Studio Kvartal 95
IndustryTelevision entertainment
Founded2003
FoundersVolodymyr Zelenskyy, Serhiy Shefir, Boris Shefir
Headquarters
Kyiv
,
Ukraine
Websitehttps://kvartal95.com/en/
Vechirniy Kvartal (Evening Quarter), a comedy show produced by Kvartal 95

Kvartal 95 Studio (Ukrainian: Сту́дія «Кварта́л-95»; Russian: Сту́дия «Кварта́л-95») is a publicly held television entertainment production company operating in Ukraine since 2003.[1][2] The company was founded by now-President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and some of his school friends.[3] The company produces audio and visual content (such as films, TV series and formats) in Russian and Ukrainian, and organises concerts.

History

Kvartal 95 Studio was founded in 2003 on the basis of the KVN team Kvartal 95, which, in turn, is named after the 95th Kvartal, a neighborhood in Kryvyi Rih. Kvartal 95 KVN team was founded in 1997[4][5] while its official debut took place in 1998 at the KVN festival in Sochi. The studio as well as the KVN team was created by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who ran in the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election, and was elected President of Ukraine.[6]

According to Zelenskyy,[1] the objective of the company is to "make the world a better place, a kinder and more joyful place with the help of those tools that we have, which are humor and creativity". It has produced such popular (in Ukraine) shows as Vechirniy Kvartal (English: Evening Neighbourhood), Svaty (The In-Laws), and Servant of the People.[1][2]

Since the presidency of Volodymyr Zelenskyy

After Zelenskyy's inauguration most leading figures of Kvartal 95 joined Zelenskyy's administration as Deputy Heads of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine and one was appointed Deputy Head of the Ukrainian Secret Service.[7][8][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "About us". KVARTAL 95. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Team History". KVARTAL 95. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b Walker, Shaun; Roth, Andrew (2020-03-07). "Volodymyr Zelenskiy: 'My White House invitation? I was told it's being prepared'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  4. ^ "Зеленский Владимир Александрович". LB.ua. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  5. ^ "Пресс-конференция бывшего участника "Квартала 95" Манжосова не состоялась, он исчез". Интерфакс-Украина (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  6. ^ "Ukraine election: Comedian Zelensky wins presidency by landslide". BBC News. 22 April 2019. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Нові кадри в Адміністрації. Кого Зеленський привів на Банкову". Українська правда.
  8. ^ "Zelensky's childhood friend appointed SBU's first deputy chief (Document)".
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