13-20 June 2026

Festival Pass

Student Festival Pass

The Invite

dir. Olivia Wilde

opening film

Babylon XX

dir. Ivan Mykolaichuk

retrospective

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Invincibles

dir. Daniel Pánek

closing film

schedule 2026

Saturday, June 13

10:00

Levitating, dir. Wregas Bhanuteja (119')

Indonesian mystery comedy from Sundance. In a town where pleasure equals being possessed by spiritual beings, Bayu aspires to be the shaman of a trance party so he can fundraise enough money to prevent an impending eviction.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

12:30

The Illusion of a Quiet Night, dir. Olha Chernykh (70ʼ + Q&A)

On the night of July27 – 28, 2025, forty cinematographers fanned out across Ukraine—from northern forests to southern steppes, from frontline positions to cities still absorbing the shock of air raids — to document a single summer night in a country four years into war.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

14:15

Bulk, dir. Ben Wheatley (91')

Sci-fi by the director of the film HIGH-RISE. When an over zealous scientist pushes his experiments with string theory too far - his brane explodes. That's “brane” not “brain” - but that means someone has to sort out the mess he has created.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

16:15

A New Dawn, dir. Yoshitoshi Shinomiya (75')

An anime film from the Main Competition of Berlinale 2026 is a story about the legacy of family, the bonds of childhood friendship, and the impact of climate change and urban sprawl on a picturesque village.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

18:00

Opening ceremony and film The Invite, dir. Olivia Wilde (108ʼ)

A comedy about relationships starring Seth Rogen, Edward Norton, Olivia Wilde, and Penélope Cruz. At the center of the story are Joe and Angela, a married couple going through a rough patch in their relationship. Hoping for a pleasant evening, they invite their mysterious and eccentric upstairs neighbors over for dinner. What begins as an ordinary social visit soon spirals into a night of uncomfortable conversations, long-buried truths coming to the surface, mounting sexual tension, and utterly outrageous situations.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by invitations, tickets and passes (festival and student)

19:30

Well for the Thirsty, dir. Yurii Illienko (93ʼ)

A cinematic parable about Levko, an elderly man abandoned by his family. Left alone, he begins caring for the village well, reminiscing about his late wife, dreaming of seeing his sons again, and preparing for death. Yet when his family finally returns to the village, Levko rises from his coffin to meet them. Screening with English subtitles.
Location: Cinema “Chernivtsi”

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

19:30

Well for the Thirsty, dir. Yurii Illienko (93ʼ)

A cinematic parable about Levko, an elderly man abandoned by his family. Left alone, he begins caring for the village well, reminiscing about his late wife, dreaming of seeing his sons again, and preparing for death. Yet when his family finally returns to the village, Levko rises from his coffin to meet them. Screening with English subtitles.
Location: Cinema “Chernivtsi”

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

Sunday, 14 June

11:30

Double Trouble, dir. Emilia Śniegoska (70ʼ + Q&A)

Hanka and Bronka are neighbours and friends in a Polish village in picturesque Bukovina, Romania - once a vibrant community it consists today of many empty houses and an ageing population. Their lives are marked by the rhythm of changing seasons and the farm work for which they have less and less strength. However, their perseverance is inexhaustible.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

14:00

Yellow Letters, dir. İlker Çatak (128')

A Golden Bear winner — the highest prize of the Berlin International Film Festival — from an Academy Award nominee. One morning, a respected professor receives a yellow letter — a cold notice informing him of his dismissal, allegedly for inciting protests. In the aftermath of the attempted coup, similar letters begin arriving at the homes of intellectuals and artists across the country. When his wife, a leading stage actress, receives one as well, the couple find themselves at risk of losing everything.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

15:30

First episode series “The Adventures of Cossack Vyhovskyi”, dir. Semen Horov

The first episode of the eight-part series follows a compromised spy who, to avoid execution, is forced to accept a suicide mission.
Location: Cinema “Chernivtsi”

Free Entrance

17:00

Сalle Malaga, dir. Maryam Touzani (116ʼ)

A film from the 2025 Venice Film Festival program, starring Almodóvar’s muse, Carmen Maura. María Ángeles, a 79-year-old Spanish woman, lives alone in Tangier, Morocco, and enjoys her daily routine. However, her life is turned upside down when her daughter arrives from Madrid to sell the apartment in which she has always lived.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

17:30

Music of Being, dir. Hennadii Chernomashyntsev (70ʼ)

Amidst blooming gardens and village huts, a lonely club echoes with a lively march – the local brass band plays under the lead of Vasyl Antonovych. This amateur ensemble performs at weddings and funerals and now must pass a state exam to keep its folk status. They rehearse passionately, unable to imagine life without music. In wartime, music becomes both meaning and survival, and their story reflects the fate of Ukrainian artists in turbulent times.
Location: Cinema “Chernivtsi”

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

18:30

Public Talk with Acting Coach Ivana Chubbuck, Presented by AMO Pictures

An open talk between Mariia Vysnevska and the legendary acting coach who has worked with Brad Pitt, Charlize Theron, Halle Berry, Gal Gadot, and dozens of Hollywood actors. You can join the event online — the link to the stream will be posted in the AMO community.
Location: Hotel Grand Royal (Conference Hall)

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

19:30

Winter of the Crow, dir. Katarzyna Adamik (112')

Based on the novel by Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk. A British professor witnesses a student's murder by secret police in 1981 Warsaw under martial law. She becomes a target while running through the city's streets, eventually forced to stop and take a stand.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

19:30

The forest song. Mavka, dir. Yurii Illienko (83ʼ)

Mavka, a water nymph, loves Lukash, a country youth. Their brief happiness ends when Lukash is forced to marry the shrewish Kilina. The Spirit of the Forest turns Lukash into a wolf as punishment for his infidelity. The strength of Mavka's love breaks the spell, but Kilina curses the nymph, transforming her into a weeping willow. Screening with English subtitles.
Location: Cinema “Chernivtsi”

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

19:30

The forest song. Mavka, dir. Yurii Illienko (83ʼ)

Mavka, a water nymph, loves Lukash, a country youth. Their brief happiness ends when Lukash is forced to marry the shrewish Kilina. The Spirit of the Forest turns Lukash into a wolf as punishment for his infidelity. The strength of Mavka's love breaks the spell, but Kilina curses the nymph, transforming her into a weeping willow. Screening with English subtitles.
Location: Cinema “Chernivtsi”

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

Monday, June 15

09:00

The Housemaid: The 100 Million Case

A case study of a highly successful screen adaptation that became a box-office phenomenon in Ukraine (grossing over 100 million UAH) and worldwide (over 400 million USD). We will discuss what attracted the audience and what to build upon to replicate this result.
Location: Hotel Grand Royal (Conference Hall)

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

10:00

From Local Original to International Co-Production: How Ukrainian TV series can break into the European market

Ukrainian series have already become major events for local audiences. But do they possess international potential? We will explore this during a panel discussion featuring producers, directors, streaming service representatives, and a special guest from the Canneseries festival.
Location: Hotel Grand Royal (Conference Hall)

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

11:50

Decorado, dir. Alberto Vázquez (95ʼ)

An adult animation. Arnold, an unemployed middle-aged mouse, confides to his wife Maria that he suspects his entire world is nothing more than a set, and his life a scripted performance. When his best friend Ramiro dies under mysterious circumstances, he traces the conspiracy to a monolithic corporation whose influence reaches every corner of their daily lives.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

12:00

Adult Animation

For a long time, adult animation in Ukraine was largely overlooked by directors. But things are about to change soon — Iryna Tsilyk and Antonio Lukich are simultaneously working on feature-length adult animated films. What does this genre offer creators, why have already successful auteurs turned their attention to it, and what is its audience and commercial potential?
The event will feature an exclusive presentation of an excerpt from FAMILY SQUAD and working materials from RED ZONE.
Location: Hotel Grand Royal (Conference Hall)

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

13:50

Now I met her, dir. Luxi Xiao (121')

International competition. Shiyi never knew his mom—until his 18th birthday, when a diary crashes into his life revealing the hilarious and romantic escapade of this woman. As Shiyi’s hooked with the story, he uncovers a secret that changes everything he thought he knew.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

16:30

Babylon XX, dir. Ivan Mykolaichuk + A Conversation Between Serhii Parajanov and Yurii Illienko (130’)

'Bablylon' XX is a cinematic tribute to the festival's muse, Taisiia Lytvynenko. A new reality disrupts the traditional way of life in the village of Babylon. Its residents face a choice: side with the newly established commune in the former nobleman's estate or support the kulaks by taking up arms.
The screening will be prefaced by a unique audio recording of a conversation between Serghii Parajanov and Yurii Illienko as they discuss the figure of Ivan Mykolaichuk. This special event is part of the retrospective "Yurii Illienko: 90 Years Against All Odds".
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

19:00

Everybody digs Bill Evans,dir. Grant Gee (102')

Silver Bear winner for Best Director at the Berlinale, this film follows a legendary jazz pianist of the 1960s (Anders Danielsen Lie – “The Worst Person in the World”) in the aftermath of recording two of the greatest jazz albums of all time in a single day — and the tragic death of his musical soulmate.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

19:30

Everybody digs Bill Evans,dir. Grant Gee (102')

Silver Bear winner for Best Director at the Berlinale, this film follows a legendary jazz pianist of the 1960s (Anders Danielsen Lie – “The Worst Person in the World”) in the aftermath of recording two of the greatest jazz albums of all time in a single day — and the tragic death of his musical soulmate.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

Wednesday, June 17

9.00

The Actor’s Toolkit: A Comprehensive Lecture on the Materials That Land Roles

Casting director Oryna Petrova has been working in the casting industry since 2009. She has been cast for STB television projects, commercials (Radioactive), films, and series (I AM NADIA, THE NBR CASE, BURYING THE EX, VITYA, BUCHA, and many others). In her practice, Oryna constantly deals with actors' materials, and this comprehensive lecture is about how to make them high-quality and effective for landing future roles.
Location: Hotel Grand Royal (Conference Hall)

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

10:00

People and Meat, dir. Yang Jong-hyun (105' + Q&A)

International competition. Elderly trash pickers Woo-sik and Hyoung-jun befriend vegetable seller Hwa-jin, bonding over poverty, neglect, and hunger. They hatch a plan to eat at BBQ restaurants without paying, forming the “dine and dash trio.”
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

12.15

Legal Protection for Actors at Every Stage of Production

Speaker: producer and casting director Dmytro Malyshev
Dmytro Malyshev is a producer and casting director with over 17 years of experience in film and television production. For several years, he headed the casting department at AMO Pictures. In his lecture, he will share his accumulated experience, which is highly useful for actors. We will discuss how to protect yourself legally: before going to the set, on set, and after the shoot.
Location: Hotel Grand Royal (Conference Hall)

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

12:30

Traces, dir. Alisa Kovalenko, Marysia Nikitiuk (82' + Q&A)

Film shines a light on Ukrainian women who, after surviving conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) and torture during Russia’s war, refuse to remain silent. Through the journey of a former captive turned activist, who documents testimonies of affected women on the de-occupied territories of Ukraine, the film weaves a collective portrait of trauma while opening space for hope.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

14.30

Rules of the Game in the International Market: The Actor’s and Agent’s Perspectives

Speakers: talent agent Caprice Crawford, actress and certified Chubbuck Technique coach Nastasiia Shapoval

Oleksandr Rudynskyi's international career is all over the Ukrainian media. Behind this success, besides hard work, stands agent Caprice Crawford, who worked as a producer and photographer for a long time before founding the Crawford Talents agency, which represents numerous international talents.

Caprice will discuss the interaction between an actor and an agent in the international market. Another perspective, the actor's point of view, will be provided by Nastasiia Shapoval, an actress who has worked in the international market.
Location: Hotel Grand Royal (Conference Hall)

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

15:00

Rock, Weed and Wheels, dir. J. M. Cravioto (94ʼ)

International competition. The story centers on two friends, Justino and El Negro, who wanted to organize a car race and a small concert to pull off the biggest event of their lives. But things didn’t go according to plan, and their little adventure and lack of experience land the heroes in history as the organizers of the largest concert in Mexican history—the Avandaro Festival.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

16.30

Intimate Scenes and How to Navigate Them in the Ukrainian Reality

Intimacy coordinator and actress Nastasiia Shapoval. The global film industry is moving towards greater protection and maximum comfort for all cast and crew members on set. Part of this task is entrusted to intimacy coordinators — specialized professionals who oversee the safety of erotic scenes in cinema. How does this work worldwide, and how can it work in Ukraine? Nastasiia Shapoval, a certified intimacy coordinator, will tell us more about it.
Location: Hotel Grand Royal (Conference Hall)

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

17:00

ChaO, dir. Yasuhiro Aoki (90ʼ)

Anime from acclaimed Japanese animation production house STUDIO 4°C comes from a wild romantic comedy and true “fish out of water” story. In a futuristic world where humans and mermaids coexist
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

18.00

Public Talk with Casting Director Luci Lenox

Casting director and founder of The Actors Home Luci Lenox. Lucy Lenox is an award-winning casting director who has worked with Netflix, Amazon, Disney, and many other companies. Lucy is also the founder of The Actors Home platform, which organizes online meetings with global casting directors and provides a wealth of useful resources for actors. At the event, Lucy will present the platform and answer questions from the audience.
Location: Hotel Grand Royal (Conference Hall)

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

19.00

Her private Hell, dir. Nicolas Winding Refn

A hypnotic, unhinged thriller with an original story promising plenty of glamour, sex, and violence.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

19:30

The Eve Of Ivan Kupalo, dir. Yurii Illienko (71ʼ)

The young peasant, Petro, falls deeply in love with the daughter of his employer. Though she reciprocates his affection, her father staunchly opposes the idea of her marrying a simple laborer. Overwhelmed by grief, Petro seeks solace at a local tavern, where he encounters Basavriuk, a figure believed by many to be the devil himself. Screening with English subtitles.
Location: Cinema “Chernivtsi”

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

19:30

The Eve Of Ivan Kupalo, dir. Yurii Illienko (71ʼ)

The young peasant, Petro, falls deeply in love with the daughter of his employer. Though she reciprocates his affection, her father staunchly opposes the idea of her marrying a simple laborer. Overwhelmed by grief, Petro seeks solace at a local tavern, where he encounters Basavriuk, a figure believed by many to be the devil himself. Screening with English subtitles.
Location: Cinema “Chernivtsi”

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

Thursday, June 18

10:00

National Short Films Competition: PRIVATE WAR (101' + Q&A)

Ukrainian Short Film Competition Section. Every film here shares a personal story about experiencing the full-scale invasion.
— Yellow-blue butterflies, dir. Yelyzaveta Holubenko
— FUCK THEM ALL, dir. Polina Biliaieva
— Unavailable, dir. Kyrylo Zemlianyi
— To live forever, dir. Vladyslav Deva
— The Phantom, dir. Yuliia Orlenko
— Tell me a fairytale, dir. Diana Anikieiev
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

11:45

How to Make Horrors

Speaker: Corin Hardy. Corin Hardy is the director of the cult horror film THE NUN, which became one of the highest-grossing horror films of all time (Top 10) and the highest-grossing film in THE CONJURING franchise. Corin has been fascinated by cinema and monsters since childhood and has successfully channeled these passions into building his career. This year, Hardy will personally visit Chernivtsi to share his experience in creating horror films and their special effects.
Location: Hotel Grand Royal (Conference Hall)

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

12:20

The Sadness of Turtles, dir. Anders Banke (24' + Q&A)

An ironic Swedish short film from the festival's friends about a man who finds himself locked in a hospital for creators of worthless art. To escape, he must prove he is capable of more.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Free entrance

13:20

Short Films: Non-competition (73ʼ + Q&A)

An Out-of-Competition section of Ukrainian short films featuring works by renowned Ukrainian filmmakers.
— Homecoming, dir. Yarema Malashchuk and Roman Khimei
— Life Begins, dir. Oleksii Taranenko
— Love with a Tail, dir. Eduard Nechmohlod
— Rotation, dir. Maryna Er Gorbach
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

15:00

Book signing and presentation of the book “Please Don't Be Afraid” by Pavlo “Pashte” Belyansky

Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

15:20

3 Days in September, dir. Tudor Giurgiu (78')

International competition. Bianca’s world shatters when her fiancé’s mistress crashes their wedding. Reeling from shock, she flees on a tourist train, launching a real-time odyssey of chaotic escape and surreal encounters through the off-season seaside resort.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

16:15

Public Talk with Showrunner and Screenwriter Beau Willimon, Presented by AMO Pictures

Beau Willimon is the showrunner of HOUSE OF CARDS, a screenwriter for the series ANDOR, and an Academy Award nominee for George Clooney's film THE IDES OF MARCH. Beau has extensive experience in the film industry and will gladly share it with us during a conversation moderated by Mariia Vysnevska. You can join the event online — the link to the stream will be posted in the AMO community.
Location: Hotel Grand Royal (Conference Hall)

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

17:00

Queen at Sea, dir. Lance Hammer (121')

International competition. As advanced dementia erodes an older woman’s ability to communicate her inner life, her husband and daughter (Juliette Binoche — Three Colours trilogy) struggle to act in her best interests, navigating love and the fragile boundaries between care, protection and autonomy.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

19:30

Whistle, dir. Corin Hardy (100ʼ + Q&A)

A misfit group of unwitting high school students stumble upon a cursed object, an ancient Aztec Death Whistle. They discover that blowing the whistle and the terrifying sound it emits will summon their future deaths to hunt them down.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

19:30

Swan Lake. The Zone, dir. Yurii Illienko (97ʼ)

This prison drama film tells what it was like to live in the USSR with brutal reality. A convict is forced to hide within a model of a hammer and sickle. Here a tragic romance ensues between the convict and the woman worker. Screening with English subtitles.
Location: Cinema “Chernivtsi”

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

19:30

Swan Lake. The Zone, dir. Yurii Illienko (97ʼ)

This prison drama film tells what it was like to live in the USSR with brutal reality. A convict is forced to hide within a model of a hammer and sickle. Here a tragic romance ensues between the convict and the woman worker. Screening with English subtitles.
Location: Cinema “Chernivtsi”

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

Friday, June 19

09:00

Short Film Pitching in partnership with AMO Pictures

A presentation of short fiction film projects, where the winning project may soon make its way to future film festivals.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by passes (festival and student)

11:15

National Short Films Competition: UNSETTING COMFORT (98' + Q&A)

A Ukrainian Short Film Competition section where the joys of life coexist with the danger that looms like a shadow over our every step.
— Thoughts on Peace in an Air Raid, dir. Viacheslav Turianytsia
— Gates of Europe, dir. Oleksii Chubun
— Life in Ukraine be like, dir. Illia Gorokhovskyi
— This is horror, dir. Liubov Bekhter
— 8, dir. Kostiantyn Demborynskyi
— Natural balance, dir. Oleksandr Myroniuk
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

13:30

National Short Films Competition – INNER FORECAST: PARTLY CLOUDY (91'+Q&A)

A Ukrainian Short Film Competition section focusing on experiencing emotions and inner states. It explores first love, psychological release, and the acceptance of oneself and others.
— Misundershood, dir. Iryna Sosimovych
— Inside, dir. Daria Lukasheva
— Giant, dir. Vadim Mochalov
— Soniaʼs blossom, dir. Nataliia Suprun
— How to fall out of love, dir. Varvara Zarytska
— Renewal, dir. Oleksandr Bykov
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

15:45

Music Video Competition (75ʼ)

A competition screening of music videos created by Ukrainian filmmakers. The best videos will be selected by a professional jury and an audience vote.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

17:15

Heart of Darkness, dir. Rogerio Nunes (84'+Q&A)

International competition. An adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s classic into a Brazilian dystopia. Marlon must carry out his mission aboard a boat, accompanied by a morally ambiguous officer, Sergeant Medeiros, embarking on a perilous journey through Rio’s marginalized periphery.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

17.30

Independent Films and Money

Arthouse cinema is not usually associated with big budgets and complex productions, but in reality, things work quite differently. Sundance Directing Award winner and MYKOLAICHUK OPEN jury member Maryna Er Gorbach will discuss shooting independent cinema from a financial perspective in her lecture: how much it costs, where the funding comes from, and why it is so expensive.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

19:00

Dovbush, dir. Oles Sanin (120'+ Q&A)

A special screening of the Ukrainian epic about Oleksa Dovbush, attended by the film's creative team—Oles Sanin and Oleksiy Hnatkovskyi.
Location: Cinema “Chernivtsi”

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

19:30

California Schemin', dir. James McAvoy (107ʼ)

Two Scottish lads from Dundee conned the music industry by pretending to be an established Californian rap duo, bagging a record deal and appearing on MTV until their scam unraveled.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

19:30

California Schemin', dir. James McAvoy (107ʼ)

Two Scottish lads from Dundee conned the music industry by pretending to be an established Californian rap duo, bagging a record deal and appearing on MTV until their scam unraveled.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

Saturday, June 20

9:45

Last One for the Road, dir. Francesco Sossai (98')

Two blustery 50-somethings have an obsession: going for their last drink. One night, they run into Giulio, a shy architecture student, whose way of seeing the world and love will be transformed as the trio wander from bar to bar of Veneto.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

11:45

DreamQuil, dir. Alex Prager (89')

Set in the not so distant future when poor air quality leads to people living mostly virtual lives. Carol is a dissatisfied career mother, struggling to find connection within her marriage to Gary and her child. Worried she could be heading towards divorce, Carol leaps at the chance to get her life back on track by signing up for “DreamQuil”, an avant-garde digital wellness retreat.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

12:00

DreamQuil, dir. Alex Prager (89')

Set in the not so distant future when poor air quality leads to people living mostly virtual lives. Carol is a dissatisfied career mother, struggling to find connection within her marriage to Gary and her child. Worried she could be heading towards divorce, Carol leaps at the chance to get her life back on track by signing up for “DreamQuil”, an avant-garde digital wellness retreat.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

13:45

Book Presentation: "Istria Gold" featuring Mike Downey and Oleksandr Krasovytskyy

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

16:30

Special Screening of part of film RED RUE EXPRESS

A screening of a clip from the upcoming film The Red Rut Train, featuring the cast and production team.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

18:00

Awards ceremony and film Invincibles,dir. Dan Pánek (156')

The closing ceremony, the Mykolaichuk OPEN award presentation, and the premiere of the inspiring Czech sports drama Invincibles. Based on true events, it tells the story of the Czech national para ice hockey team. Despite the skepticism of others, they delivered a remarkable performance at the World Championship—hosted in the Czech Republic for the first time—and became a national phenomenon.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by invitations, tickets and passes (festival and student)

18:30

Azovstal. Shelter of life, dir. Stanislav Suknenko (71'+Q&A)

A Ukrainian documentary film dedicated to Azovstal hero Dmytro Kozatskyi.
Location: Cinema “Chernivtsi”

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

19:30

Azovstal. Shelter of life, dir. Stanislav Suknenko (71'+Q&A)

A Ukrainian documentary film dedicated to Azovstal hero Dmytro Kozatskyi.
Location: Cinema “Chernivtsi”

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

Saturday, 17 June

10:00

Another World, dir. Tommy Kai Chung Ng (111' + Q&A)

Anime about Gudo, a spirit that helps to guide these transient souls to their reincarnation. While guiding a young girl named Yuri, he learns that humans have emotions that he does not understand. Tasked by Goddess Mira to help Yuri control her rage and prevent her transformation into a monster, Gudo embarks on a perilous mission.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

11:30

Another World, dir. Tommy Kai Chung Ng (111' + Q&A)

Anime about Gudo, a spirit that helps to guide these transient souls to their reincarnation. While guiding a young girl named Yuri, he learns that humans have emotions that he does not understand. Tasked by Goddess Mira to help Yuri control her rage and prevent her transformation into a monster, Gudo embarks on a perilous mission.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

13:30

Another World, dir. Tommy Kai Chung Ng (111' + Q&A)

Anime about Gudo, a spirit that helps to guide these transient souls to their reincarnation. While guiding a young girl named Yuri, he learns that humans have emotions that he does not understand. Tasked by Goddess Mira to help Yuri control her rage and prevent her transformation into a monster, Gudo embarks on a perilous mission.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

14:30

Case 137, dir. Dominik Moll (118')

Case 137 is seemingly just another case for Stéphanie (Léa Drucker – “Close”), an investigator at the IGPN, the police of the police. But an unexpected element will trouble Stéphanie and transform case 137 into something more than a simple number.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

15:30

Case 137, dir. Dominik Moll (118')

Case 137 is seemingly just another case for Stéphanie (Léa Drucker – “Close”), an investigator at the IGPN, the police of the police. But an unexpected element will trouble Stéphanie and transform case 137 into something more than a simple number.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

16:50

Our House is on Fire, dir. Alice Biletska (94' + Q&A)

International competition. Sofia, a young Ukrainian singer trying to make it in L.A., who travels to Kyiv for the first time in four years just as the war breaks out. Forced to make an impossible choice between career and home, safety and love, Sofia finds her grasp on reality beginning to crumble around her as she and those she loves are consumed ever further by the war.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

18:00

Silent Flood, dir. Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk (90' + Q&A)

A documentary film by PAMFIR’S director about a closed religious community in Ukraine has chosen to live in a beautiful landscape, where the front lines of both World War I and World War II once passed. It’s a sunny village filled with the laughter of children from large families. Yet, the community’s peaceful life is frequently disrupted by floods and war — two points serving as moments of reckoning in their memory.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

19:00

Silent Flood, dir. Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk (90' + Q&A)

A documentary film by PAMFIR’S director about a closed religious community in Ukraine has chosen to live in a beautiful landscape, where the front lines of both World War I and World War II once passed. It’s a sunny village filled with the laughter of children from large families. Yet, the community’s peaceful life is frequently disrupted by floods and war — two points serving as moments of reckoning in their memory.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

19:30

Silent Flood, dir. Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk (90' + Q&A)

A documentary film by PAMFIR’S director about a closed religious community in Ukraine has chosen to live in a beautiful landscape, where the front lines of both World War I and World War II once passed. It’s a sunny village filled with the laughter of children from large families. Yet, the community’s peaceful life is frequently disrupted by floods and war — two points serving as moments of reckoning in their memory.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

20:00

Silent Flood, dir. Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk (90' + Q&A)

A documentary film by PAMFIR’S director about a closed religious community in Ukraine has chosen to live in a beautiful landscape, where the front lines of both World War I and World War II once passed. It’s a sunny village filled with the laughter of children from large families. Yet, the community’s peaceful life is frequently disrupted by floods and war — two points serving as moments of reckoning in their memory.
Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

Sunday, 14 June

18:30

Public Talk with Acting Coach Ivana Chubbuck, Presented by AMO Pictures (60')

Location: Hotel Grand Royal (Conference Hall)

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

Monday, June 15

9:00

The Housemaid: The 100 Million Case

Speaker: Dana Maslyuk, PR at Ad Astra Cinema
Location: Hotel Grand Royal (Conference Hall)

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

10:00

From Local Original to International Co-Production: How Ukrainian Series Can Enter the European Market

Speakers: Marie Barraco (Série Series Festival), Maryna Kaplun (Kyivstar TV), director and screenwriter Serhiy Kulybyshev, Kateryna Laskari (Space Production)
Location: Hotel Grand Royal (Conference Hall)

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

12:00

Adult Animation

Speakers: director Antonio Lukich, director Iryna Tsilyk, producer Anna Eliseeva
Location: Hotel Grand Royal (Conference Hall)

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

Wednesday, June 17

9:00

The Actor’s Toolkit: A Comprehensive Lecture on the Materials That Land Roles (180')

Speaker: casting Director Oryna Petrova
Location: Hotel Grand Royal (Conference Hall)

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

12:15

Legal Protection for Actors at Every Stage of Production

Speaker: producer and casting director Dmytro Malyshev
Location: Hotel Grand Royal (Conference Hall)

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

14:30

Rules of the Game in the International Market: The Actor’s and Agent’s Perspectives

Speakers: talent agent Caprice Crawford, actress and certified Chubbuck Technique coach Nastasiia Shapoval
Location: Hotel Grand Royal (Conference Hall)

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

16:30

Intimate Scenes and How to Navigate Them in the Ukrainian Reality

Speaker: intimacy coordinator and actress Nastasiia Shapoval
Location: Hotel Grand Royal (Conference Hall)

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

18:00

Public Talk with Casting Director Luci Lenox (60')

Speaker: casting director and founder of The Actors Home Luci Lenox
Location: Hotel Grand Royal (Conference Hall)

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

Thursday, June 18

11:45

How to Make Horrors (75')

Speaker: Corin Hardy
Location: Hotel Grand Royal (Conference Hall)

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

15:00

Book Presentation: "Please, Don't Be Afraid" featuring Pavlo "Pashtet" Belianskyi

Location: Ivan Mykolaichuk Cultural and Art Centre

Enterance is free

16:15

Public Talk with Showrunner and Screenwriter Beau Willimon, Presented by AMO Pictures

Location: Hotel Grand Royal (Conference Hall)

Entrance by tickets and passes (festival and student)

program 2026

Gates of Europe

dir. Oleksii Chubun
genre: drama
Ukraine, Czech Republic І 2025 І 9 min

Renewal

dir. Oleksandr Bykov
genre: drama
Ukraine І 2025 І 17 min

Giant

dir. Vadim Mochalov
genre: drama, comedy, mumblecore
Ukraine І 2026 І 17 min

To live forever

dir. Vladyslav Deva
genre: drama, action
Poland І 2025 І 14 min

Life in Ukraine be like

dir. Illia Gorokhovskyi
genre: drama, comedy, war
Ukraine І 2025 І 15 min

Yellow-blue butterflies

dir. Yelyzaveta Holubenko
genre: musical-choreographic film
Ukraine І 2026 І 12 min

Soniaʼs blossom

dir. Nataliia Suprun
genre: melodrama, coming-of-age
Ukraine І 2025 І 15 min

8

dir. Kostiantyn Demborynskyi
genre: drama, comedy, mystery
Ukraine І 2025 І 16 min

Inside

dir. Daria Lukasheva
genre: melodrama
Ukraine І 2026 І 20 min

How to fall out of love

dir. Varvara Zarytska
genre: melodrama, mockumentary
Ukraine, Poland І 2025 І 15 min

Unavailable

dir. Kyrylo Zemlianyi
genre: drama
Ukraine, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Netherlands І 2025 І 19 min

Misundershood

dir. Iryna Sosimovych
genre: animation
Ukraine І 2025 І 7 min

Natural balance

dir. Oleksandr Myroniuk
genre: comedy, drama
Ukraine І 2026 І 24 min

Thoughts on Peace in an Air Raid

dir. Viacheslav Turianytsia
genre: drama
Ukraine І 2025 І 15 min

Tell me a fairytale

dir. Diana Anikieieva
genre: documentary
Ukraine І 2026 І 22 min

The Phantom

dir. Yuliia Orlenko
genre: war
Ukraine І 2025 І 17 min

This is horror

dir. Liubov Bekhter
genre: drama, melodrama
Ukraine І 2026 І 25 min

Fuck them all

dir. Polina Biliaieva
genre: drama
Ukraine, Poland І 2025 І 15 min

Yellow Letters

festival finds

dir. İlker Çatak
genre: political drama
France, Germany, Turkey І 2026 І 128 min

Everybody Digs Bill Evans

festival finds

dir. Grant Gee
genre: music drama
Ireland, UK І 2026 І 102 min

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Last One for the Road

festival finds

dir. Francesco Sossai
genre: comedy
Italy, Germany І 2025 І 98 min

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Case 137

festival finds

dir. Dominik Moll
genre: crime drama
France І 2025 І 115 min

Calle Malaga

festival finds

dir. Maryam Touzani
genre: drama
Morocco, France І 2025 І 116 min

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Winter of the Crow

festival finds

dir. Kasia Adamik
genre: historical thriller
Poland, UK, Luxembourg І 2025 І 112 min

California Schemin'

festival finds

dir. James McAvoy
genre: music comedy
UK, USA І 2025 І 107 min

Franz

festival finds

dir. Agnieszka Holland
genre: biopic
Czechia, Poland, Germany, France І 2025 І 127 min

Her private Hell

festival finds

dir. Nicolas Winding Refn
genre: thriller
Denmark, United Kingdom І 2026 І 109 min

Sneak Peek "Chervona Ruta" Train

special event

dir. Oleksii Esakov
60 min

First episode series “The Adventures of Cossack Vyhovskyi”

special event

dir. Semen Horov

Levitating

under the Constellation of the Gemini

dir. Wregas Bhanuteja
genre: mystery, drama with comedic elements
Indonesia, Philippines І 2026 І 119 min

BULK

under the Constellation of the Gemini

dir. Ben Wheatley
genre: sci-fi
UK І 2026 І 91 min

Decorado

under the Constellation of the Gemini

dir. Alberto Vázquez
genre: fantasy, comedy, horror, animation
Spain І 2025 І 95 min

DreamQuil

under the Constellation of the Gemini

dir. Alex Prager
genre: sci-fi psychological thriller
USA І 2026 І 89 min

A New Dawn

anime: another dimension

dir. Yoshitoshi Shinomiya
genre: anime
Japan, France І 2025 І min

Another World

anime: another dimension

dir. Tommy Kai Chung Ng
genre: anime
Hong Kong І 2025 І 112 min

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ChaО

anime: another dimension

dir. Yasuhiro Aoki
genre: anime
Japan І 2025 І 90 min

Double Trouble

non-fiction

dir. Emilia Śniegoska
genre: documentary
Poland, Germany І 2025 І 69 min

Illusion of a quiet night

non-fiction
dir. Olha Chernykh
genre: documentary
Ukraine І 2026 І 70 min

Traces

non-fiction

dir. Alisa Kovalenko І co-dir. Marysia Nikitiuk
genre: documentary
Ukraine, Poland І 2026 І 82 min

Silent Flood

non-fiction

dir. Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
genre: documentary
Ukraine, Germany І 2025 І 90 min

Rotation

shorts: noncompetition

dir. Maryna Er Gorbach
genre: dramа
Ukraine, Turkey І 2026 І 12 min

Homecoming

shorts: noncompetition

dir. Roman Khimei, Yarema Malashchuk
genre: documentary
Ukraine І 2026 І 20 min

Life Begins

shorts: noncompetition

dir. Oleksii Taranenko
genre: drama
Ukraine І 2025 І 28 min

Love with a Tail

shorts: noncompetition

dir. Eduard Nechmohlod
genre: dramedy
Ukraine І 2025 І 15 min

Swan Lake. The Zone

retrospective

dir. Yurii Illienko
genre: prison drama film
Ukrainian SSR |1990 |96 min

The forest song. Mavka

retrospective

dir. Yurii Illienko
genre: drama, fantasy
Ukrainian SSR |1981 |78 min

Well for the Thirsty

retrospective

dir. Yurii Illienko
genre: film parable
Ukrainian SSR |1965 |73 min

The Eve Of Ivan Kupalo

retrospective

dir. Yurii Illienko
genre: folk horror
Ukrainian SSR |1968 |71 min

Queen at Sea

dir. Lance Hammer
genre: drama
United Kingdom I 2026 I 121 min

Our House is on Fire

dir. Alice Biletska
genre: drama
Ukraine I 2025 I 94 min

People and Meat

dir. Yang Jong-hyun
genre: drama, feel good movie
South Korea І 2025 I 105 min

Rock, Weed and Wheels

dir. J. M. Cravioto
genre: mockumentary, music drama
Mexico І 2025 I 95 min

Heart of Darkness

dir. Rogério Nunes
genre: animation, police drama, action, road movie
France, Brazil I 2025 I 84 min

Now I met her

dir. Lucy Xiao
genre: comedy
China І 2026 І 121 min

3 Days in September

dir. Tudor Giurgiu
genre: drama
Romania І 2026 I 77 min

Immelmann turn

special screening
dir. Vira Yakovenko
genre: war drama
Ukraine | 2022 |90 min
June 13

Once Upon a Time in Ukraine

Ukrainian Cinema: Milestones
dir. Roman Perfilyev
genre: action, mashup
Ukraine | 2020 |90 min
June 14

The Nest of the Turtledove

Ukrainian Cinema: Milestones
dir. Taras Tkachenko
genre: melodrama
Ukraine, Italy | 2016 |111 min
June 15

Foxter & Max

Ukrainian Cinema: Milestones
dir. Anatolij Matesko
genre: family fantastic
Ukraine | 2019 | 86 min
June 16

Rhino

Ukrainian Cinema: Milestones
dir. Oleh Sentsov
genre: criminal drama
Ukraine, Germany, Poland |2021 | 100 min
June 17

My Thoughts are silent

Ukrainian Cinema: Milestones
dir. Antonio Lukich
genre: tragicomedy
Ukraine | 2019 І 104 min
June 18

U are the Universe

Ukrainian Cinema: Milestones
dir. Pavlo Ostrikov
genre: sci-fi
Ukraine, Belgiun, France | 2024 І 101 min
June 19

Slovo House: Unfinished Novel

Ukrainian Cinema: Milestones
dir. Taras Tomenko
genre: historical drama
Ukraine | 2021 І 120 min
June 20

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Woof and Joy

studio Karandash
genre: documentary
ukrainian І 5+ І 24 min
June 8, 11:00

Yellow-blue butterflies and opening ceremony

dir. Yelyzaveta Holubenko
ukrainian І 12+ І 120 min
June 8, 13:30

Kids animation with LINOLEUM festival

5+ І 66 хв
June 9, 11:00

Masters of the Universe

dir. Travis Knight
ukrainian dubbing І 12+ І 140 min
June 9, 14:00

Diplodok

dir. Wojtek Wawszczyk
ukrainian dubbing І 5+ І 90 min
June 10, 11:00

Birds and Beasts.The Universe of Hnizdovsky

dir. Nadia Parfan
ukrainian І 12+ І 70 min
June 10, 14:00

Mirai

dir. Mamoru Hosoda
ukrainian dubbing І 5+ І 98 min
June 11, 11:00

Erik Stoneheart

dir. Ilmar Raag
ukrainian І 12+ І 105 min
June 11, 14:00

jury

international jury

Корін Гарді

Британський кінематографіст, найбільш відомий як режисер горорів «Монахиня» (2018) та «Свисток» (2025), «З темряви» (2015).

Майк Дауні

Англо-ірландський продюсер, відомий своїм значним внеском у європейське незалежне кіно, керівництвом як CEO компанії Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME), а також 25-річним періодом на посаді голови Європейської кіноакадемії, де він відстоював права кінематографістів і займався інституційними реформами.

Дмитро Сухолиткий-Собчук

Український режисер театру і кіно. Член Європейської та Української кіноакадемій і голова Українського Оскарівського комітету у 2024-2025 роках. Повнометражний дебют «Памфір» мав світову премʼєру на Канському кінофестивалі. «Літургія протитанкових перешкод» увійшла до програми десятків престижних кіноподій.

national jury

Ірма Вітовська-Ванца

Акторка театру й кіно, заслужена артистка Ураїни. Серед найвідоміших ролей – «Мої думки тихі», «Малевич», «Божевільні», «Леся + Рома».

Сергій Кулибишев

Український режисер, сценарист і драматург з доробком у понад 400 сценаріїв. Член Української кіноакадемії. Шоуранер оригінального серіалу Sweet TV «Ховаючи колишню», режисер короткометражного фільму «Сонечко», що отримав спеціальну відзнаку від AMO Pictures на Миколайчук OPEN та був відібраний у програму Palm Springs International ShortFest 2025.

Хайдер Ротшильд Хузір

Лауреат BAFTA Film Award, режисер/продюсер, який увійшов до шортлиста премії Academy Award® (OSCARS®), а також засновник WHO’S HERE? PRODUCTIONS.Він підтримує кінематографічні історії про диво, натхнення та культурний вплив, досліджуючи те, як випробування формують людину. Його відзначена короткометражна стрічка «Камінь, Папір, Ножиці» з Олександром Рудинським отримала нагороду як Best British Short Film на BAFTA 2025.

jury of music video competition

Анна Бурячкова

Українська кінорежисерка, кліпмейкерка та сценаристка. Дебютувала у 2023-му фільмом «Назавжди-Назавжди», який мав світову прем’єру в програмі Orizzonti Extra 80-го Венеційського кінофестивалю. Згодом фільм був показаний на Миколайчук OPEN, де отримав Спеціальну відзнаку.

Марина Ер Горбач

Українська режисерка та сценаристка. Володарка нагороди за найкращу режисуру на фестивалі Sundance та Призу екуменічного журі секції «Панорама» Берлінського міжнародного кінофестивалю за фільм «Клондайк», який також був обраний офіційним представником України
на Оскар-2023 у категорії «Найкращий міжнародний повнометражний фільм».

Валерія Фадєєва

Валерія Фадєєва - режисерка та кліпмейкерка. Створила останні гучні музичні відео для виконавиці Jerry Heil. Серед найвідоміших робіт — кліп «Додай Гучності» , який отримав нагороду Yuna у номінації «Найкраший кліп» у 2025 році.