According to the Interfax-Ukraine Culture project, the National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine is launching a series of creative evenings dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Ukrainian animation, which will be celebrated in 2027, the National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine announced on its Facebook page.
“Animation is a language capable of uniting generations,” the organizers note.
The first evening will take place on May 19 at 6:00 p.m. in the Blue Hall of the House of Cinema and will be dedicated to the creative legacy of director, artist, and educator Yevhen Syvokon.
The evening’s program features Syvokon’s own works, as well as films by his students. The organizers describe the event as a “warm gathering of remembrance and gratitude,” during which the images created by the artist will come to life and the voices of his students and colleagues will be heard.
The event will be moderated by film scholar Natalia Hrytsenko and animation director Stepan Koval—winner of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine, recipient of the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, and creator of the animated films “Tram No. 9 Was Going,” “The Mitten,” “Clay,” and “The Labyrinth.”
Ukrainian animation dates back to 1927, when director Vyacheslav Levandovsky created the first Ukrainian animated film, “The Tale of the Straw Bull.”
Admission to the event is free.
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