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Documentary about Ukraine’s Bulgarian Community to Open the 6th OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival
The joy of celebration and the silence of war. This contrast lies at the heart of the opening film From Bloom to Flame , which will have...
6 days ago2 min read
The 6th edition of the OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival opens in Kyiv with a Bessarabian reception and a world premiere
On September 5 at 18:00 , the 6th OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival (OKO IEFF) will launch at ArtPrichal in Kyiv. For the...
7 days ago4 min read
Look Beyond: Events and Exhibitions at OKO—2025
OKO is more than just film screenings. It’s a stage where cultural voices resonate, rituals stir, and memory takes root. It’s a space...
7 days ago2 min read
THE OKO sees – the jury decides and selects the best!
The OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival announces the jury lineup for the 6th edition. In 2025, the festival will unite three...
Aug 78 min read
The 6th Edition of the OKO Film Festival (IEFF) will take place in Kyiv from September 5 to 10, and in Bolhrad (Odesa region) from September 12 to 14.
The festival venues in Kyiv are ArtPrychal and the House of Cinema , hosting events and screenings from 5 to 10 September. To attend...
Aug 12 min read
The OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival announces the Program of the 6th edition in Ukraine and Bulgaria
The 6th edition of the OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival (IEFF OKO) presents 90 films in 24 languages from 52 countries...
Jul 319 min read
Visual concept of OKO 2025
‘Bessarabia is coming to Kyiv!’ The OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival will be held for the sixth time in Ukraine and Bulgaria....
Jun 124 min read
The VI International Ethnographic Film Festival “OKO” starts accepting applications for participation: Program specifics and key dates
The OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival team announces the start of the application process for the VI edition on February 03,...
Feb 56 min read
Winners and Recognitions of the 5th International Ethnographic Film Festival "OKO"
The 5th International Ethnographic Film Festival "OKO" concluded with a grand closing ceremony on November 15. The second part of the...
Dec 23, 20249 min read
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Austrian Embassy Sofia for the support provided to this year's edition of the OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival in Sofia.
Thanks to your assistance, two talented directors, Lennart Miketta and Lennart Hüper, were able to personally present their film, an...
Dec 9, 20241 min read
The second part of the 5th International Ethnographic Film Festival “OKO” started in Sofia (Bulgaria)
The official opening ceremony of the Ukrainian-Bulgarian International Ethnographic Film Festival “OKO” took place on November 8 at the...
Nov 11, 20245 min read
Международният фестивал на етнографското кино „OKO“ представя членовете на журито на Международната пълнометражна конкурсна програма 👁👁👁„ОКО GLOBAL“
Това са: ✅ Олександър Денисенко е филмов, театрален, радио- и телевизионен актьор; режисьор на филми, театрални, радиопиеси,...
Nov 8, 20243 min read
Международният фестивал на етнографското кино „OKO“ представя членовете на журито на Националната конкурсна програма 👁„Нашето ОКО“.
Това са: ✅ Галин Георгиев -български етнолог, автор на редица научни трудове. Завършва Историко-етнографския факултет на Софийския...
Nov 8, 20242 min read
War Through Two Camera Lenses: Where Silence Screams
War Through Two Camera Lenses: Where Silence Screams is an exhibition by photographers Oleksandr Baron (Ukraine) and Rumen Sarandiev...
Nov 2, 20241 min read
The 5th OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival announcesthe full lineup of the Bulgarian edition - 2024
The OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival (IEFF), which will take place in Bulgaria from November 8 to 15, 2024, announces the...
Oct 19, 202415 min read
The Ukrainian part of the 5th editionof the OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival is officially closed
From September 8 to 15, the city of Bolhrad (Ukraine, Odesa region) was completely immersed in the atmosphere of ethnographic films. The...
Sep 18, 20249 min read
OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival announces the winners of the Ukrainian part of the 5th edition
OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival announces the winners of the Ukrainian part of the 5th edition The Ukrainian part of the...
Sep 16, 20243 min read
The fifth day of the fifth OKO edition. OKO's educational mission among the youth of Bolhrad.
On this day, a lot of pupils attended the screenings. The children watched the film Ponytails in Time of War (directed by Olha...
Sep 14, 20241 min read
The third day of the OKO festival: talks about culture in times of war, the war, screenings of festival films and introducing Ukrainian traditions to schoolchildren.
On the third day (10/09/2024), the Festival organizers held a press conference. It was moderated by Serafym Savchenko . The folklore...
Sep 13, 20241 min read
What did the guests and participants do on the second day of the Festival?
They: - discussed the topic “Cultural heritage of national minorities as a valuable resource of cultural diplomacy”; - learned to dance...
Sep 13, 20241 min read
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