Its main task was production of
popular science films and
documentaries covering a broad range of topics.[4] In 1959, Kyivnaukfilm (an abbreviation for "Kyiv Science Films"), under Hippolyte Lazarchuk expanded into animation.[5] In addition, it released 342
animated films, a large number of which are still popular today, such as a series about
Zaporozhian Cossacks called
Cossacks (directed by
Volodymyr Dakhno),[4]Adventures of Captain Wrongel series, Doctor Aybolit, and a version of Treasure Island (all three directed by
David Cherkassky). The studio's films received numerous awards at international and national film festivals, such as the World Festival of Animated Film in Zagreb for
Iryna Hurvych's How Women Sold Men and the Animated Film Festival in New York.[5]
Film director
Felix Sobolev (Animals' Tongue, I and Others, Can Animals Think?)[6] and studio Editor-in-Chief
Yevheniy Zahdanskyi are considered to be trailblazers and figures of major influence in the documentary field in the former
Soviet Union. By 1966 the studio released over 400 films annually.
On March 29, 2019, in accordance with the order of the
Ministry of Culture of Ukraine No. 256 "On the Reorganization of the State Enterprise "Ukrainian Animation Film Studio", the film studio "Ukranimafilm" was merged with the "
Dovzhenko-Center," which became its legal successor.[8]
Ivasyk-Telesyk cartoon animation directed and written by Alla Hrachova, («Івасик-Телесик» 1989)[18]
Cat and Rooster - Ukrainian folk tale
Cat and Rooster adaptation, Kyivnaukfilm / Ukranimafilm, written and directed by Alla Hrachova («Котик та Півник» 1991).[19]
The Tree Pans series (1989-1991)
The Tree Pans («Три Паньки» 1989)
Three Pans Are Housekeeping («Три Паньки хазяйнують» 1990)
Three Pans at the Fair («Три Паньки на ярмарку» 1991)
Popular science / documentaries
The Blown up Dawn, Взорванный рассвет, 1965, director
Felix Sobolev
Animals' Language, Язык животных, 1967, director
Felix Sobolev
Seven Steps beyond Horizon, Семь шагов за горизонт, 1968, director
Felix Sobolev
Can Animals Think? Думают ли животные? 1970, director
Felix Sobolev
Myself and Others, Я и другие, 1971, director
Felix Sobolev
Indian yogis. Who are they? Индийские йоги — кто они? 1970, director Almar Serebryanikov
Echo of our Emotions, Луна наших эмоций (1977)
People and Dolphins, Люди и дельфины (1983), director Volodymyr Khmelnytskyi
Vavilov's Star, Звезда Вавилова, 1984, director Anatoliy Borsuk, screenwriter
Serhiy Dyachenko[20]
Экспертиза одной сенсации, 1985, (about
pseudoscience), director Lev Vdovenko
A Footprint, Отпечаток, 1985, director Anatoliy Borsuk
A Man from 6am through Midnight, Человек с шести до полуночи, 1987, (about everyday struggles of a young professional engineer in the Soviet Union), director
Andrei Zagdansky