Doce fondos cinematográficos europeos unen fuerzas para crear Ukrainian Films Now
- El evento de recaudación de fondos y networking tendrá lugar en Cannes y tiene como objetivo apoyar películas ucranianas en postproducción
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Twelve European film funds are joining forces to launch Ukrainian Films Now, a brand-new fundraising and networking event that aims to support Ukrainian titles in post-production. It will take place as part of this year’s Marché du Film (17-25 May), with nine works in progress set to be introduced to an audience of professionals on 22 May. The news was first reported by Screen International.
In detail, the event’s objective is to connect Ukrainian film teams with potential European producers and partners. A cash prize of €30,000 will be awarded to the best project, chosen by a jury of filmmakers who are presenting their work at Cannes: Clément Cogitore (Sons of Ramses [+lee también:
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The 12 partners launching the event are ALCA/Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine (France), Ciclic/Région Centre-Val de Loire (France), HessenFilm (Germany), Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (Germany), Fondo Audiovisivo FVG (Italy), IDM Film Commission Südtirol (Italy), Screen Brussels (Belgium), Wallimage (Belgium), Film i Skåne (Sweden), the Estonian Film Institute, Film Fund Luxembourg and the Slovak Audiovisual Fund.
Ukrainian Films Now will be led by EAVE, First Cut Lab and When East Meets West, in partnership with EFAD and CineRegio. Additional co-production awards will be granted by the regional film funds, along with an editing award from First Cut Lab. Moreover, Film Fund Luxembourg, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung and the Slovak Audiovisual Fund have committed to including some of the titles in upcoming minority co-production schemes.
The selected projects are as follows:
Chrysanthemum Day – Simon Mozgovoy
Producers: Artem Koliubaiev, Alex Chepiga and Daryna Zakharova
Company of Steel – Yulia Gontaruk (documentary)
Producers: Ivanna Khitsinska and Alexandra Bratyshchenko
Dissident – Stanislav Gurenko and Andriy Alferov
Producer: Oleksandr Omelyanov
Do You Love Me? [+lee también:
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entrevista: Tonya Noyabrova
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Producer: Anastasiia Bukovska
The Editorial Office [+lee también:
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entrevista: Roman Bondarchuk
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Producer: Darya Bassel
La Palisada – Filip Sotnychenko
Producers: Halyna Kryvorchuk, Valeria Sochyvets and Sashko Chubko
Stepne [+lee también:
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Producer: Maryna Vroda
U Are the Universe [+lee también:
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entrevista: Pavlo Ostrikov
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Producer: Vladimir Yatsenko
When We Were Fifteen – Anna Buriachkova
Producers: Natalia Libet and Vitalii Sheremetiev
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