About

Celebrating its fourth year, the Prairie Ukrainian Film Festival (PUFF) returns to Saskatoon from June 11–14, 2026, bringing four days of contemporary Ukrainian cinema to audiences across the city.

PUFF is Saskatoon’s Ukrainian film festival, dedicated to showcasing contemporary Ukrainian cinema and fostering cultural exchange through film.

Presented at the Ukrainian Museum of Canada and Remai Modern, the festival highlights films that reflect the richness, complexity, and evolving voices of Ukraine’s film industry.

This year’s program features seven films spanning documentary, drama, science fiction, animation, and classic cinema, exploring themes of identity, displacement, memory, resilience, cultural continuity, and life during wartime.

Curated by Dr. Nadya Foty-Oneschuk, Director of the Prairie Centre for the Study of Ukrainian Heritage at St. Thomas More College, the 2026 program presents a cross-section of contemporary and historic Ukrainian filmmaking, inviting audiences into stories that move between personal experience and broader social and historical realities.

Ukraine’s national cinema is vibrant, distinctive, and increasingly receiving international recognition for its depth, creativity, and emotional resonance. Through film, PUFF creates opportunities for dialogue, learning, and connection while highlighting the diversity of Ukrainian experiences, regions, and identities.

Festival Dates:
June 11–14, 2026

Venues:
Ukrainian Museum of Canada
910 Spadina Crescent E, Saskatoon

Remai Modern
102 Spadina Crescent E, Saskatoon

Admission:
All screenings are free to attend, with donations appreciated. Everyone is welcome.

Festival Curator:
Dr. Nadya Foty-Oneschuk
Director, Prairie Centre for the Study of Ukrainian Heritage at St. Thomas More College

Organized and Presented By

  • Prairie Centre for the Study of Ukrainian Heritage at St. Thomas More College

  • Ukrainian Museum of Canada

  • Remai Modern

  • Ukrainian Canadian Congress, Saskatchewan Provincial Council

Sponsors:

Follow PUFF:
Facebook: facebook.com/puffsaskatoon
Instagram: @puffsaskatoon

Festival Organizers

The Prairie Centre for the Study of Ukrainian Heritage (PCUH) is an academic unit of St. Thomas More College, a Catholic liberal arts college federated with the University of Saskatchewan.

Created in 1998, the PCUH's mission is to promote the advanced study of various aspects of Ukrainian heritage, culture and life; to co-ordinate and encourage the preservation of primary source materials relevant to such study; and to disseminate results conducted under its auspices. Specific programs and projects aimed at preservation or designed to promote a wider understanding and appreciation of the Ukrainian experience in Canada and abroad are funded by the PCUH.

The PCUH further supports the long and pioneering tradition of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Saskatchewan by providing context for the university's Ukrainian Studies Minor degree program, while also encouraging and guiding the work of graduate students with an interest in Ukrainian Studies.

Conceived as a community-university partnership and supported by endowed funds, the Centre is seen as an important link between the University of Saskatchewan, St. Thomas More College, and the Ukrainian-Canadian community.

The Ukrainian Museum of Canada (UMC), in downtown Saskatoon, SK, features three galleries dedicated to celebrating and promoting the arts, culture, and legacy of the Ukrainian Canadian community. They also house archives, a library, community spaces, and a shop carrying a range of authentic Ukrainian giftwares, clothing, and crafts.

The Ukrainian Museum of Canada was established by the Ukrainian Women’s Association of Canada in 1936 with the aim of promoting Ukrainian arts, culture, and heritage. Today the museum is home to one of the largest ethnic textile collections in North America, including regional folk costumes, kylym (tapstries), and vyshyvka (embroidery). They also house a suite of 12 paintings, the Ukrainian Pioneer Women series, by the well-known artist William Kereluk, along with many works by Ukrainian Canadian folk artists Dmytro Stryek, Ann Harbuz, and others.

The Museum offers a variety of public programs to empower visitors to explore, learn, and have fun. Their programs, workshops, lectures, and special events inspire people from all cultural backgrounds to connect with Ukrainian Canadian culture, art, and history.

Since February 24, 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, the Ukrainian Museum of Canada has been active in welcoming Ukrainian newcomers and bringing community together to learn about modern Ukraine, its history, politics, and culture, and the ways that Ukrainian stories impact Canadians.

The Ukrainian Canadian Congress-Saskatchewan Provincial Council is an inclusive, self-sustaining, vibrant organization that serves the Saskatchewan Ukrainian community to maintain, develop and share its Ukrainian Canadian identity, culture and aspirations.

Established in 1972, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress – Saskatchewan Provincial Council is a branch of the national Ukrainian Canadian Congress. The UCC-SPC provincial office is in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The UCC–SPC is the umbrella body for the organized Ukrainian community in Saskatchewan and has 7 Branches (Battlefords, Canora, Prince Albert, Regina, Saskatoon, Weyburn, Yorkton) and 185 member organizations.

The UCC-SPC is a forum for the Ukrainian community of Saskatchewan, which is inclusive and proud of its diversity. UCC-SPC is a professionally run and representative organization. The organization is dynamic, responsive and connected with clearly defined goals and healthy member organizations. It serves as a bridge between Ukrainians in Saskatchewan, Canada and around the world.

Remai Modern presents and collects local and international modern and contemporary art that connects, inspires, and challenges diverse audiences through equitable and accessible programs.

The museum aims to be a welcoming and inclusive public gathering place where we recognize the past, engage with the present, and envision new futures together through art.