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 inv ...

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 ''Everything Is Illuminated'' is the first novel by the American writer Jonathan Safran Foer, published in 2002. It was adapted into a film of the same name starring Elijah Wood and Eugene Hütz in 2005. The book's writing and structure recei ...

. 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 Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Centre ( uk, Національний центр Олександра Довженка; also Dovzhenko Centre, uk, Довженко-Центр) is the state film archive and a cultural cluster in Kyiv, Ukraine. Hist ...

, 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. Kyi ...

, 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 broug ...

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

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 Myroslav Mykhailovych Slaboshpytskyi ( uk, Мирослав Михайлович Слабошпицький; born October 17, 1974) is a Ukrainian film director. Biography Slaboshpytskyi was born to Ukrainian writer and literary critic Myk ...

Larisa Shepitko Larisa Yefimovna Shepitko (, uk, Лариса Юхимівна Шепітько, translit=Larysa Yukhymivna Shepitko; 6 January 1938 – 2 July 1979) was a Soviet film director, screenwriter and actress. She is considered one of the best fe ...

, Sergei Bondarchuk,

Leonid Bykov Leonid Fedorovich Bykov (russian: Леонид Фёдорович Быков, uk, Леонід Федорович Биков; 11 December 1928, in Znamenka village, Artemivsk Okruha of Ukrainian SSR – 11 April 1979, in Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine, U ...

Yuri Ilyenko Yuri Herasymovych Ilyenko ( uk, Юрій Герасимович Іллєнко, 18 July 1936 – 15 June 2010) was a Soviet and Ukrainian film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and politician. He directed twelve films between 1965 and 2 ...

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 Podolc ...

with his Delirium 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,

Olga Kurylenko Olga Kostyantynivna Kurylenko ( uk, Ольга Костянтинівна Куриленко; born 14 November 1979) is a Ukrainian and French actress and model. She started her acting career in 2005, and first found success as an actress for ...

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 Mark Alexandrovich Ivanir ( he, מארק איווניר; uk, Марк Олександрович Іванір; russian: Марк Александрович Иванир) is a Ukrainian-born Israeli actor known for his character roles on America ...

History of the cinema in Ukraine

On the territory of Odesa Film Studio, 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 Dziga Vertov (russian: Дзига Вертов, born David Abelevich Kaufman, russian: Дави́д А́белевич Ка́уфман, and also known as Denis Kaufman; – 12 February 1954) was a Soviet pioneer documentary film and newsre ...

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

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

filmmakers, as well as being a pioneer of

and founding Dovzhenko Film Studios. In 1927,

moved from

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

. 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

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...

n film director and artist who made significant contributions to Ukrainian, Armenian and

Georgian Georgian may refer to: Common meanings * Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country) ** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group ** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians **Georgian scripts, three scrip ...

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 c ...

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

Sergei Makovetsky Sergei Vasilievich Makovetsky (russian: Серге́й Васи́льевич Макове́цкий, born 13 June 1958) is a Soviet and Ukrainian-born Russian film and stage actor. Filmography Film *1982: ''To take live!'' *1983: ''Ekipazh ma ...

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,

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 ...

, Milla Jovovich,

and

Government and civil bodies concerned

This sphere is administrated by the Ministry of Culture of

and the Ukrainian Association of Cinematographers. The central executive body of cinematography in Ukraine is the

(USFA). Together with the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation, 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

* Dovzhenko Film Studios (

) *

Kyivnaukfilm Kievnauchfilm (russian: Киевнаучфильм), also Kyivnaukfilm ( uk, Київнаукфільм, translit=Kyïvnaukfil′m), translated as Kyiv Science Film, was a film studio in the former Soviet Union located in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR. Al ...

(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 Film Studio (

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 (

Yalta Yalta (: Я́лта) is a resort city on the south coast of the Crimean Peninsula surrounded by the Black Sea. It serves as the administrative center of Yalta Municipality, one of the regions within Crimea. Yalta, along with the rest of Cri ...

)

Privately owned

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

Lviv Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukrain ...

) * 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

Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Pictures is an American film production company and subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, which is owned by The Walt Disney Company. The studio is the flagship producer of live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Studios unit ...

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 Ameri ...

, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment (

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

20th Century Fox 20th Century Studios, Inc. (previously known as 20th Century Fox) is an American film production company headquartered at the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles. As of 2019, it serves as a film production arm of Walt Dis ...

(

Fox Searchlight Pictures Searchlight Pictures, Inc. is an American film production company and a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, which is part of the Walt Disney Company. Founded in 1994 as Fox Searchlight Pictures, Inc. for 20th Century Fox (later 20th Century Stu ...

, Blue Sky Studios). VLG.FILM (formerly Volga Ukraine) is the local distributor of films by Miramax,

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 ...

, STX Entertainment,

A24 A24 is an American independent entertainment company that specializes in film and television production, as well as film distribution. It is based in New York City. A24 was founded in 2012 by Daniel Katz, David Fenkel and John Hodges. Pr ...

Lionsgate Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, doing business as Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American entertainment company. It was formed by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is currently headquartered ...

, Focus Features International,

EuropaCorp EuropaCorp S.A. (stylised in opening logo as EUROPA CORP.) is a French motion picture company headquartered in Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris, and one of a few full service independent studios that both produces and distributes feature ...

Pathé Exchange Pathé Exchange, commonly known as Pathé, was an American film production and distribution company, largely of Hollywood's silent era. Known for its groundbreaking newsreel and wide array of shorts, it grew out of the American division of the m ...

, 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 art house are mostly distributed by Arthouse traffic.About Arthouse Traffic
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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 Ukrainian Association of Cinematographers and takes place in

and

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

*'' 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, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.Wiz-Art LISFF Wiz-Art is an annual International Short Film Festival, which takes place in Lviv, Ukraine at the end of July. The festival was started by art formation Wiz-Art, which was founded in 2008. The festival shows more than 100 brand new Short f ...

'', 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 Berdiansk or Berdyansk ( uk, Бердя́нськ, translit=Berdiansk, ; russian: Бердя́нск, translit=Berdyansk ) is a port city in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast (province) in south-eastern Ukraine. It is on the northern coast of the Sea of ...

(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 Truskavets ( uk, Трускавець, romanized: ''Truskavets''; pl, Truskawiec) is a city in Drohobych Raion, western Ukraine's Lviv Oblast (region), near the border with Poland. It hosts the administration of Truskavets urban hromada, one o ...

*'' 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'', 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 Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology) ...

( Scientific and Engineering Award) 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 (Russia ...

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 ''Запорізька січ / Zaporizhian Sich'', directed by Danylo Sakhnenko * 1912 ''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 Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz. ** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of Viet ...

''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 Sound recording and reproduction, 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) ...

) *

''Тарас Шевченко/ Taras Shevchenko'', directed by

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

''Тарас Трясило / Taras Triasylo'', directed by

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 Bazhan ...

''Арсенал / Arsenal'', 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

(

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

(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

(first Ukrainian documentary sound film) *

''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 surfa ...

'', 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 Hiro ...

''Іван /

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'', directed by

(silent film) *

''Коліївщина / Koliyivshchyna'', directed by Ivan Kavaleridze * 1935 ''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

(

sci-fi Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universe ...

) *

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 ''Щорс / Shchors'', directed by

(documentary film) * 1941 ''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 ''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 Hnat Petrovych Yura ( uk, Гнат Петрович Юра, ; also Gnat Yura; – January 18, 1966) was a Soviet and Ukrainian director, actor of theatre and film, pedagogue. He directed two films, and appeared on screen six times during the ...

(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 Yug ...

''Мартин Боруля / Martyn Borulia'', directed by Oleksiy Shvachko * 1955 ''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 * Jan ...

''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'', directed by Serhiy Paradzhanov *

''Сон / The Dream'', directed by Volodymyr Denysenko * 1965 ''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 ...

* 1965 ''Криниця для спраглих / Well for thirsty'', directed by Yuriy Illienko * 1966 ''Соловей із села Маршинці / Nightingale from the Village of Marshyntsi'', directed by Rostyslav Synko ( musical 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. * Janu ...

''Анничка / Annychka'', 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 1 ...

) *

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 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...

''Білий птах з чорною ознакою / White Bird with Black Mark'', directed by Yuriy Illienko * 1971 ''Захар Беркут / Zakhar Berkut'', directed by

(by the story of

) * 1971 ''Червона рута / Chervona Ruta'', directed by Roman Oleksiv ( musical featuring

and Vasyl Zinkevych) *

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 mean solar tim ...

''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

* 1974 ''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

''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 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat ...

''Весь світ в очах твоїх... / All the World is in Your Eyes'', directed by Stanislav Klymenko * 1978 ''Море / Sea'', directed by

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...

''Дударики / Dudaryky'', directed by Stanislav Klymenko *

''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 ''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 ''Повернення Баттерфляй / The Return of the Butterfly'', directed by Oleh Fialko *

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...

''Колесо історії / Wheel of History'', directed by Stanislav Klymenko *

''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 Southeas ...

''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 enter ...

''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, ...

''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 Bicenten ...

''Чорна Долина / Black Valley'', directed by Halyna Horpynchenko *

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker runs ...

''Небилиці про Івана / Fables about Ivan'', directed by Borys Ivchenko *

''Камінна душа / Stone Soul'', directed by Stanislav Klymenko *

''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 Phi ...

''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 ''Тарас Шевченко. Заповіт / Taras Shevchenko. Testament'', directed by Stanislav Klymenko *

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peacefu ...

''Гетьманські клейноди / Hetman's Regalia'', directed by

''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 sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson ...

''Тигролови / Tiger Catchers'', directed by Rostyslav Synko (by the novel of Ivan Bahriany) *

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

''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 ...

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

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

''Тупик / Dead End'', directed by Hryhoriy Kokhan *

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...

''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 S ...

''Нескорений / The Undefeated'', directed by Oles Yanchuk * 2001 ''Молитва за гетьмана Мазепу / Prayer for Hetman Mazepa'', directed by Yuriy Illienko * 2002 ''Чорна Рада / Chorna Rada'', directed by Mykola Zasieiev-Rudenko * 2003 ''Мамай / Mamay'', directed by Oles Sanin * 2004 ''Водій для Віри / A Driver for Vira'', directed by Pavlo Chukhrai * 2004 ''Залізна сотня / The Company of Heroes'', directed by Oles Yanchuk * 2004 ''Украдене щастя / Stolen Happiness'', directed by Andriy Donchyk (by the drama of

) * 2004 ''Між Гітлером і Сталіном — Україна в II Світовій війні / Between Hitler and Stalin'', directed by Sviatoslav Novytsky (documentary film) * 2005 ''День Сьомий. Півтори Години У Стані Громадянської Війни / Day Seven'', directed by Oles Sanin (documentary film) * 2005 ''Дрібний Дощ / Drizzle'', directed by Heorhiy Deliyev (short film) * 2005 ''Помаранчеве небо / The Orange Sky'', directed by Oleksandr Kiriyenko * 2006 ''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) * 2006 ''Музей Степана Бандери У Лондоні / Stepan Bandera Museum In London'', directed by Oles Yanchuk (documentary film) * 2006 ''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 ''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 ''Вона заплатила життям / She Paid the Ultimate Price'', directed by Iryna Korpan (documentary film) * 2011 ''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 * 2011 ''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 gat ...

''Деліріум / Delirium'', 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 fa ...

''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

''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 Oles Sanin *

''Майдан / Maidan'', directed by Serhiy Loznytsia (documentary film) * 2015 ''Зима у вогні: Боротьба України за свободу / Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom'', directed by Yevhen Afinieievskyi (documentary film) * 2015 ''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 s ...

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 coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October 2021 coup in Sudan; Crowd shortly after t ...

Носоріг ''/

Rhino A rhinoceros (; ; ), commonly abbreviated to rhino, is a member of any of the five extant species (or numerous extinct species) of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae. (It can also refer to a member of any of the extinct species o ...

,'' directed by Oleh Sentsov

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Film dubbing or subtitling in Ukrainian

Film dubbing or subtitling in Ukrainian refers to the

dubbing Dubbing (re-recording and mixing) is a post-production process used in filmmaking and video production, often in concert with sound design, in which additional or supplementary recordings are lip-synced and "mixed" with original production sou ...

or subtitles 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 Russian language 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 lan ...

. 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

Cars A car or automobile is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of ''cars'' say that they run primarily on roads, Car seat, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport private transport#Personal transport, people in ...

- 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

Ani Lorak Karolina Myroslavivna Kuiek, russian: Каролина Мирославовна Куек (born 27 September 1978), popularly known as Ani Lorak,, russian: Ани Лорак is a Ukrainian singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur and former U ...

, 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 " Boombox").

Actors

Ukrainian actors

* Bohdan Kozak (November 27, 1940) *

(June 15, 1941 – August 3, 1987) *

(August 27, 1941 – July 22, 2012) * Rayisa Nedashkivska (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 (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) * Milla Jovovich (December 17, 1975) * Katheryn Winnick (December 17, 1977) *

(November 14, 1979) *

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

Leonard Nimoy Leonard Simon Nimoy (; March 26, 1931 – February 27, 2015) was an American actor, famed for playing Spock in the '' Star Trek'' franchise for almost 50 years. This includes originating Spock in the original ''Star Trek'' series in 1966, th ...

, Vira Farmiga,

Taissa Farmiga Taissa Farmiga (; born August 17, 1994) is an American actress. Born in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, she is the younger sister of actress Vera Farmiga. Her numerous appearances in horror films have established her as a scream queen. Farmi ...

, Steven Spielberg,

Dustin Hoffman Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker. As one of the key actors in the formation of New Hollywood, Hoffman is known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and emotionally vulnerable characters. He is ...

, Sylvester Stallone, Kirk Douglas, Leonardo DiCaprio,

Winona Ryder Winona Laura Horowitz (born October 29, 1971), professionally known as Winona Ryder, is an American actress. Originally playing quirky roles, she rose to prominence for her more diverse performances in various genres in the 1990s. She has recei ...

Whoopi Goldberg Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955), known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg (), is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality.Kuchwara, Michael (AP Drama Writer)"Whoopi Goldberg: A One-Woman Character Parade". ' ...

Edward Dmytryk Edward Dmytryk (September 4, 1908 – July 1, 1999) was an American film director. He was known for his 1940s noir films and received an Oscar nomination for Best Director for '' Crossfire'' (1947). In 1947, he was named as one of the Hollywoo ...

, Lenny Kravitz and

Zoë Kravitz Zoë Isabella Kravitz (born December 1, 1988) is an American actress, singer, and model. She made her acting debut in the romantic comedy film '' No Reservations'' (2007). Her breakthrough came with portraying Angel Salvadore in the superhero fi ...

, illusionist

David Copperfield ''David Copperfield'' Dickens invented over 14 variations of the title for this work, see is a novel in the bildungsroman genre by Charles Dickens, narrated by the eponymous David Copperfield, detailing his adventures in his journey from inf ...

, animator

Bill Tytla Volodymyr Peter "Bill" Tytla (October 25, 1904 - December 30, 1968) was a Ukrainian-American animator known for his work in Walt Disney Animation Studios, Paramount's Famous Studios, and Terrytoons. In his Disney career, Tytla is particularly ...

Directors

Ukrainian directors

( – November 25, 1956) *

(November 4, 1912 — November 6, 1972) *

(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) *

(October 17, 1974) *Vyacheslav Krishtofovich *Sergiy Masloboyschikov *Maryna Vroda

Non-Ukrainian origin directors

(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) * Sergei Bondarchuk (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) *

(November 5, 1934) *

(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