Goodbye Golovin is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Mathieu Grimard and released in 2019. The film stars Oleksandr Rudynskyi as Ian Golovin, a young man in Ukraine who is considering whether to emigrate to a new country for a shot at a better life after the death of his father.Artur Korniienko, "Film critic: Ukraine you’d never leave in flashy ‘Goodbye Golovin’ short". Kyiv Post, October 13, 2020.
The film premiered at the 2019 Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival, where it received an honorable mention from the Prix SPIRA jury.Jean-François Vachon, "Le cinéma régional triomphe au FCIAT" . Le Citoyen, October 31, 2019. It was subsequently screened at the 2020 Berlin Film Festival, where it received an honorable mention from the jury in the Generation 14plus program,"Deux courts métrages québécois récompensés à la Berlinale". Ici Radio-Canada, February 29, 2020. and at the 2021 Plein(s) écran(s) festival, where it won the Grand Prize.Éric Moreault, "Goodbye Golovin remporte le grand prix Plein(s) écran(s)". Le Soleil, January 23, 2021.
It received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards, and a Prix Iris nomination for Best Live Action Short Film at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards, in 2021.Jean-François Vandeuren, "La déesse des mouches à feu part en tête des nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma 2021". Showbizz.net, April 26, 2021.
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