"Yellow-blue Butterflies" this Thursday!

Dear friends!

This Thursday, the Tallinn School of Music and Ballet (MUBA) will host the special event "Yellow-blue Butterflies", dedicated to Children's Protection Day, with the support and in the presence of the First Lady of Estonia, Sirje Karis.

The event is part of the "Standing with Ukraine" programme, an initiative of the film festival PÖFF | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and the State Film Agency of Ukraine!

The event will include:

• The premiere of the short film "Yellow-blue Butterflies" – a multimedia project about the power of art as a tool for the psychological support of children affected by war;
• An exhibition of children's drawings, "Colours That Restore Life", organised with the support of the "Children of Heroes" Charitable Foundation;
• A performance by Havryil Sydoryk, Ukrainian pianist and winner of "Classic Stars 2025" in Estonia;
• A dance performance by Ukrainian children (Ukraine) and a performance by children of the weekend school "Nadija" (Estonia);
• A digital performance by Ukrainian composer Roman Hryhoriv;
• Speeches by guests of honour;
• Writing a letter of support to a Ukrainian child who has been illegally deported to Russia and is being held there by force, without the possibility of returning home to Ukraine.

We also invite you all to join the "Yellow-blue Butterflies" initiative, launched today to draw the world's attention to the tragedy of Ukrainian children forcibly taken and abducted by the Russian authorities during the war.

The symbol of the campaign is the butterfly – an image of childhood, fragility and at the same time the strength of hope.

To date there are 19,546 reports of illegal deportations and forcible transfers of Ukrainian children by Russia.

The campaign was launched by the State Film Agency of Ukraine, FRESH PRODUCTION GROUP and the Ukrainian Project Agency. The initiators aim to collect 19,546 messages of support, so that every child receives their own butterfly with a message from the world.

If you would like to write a message to a child, follow these steps:

1. Take a yellow or blue square piece of paper.
2. Write a short message of support to a Ukrainian child who cannot return home to Ukraine.
3. Take a photo of your card and post it on social media with the hashtag #ЖовтоБлакитніМетелики / #YellowBlueButterflies.
4. Keep your message. The initiators will soon announce where the "Boxes of Hope" will be located, through which you can pass your card on to a child.

Your card – whether on paper or online – will definitely reach its recipient.

The organisers will turn each message into a butterfly and pass your words of support on to the children – however long it takes. Every butterfly will fly to a child to remind them: the world is waiting for their return.

A "Box of Hope" will be at the event on 20 November, so come to support our children and join the campaign!

The event will be held in Ukrainian, Estonian and English.

The film will be shown in Ukrainian with English subtitles!

• When: 20 November at 17:00
• Where: Tallinna Muusika- ja Balletikool / MUBA, Pärnu mnt 59, 10134 Tallinn.
• Admission: free

Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Estonia, Association of Ukrainian Organisations in Estonia, "Children of Heroes" Charitable Foundation, the Association of Film Commissions of Ukraine, the Union of Young Film Critics of Ukraine.