DiRECTORY films
UKRAINE
Contact
IGOR SAVYCHENKO
Producer
SOLOMIYA ILNYTSKA
Producer
+380503304471
COMPANY PROFILE
Directory Films was conceived in 2012 to express our creative talents and focus our efforts in the development of Ukrainian Cinema. Our team is seeking original projects with a strong message that would inspire audiences to believe that words can change the world. Whilst we may be seen as idealists we remain grounded in reality which is why most of our films were successful at festivals and reached their audiences in the cinema and on television. The company is known for powerful debuts, such as When the Trees Fall by Marysia Nikitiuk or The Forgotten by Daria Onyschenko. As well as for films by well-established authors, such as Brama/The Gateway and Lethal Kittens by Volodymyr Tykhyy. All these films are co-productions, where our company acted as a delegate producer. Nevertheless, we were pleased to act as minor co-producers, as in the case of The Painted Bird by Vaclav Marhoul, Princess by Peter Luisi and Voices from Chornobyl by Paul Cruchten. All these films premiered at A-class festivals or were successful at the box office.
Igor Savychenko
Solomiya Ilnytska
COMPANY HIGHLIGHTS
THE FORGOTTEN 2019
Format: Feature film
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Director: Daria Onyshchenko
Screenplay: Claudia Lehmann, Daria Onyshchenko
Cast: Maryna Koshkina, Vasiliy Kukharskiy, Danylo Kamenskyi
A Ukrainian language schoolteacher and a rebellious teenage student, both from the eastern city of Luhansk, fall for each other during the tumultuous time of the city's occupation by pro-Russian separatists.
Avanca Film Festival winner for Best Actor, Special Mention - Feature Film, and Special Mention Don Quixote Award
Ukrainian Film Academy Awards winner for 'Fight for Right' Award and Golden Dziga
Warsaw International Film Festival winner for Special Mention Competition 1-2 Award and nominee for Best Film
THE PAINTED BIRD 2019
Format: Feature film
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Director: Václav Marhoul
Screenplay: Jerzy Kosinski (based on novel), Václav Marhoul, and Tom Abrams
Cast: Petr Kotlár, Nina Sunevic, Alla Sokolova
A young Jewish boy somewhere in Eastern Europe seeks refuge during World War II where he encounters many different characters.
Camerimage winner of Bronze Frog, FIPRESCI Prize, and nominated for Golden Frog
Chicago International Film Festival winner of Silver Hugo for Best Cinematography
Czech Lions winner of Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Editing, and more
FEST International Film Festival winner of Best Director
Miami Jewish Film Festival winner of the Critics Prize
Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards winner of Best Foreign Film
Venice Film Festival winner of UNICEF Award and Venezia Classici Award
WHEN THE TREES FALL 2018
Format: Feature film
Genre: Drama
Director: Marysia Nikitiuk
Screenplay: Marysia Nikitiuk
Cast: Anastasiya Pustovit, Sofia Halaimova, Maksym Samchyk
The story of a five year old little rebellious girl Vitka with her teenage cousin Larysa and her boyfriend, the young criminal Scar unfolds in a Ukrainian provincial setting. Larysa finds herself at a crossroads after the death of her father. Yearning to be self made, the village community ostracizes her for loving Scar. Larysa discovers her grandmother once sacrificed her love for a young gypsy abandoning him for traditional values and other people's opinions. Larysa's mother is too psychologically weak to support her daughter. Larysa and Scar plan to escape from a life of crime, misery and their relatives. But are they ready to pay the full price for freedom?
International Film Festival of India winner of Best Actor and Actress
Odesa International Film Festival winner of Best Acting
Ukrainian Film Academy Awards winner of Best Editing
Ukrainian Film Critics Awards winner of Discovery of the Year