Ukraine is proud to be part of the 11th edition of the SIFFCY Film Festival (January 28 - February 3, 2025) - The Biggest Celebration of Good Cinema!

On January 28, 2025 Ambassador of Ukraine in India Dr. Oleksandr Polishchuk took part at the inauguration ceremony of the 11th edition of Smile Film Festival for Children and Youth. 

During the Festival Ukraine was represented by:

• Ukrainian children's film "Dronya’s Artifices" (Дронині мандрони) by Kharkiv-based director Kateryna Balabai;
• Ukrainian 3D animated fantasy film "The Dragon Spell" (Микита Кожум'яка), directed by Manuk Depoyan and based on Anton Siyanika's fairy tale.
• 3 short films directed by Ukrainian children, including "Me. My Eleven Years. War", directed by Marusya Shuvalova.
• Two Ukrainian kids Davyd Tsub and Kateryna Ivanova have been selected as Young Jury members.

Second Secretary of the Embassy Volodymyr Prytula took part in an engaging panel discussion "The Reel Days. Engaging Young Audiences with Good Cinema" in the Age of Instagram Reels & YouTube Shorts" (January 28, 2025).

To know more about SIFFCY visit www.siffcy.org.

We extend our sincere gratitude to Smile Foundation and Founder Mr. Santanu Mishra, SIFFCY team and personally Director Mr. Jitendra Mishra, and the EU Delegation in India for their commitment to promoting international cinema among Indian youth. We were proud to be the part of SIFFCY 2025 and look forward to 12th edition next year!

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