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I'M FINE! is a project by the LINOLEUM Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival and Skwigly Animation Magazine. It is implemented with within the framework of the UK/Ukraine Season of Culture.

Classical music concerts, the celebration of the 85th birthday of the Ukrainian composer Valentyn Sylvestrov, the photo exhibition "War", Ukrainian film screenings, music performances, public talks and more.

Acclaimed Ukrainian writers join international authors in the hybrid Lviv BookForum programme, out globally now, broadcasting online 6-9 October in partnership with leading literary charity Hay Festival. This will be the 29th edition of Lviv BookForum, Ukraine’s biggest literary festival, aiming to create a civic space for a free and tolerant exchange of ideas between writers and readers around the world.

The Greenwich+Docklands International Festival annually gathers more than 80,000 visitors in the open air to watch theatrical, choreographic, musical, circus performances and art installations. This year, Ukraine was represented at a leading art event in London with an animated projection of mosaics Discover Ukraine: Bits Destroyed, as part of the UK/Ukraine Season of Culture.

On October 6 – 9, 2022, the 29th International BookForum will be held in Lviv. This year, due to the full-scale invasion of Russia on the territory of Ukraine, not only the dates of the event have been changed, but also the format of the event.

Thanks to the support of one of the world's largest literary festivals, the Hay Festival (Great Britain), the event will be broadcast to the whole world. One hundred special guests will be able to attend the event in an offline format by personal invitation.

Every August Edinburgh International Culture Summit takes place in the premises of the Scottish Parliament. It is a closed, several-day event that welcomes ministers of culture and key experts in the field of culture from around the world.

This year's Cheltenham Literature Festival will take place from 7 to 16 October 2022, presenting a diverse 10-day programme of activities and events with leading figures of the world's literary scene.

As part of the UK/Ukraine Season of Culture, three films will be screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF). As well as this, four films, directed and produced by Ukrainian creatives, will be presented at EIFF Works in Progress. This is an opportunity for film-makers to share their latest projects and form connections with sales agents in the industry.

As part of this year's BCLT Online Summer School program, the first Ukrainian workshop was held by translator Olena Jennings and Ukrainian author Artem Chekh within the UK/Ukraine Season of Culture.

The opening of the UK/Ukraine Season of Culture, initiated by the British Council and the Ukrainian Institute, took place during the international documentary film festival Sheffield DocFest on June 24.

Running until March 2023, the UK/Ukraine Season will feature a programme of events, activities, and grant-funded projects, strengthening collaborations between the UK and Ukraine

This year Ukraine participated in the London Book Fair with a national stand focusing on non-fiction books. The main aim was to present those publications that would help to understand Ukraine and its ancient and modern history and culture, as well as the reasons for the current war.