Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
Born
Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk

(1983-03-23) March 23, 1983 (age 41)
Uman, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Alma materChernivtsi University
Occupations
  • Film director
  • film producer
  • screenwriter
Years active2008–present

Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk (Ukrainian: Дмитро Михайлович Сухолиткий-Собчук; born March 23, 1983) is a Ukrainian author, film director and writer.

Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk's feature-length debut film was Pamfir (2022), which had its world premiere at the Cannes film festival.[1] The film was nominated for the Discovery of the Year Prize of the EFA[2] and received over 30 awards, screening at more than 70 film festivals. His short films were selected for such prestigious film festivals as Sundance Film Festival, DOC NYC, IDFA, Toronto International Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films and others.

He is a member of the Ukrainian (from 2017) and European (from 2018) film academies,[3] founder and organiser of the Terrarium script development platform.[4]

Early life

He was born on March 23, 1983, in Uman, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. His family originates from the Ivano-Frankivsk region.[5][6] Graduated from the Chernivtsi Polytechnical college with a degree in architecture. Received a bachelor's degree at the philosophy and theological faculty of the National University of Chernivtsi.[5] Studied in a journalism school and later worked as a cameraman and editor for several local and national TV channels, as well as a poster artist for a cinema in Chernivtsi.[5][7][8]

In 2013, he graduated from the Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University as a film director (Mykhailo Illienko workshop). Participated in a number of national and international film festivals with his student short films. Won a screenplay competition in 2011, was a participant of the Berlinale Talent Campus (2013), received a Gaude Polonia scholarship (2015, 2017).[7]

Career

Student works

Over the years of his studies, Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk directed seven fiction short films, among them:

Weightlifter

The film Weightlifter received the Grand Prix of the Warsaw International Film Festival and the Oscar qualification in 2020, while the Drama International Short Film Festival (Greek: Φεστιβάλ Ελληνικών Ταινιών Μικρού Μήκους Δράμας) in Drama (Greece) selected it as a nominee for the best short film award of the European Film Academy.[4][13]

Pamfir

Main article: Pamfir

Pamfir was Dmytro Sukholuytkyy-Sobchuk's feature-length fiction debut which premiered at the Cannes film festival in May 2022, in the Directors' Fortnight section.[14][15]

Liturgy of Anti-Tank Obstacles

Main article: Liturgy of Anti-Tank Obstacles

Following his feature debut, the director made a short documentary about Ukrainians who temporarily changed their profession to be useful in Ukraine's war against Russia. The film was funded by The New Yorker.[16][17] The film is perceived by the director as the narrative which we shape as a record of crimes and damage inflicted on us by the aggressor.[6][18]

The film saw its world premiere on August 13, 2022, at the Sarajevo Film Festival – the film opened the documentary program of the festival.[16][17] Further it was selecrted for over 70 international film festivals, such as IDFA, Toronto International Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, DOC NYC, New York's documentary festival, Clermont-Ferrand ISFF.[19]

Civic position

In 2018, he supported the appeal of the European Film Academy in defence of Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov, who was imprisoned in Russia.

He made a number of statements to draw attention to the fate of Maksym Butkevych, an activist, soldier, and eventually a prisoner in the so-called LPR. In particular, the flag with his portrait on it accompanied the director during the European Film Awards ceremony.

Filmography

Year Country Title Type Length,
min 		Role Notes
Direct or Writer Produc er
2008  Ukraine «Отроцтво»
«Adolescence» 		Fiction 10 Yes Yes Yes
2009 «Коріння. СНИ.»
«Roots. DREAMS.» 		Fiction 15 Yes Yes Yes
2011 «Нитка»
«Thread» 		Fiction 10 Yes Yes No
2012 «Борода»
«The Beard»
part of «Ukraine, Goodbye!» 		Fiction 25 Yes Yes Yes
2013 «Красна Маланка»
«Krasna Malanka» 		Documentary 53 Yes Yes Yes
2015  Romania
 Ukraine 		«Intersection»
«Інтерсекція» 		Documentary 20 Yes Yes No
2018  Ukraine «Штангіст»
«Weightlifter» 		Fiction
short 		30 Yes Yes No
2022  Ukraine
 Poland
 France
 Chile 		«Памфір»
«Pamfir» 		Fiction
full-length 		102 Yes Yes No
2022  United States
 Ukraine 		«Літургія протитанкових перешкод»
«Liturgy of Anti-Tank Obstacles» 		Documentary
experimental 		12 Yes Yes Yes

Festivals and awards

Given by the Terrarium portal[4]

Adolescence
The Beard
Krasna Malanka
Intersection
Weightlifter

References

  1. ^ Поліна Горлач (2022-04-20). "У Каннах відбудеться світова премʼєра фільму "Памфір" Дмитра Сухолиткого-Собчука" (in Ukrainian). Suspilne Kultura. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  2. ^ Марія Куцова (2022-11-08). "Одразу чотири українські фільми номіновані на премію Європейської кіноакадемії" (in Ukrainian). Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  3. ^ "Нові члени Європейської кіноакадемії від України". Бюро української кіножурналістики. 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  4. ^ a b c Дмитро Сухолиткий-Собчук на порталі «Terrarium»
  5. ^ a b c d Ірина Славінська (2023-05-02). "Дмитро Сухолиткий-Собчук: "Не дивіться на сюжет". Режисер – про важливість сюжету для кіно й Маланку" (in Ukrainian). The Ukrainians. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  6. ^ a b Єлизавета Сушко (2023-02-23). "Дмитро Сухолиткий-Собчук: ""Памфір" – картина, яку на сто відсотків зрозуміє тільки український глядач"" (in Ukrainian). Тиктор медіа. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  7. ^ a b c "Дмитро Сухолиткий-Собчук: "Коли з'явиться національна ідея – з'явиться національне кіно"" (in Ukrainian). Главред. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  8. ^ Біографія. «Коронація слова»
  9. ^ Юлія Карпицька (2012). ""Красна Маланка" як історія поколінь" (in Russian). Ж-л «Кіно-Театр» №3'2012. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  10. ^ Переможці Коронації слова
  11. ^ ""Красна Маланка". Синопсис сценарію документального фільму" (in Ukrainian). Сценарна майстерня. 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  12. ^ a b Влад Требуня (2013-10-30). "Режисер Дмитро Сухолиткий-Собчук: "Головний вчитель – сама реальність. Стараюся бути уважним до її настанов"" (in Ukrainian). Бліц-Інфо. Archived from the original on 2016-02-06. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  13. ^ Олександр Докієн (2018-10-08). "Чернівчанин Дмитро Сухолиткий-Собчук став європейським кіноакадеміком" (in Ukrainian). Шпальта. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  14. ^ Юлія Подкидишева (2023-03-23). "Режисер фільму "Памфір" Сухолиткий-Собчук: про села Буковини, діалект, Канни та підготовку акторів" (in Ukrainian). Суспільне Чернівці. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  15. ^ "У Пирогові відкрилася виставка за мотивами фільму "Памфір"" (in Ukrainian). Ukrinform. 2023-06-25. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  16. ^ a b "Фільм "Літургія протитанкових перешкод" візьме участь у конкурсі кінофестивалю в Сараєво" (in Ukrainian). Нове українське кіно. 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  17. ^ a b Ліза Цареградська (2022-08-25). ""У документальному кіно люди перестають бути статистикою з новин" – інтерв'ю з Сухолитким-Собчуком" (in Ukrainian). Suspilne Kultura. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  18. ^ "«Молодість». «Літургія протитанкових перешкод»". Archived from the original on 2023-07-14. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  19. ^ "Північноамериканська прем'єра документального фільму "Літургія протитанкових перешкод" відбудеться на Toronto International Film Festival" (in Ukrainian). Kinowar. 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
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