A banned film about a sculptor who depicted Christ wearing a gas mask returns to the screen in the Berlinale's ‘Classics’ programme — proof that the history of Ukrainian cinema is more complex and daring than it seems.
On 16 February, the Berlinale international film festival hosted the world premiere of the documentary film Traces, which tells the stories of women who survived sexual violence during…
The anthology Animals in War, starring Sean Penn and telling the real stories of animals affected by the war in Ukraine, has secured distribution in North America. Omnibus Entertainment…
A Ukrainian drama about the molfar Andriy Voron, whose faith can melt the ice of Kolyma and who is able to cure all illnesses with herbs, has been released in cinemas.
In January 2026, the French Cinematheque will present its first major retrospective of one of the most significant filmmakers of the 20th century, Oleksandr Dovzhenko. The event will…
The documentary film Songs of Slow Burning Earth has officially been shortlisted for the 38th European Film Awards. The Ukrainian production received nominations in two categories…
The famous scene of the shooting on the Odesa steps, which is still used to teach editing at film universities, has no connection to reality: Eisenstein invented it from the first frame to the last.
On 4 December, the Ukrainian family comedy Train to Christmas will be released in Germany and Austria. The film will screen in 92 cities and over 100 cinemas. The film is a sequel…
A colourful premiere of the family Ukrainian fantasy Guardians of Christmas, produced by 1+1 Media, took place in Israel, organisers of the screenings, Created in Ukraine, report.…
A Ukrainian delegation from the NGO Docudays recently arrived in Santiago to present contemporary Ukrainian documentary filmmaking and highlight key wartime challenges at FIDOCS. The…
Ukrainian documentary Divia by Dmytro Hreshko will be screened at the United Nations International Climate Conference (COP30), the world’s leading climate forum held annually by the…
On 19 October, the Kerry International Film Festival in Ireland hosted the premiere of the Irish film Sanatorium, which tells the story of life in the Ukrainian resort of Kuyalnyk…