
Atlantis
Directed by
Ukraine
2019
106 min
- Ukrainian
Drama
A soldier suffering from PTSD befriends a young volunteer hoping to restore peaceful energy to a war-torn society.
Awards
- Cristal Arrow Award - Les Arcs FF
- Special Jury Prize - Tokyo IFF
- Orizzonti Award for Best Film, HFPA Award - Venice IFF
- UKRAINE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE 93RD ACADEMY AWARDS
Festivals
- Venice International Film Festival 2019
- Viennale 2019
- Tokyo International Film Festival 2019
- Les Arcs Film Festival 2019
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2020
- Berlinale Co-Production Market 2020
- FICUNAM 2020
- Luxembourg City Film Festival 2020
- Fribourg International Film Festival 2020
- Melbourne International Film Festival 2020
- Sarajevo Film Festival 2020
- Odesa International Film Festival 2020
- Festival du Nouveau Cinéma Montréal 2020
Credits
- Cast
- Andrii Rymaruk
- Liudmyla Bileka
- Screenplay
- Valentyn Vasyanovych
- Cinematography
- Valentyn Vasyanovych
- Editing
- Valentyn Vasyanovych
- Production
- GARMATA FILM STUDIO
- Sales
- BEST FRIEND FOREVER
Press
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A remarkable piece of filmmaking from an exciting emerging Eastern European voice. Atlantis is stunning to watch.
Valentyn Vasyanovych
Ukraine
The way I work, I don’t stick too much to the script. I prefer to absorb situations. I know what I am trying to get, sure, but I usually leave some space for miracles to happen.
Valentyn Vasyanovych is a Ukrainian director, producer and DoP. He was born in 1971 in Zhytomyr, Ukraine and graduated from The National University of theatre, cinema and television of Karpenko-Kary as cinematographer (1995) and documentary filmmaker (2000), as well as from The Wajda School in Poland (2007). In 2004, he gained recognition as a documentary filmmaker - his documentary AGAINST THE SUN (2004) received the Jury Prize at Clermont-Ferrand IFF, the Grand Prix at Nancy FF, mention of the jury at the Toronto IFF and several other awards. His full-length documentary PRYSMERK (2015) was awarded Special Mention at Docudays FF in Kiev and recieved the Golden Duke as the best Ukrainian film at Odesa IFF in 2015. In 2012, he made his debut feature BUSINESS AS USUAL (Odessa IFF, Special Jury Mention, FICC award). His second feature film KREDENS was awarded a prize by Odesa's FIPRESCI Jury. In 2014, Valentyn Vasyanovych worked as a producer and DoP on Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy's THE TRIBE, which became the biggest international success of Ukrainian film, winning the Grand Prize at Cannes’ Critics week and more than 40 other prizes around the globe. His 2017 feature, BLACK LEVEL, won the FIPRESCI Prize for Best Ukrainian Feature at the Odessa International Film Festival. ATLANTIS (2019) won Best Film in the Horizons section of the Venice Film Festival.