Kievnauchfilm

Kievnauchfilm (, "Kyïvnaukfil′m", sometimes translated as Kyiv Science Film) was a film studio in the former Soviet Union located in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, established in 1941. Although it was created to produce popular science films, it eventually became best known for its animated films.
Description.
Kyivnaukfilm, an abbreviation for "Kyiv Science Films", was created as a studio for non-fiction films. Its main task was production of popular science films and documentaries covering a broad range of topics. In addition, it released 342 animated films, a large number of which are still popular today, such as a series about "Zaporizhian Cossacks" (directed by Volodymyr Dakhno), "Adventures of Captain Wrongel" series, "Doctor Aybolit", and a version of "Treasure Island" (all three directed by David Cherkassky). The studio's films received numerous awards at international and national film festivals.
Film director Feliks Sobolev ("Animals' Tongue, I and Others, Can Animals Think?") and studio Editor-in-Chief Yevheniy Zahdanskyi are considered to be trailblazers and figures of major influence in the documentary field in the former Soviet Union. Every year the studio released over 400 films.
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Kyivnauchfilm went into decline and was renamed National Cinematheque of Ukraine.