Its main task was production ofpopular science films anddocumentaries covering a broad range of topics.[4] In 1959, Kyivnaukfilm (an abbreviation for "Kyiv Science Films"), under Hippolyte Lazarchuk expanded into animation.[5] In addition, it released 342animated films, a large number of which are still popular today, such as a series aboutZaporozhian Cossacks calledCossacks (directed byVolodymyr Dakhno),[4]Adventures of Captain Wrongel series,Doctor Aybolit, and a version ofTreasure Island (all three directed byDavid Cherkassky). The studio's films received numerous awards at international and national film festivals, such as the World Festival of Animated Film in Zagreb forIryna Hurvych'sHow Women Sold Men and the Animated Film Festival in New York.[5]
Film directorFelix Sobolev (Animals' Tongue, I and Others, Can Animals Think?)[6] and studio Editor-in-ChiefYevheniy Zahdanskyi are considered to be trailblazers and figures of major influence in the documentary field in the formerSoviet Union. By 1966 the studio released over 400 films annually.
On March 29, 2019, in accordance with the order of theMinistry of Culture of Ukraine No. 256 "On the Reorganization of the State Enterprise "Ukrainian Animation Film Studio", the film studio "Ukranimafilm" was merged with the "Dovzhenko-Center," which became its legal successor.[8]
Ivasyk-Telesyk cartoon animation directed and written by Alla Hrachova, («Івасик-Телесик» 1989)[18]
Cat and Rooster - Ukrainian folk taleCat and Rooster adaptation, Kyivnaukfilm / Ukranimafilm, written and directed by Alla Hrachova («Котик та Півник» 1991).[19]
The Tree Pans series (1989–1991)
The Tree Pans («Три Паньки» 1989)
Three Pans Are Housekeeping («Три Паньки хазяйнують» 1990)
Three Pans at the Fair («Три Паньки на ярмарку» 1991)
The Blown up Dawn, Взорванный рассвет, 1965, directorFelix Sobolev
Animals' Language, Язык животных, 1967, directorFelix Sobolev
Seven Steps beyond Horizon, Семь шагов за горизонт, 1968, directorFelix Sobolev
Can Animals Think? Думают ли животные? 1970, directorFelix Sobolev
Myself and Others, Я и другие, 1971, directorFelix Sobolev
Indian yogis. Who are they? Индийские йоги — кто они? 1970, director Almar Serebryanikov
Echo of our Emotions, Луна наших эмоций (1977)
People and Dolphins, Люди и дельфины (1983), director Volodymyr Khmelnytskyi
Vavilov's Star, Звезда Вавилова, 1984, director Anatoliy Borsuk, screenwriterSerhiy Dyachenko[20]
Экспертиза одной сенсации, 1985, (aboutpseudoscience), director Lev Vdovenko
A Footprint, Отпечаток, 1985, director Anatoliy Borsuk
A Man from 6am through Midnight, Человек с шести до полуночи, 1987, (about everyday struggles of a young professional engineer in the Soviet Union), directorAndrei Zagdansky
