The development of Ukrainian culture is a deep and complex issue on which historians, philosophers and even politicians are working. Strategic plans for the revival of traditions, serious steps to national identification should be embodied today in the intellectual product that will create a new Ukrainian cultural elite. During the rapid development of innovation and technological progress, it is difficult to keep a balance between authenticity and global trends, but our interlocutor succeeds. About the future of Zhytomyr, highest award «Oscar» and the ideal team from a new generation of «filmmakers» Dmytro Holumbewskii

«I film maker. This definition best describes the totality of what I do. In fact, in your theme can do everything. If they ask if I can make a movie, I’ll say Yes. And clean the sound, and make the installation, and align the color, and Director’s work to do-all»

«In the beginning it was my desire to work in film, and I learned to do everything myself. What qualities are needed? Do not pay attention when you say nothing happens; do not put yourself in these words. This is usually said by people who are unsure of themselves or do not understand. It’s easier for them to say it’s a bad idea. But when you change people around you, it turns out that there are a lot of «stupid enthusiasts» who are burning with ideas. Why in America, many people shoot and create? Because, according to witnesses, there simply all are loaded: «Let’s do, I am ready». Apparently, this is the inner freedom»

«You have to concentrate on yourself, on your consciousness, on what you are doing… Everyone who has achieved something in life says, «Concentrate on what is important to you». When I clearly set a goal for myself, it is easier for me to do everything: to agree, to decide. Globally, it is not so difficult»

«Once I thought to join Karpenko-Karyi» (approx. ed. – Kyiv national University of theater, film and television. Ivan Karpenko-Karyi). But too long held on to Zhytomyr-gave him chances. He studied at our University two blocks from home. I was comfortable and simple, I shot all the videos-even then I found myself in this. Although in fact the comfort zone is bad. I had friends, acquaintances, I saw potential, removed «Inspired by Zhytomyr», believed that we will shoot here cinema, but, growing up, understood that there is no equipment here, people aren’t present. Everything was done by friends, and they have work, family, children; we need professionals, and they are in Kiev, professionals cost money, and where money to take? And then the question arose: «What are you doing in Zhytomyr?» It was time to move on. Now I have to do something there to come back with my experience. I can not leave the thought that in Zhytomyr you can change everything. Hampered by the fact that we have labels being: «in the US, He was educated so he knows everything»

«Now all the scientists are delighted: there was a man who conquered Everest in his underwear, swam 100 meters under the ice. He sits in ice water for two hours – only his head sticking out, and he does not change body temperature. They ask him how he does it, and he just says, this is from the beginning – breath control. Full proper breathing and contemplation of the process. All practices actually lead to one thing – energy. Every religion has this energy, I go to a Cathedral or a Church and there I feel it. I am close to Dzogchen (approx. ed. – practical school, an offshoot of Tibetan Buddhism). I just realized in an instant that it is necessary to bring yourself to life and mentally, and in terms of health. Through practice, I learned to work with my own fears»

«I shot two mystery thrillers. I want to influence human vices: I like when a person looks and understands something when it «catches». There is a wonderful Director David Fincher, he shoots exciting and mysterious stories-riddles always interest the viewer. When we see someone’s insights, we understand that they are also a bit the same. Perhaps in real life we do not allow this bad, but in the minds of people it is. And there are a lot of injured people»

«Until recently, we had a whole bunch of the Soviet past. Street characters, whose achievements are only that they fought, and not always willingly. People died, killed, and against this background creates a certain mythology, given the name of the streets. What can be built out of death? Until we get out of this, I don’t think anything will happen»

«Until recently, we had a whole bunch of the Soviet past…Until we get out of this, I don’t think anything will happen»

«Zhytomyr can be made the birthplace of cinema – myths are created. Something was found, something was unearthed, and something was thought out-here’s a myth on which faith is built. Not in the sense of worship, but in the fact that people will say: «Oh, he did it here?» And went-went. As in Lviv: all on myths-each institution with history. They made up a mine with coffee, and you go there and believe that coffee is extracted in this way. Why not? Now is the time of myths that are being modernized, why not use it? God grant that in Zhytomyr «KNode». It is our Zhytomyrer, even before the lumière brothers step movie did Alfred Fedetskiy… But for this one aspirations little, need to people, tools… «Alone in the field» won’t do anything. This is a certain layer of work»

«To assemble a perfect team, you just have to blindly believe in what you are doing, have an idea. That is, during your creative work you can «fight», but above the goal will help to bring it to the end. The team is the kind of people who ask, «What’s so cool we’re going to do today?» And you do it together»

«When the project ends, we gather and celebrate. After the shooting say the words: «Тhank you All. The withdrawal is over». It is always with applause, everyone is happy – it is also a certain recharge»

«At the time I was shocked «Shantaram» (approx. ed. – novel Australian writer Gregory David Roberts). Some pomposity of what is happening is the real basis of the story. There was a motivation to go to India. We gotta go!» (Smiles)

«We are guest workers… On the other hand, I want to reach the state when at any time I can buy a ticket wherever I want and fly. What if I get a job there? I’ll work and come back. Should be a choice, and when it nakatta, naususe, behold, will be coming back to work here, create here»

«I believe that within five to ten years everything will move at a rapid pace. People will understand that we will either die, or, as in Israel, we will gather and do everything intensively: build, repair. If you look at Mykhailivska five years ago and now… In the evening it’s just a fairy tale! Who would dream of such a thing?»

«One thing I realized: blind faith in success is sometimes enough to start. And we do not have this-the belief that everything will be fine. One will begin to speak, it is «all bad». In fact, we do not know what will happen in a day, and people do not even try to give themselves a chance for two or three years ahead-they put an end to everything»

«A smart producer gave me advice. When I start to criticize something in some projects, he says: «Offer! Offer your option-you’re a professional. Not going to offer – another whiner!» I do not irritate the universe, just everywhere I see people who always have something wrong, they have problems everywhere, everything is bad…It is necessary to understand that when you become a normal, kind, cheerful person, case something in themselves start to «rock on»

«To me a very long time came true that all the time – sometimes you just have to wait. Now I understand what «Oscar» you this year is not going to get it. I want him! And there is a chance that in five years you will not get it, and perhaps ten, but it is so important, valuable and sweet thing that you are ready to wait. And here the goal is not even «Oscar», and the understanding that the event is not somewhere, not far. When someone gets an Oscar or builds something, when something happens, people say, «Things change for the better». And we need a lot of good events, a lot of good examples»

«Quite often, those who receive an Oscar are just dreamers who did not believe that this could happen, did not plan. And those who purposefully goes, waits, can wait 20 years… I do not consider myself to be either one or the other: I am a purposeful dreamer» (Laughs)

«I remember two gifts in my life. The first camera that my father bought sometime in 2006 or 2007, another cassette. This, exactly, and was the «kick». (Laughs) my mom said to my dad, «Oh, I have to buy him a camera!» It was after the Lord of the Rings, when I saw the total scale that can be created a movie, realized that I like it. We then in the yard almost every day in the summer filmed movies in different genres. I had a mask from the movie «Scream», which in all the films «traveled», because it was the only props, was a tripod – «weapon», as from the movie «Terminator». These films are, once it is necessary to publish them. It was a crazy, funny movie, but it was the first steps on the path to filmakers… And the second gift – headphones «Beats», which gave uncle. For me it was very important to be able to close and listen to music. The headphones are completely soundproof and it was the coolest sound I’ve ever heard. Now I have all ideas are born through music, through certain musical directions»

«What you become is about family. Even the disease indicates generic problems that a generation is not decided. You have to solve it, find it and figure it out. Then life will be different. If you and your family strife, then your woman will be strife, so goodbye to normal life»

«The problem with most people is that they don’t trust anyone. You talk to a person, and you feel closed, cautious. You sit there and think, « Dude! I believe in you, do it!» If a person believes, he is charged with great energy!»

«I am infinitely glad that in my profession every year you become more valuable. You won’t be told, «this Director is old». There’s Wedge Eastwood: he’s 90 and he’s still making a movie. Spielberg is close to 80, and he makes modern films for teenagers. These people are trending, they don’t know what age is, they are out of it. Body gets old, so what? You may be heavier, but the experience helps to find the «chips» in all»

«I realized that a beautiful person is the one who smiles sincerely. Even the example of his girlfriend can say about it. A person is beautiful when he smiles, because a smile is always a decoration. It may sound trite, but I actually believe it! When you ask a person to smile at the camera, the picture becomes happier and more interesting. This is the very first chip. All the more in movies not always need good people – need interesting characters. The way a person can laugh is an important factor. The main thing – do not complex. There are people who «burned out»: someone told them that they have teeth not such or they grunt when they laugh. I have when the familiar girl was, which laughed at me, as a Dolphin. But everyone around you and shared your laughter, everyone began to laugh, and around it immediately changed the atmosphere»

«Khvylovyi, Vinnichenko, Kovel, the Parajanovs – these people showed the approach of the Stalinist era, when the “leader” only fists kneaded. They had their own vision of the world, and if our culture had not been destroyed by hunger or war, apparently, we would have had a Paradise on earth. This generation would form the second, then the third, and today would be fully formed established ideals of literature and culture. It is difficult for us, descendants of ordinary people: we do not have that interesting background»

«I don’t make plans, I rather dream. I see that all the possibilities and the impossibility, the bad factors and the good – all this moves me to where I need to be … Sometimes some of the things that worry me are only for example, I made the final decision collected things and have departed, and not for the fact that I sat and thought: «My God, what to do, how to live?»

«I have been to Israel, Indonesia, Thailand, UAE, many European countries. I want to visit the UK, USA, and Australia. These are countries of a special language that you want to understand. New Zealand – «dream-dream», want see, where «Lord of the Rings» cast. And India, of course»

«I do not consider myself successful, but I am getting closer to it. Without pride, I just consider myself a professional in certain things»

«Zhytomyr has a great tourist future. In fact, it’s fun when historical findings change understanding. If we now find two to three interesting facts to put tourist signs, quite soon, the crowd of Brits, Americans will go… So it in five – ten years will be preserved as an established thing, and everything will change»

Translated by Aliona Matushevich