This was said by the Chairman of the Committee on Culture and Spirituality, People’s Deputy of Ukraine, Mykola Kniazhytskyi on Sunday, December 23, during the opening of “Days of Ukrainian Cinema” in Verkhovyna. The film festival is being held in the Hutsul region for the third time and will last from December 23 to 25.
“Why did we decide to bring modern Ukrainian cinema here a year ago? Because it is obvious that these places, where beautiful people live, have always made representatives of the Ukrainian and European elite fall in love with them. Intellectuals always came here to admire the Carpathian landscapes and get to know the unique Hutsul culture. It was here that Ukrainian cinema was born.”
– said Mykola Kniazhytskyi.
He also emphasized that many ethnic groups of Ukrainians were destroyed, but the Hutsuls survived difficult times, but preserved their culture and traditions.
“I always wanted to bring many famous people here and make this place the cultural capital not only of Ukraine, but also of Eastern and Central Europe. And we have already started to do it, although it is not easy, because it is not that there is no cinema here – there is no cultural house. We hold a film festival in an ordinary school. However, you don’t have to wait for someone to build something. We need to develop this region. And today we are holding “Days of Ukrainian Cinema” here for the third time. A scientific and practical conference and a music festival were also held.”
– also emphasized the confident People’s Deputy of Ukraine.
Residents of the high-altitude Carpathian villages of Verkhovyna, Kosovi and Snyatin, where there are no cinemas, will have the opportunity to watch the latest Ukrainian premieres for free and talk to the actors performing the main roles in these films.
In particular, Oleg Moskalenko presented the film “The Wild Field” on the opening night of Days of Ukrainian Cinema, in which he played the main role.
“Wild Field”, “Stolen Princess: Ruslan and Lyudmila”, “Mad Wedding” will be shown in Kosovo and Snyatin. In Verkhovyna, in addition to these films, the film “Legend of the Carpathians” will be shown.
We will remind you that the “Days of Ukrainian Cinema” were held in Verkhovyna for the first time last year. That year’s films “Cyborgs”, “Storozhova Zastava”, “Alien’s Prayer”, “Border”, etc. presented the creators of these paintings to about three thousand residents of Verkhovyna and residents of the surrounding villages. In the summer, screenings of Ukrainian films were held in the village of Kryvorivnia as part of the First International Forum of Central and Eastern Europe “Via Carpatia”.
The initiator of the project is the Chairman of the Committee on Culture and Spirituality, People’s Deputy of Ukraine, Mykola Kniazhytskyi
Co-organizer – NGO “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum”
With the support of the State Film Agency of Ukraine, Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration, Verkhovyna District Council and administration.
The information partner is the “Espreso” TV channel.
