38th edition
17-25 january 2026

Weightlifter

Sztangista

Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk

Image Weightlifter
PolandUkraine
2018 Fiction 30 min
It is a story about a professional weightlifter Petro, who is preparing for an important competition. Before the competition, Petro receives tragic news. A hard decision lays upon his shoulders. His inner conflict makes Petro into something more than just a mechanical bundle of muscles.
With : Aleksandr Loy, Valeria Khilko, Yuriy Shcherbyna, Maxim Bereznuk
Screenplay : Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
Image : Michał Rytel-Przełomiec
Sound : Sergiy Stepansky
Editing : Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
Production : Ewa Jastrzebska (Munk Studio - Polish FIlmmakers Association), Valentyn Vasyanovych (Studio Garmata Film), Konrad Stefaniak (Polish Film Service)
Distribution: Studio Munka
International sales: Studio Munka
Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk graduated from the National University of Drama, Film and Television Karpenko-Karyy in Kiev (Ukraine) in 2013. During his studies he made several shorts, which went on to be selected in international festivals and which won several awards. He took part in the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2013 before winning a grant from the Polish ministry of culture between 2015 and 2017. He set up Terrarium, a platform for Ukrainian scriptwriters. He is currently developing his fist feature, Pamfir, with which he took part in the TorinoFilmLab.