Program
For ten years, Kyiv Critics' Week has hosted the Ukrainian premieres of the best of the world's leading film festivals. To mark our anniversary, we're bringing selected films from past editions back to the big screen – the ones that stayed with us long after the end credits rolled. It's a chance to revisit old favorites or catch up on what you missed.
Over the ten years of Kyiv Critics' Week, Ukrainian cinema has learned to speak more boldly, sharply, and loudly – and we've been fortunate to serve as a stage for it. This program brings together Ukrainian films from past editions of the festival: cinema that was made and watched despite the pandemic, the war, and blackouts.
Five new hits from Ukrainian and Swiss cinema. The festival's programmers selected three films that best capture the current state of Swiss filmmaking. In turn, a team of Swiss film critics chose two films that reflect Ukrainian cinema today, with its explorations in both genre and auteur filmmaking.
The Swiss side is represented by Viviana Viri, Florian Keller, and Andrea Di Guardo.
Just as at our first edition, this year we are proud to present the Ukrainian premieres of four hits from the world's leading film festivals – from a horror comedy starring Gillian Anderson to new films by Paweł Pawlikowski and Martin McDonagh.
