'MAVKA' REVEALS
THE ENCHANTING FOREST QUEEN
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| Mavka The Forest Song arrives next year |
Two upcoming animated projects today: coming from the Ukraine is an animated movie that has been in works for many years and should arrive to cinemas next year.
MAVKA based on a drama ‘The Forest Song’ by
Lesya Ukrainka, as well on the elements from Slavic mythology, will follow Mavka — a Soul of the Forest and its Warden — who faces an impossible choice between love and her duty as guardian to the Heart of the Forest, when she falls in love with a human — the talented young musician Lukas. The story is about the magical power of love. That kind of love that enables human
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| A massive line of Mavka merchandise has already been launched in Ukraine, including a whole supermarket designed around the film |
nature to find the magic within and reveals abilities and qualities that empower a person to reach beyond possible and to hold against evil and human vice. Nature and its well-being will play one of the significant roles in the setup of the story, and thus, Mavka’s Forest will be inhabited by
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| Forest lynch will be one of the characters based on endangered species |
endangered species of animals and plants to raise awareness about the extinction problem and the loss of natural habitats.The film will also present to the world enchanting Ukrainian and Slavic traditions, rituals, music, locations, ornaments!
Oleksandra Ruban is directing.
'MY SWEET MONSTER'
A PRINCESS AND A BANDIT
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| My Sweet Monster will arrive Autumn 2021 |
Also set for next year, September 1st 2021 to be precise, is another animated adventure, but this one coming from neigh- bouring Russia.
MY SWEET MON- STER is animated comedy adventure directed by
Maxim Volkov for one of our favourite movie companies CTB! It will be an incredible story about the obstinate princess Varvara, who runs away from the palace, after getting tired of her father – Tsar Elisey's constant admonitions to her. She gets
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| Maxim Volkov is directing this Russian animated adventure |
captured by the forest bandit Buka and turns his life into a mess. The princess tries to bring to the forest her own rules and becomes an object of the bandit’s envy. However, when you get a taste of hatred, you might also taste love too.
Second part of our animated Easter Weekend today, beginning with an enchanting story that is in production over in Peru. AINBO will bring South American indigenous elements, lush landscapes and mythology onto the big screens. Its eponymous heroine is a young indigenous girl who lives in the heart of the Amazon, protected by rainforest’s Mother Spirit. One day, she learns how her world is being threatened by Yacuruna, an ancient demon, embodied in deforestation and an illegal mining project. With the help of mythological creatures – a giant turtle, for instance – she sets out to battle these evils.
in production
in the Ukraine and follows
Mavka - a beautiful forest nymph and soul of the Forest - who faces an
impossible choice between love and her duty as guardian to the Heart of
the Forest, when she falls in love with a human - the talented young
musician Lukash. This story is about the magical power of love. That
kind of love that enables human nature to find the magic within and
reveals abilities and qualities that empower a person to reach beyond
possible and to hold against evil and human vice.
daughter Mila. In spite of different social standings our heroes found a lot in common and shortly fell in love. But their happiness couldn't last long because Mila was kidnapped by Chernomor the sorcerer. He plans to sacrifice Mila to prolong his immortality and power. Ruslan doesn't want to accept the loss of his beloved and launches himself on a search. He is about to witness many wonders on the way. He is going to meet an ill-tempered learned cat, a cowardly wizard, a stone monster and a talking head guarded by a horde of skeletons. Ruslan will overcome all obstacles, defeat all enemies and fighting against the evil won't hesitate to risk his life for a loved one. 