The war in Ukraine has turned all the cards on the table and the lives of millions of people upside down, not only at the human, but also at
the professional level. Ukrainian productions and co-productions, shooting locations, servicing - nothing hardly exists anymore in the
country. Yet the profession has to survive, and even more, develop and produce their projects.
Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event presents a string of events highlighting the Ukrainian audiovisual industry: a discussion panel, pitching of series projects in development, and presentation of Works in Progress projects. The events are co-organised and supported by the Ukrainian Film Academy, Goethe Institute, and Odesa International Film Festival.
Odessa International Film Festival is the main festival of Ukrainian cinema, hosting the premieres of the most anticipated national films as well as the debuts of young talents. OIFF is also a festival of premieres, giving the audience the exclusive opportunity of watching international festival hits in the non-competitive Festivals Festival and art hits in the Gala Premieres section. OIFF is dedicated to programming the so-called art-mainstream films – the ones with high artistic quality, yet accessible to a wider audience.
21 November 2022
16:15-17:45 Coming from Ukraine
Four feature film projects in progress (in production or post-production) and four series projects, selected by the Odessa International
Film Festival based on the actuality of their topic, artistic vision, and, in case of the latter, the pilot script, will be showcased within the TV
Beats Forum programme. All the projects are available for one-on-one meetings, looking for international partners, sales, and/or festival programming.
22 November 2022
12:15 - 13:00 Panel Discussion: Financing the Ukrainian Audiovisual Sector – Possibilities and Perspectives.
What are the possibilities of co-production with Ukraine? What are the challenges the film professionals face on this journey? Hidden
talents in Ukraine – how to integrate Ukrainian filmmakers in a European context? Simone Baumann, Managing Director of German Films, together with representatives of the European film funds, will discuss the future of European filmmaking, taking into account the challenges caused by the war.
Moderator: Simone Baumann, Managing Director of German Films Speakers: Artem Koliubaev, Head of Council for State Support of Cinematography, Ukraine, Edith Sepp, CEO of the Estonian Film Institute, Vice-President of EFADs, the association of European Film Agencies directors, Estonia, Anna Machukh, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Ukrainian Film Academy, Managing Director of Odesa International Film Festival
In the quest to support Ukrainian talent, the Estonian Association of Audiovisual Authors (EAAL) is giving out scholarships to seven
Ukrainian directors presenting feature films in development at the co-production market, and feature films in production or post-production stages (Works in Progress).
The scholarship consists of 1000 euros per film director and is meant to support their personal career development.
The seven directors are
The Estonian Association of Audiovisual Authors (EAAL) is a collective management organisation of the economic rights of authors of
audiovisual works and their successors.
EAAL works closely with the Estonian Authors’ Society (EAÜ), collecting and paying remunerations. In addition to Estonian authors, EAAL
also represents audiovisual authors from foreign associations.