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New Ukrainian animated films

New Ukrainian animated films

Ukraine has long been famous for its animators, but for a while this industry fell into decay. Few years ago, the animation studio Animagrad appeared in Kyiv and set itself the task of creating new Ukrainian animated films that would be watched all over the world. Animated feature films «The Stolen Princess» and «Mavka. The Forest Song» are already on the verge of this breakthrough.
UATV
Iryna Kostyuk: «We take a mission to create a new visual language for Ukrainian animation»

Iryna Kostyuk: «We take a mission to create a new visual language for Ukrainian animation»

Iryna Kostyuk is an iconic figure in the Ukrainian television and film business. She is the reference example of the self-made woman, which amazes and inspires of her own professionalism and productivity. VGL CINEMA spoke with Iryna about her career, subordination at the FILM.UA Group, work on the animated feature film «Mavka. The Forest Song», and plans for the future projects.
VGL CINEMA
Ukraine Show Hosts Was Going Live Wearing Dresses from MAVKA Capsule Collection

Ukraine Show Hosts Was Going Live Wearing Dresses from MAVKA Capsule Collection

The project hosts Svitlana Katrenko and Iryna Volkova was appearing in front of the audience in dresses made by Olga Navrotska, Ukrainian designer and costume artist for Mavka. The Forest Song animation feature film. The outfits became a part of the first MAVKA capsule collection, which consists of six dresses.
Television channel “Ukraine”
Yaroslav Voyceshek. Independence Day of Ukraine LIVE

Yaroslav Voyceshek. Independence Day of Ukraine LIVE

The scriptwriter of the project «Mavka. The Forest song »Yaroslav Voitseshek On Air of Radio Svoboda and Espreso.TV
Radio Svoboda
Army of one: How Animagrad works

Army of one: How Animagrad works

Egor Olesov – CEO of Animagrad studio and producer of the animated feature film «Mavka. The Forest Song» told Telegraf about Ukrainian animation, workflows and upcoming projects.
Telegraf.design
Ukrainian animated fairy tale wins praise from Disney Studios

Ukrainian animated fairy tale wins praise from Disney Studios

Walt Disney Studios, along with other major animation companies, has praised the Ukrainian animated feature movie “Mavka. The Forest Song” by Film.ua Group, which is in production and scheduled for release in 2019.
KyivPost
Online with producers of the animated feature film Mavka. The Forest Song

Online with producers of the animated feature film Mavka. The Forest Song

«The most difficult task for us was to search for the image of Mavka. We started this search more than two years ago and have been looking for a long time! Mavka exists in our souls and minds since the childhood, and how is she looks each of us represents differently», - said the producer of the animation film Anna Eliseeva.
KP.ua
TEASER: Ukraine’s ‘Mavka, The Forest Song’ Eyeing 2019 Release

TEASER: Ukraine’s ‘Mavka, The Forest Song’ Eyeing 2019 Release

Ukraine is preparing to take its place in the global feature animation market. Animagrad Studio, a subsidiary of Film.UA, unveiled a teaser online last week for Mavka. The Forest Song, a cg animation feature set to debut in 2019.
Cartoon Brew
Mystic and magic: MAVKA Style from Olga Navrotska

Mystic and magic: MAVKA Style from Olga Navrotska

The first teaser to Mavka. The Forest Song animation feature had its national premiere at OIFF Summer Film Market. Olga Navrotska, costume designer for Mavka. The Forest Song, presented the first official capsule collection titled MAVKA to the Ukrainian audience.
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