MAVKA. THE FOREST SONG. Official Teaser Trailer

The new teaser trailer for MAVKA. THE FOREST SONG animated feature is released by Animagrad studio (FILM.UA Group). The theatrical release of the movie is scheduled for next year.

MAVKA. THE FOREST SONG is an animated feature film produced by Animagrad Studio based on ancient Slavic myths and legends, and also inspired by a classic Ukrainian literature masterpiece “The Forest Song” – а drama-fairy-tale by an outstanding Lesya Ukrainka (a poetess, writer and true inspirer of women’s empowerment). It features a unique strong female character, Mavka, who is the Soul of the Forest and its Guardian. This is also a story of the power of love capable of uniting, saving and granting life. The project intertwines many elements of authentic and modern Ukrainian culture, like mythology and literature, music and dance rituals.

The new teaser trailer focuses on Mavka’s abilities and magic as the Soul of the Forest – she is sensitive to the feelings of the Forest creatures and gifted to calm down their fears. Her magical powers comfort the disturbed herd of Forest bison (who are on the verge of extinction in Ukraine).

This scene echoes the animated film’s environmental mission – to raise awareness of the endangered species including bison, black stork, Eurasian lynx, and brown bear, as well as plants and butterflies. A touching episode with a lynx and its cub in the teaser trailer also brings the issue in the spotlight. The project’s partner in this mission is WWF Ukraine.
Along with the real animals the teaser trailer features mythical creatures, and it also introduces Lukas – Mavka’s beloved and a talented musician.

Mavka’s movement and gestures are modelled based on the Ukraine’s National Opera prima ballerina Kateryna Kukhar’s moves. She played Mavka’s actions on set and even had to perform a couple of stunts for the bison sequence. The teaser trailer also pays tribute to the 150th anniversary of Lesya Ukrainka (a genius Ukrainian poetess and writer) celebrated on the national level in 2021.

MAVKA’s production team pays special attention to the score. The concept combining cinematic orchestral music and Ukrainian folk instruments was developed in collaboration with the Italian composer Dario Vero. Ukrainian musicians were invited to create the teaser trailer soundtrack, the famous folklore multi-instrumentalist Maksym Berezhnyuk is among them.
Mavka’s genuine character perfectly completes the line-up of animated movies based on strong female characters with authentic background created by Animagrad Studio – along with Mila from THE STOLEN PRINCESS (2018) and the upcoming movie ROXELANA.
The charm of authentic Slavic traditions, a boatload of adventures, complex characteristics of the heroes, and good-natured humour make the film appealing to both young and adult audiences worldwide.

Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Comedy.
Language: Ukrainian, English.
Production: Animagrad Studio (FILM.UA Group).
Supported by the State Film Agency of Ukraine.

Director: Oleksandra Ruban, Oleg Malamuzh.
Producers: Iryna Kostyuk, Anna Eliseeva, Egor Olesov.
Line Producers: Lutsenko Sasha, Yana Medvedieva.
Head of 3D Production: Andrew Militskyi.
Script by: Yaroslav Voytseshek.
Art Director: Kristian Koskinin.
Score Composer: Dario Vero.
Flute Music for Teaser Trailer Soundtrack by: Maksym Berezhnyuk.
Vocal: Marta Spizhenko.
Production manager: Troshkina Irina.
Sound and Color by: Postmodern Postproduction.
Postproduction Studio: Postmodern Postproduction.
Postproduction producer: Kateryna Eroshkina.
Сolorist: Dmitry Vasylenko.
Sound Supervisor, Re-recording Mixing: Roman Homeniuk.
Premiхing, Sound Designer: Anna Malienko.
Sound Engineer: Anna Havriluk.
Video Engineer: George Karamanov.

Animagrad
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MAVKA. THE FOREST SONG:
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