Molodist International Film Festival

Molodist (Ukrainian: Молодість, meaning "youth") is an international film festival which takes place every October in Kyiv, Ukraine. It began in 1970 as a two-day festival of films, shot by students of Kyiv State Institute of Theatrical Arts, presenting 33 movies that year. In 2010, there were 439 films presented, making it the biggest film festival in Ukraine, with an audience of 127,000.eThe president of the festival is Andrii Khalpakhchi (Андрій Халпахчі).