Illia Gladstein was born in Kyiv in 1985. Started his career in film as a short film programmer at Molodist IFF. In 2013, together with Nadia Parfan, he co-founded the International festival of film and urbanism “86” which was organised in 2014-2018 in the town of Slavutych. Since 2014 he distributes independent films with 86PROKAT. In 2019 he founded an arthouse cinema in Kyiv KINO42.
In 2017 Illia founds a production company Phalanstery Films. His first produced feature documentary “Heat Singers” premiered at Visions du Reel (Nyon, Switzerland), was awarded by National film academy (Zolota Dzyga) and Ukrainian film critics association (Kinokolo) as the best Ukrainian documentary of 2020, and was sold to the biggest Japanese broadcaster NHK.
Project history:
KINO42 since 2019
Co-founder, CEO
The only independent cinema in Kyiv city center. Has one hall, 42 chairs, artistic programming and loving audience.
Phalanstery Films since 2017
Co-founder, producer
Phalanstery Films is an independent production company, focused on creative documentaries
86PROKAT since 2015
Founder, CEO
Independent film distribution company
International festival of film and urbanism “86” 2014 - 2018
Co-founder, programme director
International festival of film and urbanism “86” rested on interdisciplinarity: the bright program of new documentary films is combined with experimental architecture, documentary theatre and urbanist discussions. The festival had 5 editions.
Molodist international film festival 2009 - 2013
Program coordinator, producer
The oldest Ukrainian film festival. It focuses on young cinema from the whole world.
In 2017 Illia founds a production company Phalanstery Films. His first produced feature documentary “Heat Singers” premiered at Visions du Reel (Nyon, Switzerland), was awarded by National film academy (Zolota Dzyga) and Ukrainian film critics association (Kinokolo) as the best Ukrainian documentary of 2020, and was sold to the biggest Japanese broadcaster NHK.
Project history:
KINO42 since 2019
Co-founder, CEO
The only independent cinema in Kyiv city center. Has one hall, 42 chairs, artistic programming and loving audience.
Phalanstery Films since 2017
Co-founder, producer
Phalanstery Films is an independent production company, focused on creative documentaries
86PROKAT since 2015
Founder, CEO
Independent film distribution company
International festival of film and urbanism “86” 2014 - 2018
Co-founder, programme director
International festival of film and urbanism “86” rested on interdisciplinarity: the bright program of new documentary films is combined with experimental architecture, documentary theatre and urbanist discussions. The festival had 5 editions.
Molodist international film festival 2009 - 2013
Program coordinator, producer
The oldest Ukrainian film festival. It focuses on young cinema from the whole world.