KYIV CRITICS’ WEEK is an international film festival created to introduce Ukrainian viewers to the best new films selected by professional Ukrainian film critics. The festival program includes films from the line-ups of this year’s major world film festivals, as well as films that have had a significant impact on the history of cinema or are dedicated to prominent figures of cinema.

After each screening, the audience will have a discussion with a film critic.

CURATORS OF THE 2023 FESTIVAL

Prominent Ukrainian film critics act as curators:
  • Daria Badior

    Film critic, editor. Published in Ukrainian and international publishers: Suspilne Kultura, Dwutygodnyk, Osteuropa, Kino Raksti and others. Co-founder of the Union of the Ukrainian film critics.

  • Stanislav Bytiutskyi

    Film critic, director. Head of the scientific and program department of the Dovzhenko Center. Published in Ukrainian and international publications about cinema and culture.

  • Serhiy Ksaverov

    Film critic. Member of the International Film Press Association (FIPRESCI) and the Union of the Ukrainian film critics. He’s a regular contributor to LB.UA and DTF MAGAZINE.

  • Anna Datsiuk

    Film critic, lecturer of the course on cinema at the Cultural Project, and curator of the cinema hall at the SWEET.TV online platform.

FESTIVAL REGULATIONS