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Pink Floyd has joined support for Ukraine as on February 24 2022 Russia invaded Ukraine with full scale invasion. BoomBox singer Andriy Khlyvnyuk ended his US tour and returned home to Kyiv to defend his country. Three days later, he posted a video on Instagram, singing the Ukrainian song of resistance ‘The Red Viburnum in the Meadow’. Now Pink Floyd […]
There is a stereotype about Ukrainians that we are a singing nation. Yes, we do love and know how to sing, we have many song traditions, singing techniques and a rich profusion of songs. Although other nations are also good at singing, and singing competitions remind of a mythical contest of melodious languages. Nevertheless, the issue of songs in Ukraine […]
Urban renovation efforts driven by the public reshape the squares in downtown Lviv. As we travelled to the city of Lviv last month, we spotted a few renovated squares – oases of shade and calm in the busy downtown neighborhood. We learned that the renovation was designed by Urbanideas, a Lviv-based group of architecture and urban design professionals that we interviewed earlier. […]
A unique greenhouse opened in Dorozhne village, Vinnytsia Region. Ordinary tomatoes, cucumbers, pepper, plant eggs, cabbage is grown here, as well as various types of greenery. But the uniqueness of the project is in the fact that young people who are working there are disabled people suffering from complex disabilities – cerebral palsy, autism, Down’s syndrome, as well as people […]
Ukrposhta has presented the first collection in Ukraine of mail staps in nude style from the series “Her Majesty – woman”. Mail stamps in nude style are very popular, especially abroad. “Ukrpochta was planning to launch such a project for some time and finally, after long discussions in experts’ circles, the project was launched. Paintings in Nude style were thoroughly […]
On January 1, 2021, the Canada-Ukraine Audiovisual Coproduction Treaty came into effect. “From now on producers from Canada and Ukraine can create wonderful films together, drawing on the support of both countries,” the Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine Larisa Galadza said. The treaty unlocks the opportunities for coproduced works available to national productions both in Canada and Ukraine including public funding, […]
“Anna”: Ukraninan short film to compete at the 2021 “Oscar” Academy Awards. Featuring interview with producer Olga Beshmelnitsyna. “Anna” a 15 minute short film directed by Dekel Berenson, an Isreaili born UK based writer and director, was presented at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019. The campaign promoting the inclusion of the film at the OSCAR- 2021 awards in the […]
Go-A will represent Ukraine with an authentic Ukrainian song at Eurovision 2020
The night between October 31 and November 1 is not just the Halloween Night but also the Veles Night marked in Ukraine. Turns out these two holidays have very much in common. It is believed that the Veles Night (the Night of Veles or Velesova nich in Ukrainian) is a night of big power, when the border between the […]
Ukrainian musical romance film “Hutsulka Ksenya” directed by Olena Demyanenko was awarded the Grand Prix at the Mt. Fuji - Atami Film Festival in Japan
The top 50 best-looking nationalities revealed: Ukrainians have been voted the sexiest people, the English are ranked 9th, Americans 45th – and the Irish last, dailymail reports. Ukrainian has been voted as the sexiest nationality in a new survey. At the other end of the table is Irish, in 50th, with American ranking 45th. The survey was carried out by […]
Digital rights are at the center of the current edition of the International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival Docudays UA taking place in Kyiv, Ukraine between March 22 and 30. “In 2012 a new term was coined – ‘digital rights’. Back then the Human Rights Council of the United Nations adopted a resolution stating that the same rights that people […]