September 16 – 19, 2019 Hyatt Regency Kyiv, Ukraine
On September 23, the international media forum KYIV MEDIA WEEK 2016 will hold a panel discussion on the results of the first year of activity of #KіnoKraina – an initiative by Ukrainian producers of film and television. There will also be screenings of new films and TV shows made by the group, the release of which is scheduled for autumn and winter. The round table will take place at the FILM.UA Studio (Zakrevskogo Str. 22, Kyiv) at 11:00.
During the event, the participants will learn about the current status of the bill №3081-d “On State Support of Cinema in Ukraine”. Between the first and second readings, the profile committee of the Verkhovna Rada considered approximately 600 amendments to the bill, which confirms that this document is important for the industry and the country.
The special guest of the event is Rolandas Kvietkauskas, director of the Lithuanian Film Center, who will talk about the state support of the film industry in Lithuania and the real effect of the introduction of the cash rebate system – either directly on film and TV production, or on the economy as a whole.
The participants of the panel discussion are:
Among other things, the panel will discuss the prospects for signing agreements on co-production between Ukraine and strategically important partners, especially Canada and China.
The second part of the event will include presentations of new TV series and other scripted projects by the participants of the #KіnoKraina initiative: StarLightMedia, FILM.UA Group, Inter Media Group, media group “Ukraine”, StarMedia, ProTV, Studio “Kvartal 95” and “Odessa Film Studio”.
The following projects will be presented:
SlarLightMedia holding will present TV series “Patsyki”, “Bad Good Cop” (presenter – director Maks Litvinov), short film “Grain” (director Ksenia Bugrimova). Studio “Kvartal 95” and its representative Sergei Shefir will present the project of their new feature “Servant of the People 2”. Producers at FILM.UA Group Viktor Mirskiy and Olesia Lukianenko will present the projects “Papa Dan”, “The Other Life”, “Contact”, “Line of Light” and “The Sniffer 3”. Star Media will present “Eastern Sweets” (producer Aleksei Terentiev), “Sectrets and Lies” (producer Yuriy Minzianov), “The Bandits of Bremen” (Aleksandra Kasperska). Mediagroup “Ukraine” will screen their animated sketchcom “Syshish Show”, presented by Andrei Burym (executive producer and main character) and Ivan Bukreev (director of UFO TV). The list of projects and participants is always growing.
The press and relevant government authorities, market players, interested non-governmental organizations and activists are invited to take part in this event.
The event will take place on September 23 from 11:00 to 15:00 at the FILM.UA studio (Zakrevskogo Str. 22, Kyiv, Ukraine).
Participation in the event is free, pre-registration is obligatory.
You may find more detailed information about the #Kіnokraina round table on the official event page.
VI International media forum KYIV MEDIA WEEK will be held from 19 to 23 of September 2016 at the Hyatt Regency Kyiv (Kyiv, Ukraine). The full program can be found on the forum’s official website: www.kievmediaweek.com, and on Facebook.
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