War-damaged Ukrainian book now in Cambridge collections On the 23rd of May, 2024, a Russian rocket attack killed seven people and injured many others in the Faktor-Druk printing house in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city. The building sustained heavy damage and most books being worked on at the time were destroyed. Now one surviving but…
Kyiv Critics’ Week x NL festival The Netherlands hosted the second edition of the Kyiv Critics’ Week x NL festival, which took place from 8 to 12 May across three cities. The programme featured a curated selection of feature and short films united by the theme ‘Far from Home’. Photo: Lera Manzovitova The line-up included…
Ukrainian Institute launches the second of three calls for proMOTION 2025 programme The Ukrainian Institute is implementing the programme in cooperation with Eurimages, the cultural support fund of the Council of Europe. Full-length film projects (70 minutes or more) of any genre and form at the final stages of production that are ready to plan…
Performative readings ‘Voices from Ukraine’ Performative readings ‘Voices from Ukraine’ Photo: R.I. Sutherland-Cohen On 8 May, the New York Public Library hosted a programme of performative readings of five Ukrainian plays in English translation. The event, titled Voices from Ukraine, was organised by Voyage Theatre Company in partnership with Theatre na Zhukakh, with support from…
Ukrainian programme at the Turin International Book Fair The Ukrainian Institute is organising events at the Turin International Book Fair for the first time. This is one of the key literary events in Italy. Last year, the fair was attended by over 220,000 people, more than 2,000 foreign guests, and 1,200 events took place. This…
Ukraine’s Programme at the 78th Cannes Film Festival The 78th Cannes Film Festival opens May 13, with Ukraine represented through a series of screenings and events, some of which are organised in collaboration with the Ukrainian Institute and supported by the Institut français d’Ukraine and the Embassy of France in Ukraine. As part of a…
The Ukrainian Pavilion Presented the Exhibition DAKH (ДАХ): Vernacular Hardcore at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition — La Biennale di Venezia On 8 May 2025, the Ukrainian Pavilion was inaugurated at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition — La Biennale di Venezia, presenting the exhibition DAKH (ДАХ): Vernacular Hardcore. Photo: Valentyna Rostovikova, PRYZM photography During…
Open Call for the Winter Classical Music Festival in Campos do Jordão The Brazilian partner organization of the Ukrainian Institute – Fundação OSESP (The São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra Foundation) – has announced the opening of registration for the residency program of the 55th Winter Festival in the city of Campos do Jordão (São Paulo…
Ukraine: The (Un)finished Second World War Online course Ukraine: The (Un)finished Second World War Online course Enroll Enroll Ukraine in WWII: global conflict, historical narratives and modern “memory wars”. About the course What comes to your mind when you think about Ukraine’s role in the Second World War? The Red Army? Soviet propaganda films? Perhaps…
Ukrainian programme at the 49th Buenos Aires International Book Fair Ukrainian Institute presented Ukrainian programme at the 49th Buenos Aires International Book Fair (Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires). The programme featured events with leading Ukrainian artists and authors, including writer Yurii Andrukhovych and illustrators Romana Romanyshyn and Andriy Lesiv (Art Studio AGRAFKA). Yurii…
The winner of the residency competition in the Republic of South Africa has been announced The winner of the residency competition in the Republic of South Africa, hosted at Nirox / the Kromdraai Impact Hub, is multidisciplinary artist Olia Fedorova. The residency will take place in July 2025 as part of the EXTER programme by…
The winners of the selection for the Cannes Film Market Producers Network programme have been announced The Ukrainian Institute, in collaboration with the Cannes Film Market (Marché du Film), announces the participants of the Ukrainian filmmakers delegation. Following the results of the open selection process for participation in the Producers Network programme, 5 Ukrainian producers…