Last year marked the beginning of production for the biographical drama «Life in Odessa». This film is the first artistic project depicting the life of a Ukrainian director who worked in Odessa from 1926 to 1929.
The next phase of filming is scheduled for April-May this year, as announced by the Odessa Film Studio.
Filming will take place on the streets of Odessa, at the Odessa Film Studio, and also in Kyiv.
«This film is dedicated to Odessa in 1926, which was an essential cultural, literary, and cinematic hub; a city that recovered from the impacts of World War I and the Civil War; Odessa, thriving under the NEP, showcasing resilience and vitality. Odessa, captivated by cinema, poetry, jazz, and boxing…», – stated on the official page of the Odessa Film Studio.
Andriy Osypov, the director of the Odessa Film Studio, highlighted that the studio finished the previous year with a profit and is currently a stable enterprise. Therefore, they are not only continuing to produce a unique historical film about Dovzhenko, but also working on new projects.