VECTORS OF MODERN POLISH-UKRAINIAN COOPERATION IN CINEMATOGRAPHY

The article is devoted to the importance of modern cinematography in the development of Polish-Ukrainian cultural cooperation. Attention is drawn to the special features of cinematography, which make it an important mediator for the transmission of important socio-political narratives. The main thematic vectors of modern Polish-Ukrainian cinematography are analyzed in the chronological sequence of historical events. The main thematic areas are defined as: the era of the Cossacks, the liberation struggle of the Ukrainian people of 1917 – 1921, the events of the Second World War, the «Volyn tragedy», the Revolution of Dignity and the modern Russian-Ukrainian war. The article provides examples of Polish-Ukrainian cooperation in cinematography: the involvement of Polish and Ukrainian actors in one film, the cooperation of Polish and Ukrainian directors, the creation of feature films by Ukrainian directors with the support of Polish cultural institutions, and the introduction of these films by the Polish public at cinema festivals. Attention is drawn to the peculiarities of each topic. In particular, films about the Cossack era have noticeable differences in interpretation, which is caused by the still existing differences in Polish and Ukrainian historiography regarding the figure of B. Khmelnytskyi and the Cossacks in general. The subject of 1917 – 1921 is revealed rather weakly, and the main event around which discussions take place is the Union «Pilsudskyi-Petlyura» (Warsaw Treaty of 1920). Perhaps the most irritating and dangerous for Polish-Ukrainian relations is the topic of the «Volyn Tragedy», which has a special significance in the historical memory of the Polish and Ukrainian peoples. For the most part, films on this topic are documentaries based on the memories of eyewitnesses. A new phenomenon are feature films on the topic of the Revolution of Dignity and the modern Russian-Ukrainian war. First of all, they are designed to counteract Russian propaganda, to acquaint the Polish public with the true intentions of Russia, and to draw the attention of the world community to this problem.