UKRAINIAN STAND AT Toronto International Film festival
Discover Ukrainian film industry!Stand #20, Industry Office Location | The Hyatt Regency Hotel | 370 King Street West, Toronto.-->
Discover Ukrainian film industry
September 6, Friday, 9:00 am - 10:30 am Luma Restaurant ( 350 King St. W., 2nd Floor ) |
Breakfast at TIFF: Signing Сelebration regarding the |
Meet and network with Ukrainian producers. Hosted by the Ukrainian State Film Agency and the Igor Iankovskiy Foundation |
Invitations only; request an invitation at Ukrainian stand or at knegrutsa@gmail.com |
September 6, Friday, 3:00 pm Scotiabank Theatre, 7 |
ATLANTIS |
A film by Valentyn Vasyanovych| Ukraine| 2019 |
Press&Industry only |
September 7, Saturday, 10:00 pm Scotiabank Theatre, 14 |
ANNA |
A film by Dekel Berenson| Ukraine, Israel, United Kingdom| 2019 |
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September 8, Sunday, 11:30 am Scotiabank Theatre, 6 |
ANNA |
A film by Dekel Berenson| Ukraine, Israel, United Kingdom| 2019 |
Press&Industry only |
September 8, Sunday, 1:15 pm Scotiabank Theatre, 7 |
THE PAINTED BIRD |
A film by Václav Marhoul| Czech Republic, Ukraine, Slovakia | 2019 |
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September 9, Monday, 6:00 pm Jackman hall |
ATLANTIS |
A film by Valentyn Vasyanovych| Ukraine| 2019 |
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September 10, Tuesday, 11:45 pm Scotiabank Theatre, 6 |
THE PAINTED BIRD |
A film by Václav Marhoul| Czech Republic, Ukraine, Slovakia | 2019 |
Press&Industry only |
September 11, Wednesday, 5:45 pm Scotiabank Theatre, 7 |
ATLANTIS |
A film by Valentyn Vasyanovych| Ukraine| 2019 |
Press&Industry only |
September 11, Wednesday, 6:15 pm TIFF Bell Lightbox Cinema 4 - Paul & Leah Atkinson Family Cinema |
ATLANTIS |
A film by Valentyn Vasyanovych| Ukraine| 2019 |
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September 11, Wednesday, 9:30 pm TIFF Bell Lightbox Cinema 1 |
THE PAINTED BIRD |
A film by Václav Marhoul| Czech Republic, Ukraine, Slovakia | 2019 |
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September 13, Friday, 5:00 pm Scotiabank Theatre, 8 |
THE PAINTED BIRD |
A film by Václav Marhoul| Czech Republic, Ukraine, Slovakia | 2019 |
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September 13, Friday, 9:00 pm Scotiabank Theatre, 11 |
ANNA |
A film by Dekel Berenson| Ukraine, Israel, United Kingdom| 2019 |
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September 13, Friday, 9:15 pm Scotiabank Theatre, 10 |
ATLANTIS |
A film by Valentyn Vasyanovych| Ukraine| 2019 |
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September 14, Saturday, 9:00 pm Scotiabank Theatre, 11 |
THE PAINTED BIRD |
A film by Václav Marhoul| Czech Republic, Ukraine, Slovakia | 2019 |

ATLANTIS
a film by Valentyn Vasyanovych
Ukraine, 2019
Contemporary World Cinema
September 9, Monday, 6:00 pm | Jackman hall
September 11, Wednesday, 5:45 pm | Scotiabank Theatre, 7
September 11, Wednesday, 6:15 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox Cinema 4 - Paul & Leah Atkinson Family Cinema

THE PAINTED BIRD
a film by Václav Marhoul
Czech Republic, Ukraine, Slovakia, 2019
Special Presentation
September 10, Tuesday, 11:45 pm | Scotiabank Theatre, 6
September 11, Wednesday, 9:30 pm | TIFF Bell Light Box Cinema 1
September 13, Friday, 5:00 pm | Scotiabank Theatre, 8
September 14, Saturday, 9:00 pm | Scotiabank Theatre, 11

ANNA
a film by Dekel Berenson
Ukraine, Israel, United Kingdom, 2019
Short Cuts programme
September 8, Sunday, 11:30 am | Scotiabank Theatre, 6
September 13, Friday, 9:00 pm | Scotiabank Theatre, 11

#SaveOlegSentsov
Crimean filmmaker Oleg Sentsov has been convicted to 20 years in Russian jail on false charges of terrorism as he opposed Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014. A request for Sentsov’s extradition to Ukraine was denied in October 2016 on the grounds that he had become a Russian citizen upon the annexation. On May 14, 2018 Sentsov declared an indefinite hunger strike, stating that “the one and only condition for its termination is the release of all Ukrainian political prisoners that are currently present on the territory of the Russian Federation.”
On October 6, after hunger striking for 145 days, Sentsov was forced to end his hunger strike, under the threat of being force fed by authorities. He is currently serves his sentence in Polar Bear prison colony.
Join global campaign to #SaveOlegSentsov.
Ukrainian film days in toronto
Imagine Cinemas - Carlton cinema - 20 Carlton St, Toronto
On August 30 – September 1, the showcase Ukrainian Film Days in Toronto will present for the third time in Canada the selection of Ukrainian recently produced feature films.
The showcase includes five significant Ukrainian film productions, including award-nominated and award-winning feature films Donbas, The Wild Fields, The Stolen Princess, Hutsulka Ksenya and Volcano.
The screenings will take place at Carlton cinema. Ukrainian Film Days in Toronto are presented by the State Film Agency of Ukraine, the Embassy of Ukraine to Canada, and Ukrainian National Federation of Canada in Toronto.
The Wild Fields /
Дике Поле
Ukraine, 2018 / 120 minutes
Drama
Director: Yaroslav Lodygin
– Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography, Production Design, Best Sound Design, Ukrainian Film Academy Awards, 2019
Cast: Oleg Moskalenko, Volodymyr Yamnenko, Oleksiy Gorbunov
Herman returns to his small hometown in Donbas only to find that his older brother has disappeared, leaving him to fight to save the family business, an old gas station. A story of childhood friendships and burgeoning love, it tells of the struggle against those unlawfully taking control of local plots of land to turn them into cornfields and railways that lead nowhere. Where will this journey end? In the presence of the screenwriter and producer, Q&A.
The Stolen Princess /
Викрадена Принцеса
Ukraine, 2018 / 85 minutes
Animated film
Director: Oleg Malamuzh
– Grand Prize, Children KinoFest, 2019
This whimsical story is set in Kyiv at the time of brave knights, beautiful princesses and powerful wizards. Ruslan, an itinerant artist who dreams of becoming a knight, meets the beautiful Mila and falls in love with her, unaware that she is the daughter of the Prince of Kyiv. But their happiness is short-lived; the evil magician Chornomor captures Mila hoping to use the power of their love to increase his own power. With no thought for himself, Ruslan sets out to save the kidnapped princess, overcoming all obstacles and proving that true love is stronger than magic.
Hutsulka Ksenya /
Гуцулка Ксенія
Ukraine, 2018 / 90 minutes
Musical, Melodrama
Director: Olena Demyanenko
– Grand Prize, Mt. Fuji-Atami Film Festival, Tokyo, 2019
Cast: Varvara Lushchyk, Maksym Lozynskyj, Olivier Bonjour
1939. A young Ukrainian-American man Yaro comes to the Carpathian Mountains, because his father left him a fortune under the condition that he would marry a Ukrainian girl. There Yaro meets a Hutsul girl Ksenya and has to rethink his plan.
Volcano /
Вулкан
Ukraine, 2018 / 106 minutes
Comedy, Drama
Director: Roman Bondarchuk
– World Premiere – Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 2018
Cast: Serhiy Stepansky, Viktor Zhdanov, Khrystyna Deilyk
A series of odd coincidences has left Lukas, an interpreter for an OSCE military checkpoint inspection tour, stranded near a small southern Ukrainian steppe town. With nowhere to turn, this city boy finds shelter at the home of a colorful local named Vova. With Vova as his guide, Lukas is confronted by a universe beyond his imagination, one in which life seems utterly detached from any identifiable structure. Fascinated by his host and his host's daughter Marushka, with whom he is rapidly falling in love, Lukas’s contempt for provincial life slowly melts away and sets him on a quest for a happiness he had never known could exist.
Donbass /
Донбас
Ukraine, Germany, France, Netherlands, Romania, 2018 / 122 minutes
Drama
Director: Sergey Loznitsa
Cast: Tamara Yatsenko, Liudmila Smorodina, Olesya Zhurakovskaya, Boris Kamorzin
– Directing Prize, Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film Festival, 2018
– Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Ukrainian Film Academy Awards, 2019
Thirteen short stories unfold a panorama of life in the occupied territories, from tragedy to comic farce. The “green men” are unable to recall the name of their “native town, here nearby”. A German journalist at a checkpoint is greeted with a shout, “we’ve caught a fascist!”. They celebrate weddings and set public punishments, they expropriate cars and money for the benefit of the “republics”, they live in basements to escape from shell bombings. Sergei Loznitsa’s film raises the question of where in this kaleidoscope lies the border between truth and fiction.
Contacts
- Illia Dyadyk
- Head of Ukrainian Film Days in Toronto
- program@arthousetraffic.com
- +38-097-913-66-59
- Denis Ivanov
- Producer of "Arthouse Traffic" film company
- producer@arthousetraffic.com
- +38-050-386-83-95
- Kseniya Negrutsa
- Head of Ukrainian stand at TIFF
- knegrutsa@gmail.com
- +38-093-044-73-07