LISENBART ORIGINALS — Original films and story worlds developed from first idea through production.
Films
Unnecessary Things
In a quiet future, a robot buys a discarded human from a store of unwanted things. What begins as an act of curiosity becomes a fragile story about friendship, memory and the need to be seen.
15 awards · 45 festival selections
“A lovely story about sentience and friendship.”
Credits
Written and directed by Dmytro Lisenbart, based on a story by Robert Sheckley. Co-written with Andriy Rushkovskyi, with production design by Dmytro Krivonos. Produced by Lisenbart Animation Studio and Marcus Film, with support from Derzhkino.
The Last Kozak
In Development
A stylized animated feature about a nameless cossack trapped in a time loop, forced to defeat evil again and again. Built as an action-fantasy with comic-book rhythm, psychological tension and a Ukrainian mythic world shaped for international audiences.
- Script, treatment and pitch complete.
- English teaser available.
- Developed for production, financing and co-production conversations.
Original IP
Pershosvit
149K subscribers · 274 videos · 196M views
A Ukrainian preschool IP for children aged 0–6, built around Captain Firefly — a friendly robot hero who leads songs, stories and early learning through colours, numbers, shapes and emotions.
With a large Ukrainian-language content library and strong audience reach, Pershosvit is positioned for further development across series, compilations, broadcasting and educational formats.
Scoopy Cap
10.5K subscribers · 225 videos · 8.2M views
An English-language preschool IP for babies and toddlers aged 0–5, built around Scoopy Cap — a friendly space explorer who introduces first letters, colours, numbers, animals and calm musical routines.
The project combines a growing English-language content library with repeatable preschool formats, creating a foundation for further audience growth, distribution and licensing.
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