Sergii Masloboishchykov
Sergii MASLOBOISCHIKOV (1957, Ukraine) is a film and theatre director, scriptwriter, playwriter, set and costume designer, graphic artist and painter. He graduated from the National Fine Arts Academy in 1981 and later from Higher Courses of Scriptwriters and Directors of Goskino. He is a key figure in Ukrainian cinema and holds many titles, such as Honoured Artist of Ukraine, Academician of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Head of the Film Department of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Laureate of Shevchenko National Prize, Docent of National Fine Arts Academy and Member of National Fine Art, Theatrical and Cinematographers Associations. His work will be presented at IFFR 2025 in one of the Focus programmes, with films like …from Bulgakov (1999), Josephine the Singer and the Mice People (1994), and his newest release Yasa (2024), which will have its world premiere at IFFR.
Filmography
Village Doctor/Сельский врач (1988), The Different One/Иной (1989), Josephine the Singer and the Mice People/Співачка Жозефіна та Мишачий Народ (1994), The World of Sasha Shumovich/Мир Саши Шумовича (1997), … from Bulgakov/…от Булгакова (1999), Two Families/Дві сім’ї (2000), Lider/Лидер (2000), The Noise of the Wind/Шум вітру (2002), Nevseremos! People from Maidan/Невсеремось! Люди Майдану (2005), Ukrainian Argument/Український Аргумент (2014), Own Voice/Свій Голос (2016), Invasion/Навала (2023), Yasa/Яса (2024)
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Sergii Masloboishchykov at IFFR
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Yasa
Sergii Masloboishchykov | 150' | Ukraine | World premiere
Revolution and grief, past and present, through the eyes of two women. -
The Different One
Sergii Masloboishchykov | 18' | Soviet Union | Dutch Premiere
One soldier loathes another in this claustrophobic tale of violent obsession. -
…from Bulgakov
Sergii Masloboishchykov | 29' | Ukraine | Dutch Premiere
How to make a film about the endlessly confounding writer Mikhail Bulgakov? Combine the uncombinable. -
The Village Doctor
Sergii Masloboishchykov | 9' | Soviet Union | Dutch Premiere
In his debut film, Masloboishchykov adapts Kafka’s tale of an anti-existential hero. -
The World of Sasha Shumovich
Sergii Masloboishchykov | 36' | Ukraine | International premiere
A documentary made in the memory and honour of cameraman Sasha Shumovich, murdered in 1996. -
Ukrainian Argument
Sergii Masloboishchykov | 60' | Ukraine | Dutch Premiere
Masloboishchykov’s continued investigation into Ukrainian politics and protest turns its gaze to Maidan, 2013. -
Nevseremos! People of Maidan
Sergii Masloboishchykov | 22' | Ukraine | Dutch Premiere
The Ukrainian Orange Revolution remembered and appraised across class, geography and walks of life. -
Own Voice
Sergii Masloboishchykov | 77' | Ukraine | International premiere
The lesser-told Ukrainian history of a ubiquitous Christmas carol provokes discussion about heritage and change. -
The Noise of the Wind
Sergii Masloboishchykov | 80' | Ukraine | Dutch Premiere
Runaway child Alyosha invites inquiry into the pains we inherit in Masloboishchykov’s reworking of Goethe. -
Lider
Sergii Masloboishchykov | 28' | Ukraine | International premiere
A brief and engaging portrait of stage artist and teacher, Daniel Lider, citizen of Kyiv.