Dovzhenko Film Studio (Ukraine)

Background: This is one of the biggest film studios in former Soviet Union and modern Ukraine. Started in the city of Kiev by 1927, it was originally named "Kiev Feature Films Studio" and in 1956 renamed after the famous film director A.P.Dovzhenko.


1st Logo
(1940's-1957)

Logo: Just the name of the studio, arranged in favorite Soviet style.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Uncommon.

Editor's Note: None.



2nd Logo
(1957-1963)

Logo: The name of the studio appears, reading "КИЕВСКАЯ КИНОСТУДИЯ имени А.П.Довженко". The marble imprint of A.P. Dovzhenko's head is seen usually at the topside.

Variants:

• In the first year, the full name from the previous logo appeared, with the dedication to Dovzhenko added below. After then it was shortened, and italics added.
• The head sometimes does not appear. Once it did appear by the right side.
• There are several color gammas and grayscale versions.

FX/SFX: The animation of the chains.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare. Has turned up on a recent Fox Classics airing of The League of Gentlemen.

Editor's Note: None.



3rd Logo
(1963-1990's)

Logo: The words КИНО and СТУДИЯ (KINO STUDIO) are stacked in a box at the top right side. Another part of the logo appears below, reading ИМЕНИ and Александра Довженко. The year is seen below. The logo is crossed with faint searchlight beam.

Variants:

• There are many color variants.
• The box was removed after some time, leaving just stacked words, and the beam and year were gone. Even later "КИНО" became outlined.
• In several occasions the name was in Ukrainian rather than Russian.
  

FX/SFX: None. Sometimes the logo fades and/or the searchlight appears.

Music/Sounds: None or the opening theme.

Availability: Very common. There are hundreds of films and many of them are regularly seen on TV or re-released, with the logo intact.

Editor's Note: None.


4th Logo
(2000's)

Logo: A dark flower field appears, crossed with lightnings. Then the sky clears and the sunflowers raise their heads until one of them looks directly into the screen and others vanish. The flower turns into stylized picture with handwritten "Д" over it and the name around. The word above reads "НАЦIОНАЛЬНА" and below are "КIНОСТУДIЯ IМЕНI" and "О.ДОВЖЕНКА" in red font.

FX/SFX: Decent animation for the age.

Music/Sounds: A classic piano tune.

Availability: Extremely rare. The studio now produces much less films than before, and nearly all of them miss the logo at all. It was seen on Vladyka Andrey.

Editor's Note: None.

5th Logo
(Late 2000's -)

Logo: An accurate remake of the 3rd logo, in Ukrainian language.

FX/SFX: None so far.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare, has turned up on recent films like Platon Angel and Metelik.

Editor's Note: None.