Kolo Kino

Cinema Documentaries · Since 2016

The stories cinema deserves

Kolo Kino is an independent documentary studio dedicated to the stories behind cinema. We make long-form films about its directors, its craft, and the moments that shaped the films you grew up with.

Months of research per project, broadcast-grade audio and visuals, and a small team of cinephiles obsessed with telling these stories the way they deserve. Built for the way cinema is best enjoyed: on a big screen, leaning back, with the lights down.

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The Team

The people behind every frame

A small, international team of cinephiles obsessed with telling cinema's stories the way they deserve.

Ievgen Khalimovskyi

Ievgen Khalimovskyi

Founder · Creative Director

Kiev, Ukraine

Founder of Kolo Kino. Writer, director and editor on every documentary. Everything you love about this channel comes from Ievgen: the storytelling, the craft, the rhythm and the look.

About Ievgen

Studied stage direction (left in his final year) and worked as a graphic designer and editor before starting Kolo Kino as a hobby in his Kiev kitchen in 2016. He still works from Ukraine, where he kept the channel running through the war with generators, batteries and laptops bought from channel revenue. The creative engine behind every Kolo Kino documentary: concept, narrative direction, editing and the visual signature that defines the channel.

Alexander Mandrik

Alexander Mandrik

Co-founder · Director & Producer

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

Co-founder, channel director and producer. Runs operations, sponsor relations and overall strategy, making sure every project ships and reaches the right audience.

About Alex

A psychologist by training, Alex spent a decade in international business and industry, first as a branch director in China and later leading technical policy in Europe. He brings that operational background to Kolo Kino, where he handles strategy, sponsor relations and day-to-day operations from Las Palmas. His creativity lives in spreadsheets and negotiations.

Support Kolo Kino

Thank you for keeping cinema alive with us

Every tip, every share, every minute you've spent with our films makes the next one possible. Thanks to that support, not a single Kolo Kino documentary carries a sponsor or paid placement today — and we'd like to keep it that way for as long as we can.

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    Latest Releases

    New film every week

    Self-contained essays drawn from the next long-form project. Building tension while the next big story is cooked.

    Don't Be A Stranger

    Let's make something together

    Tell us about your brand, your audience, and the kind of story you would like to be part of. We reply to every serious inquiry within 48 hours.

    collabs@okolo-kino.com

    Bentagache 13, 2B · Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · 35009, Spain

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