Kievnauchfilm
| Government enterprise | |
| Industry | Film |
| Fate | transformed |
| Successor |
National Cinematheque of Ukraine, Ukrainimafilm |
| Founded | 1941 |
| Defunct | 1990 |
| Headquarters | Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR |
| Products | Animation, TV films |
| Owner | Soviet government |
Kyivnauchfilm (Russian: Киевнаучфильм, Ukrainian: Київнаукфільм, sometimes translated as Kyiv Science Film) was a film studio in the former Soviet Union located in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, established in 1941.
It was the largest European studio for non-fiction films. The name is an abbreviation for "Kyiv Science Films", and its main task was production of popular science films and documentaries covering a broad range of topics. In addition it released 342 animated films, a large number of which are still popular today, such as a series about Zaporizhian Cossacks (directed by Volodymyr Dakhno), Adventures of Captain Vrungel series, Doctor Aybolit, and a version of Treasure Island (all three directed by David Cherkasky). The studio's films received numerous awards at international and national film festivals. Film director Felix Sobolev (Animals' Tongue, I and Others, Can Animals Think?) and studio Editor-in-Chief Yevgeni Zagdansky are considered to be trailblazers and figures of major influence in the documentary field in the former Soviet Union. Every year the studio released over 400 films.
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Kyivnauchfilm went into decline and was renamed National Cinematheque of Ukraine.
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