Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, alternatively translated into English as Shadows of Our Forgotten Ancestors or Shadows of Our Ancestors, also known in English under the alternative title Wild Horses of Fire and under the mistaken title of In the Shadow of the Past, is a 1965 Soviet-era Ukrainian film by the filmmaker Sergei Parajanov based on the 1911 novel Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors by Ukrainian writer Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky that tells a "Romeo and Juliet tale" of young Ukrainian Hutsul lovers trapped on opposite sides of a Carpathian family blood feud.
Ukrainian cinema comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of Ukraine and also by Ukrainian film makers abroad.
GOGOLFEST (Ukrainian: Гогольфест) is an annual multidisciplinary international festival of contemporary art and cinema in Kyiv, Ukraine, dedicated to the famous writer Mykola Gogol. The festival showcases theater, music, film, literature, and visual art.
Boycott Russian Films is a Ukrainian civic campaign that supports a boycott of Russian films and television series. It is a part of a broader boycott campaign called "Do not buy Russian goods!" started by the Ukrainian social movement Vidsich.
"Remember about the Gas – Do not buy Russian goods!" was a nonviolent resistance social boycott of Russian goods in Ukraine that arose as a reaction to political pressure of the Russian Federation on Ukraine in the gas conflict of 2005–2006. The campaign started in December 2005, probably by putting up flyers by unknown activists in Kropyvnytskyi. After publicity, this idea had been taken by other social and political organizations. Active actions were continued in this campaign, mainly in the gas conflict of 2005–2006 and 2008–2009 between Ukraine and the Russian Federation.
Hutsulka Ksenya is a 2019 Ukrainian musical film directed by Olena Demyanenko, based on the operetta of the same name by Yaroslav Barnych.
Reflection is a Ukrainian drama film directed by Valentyn Vasyanovych. Its world premiere took place on 6 September 2021 at the 78th Venice International Film Festival, where it was selected to compete for the Golden Lion. It was scheduled to have a wide theatrical release in Ukraine in 2022.
Nataliya Petrivna Gumenyuk is a Ukrainian journalist and author specializing in foreign affairs and conflict reporting. She is a co-founder and CEO of the Public Interest Journalism Lab, and a co-founder of the independent media Hromadske. She is the author of several books, including The Lost Island: Tales from the Occupied Crimea (2020).
Invisible Battalion is a documentary film by Ukrainian directors Alina Gorlova, Svitlana Lishchinska, and Iryna Tsilyk. The documentary is part of the Invisible Battalion social project and is about six Ukrainian women who were combatants in the Russo-Ukrainian War.
The 241st Independent Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces is a military formation of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine in Kyiv. It is part of Operational Command North.
Mavka: The Forest Song is a Ukrainian 3D-animated fantasy film. It was created in 2023 by the Animagrad film studio. Based on Lesya Ukrainka’s play, The Forest Song,it portrays characters from Slavic and Ukrainian folk mythology. Oleksandra Ruban and Oleh Malamuzh directed the film.
20 Days in Mariupol is a 2023 Ukrainian documentary film directed by Mstyslav Chernov.
"Our Kitties" or "Lethal Kittens", working titles "Bunker" and "Kitten with Burning Eyes", is a co-produced Ukrainian comedy film directed by Volodymyr Tyhyi about the adventures of Ukrainian army soldiers during the Russian-Ukrainian war in Eastern Ukraine in 2014.
Anton Drobovych is a Ukrainian philosopher and academic, expert in the field of communications, education and culture, who is the fourth and current head of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory.
Oleksandr Viktorovych Okhrimenko is a Ukrainian serviceman, colonel of the 14th Operational Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, a participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Akim Alfadovych Galimov is a Ukrainian journalist, screenwriter, producer, author of documentary and historical projects.
Vasyl Volodymyrovych Marmus was a Ukrainian musician, actor, serviceman, soldier of the 80th Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war. Son of a well-known Ukrainian dissident, member of the Rosokhach Group, Volodymyr Marmus.
Pamfir is a 2022 Ukrainian fictional feature film directed by Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk, which world premiered on May 22, 2022, at the 75th Festival de Cannes, in the selection of the 54th Directors' Fortnight. In Ukrainian distribution since March 23, 2023. From June 22 this year, the film was released on Netflix. The film received the main prize of the Cairo International Film Festival, the Grand Prix of the Kyiv International Film Festival Molodist, took part in many international film festivals. Pamfir was named among the best films of 2023 by The Guardian.
The First Code is a Ukrainian feature-documentary film of 2023 directed by Arthur Lerman. The film's producer is Vladyslav Savchenko. The film was released on November 16, 2023, and tells the story of the development of Ukrainian IT from the 1950s to the present, especially focusing on its role in cyber warfare following the onset of full-scale invasion.
140th Separate Marine Reconnaissance Bataillon is a bataillon of the Ukrainian Marine Corps established in 2019 as an independent unit subordinated directly to the Marine Corps Command and has seen combat during both the War in Donbass and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, performing reconnaissance and combat operations throughout the entire front.