1996, Volyn Television. Program "...and finally dawn" about Volyn artist Mykola Kumanovsky.

On video: screensavers, interview with Mykola Kumanovsky, exhibition of the artist's works "This dark Ukrainian night". Comments by art historians Volodymyr Pidhor and Zoya Navrotskaya.

Author: Alla Ostrolutska.

Artist Mykola Kumanovsky

2004, National Television Company of Ukraine. A programme from the series ‘Not by bread alone...’ dedicated to artist Mykola Storozhenko, writer Yevhenia Kononenko and poet Dmytro Kremen.

The video includes: opening credits, a story about artist Mykola Storozhenko: an exhibition of his works, illustrations for Taras Shevchenko's ‘Kobzar,’ an interview with the artist, commentary by writer Vasyl Shklyar; a story about detective writer Yevhenia Kononenko: an interview with the writer, photos from her personal archive, books; a story about poet Dmytro Kremen: commentary, reciting his poem ‘The Lost Manuscript.’

Author: Teodozia Zarivna.

Artist, writer and poet

Lviv Television, 1962. Black and white video, no sound.

On the video: photo exhibition, various halls, visitors looking at photos; excursion, listeners; close-up photos: landscapes of European cities, people at a rally with flags, large machine-building plants, workers, children on vacation, natural landscapes.

Photo exhibition, 1962

May 12, 2002, Kyiv.

The plot is dedicated to the work of the Ukrainian sculptor Vasyl Boroday.

On the video: sculptures created by Vasyl Boroday, various plans; photo archive of the Boroday family, photos from the Second World War; fragments of black-and-white chronicles with battles on the territory of Ukraine; blitz interview of the sculptor's son and granddaughter, telling about the artistic dynasty of the family and the peculiarities of the style; chronicle of the installation of the monument "Motherland" in Kyiv; fragment of an interview with Vasyl Boroday, a master at work.

Reference: Vasyl Boroday is a Ukrainian sculptor, academician, professor, author of monumental works that became iconic for Ukrainian Soviet art of the second half of the 20th century. Among his most famous works are the monumental sculpture "Motherland", the monument "To the Founders of Kyiv - Brothers Kyi, Shchek, Khoriv and Their Sister Lybid" (1982), and the memorial composition "And Mother Waits...". He worked in the genres of easel and monumental sculpture, and was the rector of the Kyiv Art Institute (1966–1973).

Ukrainian sculptor Vasyl Boroday

National Television and Radio Company of Ukraine, 2003.

The issue of the program "Mirror" is dedicated to the artistic life of Lviv.

The program includes: a collection of antique watches of the Ukrainian State Museum of Ethnography and Arts of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in the city of Lviv; Lviv Theater "Voskresinnia" and its artistic director Yaroslav Fedoryshyn, as well as interviews with the theater's actors - Honored Artists of Ukraine Petro Mykytyuk, Volodymyr and Natalia Hubanov, Alla Fedoryshyn; fragments of the play "Western Pier"; Lviv National Academic Ukrainian Drama Theater named after Maria Zankovetska and director Fedir Stryhun. Fragments of the play "Treason".

Author — Natalia Kalantarova.

Program "Mirror": Lviv Art

Ukrainian Television Film Studio, 1991.

The film is dedicated to the work of the Kyiv avant-garde artist Oleksandr Dubovyk.

The video features photographs of the artist and his work. The music was arranged by Myroslav Skoryk and performed by the Chamber Ensemble "Harmony" of the Kyiv State Philharmonic.

Reference: Oleksandr Dubovyk is a Ukrainian painter, graphic artist and monumentalist, a representative of unofficial art of the 1960s, one of the leading figures of the Ukrainian artistic avant-garde of the second half of the 20th century. 

Ukrainian Avant-garde: Oleksandr Dubovyk

Ukrainian Studio of Television Films, 1983.

Fragments of ballet performances with the participation of artists of the Kyiv Taras Shevchenko Opera and Ballet Theater.

Scenes from ballets: "Don Quixote", music by Ludwig Minkus; "Laurencia", music by Alexander Crane; "Seven Beauties", music by Aram Karayev; "Olesya", music by Yevgeny Rusinov; "Walpurgis Night", music by Charles Gounod; "Carmen Suite", music by Georges Bizet — Rodion Shchedrin; choreographic miniature "Guitar", music by Vasyl Lobas (performed by People's Artists of Ukraine Alla Lagoda and Volodymyr Kruglov).

Contains a fragment of an interview with Alla Lagoda (in russian languages).

Kyiv Ballet: "So that the dance becomes music..."

Chernihiv Television. The May 5, 2007 issue of the program "Chernihiv Region in the Life of the Famous" is dedicated to the monumental artist Anatoly Haydamaka.

On the video: an interview with Anatoly Haydamaka, photos from the author's personal archive, the master's works.

The program was worked on by: Tetyana Myrhorodska, Oleksandr Dovbenko, Igor Marschak, Yuriy Anikeichyk, Svitlana Lisun, Petro Belmas.

Reference: Anatoly Haydamaka is a Ukrainian monumental artist, designer, corresponding member of the Academy of Arts of Ukraine. The author of numerous museum expositions, memorials and painting cycles, in particular the design of the National Museum of the Holodomor and the Memorial to the Heroes of Kruty.

Anatoliy Haydamaka "Chernihiv Region in the Lives of the Famous"

Chernihiv Television. Episode of the program "Meeting for You", 2007.

Interview of Ukrainian bandurist Kateryna Gudziy and the leader of the folk music ensemble "Harmonika" Viktor Kozhan.

Host — Lyubov Bondaruk.

Reference: Natalia Gudziy — Ukrainian singer and bandurist, has lived and performed in Japan since 1999. Actively engaged in cultural diplomacy, initiator of the "Peace on Wings" project, awarded by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs for her contribution to the development of Ukrainian-Japanese relations.

Viktor Kozhan — Ukrainian musician and Honored Artist of Ukraine, artistic director of the folk music ensemble "Harmonika" (Chernihiv).

Kateryna Gudziy — Ukrainian bandurist in Japan

National Television Company of Ukraine, 2010. A documentary about the life and work of Ukrainian choreographer, People's Artist of Ukraine Mykola Kolomiets.

The video shows the children's and youth dance studio “Happy Childhood”, Mykola Kolomiets' office, his portrait, his studies in the dance class; black and white footage of the Russian city of Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) in 1941; Mykola Kolomiets awards children with studio diplomas; footage of post-war St. Petersburg.

Interviews: Olha Pobezhymova, director of the Happy Childhood Studio; Olha Zhemchuzhna-Yatsenko, artistic director of the Ukraine Ensemble; Olha Melnyk, daughter of Mykola Kolomiets; Kyrylo, grandson.

Part of the film is in Russian. Materials from the Pshenychnyi Central State Film and Photo Archive of Ukraine and fragments of performances by the “Ukraina” ensemble were used.

Reference: Mykola Kolomiets is a Ukrainian choreographer. He was born on August 10, 1942, in the village of Drabove (now a village in Cherkasy region). He graduated from the Kyiv Folk Choreographic School and worked in the dance ensemble of the Kyiv Military District. In 1969 he created the ensemble “Happy Childhood”, and in 1992 he opened a children's and youth dance studio of the same name on its basis, and the ensemble received a new name - “Ukraine”. In 1995, the ensemble was awarded the title of People's.

In 1994, Mykola Kolomiets was also awarded the title of People's Artist of Ukraine. He died on June 17, 2009, and was buried at the Baikove Cemetery in Kyiv.

“Happy Childhood” by Mykola Kolomiets

Ukrainian Television Film Studio, 1986.

The film tells about the exhibition of artistic fabrics and embroidery of the 16th–18th centuries, which was exhibited in the Kyiv Pechersk Nature Reserve (now the National Reserve "Kyiv Pechersk Lavra").

"Kyiv Pechersk Lavra": ancient embroidery

November 3, 2002, Kyiv.

Video of the gala concert “Children - Ballet Stars”. The National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater of Ukraine named after Taras Shevchenko, the audience in the hall, performances by children's groups, the ballet “Swan Lake”.