Kievnauchfilm
Encyclopedia
Kievnauchfilm sometimes translated as Kiev Science Film in English, was a film studio in the former Soviet Union
located in Kiev
, Ukrainian SSR
, established in 1941.
an studio for non-fiction films. The name is an abbreviation for "Kiev Science Films", and its main task was production of popular science
films and documentaries covering a broad range of topics. In addition it released 342 animated films, a large number of which are still popular today, such as a series about Zaporizhian Cossacks (directed by Vladimir Dakhno), Adventures of Captain Vrungel
series, Doctor Aybolit
, and a version of Treasure Island
(all three directed by David Cherkasky). The studio's films received numerous awards at international and national film festivals.
Film director Felix Sobolev (Animals' Tongue, I and Others, Can Animals Think?) and studio Editor-in-Chief Yevgeni Zagdansky are considered to be trailblazers and figures of major influence in the documentary field in the former Soviet Union
.
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union
, Kievnauchfilm went into decline and was renamed National Cinematheque of Ukraine.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
located in Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
, Ukrainian SSR
Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or in short, the Ukrainian SSR was a sovereign Soviet Socialist state and one of the fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union lasting from its inception in 1922 to the breakup in 1991...
, established in 1941.
Description
It was the largest EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an studio for non-fiction films. The name is an abbreviation for "Kiev Science Films", and its main task was production of popular science
Popular science
Popular science, sometimes called literature of science, is interpretation of science intended for a general audience. While science journalism focuses on recent scientific developments, popular science is broad-ranging, often written by scientists as well as journalists, and is presented in many...
films and documentaries covering a broad range of topics. In addition it released 342 animated films, a large number of which are still popular today, such as a series about Zaporizhian Cossacks (directed by Vladimir Dakhno), Adventures of Captain Vrungel
Adventures of Captain Vrungel
Adventures of Captain Vrungel is a 1981 Soviet musical adventure animation film by David Cherkassky, Kievnauchfilm, loosely based on the novel with the same name by Andrey Nekrasov...
series, Doctor Aybolit
Doctor Aybolit
Doctor Aybolit is a fictional character from the children's poems Aybolit and Barmaley by Korney Chukovsky. The name may be translated as "Ouch, [it] hurts!"The origins of Aybolit can be traced to Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting...
, and a version of Treasure Island
Treasure Island
Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "pirates and buried gold". First published as a book on May 23, 1883, it was originally serialized in the children's magazine Young Folks between 1881–82 under the title Treasure Island; or, the...
(all three directed by David Cherkasky). The studio's films received numerous awards at international and national film festivals.
Film director Felix Sobolev (Animals' Tongue, I and Others, Can Animals Think?) and studio Editor-in-Chief Yevgeni Zagdansky are considered to be trailblazers and figures of major influence in the documentary field in the former Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
.
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
The dissolution of the Soviet Union was the disintegration of the federal political structures and central government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , resulting in the independence of all fifteen republics of the Soviet Union between March 11, 1990 and December 25, 1991...
, Kievnauchfilm went into decline and was renamed National Cinematheque of Ukraine.
Animation
- Doctor AybolitDoctor AybolitDoctor Aybolit is a fictional character from the children's poems Aybolit and Barmaley by Korney Chukovsky. The name may be translated as "Ouch, [it] hurts!"The origins of Aybolit can be traced to Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting...
, director David Cherkasky - Cossacks series (1967-1995), director Vladimir Dakhno
- Как казаки кулеш варили. (1967)
- Как казаки в футбол играли. (1970)
- Как казаки невест выручали. (1973)
- Как казаки соль покупали. (1975)
- "Как кормили медвежонка" (1976)
- "Музыкальные сказки" (1976)
- Adventures of Captain VrungelAdventures of Captain VrungelAdventures of Captain Vrungel is a 1981 Soviet musical adventure animation film by David Cherkassky, Kievnauchfilm, loosely based on the novel with the same name by Andrey Nekrasov...
series (1976-1977), director David Cherkasky - Adventures of Vakula the Smith (1977, Приключения кузнеца Вакулы)
- "Первая зима" (1978)
- Как казаки олимпийцами стали. (1978)
- "Золоторогий олень" (1979)
- "Как несли стол"(1979)
- "Жили-были матрешки" (1981)
- Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (1981)
- Как казаки на свадьбе гуляли. (1984)
- "Сражение" (1986)
- Как казаки инопланетян встречали. (1987)
- Три Панька series
- Treasure Island (1988), director David Cherkasky
Popular science / documentaries
the studio released over 500 films.- The Blown up Dawn, Взорванный рассвет, 1965, director Felix Sobolev
- Animals' Tongue, Язык животных, 1967, director Felix Sobolev
- Seven Steps beyond Horizon, Семь шагов за горизонт, 1968, director Felix Sobolev
- Can Animals Think? Думают ли животные? 1970, director Felix Sobolev
- Myself and Others, Я и другие, 1971, director Felix Sobolev
- Indian yogis. Who are they? Индийские йоги: кто они? 1970,director Almar Serebryanikov
- Echo of our Emotions, Эхо наших эмоций (1977)
- Vavilov's Star,Звезда Вавилова, 1984, director Anatoli Borsuk
- Экспертиза одной сенсации, 1985, (about pseudosciencePseudosciencePseudoscience is a claim, belief, or practice which is presented as scientific, but which does not adhere to a valid scientific method, lacks supporting evidence or plausibility, cannot be reliably tested, or otherwise lacks scientific status...
), director Lev Udovenko - A Footprint, Отпечаток, 1985, director Anatoli Borsuk
- A Man from 6am through Midnight, Мужчина с шести до полуночи, 1987, (about everyday struggles of a young professional engineer in the Soviet Union), director Andrei ZagdanskyAndrei ZagdanskyAndrei Zagdansky is an American and Russian/Ukrainian independent documentary filmmaker.-Biography:Zagdansky attended Kiev State Institute of Theatrical Arts, graduating in 1979. He worked as a film director for Kievnauchfilm studio in Kiev from 1981 through 1988, and at film studio Thursday from...
- Interpretation of DreamsInterpretation of Dreams (film)Interpretation of Dreams a.k.a Tolkovanie snovideniy is a 1990 feature documentary film by Andrei Zagdansky, produced in the Soviet Union during the perestroika period...
, Толкование сновидений, 1989, (Freudian interpretation and "equation" of communismCommunismCommunism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
and nazismNazismNazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
) director Andrei ZagdanskyAndrei ZagdanskyAndrei Zagdansky is an American and Russian/Ukrainian independent documentary filmmaker.-Biography:Zagdansky attended Kiev State Institute of Theatrical Arts, graduating in 1979. He worked as a film director for Kievnauchfilm studio in Kiev from 1981 through 1988, and at film studio Thursday from... - Rauol Valenberg's Mission, Миссия Рауля Валенберга, 1990, director Alexander RodnyanskyAlexander RodnyanskyAlexander Efimovich Rodnyansky is a Russian-Ukrainian film director, film producer, television executive and businessman....
External links
- National Cinemateque of Ukraine website, ,
- Full list of animated films at animator.ruAnimator.ruAnimator.ru is a Russian website chronicling the films, people and studios of the animation industry in Russia, the former Soviet Union and the CIS. It also includes a forum, a news block, a photo-gallery and an animators labour exchange...