Ukraine to Fund 1000 Hours of National Content in 2026

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky proposed to the government to allocate funds for the creation of 1000 hours of Ukrainian content. This decision was announced during the meeting of the parliamentary committee on humanitarian and information policy on September 29. According to the plan, nearly 4 billion hryvnias from the additional funds of the state budget for 2026 are to go to funding the Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications to implement this initiative.

According to the preliminary distribution, funds are allocated in the amount of over 1 billion hryvnias for the State Film Agency and almost 1 billion for the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation. Additional funding is also expected for the Ukrainian Institute, the Institute of National Memory, the State Ethno-Policy and other cultural institutions.

You know how Russia mass-produces not only its own content but also promotes it abroad. Therefore, producing Ukrainian content on a larger scale is a matter of national security, resilience, and unity, strengthening Ukrainian identity

Key Positions and Involvement in the Discussion

The meeting included Members of Parliament and government officials who emphasized the need for direct funding of institutions, support for the National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting, memorialization measures, and Ukrainian museums.

Among the participants were Volodymyr Viatrovych, Pavlo Sushko, Yevheniya Kravchuk, Mykola Knyazhitsky, Sofia Fedina, Yuriy Pavlenko, Iryna Konstantkevych, Denys Ulutin, Halyna Hryhorenko, Andriy Osipov and others.

The participants agreed to a separate meeting with the acting Minister of Culture Tetiana Berezhna to discuss in more detail the implementation of the presidential initiative “Production of 1000 hours of Ukrainian content” and the path to its deployment.

We remind that during the discussion there were remarks about the justification of the funds distribution. Participants stressed the need for transparency in how the funding is used and a clear strategic concept for the development of information policy and culture in the country.

I cannot say that culture is offended. But it is unclear what exactly these funds are being allocated for. Our state lacks a vision of how to engage in information security and develop culture, why we are doing all this. And no one discusses this with society, with the parliament, or with cultural circles