Anna-Mariia KostiukAuthor of Dark Stories ENDEFRESIT

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Anna-Mariia Kostiuk with her novel “LeoZeit: Schatten”

5 November 2026 · Event

Book presentation on 9 April 2027

A short film, music and a game on the big screen: “LeoZeit: Schatten” comes to the Stadtbücherei Leonberg.

Anna-Mariia Kostiuk holding the Leonberger Kreiszeitung with her piece about «LeoZeit: Schatten»

14 October 2026 · Press

«LeoZeit: Schatten» in two newspapers

A piece about the novel, the book presentation at the town hall and the music behind the story, now in two printed editions.

Lord Mayor Tobias Degode and Anna-Mariia Kostiuk with «LeoZeit: Schatten» at Leonberg town hall

22 September 2026 · Visit

«LeoZeit: Schatten» for Lord Mayor Tobias Degode

Visiting the town hall: the novel set in Leonberg has reached the Lord Mayor — with a foreword by the Deputy Mayor.

Josefa von Hohenzollern-Emden visiting the Kostiuk family

19 July 2026 · Visit

Josefa von Hohenzollern as our guest — a book, a dance and a Kyiv cake

Leonberg’s Deputy Mayor came to us for dinner: there was «LeoZeit: Schatten», a dance they invented themselves and a Kyiv cake.

Title image of the short film for Sonja und die Mondfee

July 2026 · Film

The short film of «Sonja und die Mondfee» is online

The children’s book about courage and magic has become a short film — with its own music and pictures by Vitalii Kostiuk.

Painting of the puppy Leo from the world of LeoZeit

December 2025 · Press

A painting of Leo the puppy for Lord Mayor Tobias Degode

The Kostiuk family hands Lord Mayor Tobias Degode a painting of Leo, the Leonberg puppy from the fantasy world of LeoZeit.

Anna-Mariia Kostiuk meets Leonberg’s Deputy Mayor

13 February 2026 · Press

Meeting Leonberg’s Deputy Mayor

A meeting in the heart of the town: about books, about Leonberg and about stories that are set right here.

Book presentation at Leonberg town hall

15 November 2025 · Press

Children’s book presented at the town hall with Lord Mayor Degode

The literary map of the town has gained one more work: «Sonja und die Mondfee» was officially presented at the town hall.

Submission to the World AI Film Festival in Cannes

1 March 2026 · Film

AI film submitted to WAiFF in Cannes

It was literally a matter of seconds: just before the deadline the film went off to the World AI Film Festival in Cannes.

Handing over books to the public library in Leonberg

5 February 2026 · Event

Books handed over to the Stadtbücherei Leonberg

Two copies of „Sonja und die Mondfee“ are now on the shelf of the public library — for anyone to borrow.

Cover of LeoZeit: Schatten

17 December 2025 · Novel

The echo of history — LeoZeit: Schatten

A large literary project comes out of Leonberg: „LeoZeit: Schatten“ is the first volume of a trilogy.

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