The first Ukrainian International Film Festival comes to Latest on January 18th
We are proud to be hosting the first Ukrainian International Film Festival here at Latest Music Bar from 18th January.
The festival runs across 9 days: 6 days at Latest Music Bar and 3 days at The Ropetackle Arts Centre in Shoreham, with the launch event at Latest Music Bar.
We’ve been working closely with Hromadske TV in Ukraine since the start of the war, broadcasting weekly across many of the local TV channels, and many of you will have seen the footage, much of which can be found here.
This has led to cultural links and we are very proud now to bring this major festival, The Ukraine International Film Festival to Brighton and Hove and hopefully to many of the other cities in the local television network.
Below are the films we are showcasing along with tickets. All films are free to Ukrainians and their families.
Mother of Apostles
This stunning film is based on the stories of women whose sons are fighting for Ukraine.
Slovo House
A young, ambitious writer is recruited by the Soviet political intelligence agency. He wants to get rid of his competitors in order to obtain an apartment in Slovo House and to achieve success in literature. How far will his vainglorious ambitions lead him?
Why Am I Alive?
Based on the story, “Now I am a Turk, not a Cossack” by Yevhen Mitko, this story is told by a 10 year old boy, Zhenya from Mariupol.
Klondike
Official Oscar selection from Ukraine. The story of a family that from July 17-19 2014 finds itself at the centre of the MH-17 aircrash catastrophe near the village of Hrabove in the Donetsk Oblast region of Ukraine. The war is going on, not only in the country, but also in this family.
Latest Music Bar are also hosting a Documentary Day on Saturday 21st January, tickets are free or if you would like to donate, you can here. On Sunday 22nd January we are hosting a Family Day, tickets are free or donation, more information here.
The initial funding to create this festival has come from Brighton & Hove City Council and from Latest.
This is the first Ukraine International Film Festival opening in Brighton & Sussex. It is directed by Nataliya Valda, aided by Murray Woodfield, Director of UK Film Festival London, and produced by Nataliya Valda from Valmedia and Latest Group CIC, the not-for-profit community organisation run in association with local television channel, Latest TV. The festival is hosted by Latest Musicbar and Ropetackle Arts Centre.
