The Berlin Film Festival starts on February 5th. Domestic films rarely make it into its competition programs. This year, Alexey German Jr.’s film “Under Electric Clouds,” which was filmed in a co-production in Ukraine, Russia and Poland, will compete for its main award.
Chronicle of Ukrainian cinema at the Berlin Film Festival:
1993
“Panorama” section: the frank film “The Voice of the Grass” by Natalia Motuzko
1994
short film competition: “Sasha” by Nikolay Kaptan
1997
main competition “Three Stories” by Kira Muratova (film shot in co-production with Russia)
year 2001
section “Panorama”: “Shooting Range” by Taras Tomenko. Grand Prix for Best Short Film, as well as the New York Film Academy Prize
2002
out of competition: “Prayer for Hetman Mazepa” by Yuri Ilyenko
2003
Animation film competition: “Tram No. 9 was on the way” by Stepan Koval. The short film was awarded the Silver Bear
2004
section “Cinema of the week”: “The Blonde Dies Twice” by Vera Yakovenko. The film won in its section
2005 year
short film competition: “Help” by Kira Muratova
section “Forum”: “Guide” by Alexander Shapiro
2006
section “Young Cinema Forum”: “HappyPeople” by Alexander Shapiro
Children’s Film Festival program: “Poverty” by Stepan Koval
a member of the jury of the main competition of the film festival that year was the writer Andrei Kurkov
year 2009
short film competition: “Diagnosis” by Miroslav Slaboshpytsky
2010
short film competition: “Deafness” by Miroslav Slaboshpytsky
2011
main competition: “On Saturday” by Alexander Mindadze (film shot in co-production with Russia and Germany)
out of competition: “Anya, Volga, Rock and Roll” by Konstantin Konovalov
year 2012
out of competition, “Toischoproishovkrizvogon” by Mikhail Ilyenko and “Rock ‘n’ Ball” by Dmitry Prikhodko were shown
year 2013
section “Talent Campus”: “Red Malanka” by Dmitry Sukholitky-Sobchuk
out of competition: a selection of young Ukrainian cinema (“Ukrainian Lessons” by Ruslan Batitsky, “The Road” by Maxim Ksenda, “Remembrance” by Irina Tsylyk, “First Step in the Clouds” by Alina Gorlova and “At least 50 kg” by Marina and Oksana Artemenko)
presentation of Russian film classics and a special screening of “Earth” by Alexander Dovzhenko, accompanied by Dahi Brakha
year 2014
Several young domestic directors are participating in the Talent Campus. A disc with the best Ukrainian short films of 2013 has been presented
2015
main competition: “Under Electric Clouds” by Alexey German Jr. Film operator Sergei Mikhalchuk was awarded the Silver Bear.
section “Berlinale co-production market” – “Luxembourg” by Miroslav Slaboshpitsky
out of competition: Ukranimafilm presents four animated works: “The Adventures of Kotigoroshko and His Friends”, “Babai”, “Attraction” and “Halabudka”