2013. Volyn regional state television and radio company. The program "Lutsk — pleasant discovery" tells about the tourist attraction and promotion of Lutsk, its history, architectural monuments, cultural life and modern city.

The material shows Lutsk from a bird's eye view, the railway station, the streets and squares of the city, the Lutsk Castle, the Theater Square, the Church of Saints Peter and Paul, the Intercession Church, the Kosachiv building and the "Lesina Living Room" museum room. Archival photographs of Lesya Ukrainka, a monument to the writer, monuments to Taras Shevchenko and Mykhailo Hrushevskyi, the museum of the Volyn icon and the icon of the Kholm Mother of God are shown.

The story about the city is complemented by footage of archaeological excavations, a historical chronicle, fragments of artistic events, natural landscapes, city enterprises, educational institutions, a park and a drama theater. 

The program was worked on by: author and director Maria Andrushko, editor Olga Kulish, cameramen Valentin Klimovich, Serhiy Danylyuk, Valery Fetysov, assistant cameraman Mykola Dmytruk, stage directors Halyna Fronchko and Victoria Polishchuk, editing directors Mykola Kushniruk and Oleksandr Radchuk, announcers Volodymyr Rosa, Andriy Roik and Olga Kononenko.

"Lutsk — pleasant discovery", 2013

June 14, 2014. Volyn television. "Volyn Museum" program. Volyn Museum of Local Lore" introduces the exposition of the museum in Lutsk. The material shows museum halls and exhibits, and museum representatives and researchers talk about the history and significance of individual objects.

Commenting: director of the Volyn Museum of Local History Anatoliy Silyuk, head of the Department of Ancient History of the Volyn Museum of Local History Mykhailo Vasheta, senior researcher of the Volyn Museum of Local History Olena Biryulina, local historian Gennadiy Gulko, collector Viktor Litevchuk, local historian Oleksandr Seredyuk.

The following worked on the program: editor Maria Andrushko, cameraman Valery Fetysov, journalist Oleg Kryshtof, assistant cameraman Mykola Dmytruk, graphics Volodymyr Krasylov, editing director Angela Shabala.

Volyn Museum of Local Lore: what do the museum halls store?

January 17, 2009. Volyn television. TV movie "And you have to come..." tells about the Lutsk Congress of Monarchs of European Countries in 1429 —, the first summit of rulers of European states on the territory of Ukraine. Issues of interstate relations, borders and trade, as well as external security were discussed in Lutsk.

The following worked on the film: author and presenter Maria Andrushko, editor Svyatoslav Pirozhko, cinematographer Viktor Legenkovskyi, editing director Oleksandr Radchuk, sound engineers Zhanna Biruk and Andriy Zhirnov.

"And you have to come...": congress of monarchs in Lutsk

The second film of the "Volyn Villages" program covers a TV sketch about the village of Bialystok (Lutsk district, Volyn region), its history and inhabitants.

On the video: views of Bialystok; St. Michael's Church; Chornoguzka River; mosaic of St. Michael's Church; iconostasis; fragment of a service; stone cross; harvest; scenes from the life of a Ukrainian village.

Mykola Panasyuk and Mykola Polivanov worked on the film.

The village of Bialystok in Volyn

Volyn Television, 1992. The report on the celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the Volyn Diocese covers solemn events, including a festive service in the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Lutsk and a meeting of clergy and laity, supporters of the UOC-KP in the premises of the Volyn Regional Academic Music and Drama Theater named after T. G. Shevchenko.

On the video: fragments of the speech of literary critic, Doctor of Philosophy Yevhen Sverstyuk; V. Havrylyuk; deputy of the Lutsk City Council Volodymyr Banada; deputy of the regional council Yevhen Shimonovich; deputy of the regional council Hennadiy Kozhevnykov; Bishop of Lviv and Drohobych Vladyka Andriy; Metropolitan of Kyiv Filaret; fragment of the festive service in the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Lutsk; among those present is the acting representative of the President of Ukraine in the Volyn region Yuriy Lenartovych.

The program was worked on by: Olga Kulish, Valeriy Fetysov, and Igor Shchur.

1000th anniversary of the Volyn Eparchy

Lutsk, 1995. Volyn television. The first part of the program "Life — is an anecdote" highlights the first anecdote festival in Lutsk. The festival takes place in the Volyn Regional Music and Drama Theater.

Festival participants take turns telling jokes at the stage "ring". Among them are — Kost Volynyak (Feodosiy Mandzyuk), editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Viche" Vasyl Prostopchuk and Valery Marenich. The festival ends with the awarding of the participants, the main prize is a live piglet.

The program was worked on by: screenwriter and chief director Vitaly Ivanytskyi, director Fedir Bondaruk, administrators Oleksandr Lukyanchuk, Volodymyr Morozovskyi, Anatoliy Ivanytskyi, Nataliya Pyasetska, consultants Vasyl Prostopchuk, Feodosiy Mandzyuk, employees of the TV version Oleg Kysilyuk, Omelyan Ivanyuk, Bohdan Honcharuk, Oleksandr Strochek, Ruslan Mazurok, Valery Babii.


"Life — is a joke": a festival of jokes in Lutsk 

Lutsk, July 16, 1995. The program "Poliske Summer with Folklore" highlights the official opening of the Second International Dance Festival "Polish Summer with Folklore".

During the opening, the director of the festival Yuriy Voynarovsky, the head of the Volyn regional state administration Borys Klimchuk, the deputy president of the Western European section of the festival and folklore Edward Blazek, the burgomaster of the city of Wlodawa Tadeusz Hander, the organizer of the festival in Poland Janusz Kalinowski, the head of the National Commission for the Return of Cultural Values to Ukraine under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Oleksandr Fedoruk and Deputy Chairman of the Lutsk City Council of People's Deputies Svyatoslav Kravchuk.

After the official part, the festival participants present dance and music-choreographic numbers. On the stage: dance ensemble of the Lutsk People's House "Prosvita" — "Volynyanochka", ensemble "Dzhanavak" from India, children's folk dance ensemble of primary school №1 in the city of Svidnyk, collective from Israel, folk dance ensemble "Divotsvit", song and dance ensemble "Slavutich" from Kremenchuk, ensemble "Radist", folk music and dance ensemble "Poenita" from Moldova, folk dance ensemble "Polyssia" from the city of Wlodawa, Poland, as well as honored amateur song and dance ensemble "Kolos" from Ukraine.

The following worked on the program: presenter Alla Ostrolutska.


Festival "Poliske summer with folklore": Lutsk, 1995

July 15, 2006, Lutsk. The film tells about the history of the development of Lutsk from ancient times to the present. It traces the formation and changes of the city in different historical periods, its cultural and architectural development. Particular attention is paid to modern Lutsk, its urban environment and industry. Historical and modern objects of the city, architectural monuments, streets and landscapes of Lutsk, industrial enterprises are shown.

Author and director Vitaly Gerasimlyuk, cinematographer Valery Fetysov worked on the film.


Lutsk: past and present, 2006

1997. Volyn Television.

The program “800 Years of the Town of Kolky: The Phoenix of Polissya” is dedicated to the history of one of the oldest settlements in the Volyn Polissya region. The program recounts the first historical mentions and the founding of Kolky, located on the right bank of the Styr River; the history of three fires from which the town was rebuilt; and its attainment of city status following the introduction of Magdeburg Law. It also discusses the princely town of Romaniv, which existed on the territory of modern-day Kolky, and its spiritual center—the church. The program also tells the story of Zoya Nelidova, who was known as the “beauty queen” of pre-war Poland and is buried in the cemetery in Kolky. The program is based on materials from the State Archives of the Volyn Region, publications by Volodymyr Rozhok, and excerpts from the feature film “Danylo Halytskyi.”

In the video: views of Kolok, nature, the town’s streets, the Styr River, a road, a church, a bonfire, a charred tree, bells, a blacksmith at work, and town residents. Archival footage, documents, and photographs are shown.

Commentary by: F. Rachek, chairman of the village council; B. Kalush, a teacher of Ukrainian language and literature and a poet; G. Lytikova, a librarian; and P. Vilishchuk, a resident of the village.

The program was produced by: author and cameraman Valentin Klimovich, director Vitaliy Gerasymlyuk, announcer Galina Startseva, sound engineer Leonid Matsyuk, video engineer Mykola Polivanov, and transportation support provided by Volodymyr Petruk and Ivan Lykhach.


“Phoenix Polissya”: The History of the Village of Kolky

Volyn Television, 1993. The program "In Memory of the Victims of the Holodomor in Ukraine" covers a prayer service for the victims of the Holodomor in the Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the memories of an immigrant from the Poltava region about his family and fellow villagers who died during the Holodomor.

On the video: a prayer service in the Holy Trinity Cathedral; a sermon by Bishop Seraphim of Volyn and Lutsk of the UOC-KP; parishioners; an interview with Hryhoriy Gurtov, a teacher at Torchyn Secondary School in Lutsk District (a native of Poltava Oblast), about his experiences during the Holodomor; fragments of a 20th-century newsreel.

The program was produced by: Hanna Khariv, Olga Kulish, Valerii Fetysov, Marko Kleinerman, Oleksandr Sadovnyk, Mykola Hlovatskyi.

In memory of the victims of the Holodomor in Ukraine

1996. Volyn Television. The program “Sprouts of Hope” covers the final concert of the citywide talent competition for students in Lutsk.

The video features performances by students and artistic groups from city schools, including vocal, dance, and musical numbers. The “Dzhereltsia” ensemble from Specialized Secondary School No. 25 performs “Hutsul Dance,” and the choir from Specialized Secondary School No. 16 sings “Good Day, to You, Good People,” and the vocal duet of Oleksandr Onyskovets and Anna Hordiychuk from Specialized General Education School No. 21 performs “Trumpets Behind the Mountain.” The dance group from Gymnasium No. 4 presents the Italian folk dance “Tarantella,” and Yulia Tarasyuk from Specialized Secondary School No. 10 sings “Plant the Kalina.” The concert continues with the orchestra of the “Dyvotsvit” folk ensemble from Gymnasium No. 14, performing a medley of folk melodies; the “Romantic” dance troupe from Gymnasium No. 18, performing “Vesele Rendezvous”; Victoria Zhukovska from Specialized Secondary School No. 5, and the show group from the dance studio of Specialized Secondary School No. 26 with the stage dance “The Vagabond.” Rounding out the list of performances is a vocal group of second-grade students from Specialized General Education School No. 22 with the song “Fluffy Sunflowers.”

The program was produced by: Roman Zhizhara, Omelian Ivanyuk, Iryna Paliivets, and Inna Sukhoverkhova.


“Sprouts of Hope”: A Concert Featuring Young Talents from Lutsk, 1996

Volyn Television, 1994. The program covers the third regional festival of bell-ringing art — "Blagovist Volyn" and musical numbers performed by senior and junior artists on the bell tower of the Vladycha Tower of the Historical and Cultural Reserve "Old Lutsk".

On the video: performances by senior and junior bell ringers; samples of bell-making craft; bells of various sizes; towers of the historical and cultural reserve; festival visitors.