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Genre and stylistic features of Ukrainian fiction cinematography of the period of independence

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ID22239298
AuthorsAnastasiia Suprun-Zhyvodrova (0000-0003-1633-6417, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, corresponding author)
Year2024
Issue1
Pages75-87
Publication date2024-03-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFolk art and ethnology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2664-4282 • E-ISSN: 2786-6181
PublisherNational Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Co. LTD Ukrinformnauka) (Publications) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.15407/nte2024.01.075
OpenAlexW4392949095
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited2

The article is devoted the definition of genre and stylistic features of fiction films produced in Ukraine from 1991 to 2022. Using the analysis of theoretical works on film studies, genre theory, semiology and film history, it is proposed to define the concept of “genre” as a set of repetitive syntactic and semantic structures, the main connections of the genre with the socio-cultural and historical context are outlined. In particular, after analyzing 949 audiovisual projects from the «Base of National Films of Ukraine», which have been created during the period of Independence, it was found that the largest number of produced audiovisual works belongs to the fiction type of cinema. The presence of syntactic and semantic structures of 46 genres has been identified according to the genre and thematic direction of fiction cinematography. It is proved that the most popular genre in production is drama – 25 % of the total number of feature films. This percentage is a significant advantage over the presence of other genres. Analysis of data from the box office of cinema distribution in Ukraine for 2020 has revealed discrepancies between the number of produced films of a certain genre and thematic direction and the preferences of Ukrainian viewers. In this way, the assumption that the predominance of certain genres in the production of Ukrainian audiovisual art reflects the cultural needs of Ukrainians has been refuted. Such a comparison also disproved the claim that the absence of certain genres in the Ukrainian media space testifies to the foreignness of the narrative structure of such films to the cultural characteristics of Ukrainians, because the top five audience preferences include, for example, the horror genre, which is minimally present in Ukrainian production. The results of the study have theoretical and practical significance for film production in Ukraine, and also form a research field for further study of the development of each individual genre present in Ukrainian audiovisual art of the period of Independence

Aesthetics · Art · Cinematography · Drama · Film genre · Linguistics · Literature · Movie theater · Narrative · Poetics · Poetry · Ukrainian · Visual arts · Central European and Russian historical studies · Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine · History · Military, Security, and Education Studies · Philosophy

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Unique citing works1
Citations per year1
Citation span2026 - 2026 (1)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 1

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