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![An announcement of UA Days in Luxembourg in 2026. (Source: press office)]( "“Art Under Fire”: Ukraine Brings Cinema, Poetry, and Cultural Resistance to Luxembourg")
![Photograph from the Regards Célestes/Heavenly Photographers exhibition at the Cannes Film Festival. (Source: Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers)]( "Cannes Film Festival Hosts Exhibition Honoring Journalists Killed Covering Russia’s War in Ukraine")
![Still from the film “Vesna.” (Source: Cannes Film Festival)]( "“Vesna” Premieres at Cannes as Director Urges World Not to Forget Ukraine’s War")
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![Ukrainian scientist Waldemar Haffkine. (Source: Wikimedia)]( "Oscar Nominee to Direct “Foreign Bodies”—Cannes-Announced Film on Ukrainian Scientist Waldemar Haffkine")
![Still from the film “RESCUE.” (Source: Ukrainian organization Every Animal)]( "“RESCUE”: Ukrainian Film on Animal Evacuations in War Zones Heads to London’s Raindance Festival")
![A cover from the Ukrainian video game “Hollow Home.” (Source: Steam)]( "“Hollow Home’” on Steam Brings Players Into Besieged Mariupol Through the Eyes of a 14-Year-Old")
![Russian singer Philipp Kirkorov poses with Greek composer Dimitris Kontopoulos in a photo shared online. (Source: Instagram/@dimitriskontopoulos)]( "Greek Composer Kontopoulos Denies Filip Kirkorov Involvement in Eurovision 2026 Song “Bangaranga”")
![Rebelia [1991], the Musical That Made Ukraine’s Independence Story Go Viral]( "Rebelia [1991], the Musical That Made Ukraine’s Independence Story Go Viral")
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Open Ukrainian TikTok today, and you may find teenagers quoting dissident poets and dressing as Ukrainian intellectuals. The reason is Rebelia [1991] —a Ukrainian musical that brought different generations together and quickly became a wartime cultural phenomenon.![A photograph featured in the exhibition "My Kyiv—The Way I Want You to See It." (Source: French Institute in Ukraine)]( "French Lyceum Students Present Alternative Vision of Wartime Kyiv in “My Kyiv” Exhibition")
![Bulgarian representative DARA at Eurovision 2026. (Source: @nicholas_chobb/Instagram)]( "Bulgaria’s Eurovision Winning Entry Features Ukrainian Creative Team Work on Stage Design and Video Production")
![Ukrainian filmmaker Zhanna Ozirna at the 79th Cannes Film Festival. (Source: @rozkryto/Instagram)]( "Ukrainian Filmmaker Zhanna Ozirna Receives Build Your Dream Award at Cannes for Debut Film “Honeymoon”")
![Bulgarian singer DARA celebrates after winning Eurovision 2026 with the song Bangaranga in Vienna, Austria, on May 16, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Bulgarian singer DARA celebrates after winning Eurovision 2026 with the song Bangaranga in Vienna, Austria, on May 16, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Russian singer Manizha arrives at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 Turquoise Carpet event in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on May 16, 2021. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian singer Manizha arrives at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 Turquoise Carpet event in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on May 16, 2021. (Source: Getty Images)")
-a0efbb659366c1f9dc66fc745c6e0192.png "Oscar Nominee to Direct “Foreign Bodies”—Cannes-Announced Film on Ukrainian Scientist Waldemar Haffkine")
-0ca416e2c6d3e0f310133e9c16d2f157.jpg "Greek Composer Kontopoulos Denies Filip Kirkorov Involvement in Eurovision 2026 Song “Bangaranga”")
![Rebelia [1991], the Musical That Made Ukraine’s Independence Story Go Viral](https://storage.united24media.com/thumbs/90x60@2x/9/22/5577ec6dbc710eff4c16fc242512c229.jpg "Rebelia [1991], the Musical That Made Ukraine’s Independence Story Go Viral")
-cb1d610b0a9f3502305b39558d3e8ae0.png "Ukrainian Filmmaker Zhanna Ozirna Receives Build Your Dream Award at Cannes for Debut Film “Honeymoon”")
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