Serhiy Sergiovich Skobun (Ukrainian: Сергій Сергійович Скобун; born 4 March 1973) is a Ukrainian film director.
For the first time, he tried his hand in cinema on the Canary Islands, where he worked on creating the entertainment-psychological show “Status Quo.”
In 2015, he began filming the historical movie The Legend of the Carpathians, starring Valeriy Kharchyshyn and Maria Yaremchuk.
He also directed the music video for the song While I Haven’t Left by the band Druha Rika, which became the soundtrack for The Legend of the Carpathians.
In 2018, he was invited to serve on the jury of the international film festival “Brukivka.”
In 2020, he received the “Heroes of Today” award from the Ukrainian TV channel Ukraine.
At the beginning of 2022, he directed the short film Yellow Star: A Story of Two Families, Jewish and Ukrainian, During World War II, Film Yellow Star received numerous international film awards.
He is also the organizer of the international film festival “Bukovina” and international film festival BUC-TEN on Canary Island, Spain.
In 2024, participated in the film Under the Volcano by Damian Kochur. The film was presented at the Toronto International Film Festival and was selected as Poland’s nominee for the 97th Academy Awards.
List of awards and nominations
edit| Award | Ceremony date | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coronation of the word | 2016 | Odesa International Film Festival Special Award | Legends of Carpathians | Won | [1] |
| Marbella International Film Festival | 2017 | Best feature film | Legends of Carpathians | Nominated | [2] |
| Marbella International Film Festival | 2019 | Best short film | Angel | Won | [3][4] |
Gratitudes
edit| Gratitude | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Gratitude from the leadership of SSU in Chernivtsi region for a significant contribution to the revival of
national spirituality and the preservation of the historical heritage of the Ukrainian people |
2018 | [5] |
| Gratitude from the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain | 2018 | [6] |
| Gratitude from the Ukrainian Institute of America in New York | 2018 | [7] |
| Gratitude from the Association of Ukrainians in the Canary Islands 2018 | 2018 | [8] |
| Gratitude from the Ukrainian Canadian Congress | 2018 | [9] |
| Gratitude from Embassy of Ukraine to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2018 | [10] |
| Acknowledgments from the chairman of the Committee on Culture and Spirituality of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
Mykola Knyazhitsky for a significant contribution to the development of culture and art. |
2018 | [11] |
| Heroes Today Award from Ukraine TV Channel for contribution to the development of the hometown. | 2020 | [12] |
References
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- ^ MIFF. "Festival 2019". Marbella Film Festival. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
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- ^ Алік Вовк (2018-04-19), "Легенда Карпат" LONDON, retrieved 2018-10-03
- ^ "Manifest generated by GPAC". av.voanews.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
- ^ "Ассоциация Украинцев на Канарских Островах". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
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- ^ "На "Дні українського кіно" у Верховині режисер та актори привезли "Легенду Карпат"". espreso.tv. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
- ^ "Герої Сьогодні 2020". www.segodnya.ua. Retrieved 2020-09-25.