Odessa Film Studio
Closed Joint-stock company | |
Industry | Film |
Founded | 2005 (originally in 1919) |
Headquarters | Frantsuzkyi bulvar 33, Odessa, Ukraine |
Key people | Viktor Nozdriukhin-Zabolotnyi (acting Chairman) |
Products | Motion pictures, TV films |
Owner |
Government of Ukraine (50%+1) and Nova Film Studios LLC |
Parent |
Odessa Film Studios of featured films Nova Film Studios |
Website | http://odessafilm.com.ua |
Odessa Film Studio (Ukrainian: Одеська кіностудія художніх фільмів) is the first film studio established in Ukraine (Odessa). It is partially owned by a government and supervised by the Department of State property fund of Ukraine together with the Ministry of Culture. Together with Dovzhenko Film Studios they are the only state-owned and major film producers in the country. The studio is located at Frantsuzky bulvar 33 (33 French Boulevard), Odessa, Ukraine. In a close vicinity to it is located a smaller film studio House of Mask.
History
It was founded on May 23, 1919 by the decision of the Odessa Governorate Executive Committee out of the remnants of cinema studios of Grossman, Kharitonov, and Borisov. The original studios went into decline after the Russian Civil War and the Ukrainian War of Independence as their owners emigrated running from political prosecutions. The Grossman's film studio "Myrograph" existed in Odessa since 1907 and was the oldest one recorded in Ukraine.
In August 1919 Vladimir Lenin signed the Decree for Nationalization. On March 13, 1922 all film studios of Ukraine and Crimea were subordinated to the All-Ukrainian Photo-Cinema Directory (VUFKU). The directory united both Odessa and Yalta film studios (latter was created out of the Khanzhonkov Film Studios). On December 1, 1928 VUFKU created Kyiv Film Studios (or VUFKU-Kyiv) which later became known as the Dovzhenko Film Studios. With the creation of a film studio in Kiev, the center of the cinematography shifted there as well. In 1926 Vyacheslav Levandovskyi and Deviatkin created an animation studio of VUFKU. In 1930 VUFKU was reorganized into Ukrainafilm of "Soyuzkino" (Union-cinema).
Description
The studio is located in the downtown right near the shore of Black Sea covering some 7 hectares (17 acres) and consisting of three pavilions of 600 square metres (6,500 sq ft), 432 square metres (4,650 sq ft), and 240 square metres (2,600 sq ft). Inside the studio's building is located another film studio, Vira Kholodna Film Studio and the Odessa Film School. The Odessa Film Studio has its own movie theater, U-Cinema, which is also located in the same building.
On the territory of the studio there is a Museum of the Cinema, in which you can find out about many interesting facts on the history of the cinema. Here you can find historic materials, from the invention of cinema, to the postmodern, digital and avant garde.
Selected films
Soviet Union
- 1926 Ягідка кохання / Love's Berries, directed by Oleksandr Dovzhenko (silent film)
- 1926 Вася – реформатор / Vasia the Reformer, directed by Oleksandr Dovzhenko (silent film)
- 1926 Тарас Трясило / Taras Triasylo, directed by Petro Chardynin (silent film)
- 1926 Тарас Шевченко / Taras Shevchenko, directed by Petro Chardynin (silent film)
- 1927 Сумка дипкур'єра / The Diplomatic Pouch, directed by Oleksandr Dovzhenko (silent film)
- 1928 Арсенал / Arsenal, directed by Oleksandr Dovzhenko (silent film)
- 1928 Звенигора / Zvenyhora, directed by Oleksandr Dovzhenko (silent film)
- 1936 Назар Стодоля / Nazar Stodolia, directed by Heorhiy Tasin
- 1941 Таємничий острів / Mysterious Island, directed by Eduard Pentslin
- 1967 Короткі зустрічі / Brief Encounters, directed by Kira Muratova
- 1978 Д'Артаньян та три мушкетери / D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers, directed by Heorhiy Yungvald-Khilkevych
- 1979 Пригоди Електроніка / The Adventures of the Elektronic, directed by Kostiantyn Bromberg
- 1979 Місце зустрічі змінити не можна / The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed, directed by Stanislav Hovorukhin
- 1982 Трест, що луснув / The Trust That Has Burst, directed by Oleksandr Pavlovskyi
- 1982 Чарівники / Wizards, directed by Kostiantyn Bromberg
- 1983 Серед сірих каменів / Among Grey Stones, directed by Kira Muratova
- 1983 Військово-польовий роман / Wartime Romance, directed by Petro Todorovskyi
- 1983 Колесо історії / Wheel of History, directed by Stanislav Klymenko
- 1986 У пошуках капітана Гранта / In search of Captain Grant, , directed by Stanislav Hovorukhin
- 1987 Данило — князь Галицький / Danylo — Kniaz of Halychyna, directed by Yaroslav Lupiy
- 1989 Астенічний синдром / The Asthenic Syndrome, directed by Kira Muratova
Ukraine
- 1991 Чудо в краю забуття / Miracle in the Land of Oblivion, directed by Natalia Motuzko
- 1999 Як коваль щастя шукав / How the Blacksmith Looked for Happiness, directed by Radomyr Vasylevsky
- 2001 На Полі Крові / Akeldama, directed by Yaroslav Lupiy
- 2007 Біля річки / At the River, directed by Eva Neymann
- 2012 Дім з башточкою / House with a Turret, directed by Eva Neymann
- 2014 Пісня пісень / Song of Songs, directed by Eva Neymann
Selected directors
- 1919-1925
- Myron Grossman (1908-1918) (considered a founder of Odessa cinematography)
- Les Kurbas (1922-1925)
- Georgiy Tasin, the first studio director in 1922
- 1926-1936
- 1936-1954
- Vladimir Braun
- Amvrosiy Buchma
- 1955-1965
- Kira Muratova and Oleksandr Muratov
- Vadym Kostromenko, currently the director of the museum
- Vadym Avloshenko
- 1966-1996
- Stanislav Govorukhin
- Natalya Zbandut (Medyuk)
- Mykhailo Kats
Selected actors
- 1919-1925
- Vera Kholodnaya (1914-1919) (featured in 35 films)
- Daria Zerkalova
- 1926-1936
- Natalya Uzhviy
- Matviy Lyarov
- 1966-1996
Others
See also
External links
- Odessa Film Studio (USSR) at the Internet Movie Database
- Odessa Film Studio (Ukraine) at the Internet Movie Database
- Official website of Odessa film studio
- Non-official website Odessa film studio
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