973 ''В бой идут одни «старики» / Only Old Men are Going to Battle'', directed by Leonid Bykov (historical) * 1976 ''Аты-баты, шли солдаты... / Aty-baty, Soldiers were Going...'', directed by Leonid Bykov (historical) * 1976 ''Тревожный месяц вересень / The Troubled Month of Veresen'', directed by

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 ...

(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 CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 ...

''Дознание пилота Пиркса / Test pilota Pirxa'', directed by Marek Piestrak *

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 – In ...

''Ярослав Мудрый /

Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav the Wise or Yaroslav I Vladimirovich; russian: Ярослав Мудрый, ; uk, Ярослав Мудрий; non, Jarizleifr Valdamarsson; la, Iaroslaus Sapiens () was the Grand Prince of Kiev from 1019 until his death. He was al ...

, directed by

Hryhoriy Kokhan Hryhoriy ( uk, Григо́рій, Hryhórij ), sometimes Hryhory, may refer to: * Hryhory Alchevsky (1866–1920), prominent Ukrainian and minor Russian composer * Hryhoriy Baranets (born 1986), professional Ukrainian football midfielder * Hryhor ...

(historical) * 1981 ''Така пізня, така тепла осінь / Such Late, Such Warm Autumn'', 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 ...

* 1988 ''Новые приключения Янки при дворе короля Артура / New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court'', directed by Viktor Hres

Ukraine

* 1991 ''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 Oles may refer to: * * * Oles (Villaviciosa), a parish in Villaviciosa, Spain * The nickname for athletic teams at St. Olaf College St. Olaf College is a private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota. It was founded in 1874 by a group o ...

* 1991 ''Чудо в краю забуття / Miracle in the Land of Oblivion'', directed by Natalia Motuzko * 1995 ''Атентат - осіннє вбивство в Мюнхені / Assassination. An Autumn Murder in Munich'', directed by

* 1995 ''Москаль-чарівник / Moskal-Charivnyk'', directed by Mykola Zasieyev-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 ...

''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 Aw ...

'', directed by

Viacheslav Kryshtofovych Viacheslav is a Slavonic masculine given name (also can be transliterated as Vyacheslav or Viatcheslav). Notable people with the name include: * Viacheslav Aliabiev (1934–2009), Ukrainian professional footballer * Viacheslav Belavkin, professor i ...

* 2000 ''Нескорений /

The Undefeated (2000 film) ''The Undefeated'' ( ua, Нескорений, ''Neskorenyi'') is a 2000 Ukrainian film by Oles Yanchuk, a producer and director previously praised by ''The New York Times'' and ''Time'' magazine for his 1991 film '' Famine-33''. Plot In 1950 ...

'', directed by

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

''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 (The Black Council)'', 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 ...

''Залізна Сотня / The Company Of Heroes'', directed by

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; ...

''Владика Андрей / Metropolitan Andrey'', directed by

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

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

) *

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; Protests ...

''Хай Бог розсудить їх ... / Let God Judge Them'', directed by Yevhen Khvorostianko (

) * 2012 ''Гайдамака / Haidamaka'', directed by Roman Synchuk (

) * 2012 ''Метелик
The Butterfly
', directed by Maxim Neafit Bujnicki * 2012 ''Мамо, я льотчика люблю! / Mom, I Love a Pilot!'', directed by Oleksandr Ihnatusha *

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 fa ...

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

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 April ...

''Загублене місто / 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

External links