The Kievnauchfilm () or KyivNaukFilm (), and sometimes translated as Kyiv Science Film, was a film studio in the Soviet Union located in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR and Ukraine. Although it was created in 1941 to produce popular science films, it eventually became best known for its animated films, and remained active in Ukrainian animation for decades.
Description
Its main task was production of popular science films and documentaries covering a broad range of topics. In 1959, Kievnauchfilm (an abbreviation for "Kyiv Science Films"), under Hippolyte Lazarchuk expanded into animation. In addition, it released 342 animated films, a large number of which are still popular today, such as a series about Zaporozhian Cossacks called Cossacks (directed by Volodymyr Dakhno), Adventures of Captain Wrongel series, Doctor Aybolit, and a version of Treasure Island (all three directed by David Cherkassky). The studio's films received numerous awards at international and national film festivals, such as the World Festival of Animated Film in Zagreb for Iryna Hurvych's How Women Sold Men and the Animated Film Festival in New York.
Film director Felix Sobolev (Animals' Tongue, I and Others, Can Animals Think?) and studio Editor-in-Chief Yevheniy Zahdanskyi are considered to be trailblazers and figures of major influence in the documentary field in the former Soviet Union. By 1966 the studio released over 400 films annually.
In 1993 Kievnauchfilm produced ', a series of 104 films presenting a comprehensive history of Ukraine.
In 1993 Kievnauchfilm was split into National Cinematheque of Ukraine and Ukranimafilm.
Reorganization
On March 29, 2019, in accordance with the order of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine No. 256 "On the Reorganization of the State Enterprise "Ukrainian Animation Film Studio", the film studio "Ukranimafilm" was merged with the "Dovzhenko-Center," which became its legal successor.
Filmography
Animation
- Adventures of Pepper (ëÃÂÃÂøóþôø ÃÂõÃÂÃÂÃÂû 1961)
- Cossacks series (1967âÂÂ1995), director Volodymyr Dakhno.
- How the Cossacks cooked Kulish (ëïú úþ÷ðúø úÃÂûÃÂàòðÃÂøûøû, 1967)
- How the Cossacks played football (ëïú úþ÷ðúø àÃÂÃÂÃÂñþû óÃÂðûøû, 1970)
- How the Cossacks rescued the brides (ëïú úþ÷ðúø ýðÃÂõÃÂõýøÃÂ
òø÷òþûÃÂûøû, 1973)
- How the Cossacks bought the salt (ëïú úþ÷ðúø ÃÂÃÂûàúÃÂÿÃÂòðûøû, 1975)
- How the Cossacks became the Olympians (ëïú úþ÷ðúø þûÃÂüÿÃÂùÃÂÃÂüø ÃÂÃÂðûøû, 1978)
- How the Cossacks helped the Musketeers (ëïú úþ÷ðúø üÃÂÃÂúõÃÂõÃÂðü ôþÿþüðóðûøû, 1979)
- How the Cossacks enjoyed the wedding (ëïú úþ÷ðúø ýð òõÃÂÃÂûûàóÃÂûÃÂûøû, 1984)
- How the Cossacks met the aliens (ëïú úþ÷ðúø ÃÂýþÿûðýõÃÂÃÂý ÷ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂðûøû, 1987)
- How the Cossacks played hockey (ëïú úþ÷ðúø ò ÃÂ
þúõù óÃÂðûøû, 1995)
- Mykyta the Tanner (ëÃÂøúøÃÂð ÃÂþöÃÂü'ÃÂúðû 1965), directed by Nina Vasylenko, cinematography by Anatoliy Havrylov.
- Ivasyk-Telesyk, puppet animation directed by Leonid Zarubin and written by Yukhym Chepovetskyi, (ëÃÂòðÃÂøú-âõûõÃÂøúû 1968)
- Adventures of the Cossack Aeneas (ëÃÂÃÂøóþôø úþ÷ðúð ÃÂýõÃÂû 1969)
- The Man Who Could Work Miracles - adaptation of H. G. Wells' "The Man Who Could Work Miracles", director Yefrem Pruzhanskyy, (ëÃÂÃÂôøýð, ÃÂúð òüÃÂûð ÃÂþñøÃÂø ôøòðû 1969)
- Kotyhoroshko (ëÃÂþÃÂøóþÃÂþÃÂúþû 1970)
- How the Hedgehog and the Bear Celebrated the New Year (ëïú ÃÂöðÃÂþú àòõôüõôøú ÷ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂðûø ÃÂþòøù àÃÂúû 1975)
- How the bear was fed (ëïú óþôÃÂòðûø òõôüõöðû 1976)
- Musical tales (ëÃÂÃÂ÷øÃÂýàúð÷úøû 1976)
- Adventures of Captain Wrongel series (ëÃÂÃÂøóþôø úðÿÃÂÃÂðýð ÃÂÃÂÃÂýóõûÃÂû 1976âÂÂ1979), director David Cherkassky
- Adventures of Vakula the Smith (ëÃÂÃÂøóþôø úÃÂ÷ýõÃÂàÃÂðúÃÂûøû 1977)
- First Whinter (ëÃÂõÃÂÃÂð ÷øüðû 1978)
- Golden-horned Deer (ëÃÂþûþÃÂþÃÂþóøù þûõýÃÂû 1979)
- How the table was carried (ëïú ýõÃÂûø ÃÂÃÂÃÂûû 1979)
- Kapitoshka - Water Bubble (ëÃÂðÿÃÂÃÂþÃÂúðû 1980)
- Once Upon a Time There Were Matrioshkas (ëÃÂøûø ÃÂþñàüðÃÂÃÂÃÂþÃÂúøû 1981)
- Alice in Wonderland (ëÃÂûÃÂÃÂð àÃÂøòþúÃÂðÃÂû 1981)
- Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (ëÃÂûÃÂÃÂð ò ÃÂðô÷õÃÂúðûûÃÂû 1982)
- How the First Letter Was Written (ëïú ñÃÂûþ ýðÿøÃÂðýþ ÿõÃÂÃÂþóþ ûøÃÂÃÂðû 1984)
- The Meeting (ëÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂû 1984)
- Doctor Aybolit (1984), director David Cherkassky
- Srazhenie (Russian: áÃÂðöõýøõ - meaning "Battle"; adaptation of Stephen King's short story "Battleground", directed by Mikhail Titov. (ëÃÂÃÂùû 1986)
- Treasure Island (ëÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂò ÃÂúðÃÂñÃÂòû 1988), director David Cherkassky
- Ivasyk-Telesyk cartoon animation directed and written by Alla Hrachova, (ëÃÂòðÃÂøú-âõûõÃÂøúû 1989)
- Cat and Rooster - Ukrainian folk tale Cat and Rooster adaptation, Kievnauchfilm/ Ukranimafilm, written and directed by Alla Hrachova (ëÃÂþÃÂøú ÃÂð ÃÂÃÂòýøúû 1991).
- The Tree Pans series (1989âÂÂ1991)
- The Tree Pans (ëâÃÂø ÃÂðýÃÂúøû 1989)
- Three Pans Are Housekeeping (ëâÃÂø ÃÂðýÃÂúø ÃÂ
ð÷ÃÂùýÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂû 1990)
- Three Pans at the Fair (ëâÃÂø ÃÂðýÃÂúø ýð ÃÂÃÂüðÃÂúÃÂû 1991)
Popular science / documentaries
- The Blown up Dawn, ÃÂ÷þÃÂòðýýÃÂù ÃÂðÃÂÃÂòõÃÂ, 1965, director Felix Sobolev
- Animals' Language, ï÷ÃÂú öøòþÃÂýÃÂÃÂ
, 1967, director Felix Sobolev
- Seven Steps beyond Horizon, áõüàÃÂðóþò ÷ð óþÃÂø÷þýÃÂ, 1968, director Felix Sobolev
- Can Animals Think? ÃÂÃÂüðÃÂàûø öøòþÃÂýÃÂõ? 1970, director Felix Sobolev
- Myself and Others, ï ø ôÃÂÃÂóøõ, 1971, director Felix Sobolev
- Indian yogis. Who are they? ÃÂýôøùÃÂúøõ ùþóø â úÃÂþ þýø? 1970, director Almar Serebryanikov
- Echo of our Emotions, ÃÂÃÂýð ýðÃÂøÃÂ
ÃÂüþÃÂøù (1977)
- People and Dolphins, ÃÂÃÂôø ø ôõûÃÂÃÂøýà(1983), director Volodymyr Khmelnytskyi
- Vavilov's Star, ÃÂòõ÷ôð ÃÂðòøûþòð, 1984, director Anatoliy Borsuk, screenwriter Serhiy Dyachenko
- ÃÂúÃÂÿõÃÂÃÂø÷ð þôýþù ÃÂõýÃÂðÃÂøø, 1985, (about pseudoscience), director Lev Vdovenko
- A Footprint, ÃÂÃÂÿõÃÂðÃÂþú, 1985, director Anatoliy Borsuk
- A Man from 6am through Midnight, çõûþòõú àÃÂõÃÂÃÂø ôþ ÿþûÃÂýþÃÂø, 1987, (about everyday struggles of a young professional engineer in the Soviet Union), director Andrei Zagdansky
- Interpretation of Dreams, âþûúþòðýøõ ÃÂýþòøôõýøù, 1989, (Freudian interpretation and "equation" of communism and nazism) director Andrei Zagdansky
- Rauol Valenberg's Mission, ÃÂøÃÂÃÂøààðÃÂûàÃÂðûõýñõÃÂóð, 1990, director Alexander Rodnyansky
See also
References
External links
- https://dovzhenkocentre.org/en/ukranimafilm/ Official page on Dovzhenko-Center
- https://www.youtube.com/@ukrainiananimation2186 Official YouTube channel
- at IMDb