The festival was founded in 2014 by Ilya Gladshtein and Nadia Parfan.
In addition to the film program, other events are held in Slavutych as part of the festival.
We became interested in making an international cultural event in a small town, away from capitals and large centers, where anything small gets lost in the flow of people and news.
[2]In 2019, the film festival was canceled by the organizers due to a scandal when they received funding from the Ministry of Culture.
[3] The Palm of the North National Documentary Competition has been held at the festival since 2016.