The event has existed for over two decades and has transformed from an intimate gathering of specialists into one of the most important industry platforms in the field of film imaging and audiovisual production.
This year, with the support of the Pylyp Orlyk Foundation, a Ukrainian delegation joined the AFC Micro Salon Show to engage in a global dialogue about contemporary cinema and visual language, bringing their unique experience of creating and living in wartime. The visual concept of the Ukrainian pavilion was created by artist Lesha Sai. The project leader was Yaroslav Pilunskyi.
Unlike film festivals, Micro Salon is not a venue for competitive film screenings. Its main purpose is professional exchange: presentations of new technologies, cameras, optics, lighting and sound equipment, discussion of creative and technical solutions, and networking.
The head of the Ukrainian delegation at Micro Salon Paris 2026, cinematographer, producer and serviceman Yaroslav Pilunskyi said: “Our first message to the international cultural and professional community — that Ukraine is a full-fledged heir to pan-European culture, the cradle of civilisation’s first steps. The flame of our ancestors has not been extinguished in the traditions and genetic memory of our people. And we prove this with our uncompromising struggle against the occupier for the right to be on the side of development and progress.”
“The story of camera operators who today have retrained as FPV pilots is a vivid reflection of our reality. By supporting such projects, we show the international community not only professionalism, but also the capacity for adaptation and strength of spirit that characterise Ukraine today,” said Artem Mykolainchuk, Chairman of the Pylyp Orlyk Foundation.
“Ukraine’s participation in this event takes place in the context of full-scale war, when Ukrainian camera operators work not only as artists but as witnesses of history. The camera in these circumstances becomes a tool for documenting reality, preserving memory and cultural presence. It is precisely this experience — the combination of profession, responsibility and life under wartime conditions — that Ukraine brings to one of the main industry platforms of world cinema,” says Yaryna Yasynievych, Programme Director of the Pylyp Orlyk Foundation.
