Oleksandr Rozhen is known not only as a Ukrainian screenwriter, but also as a journalist and writer.

ROZHEN OLEKSANDR PAVLOVYCH (February 1, 1937 – March 6, 2016) Ukrainian screenwriter, writer, writer, journalist.

From March 8 – the birthday of LEONID OSYKA (March 8, 1940 – September 16, 2001) – one of the symbols of the Ukrainian movie.

Akhmatov has a lot in common with Ukraine, Odessa, and Kyiv, including Ukrainian origin.

Work on the project “Oles Honchar. Notes from captivity. The author of the script is Serhiy Trimbach, Directed by Andriy Mykhailyk. We publish Valentina Gonchar’s interview with director Andriy Mykhailyk.

TIMUR (TEYMURAZ) ZOLOYEV (November 20, 1931 – February 4, 2019) Soviet, Ukrainian film director and screenwriter. Laureate of the award named after M. IN. Lomonosov Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1973).

If it weren’t for Drach, there wouldn’t be several Ukrainian legendary films.

In the rubric “Selected by time and єю Film studio” Contact ” we mention the documentary filmmaker Viktor Shkurin (1932-2020).

The main one is on December 12. Only one day is somehow not enough. And then there’s Christmas, New Year’s Eve…

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Restoration of the film: “Great Lyceum MF Yakovchenko” 2003, 30 min. Scriptwriter and director: S. Ilyinska. The film about the famous actor Mykola Yakovchenko is a legend of Ukrainian theater and cinema.

The film was restored: “Like a white stone in the depths of a well. Anna Akhmatova ” 2003, 30 min. Scriptwriter and director: M. Mammadov. A film about the tragic life story of an outstanding poetess who was born in Ukraine and became famous throughout the world.

The film was restored: “In the claws of time. Life and work of the poet M. Bazhan ” 2003, 30 min. Scriptwriter and director: O. Muratov.

The locations for the shooting of the film “Oles Honchar. Notes from Captivity.”

The film was restored: “… from Bulgakov” 1999, 30 min. Scriptwriter and director: S. Masloboyshchikov. Everything about the life, destiny and work of the famous writer Mikhail Bulgakov.

Restoration of the film from the film cycle “Chosen by Time”: “Serge Lifar from Kyiv” 1998, 30 min. Scriptwriter: V. Kuznetsov; director: S. Ilyinska. S. Lifar is a world-famous creator of modern ballet.

For the work of the creative group and the shooting of the film, the locations were inspected and photographic material was recognized

The author of the script for the upcoming film is Serhiy Havryliuk

Digitization and restoration of the film from the film series “Chosen by Time” has started: “Two Lives of Solomiya” 1997, 30 min. Scriptwriter: V. Kuznetsov; director: O. Frolov. The film tells about the life and work of the genius Ukrainian singer Solomiya Krushelnytska.

Digitization and restoration of the film from the film series “Chosen by Time” has begun: “Yakutovichi” 2007, 50 min. Scriptwriter and director: Yu. Lazarevsky The film is about the creative and family ties of a large family of prominent Ukrainian artists Yakutovych.

Another film from the film series “Chosen by Time” has been restored: “Boychuk and Boychukism” 2001, 30 min. Scriptwriter and director: O. Muratov. A film about the talented Ukrainian artist M. Boychuk, his school and contribution to Ukrainian art.

We offer for viewing abbreviated video material from the documentary feature film about dramatic pages of the life and work of Ukrainian writer Oles Honchar.

The film was viewed and selected for digitization and restoration: “Oksana Petrusenko” 1996, 30 min. Scriptwriter: R. Plakhov-Modestov; director: O. Frolov. This film is a story about the tragic life and work of the genius singer Oksana Petrusenko, who glorified Ukraine.

The selection of material continues, the film is reviewed and selected for digitization and restoration: “Brothers Narbuti ”2003, 30 min. Scriptwriter and director: Yu. Lazarevska. A film about a family of talented people culture: George Narbut – artist, Vladimir Narbut – poet.

The film was viewed and selected for digitization and restoration: “Ivan Drach” 2007, 52 min. Scriptwriter: L. Cherevatenko, director: O. Volotkevich The film is dedicated to the outstanding Ukrainian poet, playwright, politician and public figure Ivan Fedorovich Drach.

After viewing the archive, the following films were selected for digitization: “Ivan Drach”, “In the Claws of Time”. Life and the work of M. Desirable “,” Boychuk and Boychukism “,” Narbuty Brothers “,” Great Lyceum Mykola Yakovchenko “, “… from Bulgakov”, “Two Lives of Solomiya”, “Oksana Petrusenko”, “Serge Lifar from Kyiv”, “Yakutovychi”, “How white stone in the depths of the well. Anna Akhmatova “.

The film is viewed and selected for digitization: “Incomplete portrait. Mykola Mashchenko ” 2000, 30 minutes Scriptwriter and director: L. Rodnyanska. The film tells about the outstanding Ukrainian director, People’s Artist of Ukraine – Mykola Mashchenko.

The film was viewed and selected for digitization: “My tender Mephistopheles” 2005, 38 min. Scriptwriter and director: O. Muratov. The film is a portrait of Dmytro Milyutenko, a genius Kuzbass actor, whose unique roles in the theater and movies will remain in the memory of viewers for a long time.

The film was viewed and selected for digitization: “Ordinary Genius” 2003, 30 min. Scriptwriter and director: O. Muratov. A film about a brilliant composer, pianist, conductor Sergei Prokofiev, who was born in Ukraine, but all his life he lived outside it.

The film was viewed and selected for digitization: “Conductor Stefan Turchak” 2004, 30 min. Scriptwriter and director: V. Khmelnytsky. The film is dedicated to the People’s Artist of Ukraine Stefan Turchak – an outstanding master of music Ukraine, a world-renowned conductor who has made a significant contribution to world music culture.

The film was viewed and selected for digitization: “Endless Street” 2001, 60 min. Scriptwriter and director: V. Khmelnytsky. A film about the life and destiny of a large family of Tereshchenko’s patrons.

The film was reviewed and selected for digitization: “Volodymyr Shcherbytsky. At the crossroads of thoughts and views ” 2003, 30 min. Script writers: O. Moskalenko, O. Frolov; directors: O. Frolov, V. Shkurin. The film is dedicated to a prominent politician V. Shcherbytsky, who at his age had to know and great victories and bitter defeats

The film was viewed and selected for digitization: “Artist’s Dossier” 2000, 30 minutes Scriptwriter and director: I. Shakurin. A film about the amazing fate of the outstanding Ukrainian artist Mykola Glushchenko, a spy who warned USSR on the German attack.

The film was reviewed and selected: “My friend, Lenka” 2004, 30 min. Script writers: L. Rodnyanska, O. Rozhen; director: T. Zoloev. The film is a story about the outstanding film director, People’s Artist of Ukraine Leonid Osyk, top whose work was the film “Fireplace Cross”.

The movie has been viewed and selected for digitization: “…from Bulgakova ” 1999, 30 min. Scriptwriter and director: S. Masloboyshchikov. Everything about life, destiny and works of the outstanding writer Mikhail Bulgakov.

“Two Lives of Solomia” 1997, 30 min. Scriptwriter: V. Kuznetsov; director: O. Frolov. The film tells about the life and work of a brilliant Ukrainian singer Solomiya Krushelnytska.

“Two Families” 2000, 30 min. Director: S. Masloboyshchikov. The story of the Tobilevych and Tarnovsky families, which gave world culture outstanding figures of literature, theater, cinema

The selection of material continues, movies are taken for viewing: Narbuti Brothers 2003, 30 min. Scriptwriter and director: Yu. Lazarevska. The film is about a family of talented cultural figures: Georgy Narbut – an artist, Volodymyr Narbut – a poet.

“Buildings and chimeras of Vladislav Gorodetsky” 1999, 30 min. Scriptwriter and director: V. Khmelnytsky. A story about the outstanding architect Vladislav Gorodetsky.

“Variations of fate” 2000, 30 minutes Scriptwriter: A. Afonina; director: O. Frolov. World famous Vladimir Morovits – his life and destiny in this film.

“Boychuk and Boychukism” 2001, 30 min. Scriptwriter and director: O. Muratov. A film about the talented Ukrainian artist M. Boychuk, his school and contribution to Ukrainian art.

“God and men” 2000, 30 minutes Scriptwriter and director: O. Frolov. The film tells about a very interesting, outstanding, spiritually rich personality of Lviv Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky.

The following films were reviewed and selected: “More than a movie. Jerzy Kavalerovich ” 2003, 30 min. Scriptwriter and director: M. Mammadov. The story of the famous Polish film director Jerzy Kavalerowicz, who was born and spent his childhood in Ivano-Frankivsk region. Interviews with him and excerpts from the best films reflect his attitude to cinema and to life.

At a meeting of the team it was decided to begin work on the restoration of some films created on film studio “Contact” and translate them into a modern format.

Last autumn was fruitful for the team of the documentary film project “Oles Honchar. Notes from captivity”. Radio Svoboda called this project one of the most anticipated documentary film projects! We are happy and we hope that it will come true – and work on the film will continue!