Events

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Docu­mentary Film as an Act of Demo­cracy

Can documentary film be a driving force for democratic processes?

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Dignity vs Bureau­cracy: How to Help Service­members and Veterans Fight for Their Rights

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Peaceful Assemblies: Why Is Street Demo­cracy Needed?

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Dis­cussion: UKRAINE WAR ARCHIVE/EVIDENCE

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Post-truth: How Russian narratives work with different information bubbles and how we can counteract

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Art vs Myths: How Ukraine Is Dismantling Imperial Narratives and Shaping Its New Image in the World?

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Work­shop: How to Recognise and Counter Online Sexual Abuse of Children

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From Captivity to Home: Challenges of Re­integration and Re­habilitation for Released Kremlin Prisoners

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Moving to­wards Euro­pean standards: How to pro­tect children from sexual abuse on the Inter­net?

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Defe­nding Demo­cracy: The Threat of Pro-Russian Re­surgence and Key Take­aways for Ukraine

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Demo­graphic Strategy: What Does Our Future Look Like?

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Justice Under Threat: The Future of Docu­menting Russian War Crimes

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History vs. Pro­paganda: How Ukraine Fights Against Russian Histo­rical Lies

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Ukraine’s Stra­tegy: What Do We Need to Endure?

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How to Strengthen Ukrainian Docu­mentary Cine­ma? On the Formation and Strategy of the Association of Non-Fiction Film

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The Lens of De­mo­­­cracy: Telling Truth in Turbu­lent Times

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Explaining Our­­­selves to the World. Cul­tural diploma­cy experience from Ukrainian and Chilean docu­­mentary film­­­makers

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Archive As Space for Creating the Future

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(In)Sensitivity in Docu­mentary Cine­ma

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Archi­tecture of Film Communities

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Work­shop: How to Recognise and Counter Online Sexual Abuse of Children

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Moving to­wards Euro­pean standards: How to pro­tect children from sexual abuse on the Inter­net?

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Se­xual abu­se on the Inter­net: how to pro­tect chil­dren

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Crimea and Ukraine: Iden­tity through the lens of histo­ry

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Our su­pport abroad: How to co­nvince the world to con­tinue hel­ping Ukraine

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The “quiet” de­por­ta­tion of Crimean Ta­tars con­tinues

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Lan­guage and war: Iden­tity through the lens of litera­ture

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Living next to a terrorist sta­te: How can Ukraine stand its ground

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Sho­wing resi­lience: Identi­ty through the lens of mu­sic

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Wor­king for the fu­tu­re des­pite the war: How to de­ve­lop hu­man po­tential

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Edu­ca­tors, doc­tors, pub­lic uti­lities in the occu­pied terri­to­ries — whom does Ukraine consi­der colla­bo­ra­tors and is it fair?

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The right to jus­tice. How not to for­get about the inte­rests of vic­tims when do­cu­men­ting war cri­mes

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Re­turn what we ha­ve lost: Ukrai­nian iden­tity of the East

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Ten years of the war that has been going on for three cen­tu­ries: What histo­ric les­sons Ukraine and the world must learn

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Invi­sible work of ca­re­givers for wounded ve­te­rans

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Cultu­ral resis­tan­ce: Iden­tity through the lens of mo­dern art

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For­ced de­porta­tion: How do we re­turn and re­habilita­te kid­napped Ukrainian child­ren

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Without the impe­rial past: how young peo­ple can influen­ce the pro­cess of de­co­lo­ni­za­tion of Ukraine

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Spi­rit of fre­edom: Iden­tity through the lens of ci­ne­ma

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Unlock­ing film distri­bution: master­ing the Euro­pean mar­ket with Jacques Pelis­sier, distri­butor from Fran­ce

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Spa­ces of the com­mon. SI­NE­MA TRANS­TO­PIA

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Field recor­dings as sound­scaping of me­mo­ry: witness­ing and artis­tic prac­tices

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What can we do with archi­val ma­terials about the war right now?

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Can we bring Russia to res­pon­sibi­lity for environ­mental crimes?

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10 years of war: What we will re­member and how

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How is hate speech re­la­ted to war cri­mes?

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Mis­informa­tion: Its crea­tion and disco­ve­ry using AI

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Short films abоut impor­tant sto­ries: Who short docu­menta­ries are ma­de for

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Grants 101: Olha Beskhmel­nytsina and Isa­bel Arrate Fernan­dez

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De­cade of Ukrainian Do­cu­men­ta­ry Film­making: The Film Critics’ Per­specti­ve, from the Union of the Ukrainian Film Cri­tics

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Hi, we’re from Ukraine: What film cu­ra­ting is and how it affects the coun­try’s ima­ge

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10 years of the DOCU/CLUB Net­work: How do­cu­men­taries and film club initia­tives chan­ge Ukrai­ne’s commu­ni­ties

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Where you can watch Docudays UA films after the festival: Alter­na­tive dist­ri­bu­tion in the DOCU/CLUB Net­works

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Seeing jus­tice through ci­ne­ma

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Public talk: A conversation between the directors of the DOCU/UKRAINE competition and director Maryna Stepanska about documentary cinema, time, and forms of reality

When the full-scale invasion began, the scope of recording and coverage of reality increased. How is Ukrainian documentary cinema changing in these conditions and are the roles of documentary cinema changing, in this information field which is oversaturated by video content?

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European Solidarity Fund for Ukrainian Films (ESFUF): guidelines review

Manon Duverger presents the guidelines of the European Solidarity Fund for Ukrainian Films. It will support the development and completion of Ukrainian feature films intended for first release in cinemas.

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Animated documentaries: challenges and opportunities

Film curator Piotr Kardas and director Alex Widdowson talk about how documentary and animation can be used and mixed creatively in filmmaking.

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Case study: Civil Pitch 2.0. How do films bring victory closer?

Can films really bring victory closer? And how exactly? Do documentary films work as a tool for change — in public opinions, policies, narratives — within our society and in the wider world? We discuss it with the authors of the Civil Pitch project films.

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Recovery after wounds: How soldiers overcome bureaucracy

During rehabilitation, wounded soldiers face many difficulties. How to minimise red tape and make interaction with the state efficient, so that everyone defending our country can feel they are valued?

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Path of Recovery: Who will be creating a new Ukraine and how?

In 2022 at a conference in Lugano, Switzerland, the government of Ukraine and the heads of other states and governments, international partners and financial organisations adopted a declaration that lays out the path for the recovery process. How will these principles be implemented in practice? What kind of support can Ukraine expect? How can each of us contribute to the recovery?

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War tra­u­ma: How hi­bu­ki the­ra­py helps child­ren

Ukrainian and Israeli experts have undertaken to help children cope with stress, overcome their fears, and feel safe. Together they practise hibuki therapy in pilot schools all over Ukraine. How does the experience of Israel, a country that is constantly in the state of war, help Ukrainian children?

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Psychological self-defence: Why it is important to joke about the war

In this conversation, we are finding out how Ukrainians manage to joke in these trying times and how it affects social processes. We are also discussing the phenomenon of this mental resilience.

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The Path of a Warrior’s Beloved: Research of the needs of partners of Ukrainian veterans and military

The Veteran Hub team has conducted the first study of the Path of the partners and wives of Ukrainian defenders: how exactly they experience the war, what is important to them, and how we can support them.

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Rebuilding Ukraine: How to make communities comfortable for everyone

In this conversation, experts are helping organise the space in a way that will give everyone an opportunity to share their thoughts and ideas which can contribute to producing a specific plan of rebuilding for their communities.

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Voices of Ukraine: How to talk about the war so the world can understand

How to be heard when you speak about Ukraine and Ukrainians abroad, and what arguments can be used to oppose the pessimists and sceptics who do not believe in our victory?

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Stolen treasures: How to return Ukraine’s cultural heritage stolen by Russia?

In addition to destroying, Russia also robs Ukrainian museums. It started long before the full-scale invasion. But it must end after our victory with the repatriation and restitution of cultural treasures. But is it easy to do? How are damages calculated and how the stolen items are accounted for? What are the mechanisms of return? And will we be able to return everything?

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Storytelling at war: How can journalists bring justice to war survivors?

A conversation between two renowned journalists from different generations. Are all wars similar? How does an increased speed of information spreading change war coverage? And most importantly, can journalists help to bring justice?

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Conflict, war, genocide? What will history textbooks say about the Russian aggression?

What is genocide? What characteristics does it have? What long-term consequences will the recognition and proof of facts of genocide in Russia’s actions have for Russia? It is time to give a legal definition to the Russian aggression, because it is the first step towards achieving justice.

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Film festivals: are they opportunities to hang out with friends or drivers of change?

Public discussion about festivals, their functions and roles, and ethical challenges which festivals have faced, and the vision of a contemporary film festival.

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To be heard: What narratives about Ukraine do we create?

Discussion about public communication and the strategies for overcoming obstacles.

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What are your plans for the future?

Public discussion about the strategy for the development of the film industry.

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War, art, imagination and dreams

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Art practices and oral history in overcoming trauma

Yulia Skubytska speaks about the approaches to dealing with trauma and its communication in humanities and art. About using international experience in setting up our postcolonial optics. And about the significance of processing trauma for the future.