Lecture by Stanislav Menzelevskyi: Ukrainian Hollywood of the 1920s
How did one of Europe’s most dynamic film industries emerge in early Soviet Ukraine, and what place does VUFKU hold in the history of world cinema?
About the Lecture
The lecture focuses on VUFKU—the All-Ukrainian Photo Cinema Administration, a unique cultural and cinematic project of the 1920s.
We will discuss the Ukrainian film avant-garde, VUFKU’s international connections, and the development of a film industry that transformed Ukraine into one of the most important centres of European cinema. Special attention will be given to how this legacy was rediscovered and reinterpreted in contemporary Ukraine.
About the Lecturer
Stanislav Menzelevskyi is a film scholar, archivist, and co-founder of the Meduza publishing project. For more than ten years, he headed the Research and Programming Department at the Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Centre.
He co-authored the compilation films Atomograd: Montage of Utopia and Lviv Intervision, co-curated the exhibition VUFKU: Lost & Found, and co-edited the Anthology of Ukrainian Film Criticism. He is currently pursuing a PhD at Indiana University Bloomington.
The lecture is part of The History of Cinema in Ukraine programme, curated by Daria Badior and Sofia Doroshenko.
Lecture Details
Date: 12 September | 16:00
Format: Online and in person
Location: Jam Factory Art Center, 124 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho Street, Lviv, Auditorium
Admission: Free with advance registration
Participation is free. Please register to join the lecture online or in person.
Learn more about the art centre at jamfactory.ua.