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309 articles available in total starting from 19/05/2010. Last article published on 08/09/2025.

Review: To the Victory!

Review: To the Victory!

Valentyn Vasyanovych reimagines the future of Ukraine, full of both bleakness and bravery  

08/09 | Toronto 2025 | Platform

Yegor Troyanovsky • Director of Cuba & Alaska

Interview: Yegor Troyanovsky • Director of Cuba & Alaska

"My film is a portrait of friendship during wartime"

The Ukrainian director reflects on the challenges of filming in an active war zone and the urgent need to preserve human connection through cinema  

29/08 | Sarajevo 2025 | Documentary Competition

Review: Cuba & Alaska

Review: Cuba & Alaska

Yegor Troyanovsky’s film follows two female combat medics whose spirit and zest for life make it stand out among the numerous documentaries set on Ukraine's frontlines  

22/08 | Sarajevo 2025 | Documentary Competition

Yelizaveta Smit, Eugene Rachkovsky • Director and producer of In Vacuo

Interview: Yelizaveta Smit, Eugene Rachkovsky • Director and producer of In Vacuo

“The war has taught us to adapt”

The Ukrainian filmmaker and producer discuss her fiction debut, a meditation on memory and absence set in Odesa, which won the Eurimages Special Co-production Development Award at KVIFF  

21/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | KVIFF Industry Days

Dmytro Hreshko • Director of Divia

Interview: Dmytro Hreshko • Director of Divia

“I didn’t want it to resonate only with documentary experts who know all the nuances of cinema; I wanted something more accessible”

The Ukrainian director discusses choosing his film’s title, the difficulties he encountered while shooting and his intended target audience  

09/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Competition

Review: Divia

Review: Divia

The immersive, dialogue-free documentary by Ukraine's Dmytro Hreshko shows us how the war is affecting nature and animals  

07/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Competition

Yelizaveta Smith, Alina Gorlova, Simon Mozgovyi • Directors of Militantropos

Interview: Yelizaveta Smith, Alina Gorlova, Simon Mozgovyi • Directors of Militantropos

“There were strong signs of collective therapy while making this film”

CANNES 2025: The directors from the Tabor collective discuss the existential stakes of their documentary and how they transform the filmmaking process in times of war  

27/05 | Cannes 2025 | Directors’ Fortnight

Review: Militantropos

Review: Militantropos

CANNES 2025: The Ukrainian documentary by Yelizaveta Smith, Alina Gorlova and Simon Mozgovyi observes and investigates the psychological stakes of living in wartime  

21/05 | Cannes 2025 | Directors’ Fortnight

Review: My Magical World

Review: My Magical World

Elvin Adigozel’s feature begins as a would-be story of triumphant success but unfolds as a domestic tragedy, portraying life in the bleak Azerbaijani countryside  

02/05 | goEast 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Yutaro Keino’s Mazurian Summer Story in the works, heading to Cannes’ Marché du film

EXCLUSIVE: Yutaro Keino’s Mazurian Summer Story in the works, heading to Cannes’ Marché du film

The coming-of-age drama follows a teenage boy navigating emotional and intergenerational turmoil against the backdrop of contemporary Eastern Europe  

28/04 | Production | Funding | Poland/Germany/Ukraine

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