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Grant Program: script development and exclusive online sessions with experts from the international film industry

The Ukrainian Film Academy, in cooperation with Netflix, announces the launch of the "Grant Program: script development and exclusive online sessions with experts from the international film industry" program to help Ukrainian creators in Ukraine and around the world who have suffered or been displaced by the war, in order to continue and development of their work.

The program offers:

  • The 48 finalist projects of the Program receive $15,000 each** for the development of the script of their project, for a team of screenwriters and producers, who must be citizens of Ukraine. In addition to the Grant, at the end of the Program, finalist projects will also receive scripts translated into English. The Ukrainian Film Academy will contribute to this. 

  • A series of exclusive online sessions with experts from the international film industry will be held especially for the finalists of the Program.

 

The following projects are accepted for participation in the Program: 

  • Original full-length game movies, 

  • Original game series (up to 10 series of 30-52 min.), 

  • Documentary projects (films and series).

Please read carefullywith requirements for applicants in the Program Regulations.

 

Key program deadlines:

  • From 11:00:00 on July 28, 2022 to 23:59:59 on August 18, 2022 - accepting applications from participants; 

  • Until September 8, 2022 - announcement of finalists; 

  • September - October 2022 - a series of exclusive online sessions with experts of the international film industry  for the finalists of the Program;

  • December 20, 2022 - the deadline for script development for Program finalists.

 

Applications of the Ukrainian Film Academy will be evaluated by a team of leading Ukrainian experts:Natalia Strybuk(producer),Olesya Lukyanenko(creative producer),Sergey Zlenko(National representative of Ukraine at Eurimages),Alik Shpylyuk(Film expert, art director of the Ukrainian Film Academy),Oleksiy Gladushevskyi(producer, screenwriter),Sergey Bukovsky(documentary artist),Daria Bassel(producer, director of the Docudays UA industrial  platform),Alina Horlova(director and screenwriter) andGennady Kofman(producer, member of the Board and Selection Board of Docudays UA).

Please read carefullyRegulations of the Program before filling out the form.Please note that one screenwriter can submit a maximum of two projects with different producers, but only one project can be selected by the expert committee. The same producer can participate in an unlimited number of projects, but only two projects can be selected.

Please also note that you can apply for participation in the Program "Grant Program: development of scripts and exclusive online sessions with experts of the international film industry" from the Ukrainian Film Academy in partnership with Netflix  or atHouse of Europe scholarships for filmmakers in partnership with Netflix. Applicants can apply for both programs, but if you are selected for the Ukrainian Film Academy Screenplay Development Grant Program, you will not be eligible for the House of Europe scholarship.

For any technical questions, please contact the addressinfo@uafilmacademy.org.

**The grant is paid  in hryvnias at the interbank exchange rate 

Acceptance of applications is over!

Головна: Лид-форма
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