From 24 to 30 November, Prague will host “Ukrainian Film Week 2026” (Týden ukrajinského filmu). The organisers report this.
The programme includes fiction and documentary films, as well as a special archival film from 1934 that was unavailable to the wider public for a long time.
Films in the programme:
- 24 November, 18:00 — “Spring” by Rostyslav Kyrpychenko. A war drama about a priest in an occupied Ukrainian city who secretly returns the bodies of civilians killed in the war to their families.
- 26 November, 17:00 — “Give Me Back My Name” by Marian Kushnir. A documentary about identifying fallen Ukrainian service personnel. A discussion is planned after the screening.
- 27 November, 19:00 — “The Crystal Palace” (1934). A rare Ukrainian film that was restored and presented in the Berlinale Classics programme in 2026. After the screening, audiences will be able to join a discussion with a film scholar.
- 29 November, 16:00 — “Dovzhenko: A First Look” by Kostiantyn Konovalov. A film about the young Oleksandr Dovzhenko and his first steps in the world of cinema in Odesa in 1926.
- 30 November, 18:00 — “For Victory!” by Valentyn Vasyanovych. A dramedy about a Ukrainian director who, after Ukraine’s victory, tries to make a film about post-war life.
All screenings will take place at the Atlas cinema. The films will be shown in the original language with subtitles.
Ukrainian Film Week is organised by the civic organisation Ruta, z. s. in cooperation with the film distributor Kinovarta and the Jeden svět film festival, with financial support from the Pylyp Orlyk Foundation and the British Council in the Czech Republic. The festival is held under the auspices of the Embassy of Ukraine in the Czech Republic.