Kievnauchfilm
Entertainment - Kyiv, , Ukraine
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Kievnauchfilm sometimes translated as Kiev Science Film in English, was a film studio in the former Soviet Union located in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, established in 1941.It was the largest European studio for non-fiction films. The name is an abbreviation for "Kiev Science Films", and its main task was production of popular science films and documentaries covering a broad range of topics. In addition it released a large number of animated films that are still popular today, such as a series about Zaporizhian Cossacks (directed by Vladimir Dakhno), Adventures of Captain Vrungel series, Doctor Aybolit, and a version of Treasure Island (all three directed by David Cherkasky). The studio's films received numerous awards at international and national film festivals. Film director Felix Sobolev (Animals' Tongue, I and Others, Can Animals Think?) and studio Editor-in-Chief Yevgeni Zagdansky are considered to be trailblazers and figures of major influence in the documentary field in the former Soviet Union.After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Kievnauchfilm went into decline and was renamed National Cinematheque of Ukraine.The animated film division was split off under the name Animafilm.
