Directors Kateryna Gornostay and Nikon Romanchenko became parents

On the eve of the world premiere of the Ukrainian documentary "Timeline" at the Berlin International Film Festival, Kateryna Gornostay and Nikon Romanchenko had a son.

The director shared the good news:

"Our little one, who was expected a few weeks after the Berlinale, decided to join us at the festival last night, just in time for tomorrow's premiere of A STRIP OF TIME. We are healthy, full of joy and a little tired."

Pregnancy during the final stage of work on «TIMESTAMP» "It changed my perception of the children the film is about. I'm sure there will be many opportunities to discuss my film later, when the time is right."

Kateryna's partner, Nikon Romanchenko, is the editing director of the film "TIME TAPE".

"While working on the film, Kateryna and I wanted to emphasize the continuation of life despite difficult times," - added Nikon Romanchenko.

TIMELINE — a documentary about teachers and students who continue to teach and learn during military operations, including in de-occupied and frontline territories. This is the first film by a Ukrainian director since 1997 to be included in the main competition program of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. — the last time it was Kira Muratova's film "Three Stories". Kateryna Gornostay's documentary feature film will compete for the main prize — «Golden Bear»In addition, "Timeline" is nominated for the Documentary Award at the Berlin Film Festival.

The film was shot in liberated and frontline locations in Ukraine during 2023–2024. The idea for the film about education during wartime was proposed by the public association OSVITORIA, which acted as executive producer. The film was produced by 2BRAVE PRODUCTIONS. The film was co-produced by François Le Gaulle and Marion Guth from the a_BAHN film company (Luxembourg), Rinske Raap from RINKEL DOCS (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) and Victor Ede from CINEPHAGE PRODUCTIONS (Marseille, France)

The Berlin International Film Festival will run until February 23, and the winners will be announced the day before the festival ends.