The author of the project «Gra Doli» actress Natalia Sopit received the «Travel grant for artists» from the Arseniy Yatsenyuk Open Ukraine Foundation to present a documentary film about Mykhailo Hrushevsky held in Peremyshl (Poland).
«The city of Peremyshl was not chosen by chance to present our film. In addition to the fact that our studio supports long friendship and cultural ties with East European University in Peremyshl, the city is very close to Ukraine historically too. Peremyshl is the oldest of the major centers of Galicia, as the Hill (the birthplace of Mykhailo Hrushevsky). Kholmshchyna is also now the Polish territory). Therefore, in the light of recent events that politically artificially pumped between the Polish and Ukrainian the events with information, cultural and positive emotional support of both parties are extremely important, especially on the basis of documentary films that dispel historical myths, once fused by Soviet propaganda. Film exhibition actually occurred from Lviv to Peremyshl. In particular in the Museum of Krushelnytska in Lviv, in the Pension of sisters of charity in Pralkivka (near Peremyshl), in the Ukrainian gymnasium in Peremyshl and in the Ukrainian People's home of the city,» - Natalia said.
For your information:
Natalia Sopit is a Ukrainian actress, broadcaster, and lecturer in the Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University. She has been the author (screenwriter) of the project «Gra Doli» since 2005. Documentary Series «Gra Doli» is a mysterious, intriguing histories of the private life of well-known people who lived on Ukrainian lands and Ukrainians distributed worldwide. Among them are the stories of love, stories of the ascent to the Olympus of glory or unexpected turns of fate. It is an elegant, sophisticated story about little-known facts from the lives of famous people in Ukrainian culture, art, and science.
Awards and honors:
1st place in the competition «Famous names of Ukraine» at the 2nd All-Ukrainian Festival «Discover Ukraine» in 2007.
Special Prize «Television Eve» for the development of national TV and film production at the 2nd All-Ukrainian Festival «Discover Ukraine» in 2007.
Diploma of the V Kiev International festival of documentary films «Kinolitopys 2006».
Diploma of the VII Kiev International festival of documentary films «Kinolitopys 2008».
The Open Ukraine Foundation provides travel grants for travel costs for Ukrainian artists to exchange artistic experience at the international level and to improve cooperation between Ukrainian and foreign artists. These grants give Ukrainian artists the opportunity to present their achievements around the world.
