The Grand Prix of the Third Kiev International Film Festival was unanimously awarded to the new Ukrainian blockbuster "Firecrosser" (2011) by Mykhailo Illienko.
The Third Kyiv International Film Festival will start by opening the photo exhibition of one of the most famous contemporary Ukrainian still photographers – Nikolai Gnisyuk.
Within the special social partnership project that is maintained together with the UN in Ukraine, the festival will screen documentary and feature films that are devoted by the most daunting up-to-date society problems.
In addition, US-based film executive Eleonora Granata takes over this year as Creative Director of KIFF. Granata is a respected member of the international film community who works as a Production Executive at FilmMaster, a leading Italian production company.