Mavka: The Forest Song (Ukrainian: Мавка. Лісова пісня, romanized: Mavka. Lisova pisnia) is a Ukrainian 3D-animated fantasy film. It was created in 2023 by the Animagrad film studio (which is a part of The Film.UA Group). Based on Lesya Ukrainka's play, The Forest Song, it portrays characters from Slavic and Ukrainian folk mythology. Oleksandra Ruban and Oleh Malamuzh directed the film.
The animated film is set in two worlds: one enchanted and one human. The main theme of the film is a love story between an enchanted forest dweller (Mavka) and a human (Lukas), and their battle with the villain Kylina, who desires to own a magical forest wellspring.
Mavka: The Forest Song was released in Ukraine on March 2, 2023. This animated film has set several national records during its release in the cinemas. In particular, it became the highest-grossing Ukrainian film project for the whole history of the independent Ukrainian cinematography and entered the list of the twenty best films in the history of Ukrainian cinema.
Dubbed into the English language and also into 32 local languages, Mavka: the Forest Song was shown on theater screens in approximately 140 countries worldwide. During the national release period, the original Ukrainian language version also ran in other countries.
Cast[]
| Character | Original Actor | Dub Actor |
| Mavka | Natalka Denysenko
(speaking) |
Laurie Hymes |
| Khrystyna Soloviy
(singing) | ||
| Lukas | Artem Pyvovarov | Eddy Lee |
| Kylina | Olena Kravets | Sarah Natochenny |
| Frol | Serhiy Prytula | Tom Wayland |
| Leo | Oleh Mykhailiuta | Scottie Ray |
| The Healer | Natalya Sumska | Marca Leigh |
| Hush | Mykhailo Khoma | Marc Thompson |
| Ondina | Julia Sanina | Nikki Thomas |
| Lesh | Nazar Zadniprovskyi | Marc Thompson |
| One Who Sits in the Rock | Oleh Skrypka | Mike Pollock |
| Erick | Andriy Mostrenko | ¿? |
| Dereck | ¿? | |
| Narrator | Nina Matviienko | Marca Leigh |
Additional Voices[]
- Tyler Bunch
- Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld
- Christian Sandford
- Samantha Smithton
External Links[]
- Mavka: The Forest Song at the Internet Movie Database