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ESFUF evolves towards production support
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ESFUF evolves towards production support

A YEAR AND A HALF AFTER ITS LAUNCH, THE EUROPEAN SOLIDARITY FUND FOR UKRAINIAN FILMS IS EVOLVING
EURODOC 2025: the call for projects is now open
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EURODOC 2025: the call for projects is now open

CALL NOW OPEN TO PARTICIPATE IN EURODOC'S INTERNATIONAL TRAINING FOR CREATIVE DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION IN 2025
“La Fabrique Cinéma” call for projects is now open
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“La Fabrique Cinéma” call for projects is now open

CALL NOW OPEN TO PARTICIPATE IN LA FABRIQUE 2025 AT THE 78TH CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
“Songs of slow burning earth” at the 81st Venice Film Festival
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“Songs of slow burning earth” at the 81st Venice Film Festival

OLHA ZHURBA'S DOCUMENTARY PREMIERED IN THE OFFICIAL SELECTION (OUT OF COMPETITION)
“U are the universe” at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival
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“U are the universe” at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival

PAVLO OSTRIKOV'S SCIENCE-FICTION FEATURE PREMIERED AT TIFF 2024
“La Palisiada” chosen to represent Ukraine at the Oscars
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“La Palisiada” chosen to represent Ukraine at the Oscars

PHILIP SOTNYCHENKO'S FILM WAS SELECTED BY THE UKRAINIAN OSCAR COMMITTEE
Results of the 2024 call for ESFUF development support
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Results of the 2024 call for ESFUF development support

12 PROJECTS CO-PRODUCED BETWEEN UKRAINE AND CONTRIBUTING COUNTRIES RECEIVED DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT
“Glyadyelov” at the 15th Odesa International Film Festival
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“Glyadyelov” at the 15th Odesa International Film Festival

THE DOCUMENTARY BY KSENIA KRAVTSOVA WAS PART OF THE NATIONAL COMPETITION PROGRAM
“Fragments of Ice” wins four awards at Docudays UA
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“Fragments of Ice” wins four awards at Docudays UA

MARIA STOIANOVA'S DOCUMENTARY WAS SUPPORTED BY ESFUF IN DECEMBER 2023
Oleh Sentsov’s latest film “REAL” premiered at 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
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Oleh Sentsov’s latest film “REAL” premiered at 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

THE FILM WAS PART OF THE SPECIAL SCREENINGS PROGRAM
Roman Liubyi’s “Iron Butterflies” screening in Paris
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Roman Liubyi’s “Iron Butterflies” screening in Paris

"IRON BUTTERFLIES" IS TO BE SCREENED IN PARIS FOR THE FIRST TIME ON JUNE 8TH
77th Cannes Film Festival
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77th Cannes Film Festival

SELECTION RESULTS FOR FINALISATION SUPPORT AND PITCHING SESSION
2024 Jury
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2024 Jury

ESFUF IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE ITS NEW JURY FOR 2024
74th Berlinale
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74th Berlinale

ESFUF CONTRIBUTORS ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND IN 2024
Selection results of second call
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Selection results of second call

NewsOn Monday December 11th, the ESFUF jury, composed of 7 experts from the European film industry, convened in Paris to...
ESFUF second call is now open
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ESFUF second call is now open

NewsAfter the first call for projects in March 2023, and the selection of 11 projects by the committee of experts,...
76th Cannes Film Festival
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76th Cannes Film Festival

SELECTION RESULTS OF THE FIRST CALL AND NEW CONTRIBUTORS
73rd Berlinale
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73rd Berlinale

A NEW EUROPEAN INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT UKRAINIAN CINEMA IS LAUNCHED DURING THE 73rd BERLINALE

Supported projects

UKRAINIAN SCARY FAIRY TALE
PROJECT

UKRAINIAN SCARY FAIRY TALE

By Anatoliy Lavrenishyn, Anna Dudko, Olha Havrilova, Stanislav Santimov & Maria Yanko (Ukraine / France)
UKRAINE IS NOT SO FAR AWAY
PROJECT

UKRAINE IS NOT SO FAR AWAY

By Darya Averchenko & Roman Bondarchuk (Ukraine / Lithuania)
TIMES NEW ROMAN
PROJECT

TIMES NEW ROMAN

By Philip Sotnychenko (Ukraine / Lithuania)
NOAH
PROJECT

NOAH

By Marysia Nikitiuk (Ukraine / Croatia)
ORTALAN
PROJECT

ORTALAN

By Nariman Aliev (Ukraine / France)
PETROL STATION
PROJECT

PETROL STATION

By Yuliia Hontaruk (Ukraine / France)
THE FERRYMAN
PROJECT

THE FERRYMAN

By Pavlo Dorohoi (Ukraine / Norway)
THE SCHOOLMATES
PROJECT

THE SCHOOLMATES

By Denys Vorontsov (Ukraine / France)
FAMILY SQUAD
PROJECT

FAMILY SQUAD

By Kostiantyn Fedorov (Ukraine / Germany)
BLUE SWEATER WITH A YELLOW HOLE
PROJECT

BLUE SWEATER WITH A YELLOW HOLE

By Tetiana Khodakivska (Ukraine / France)
MADAGASCARPLAN
PROJECT

MADAGASCARPLAN

By Ivan Orlenko (Ukraine / Germany)
I SEE NO DEATH
PROJECT

I SEE NO DEATH

By Yevhen Titarenko (Ukraine / Latvia)
LISTENING TO THE WORLD
PROJECT

LISTENING TO THE WORLD

By Yelizaveta Smith (Ukraine / Germany)
TIME MACHINE. MAIDAN
PROJECT

TIME MACHINE. MAIDAN

By Volodymyr Tykhyy, Roman Liubyi (Ukraine / Germany)
THE DAUGHTER
PROJECT

THE DAUGHTER

By Egor Olesov (Ukraine / United Kingdom)
SILENT FLOOD
PROJECT

SILENT FLOOD

By Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk (Ukraine / Germany)
THE SOLDIER’S JOURNEY
PROJECT

THE SOLDIER’S JOURNEY

By Helena Maksyom (Ukraine / The Netherlands)
TIMESTAMP
PROJECT

TIMESTAMP

By Kateryna Gornostai (Ukraine / The Netherlands)
WAR THROUGH THE EYES OF ANIMALS
PROJECT

WAR THROUGH THE EYES OF ANIMALS

By Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi, Yuliia Shashkova, Oleksii Mamedov, Maksym Tuzov, Andrii Lidahovskyi, Sviatoslav Kostiuk (Ukraine / Germany)
THE DAYS I WOULD LIKE TO FORGET
PROJECT

THE DAYS I WOULD LIKE TO FORGET

By Alina Gorlova, Yelizaveta Smith, Maksym Nakonechnyi, Simon Mozgovyi. (Ukraine / France)
THE BLINDSIGHT
PROJECT

THE BLINDSIGHT

By Ruslan Batytskyi (Ukraine / Germany)
HARDSUB
PROJECT

HARDSUB

By Novruz Hikmet (Ukraine / Germany)
UNDER THE YELLOW SKY
PROJECT

UNDER THE YELLOW SKY

By Marina Nazarenko (Ukraine / Estonia)
GROUND ZERO
PROJECT

GROUND ZERO

By Zhanna Ozirna (Ukraine / France)
ANTONIVKA
PROJECT

ANTONIVKA

By Kateryna Gornostai (Ukraine / Lithuania)
PROJECT

RED ZONE

By Iryna Tsilyk (Ukraine / Luxembourg)
RETENTION
PROJECT

RETENTION

By Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk (Ukraine / France)
VONA : INSIDE ECOCIDE
PROJECT

VONA : INSIDE ECOCIDE

By Daria Onyshchenko (Ukraine / Germany / Estonia)
WAR IN CHORNOBYL
PROJECT

WAR IN CHORNOBYL

By Oleksiy Radynski (Ukraine / Lithuania)
CHRYSANTHEMUM DAY
PROJECT

CHRYSANTHEMUM DAY

By Simon Mozghovyi (Ukraine / Netherlands)
CLOUDS MOVE WITH GREAT SPEED
PROJECT

CLOUDS MOVE WITH GREAT SPEED

By Roman Ostrovskyi (Ukraine)
DAD’S LULLABY
PROJECT

DAD’S LULLABY

By Lesia Diak (Ukraine / Croatia)
SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH
PROJECT

SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH

By Olha Zhurba (Ukraine / Denmark)
FRAGMENTS OF ICE
PROJECT

FRAGMENTS OF ICE

By Maria Stoianova (Ukraine / Norway)
REAL
PROJECT

REAL

By Oleh Sentsov (Ukraine / Croatia)
U ARE THE UNIVERSE
PROJECT

U ARE THE UNIVERSE

By Pavlo Ostrikov (Ukraine / Belgium)
UP IN THE AIR
PROJECT

UP IN THE AIR

By Oksana Syhareva (Ukraine / Lithuania)
THE SHADOWS
PROJECT

THE SHADOWS

By Polina Kelm (Ukraine / Lithuania)
SCREAMING GIRL
PROJECT

SCREAMING GIRL

By Antonio Lukich (Ukraine / Ireland)
ITS NOT A FULL PICTURE
PROJECT

ITS NOT A FULL PICTURE

By Maryna Stepanska (Ukraine / Portugal / United Kingdom)
ASHES SETTLING IN LAYERS ON THE SURFACE
PROJECT

ASHES SETTLING IN LAYERS ON THE SURFACE

By Zoya Laktionova (Ukraine / France / Slovenia)
TO THE VICTORY !
PROJECT

TO THE VICTORY !

By Valentyn Vasyanovich (Ukraine / Lithuania)
UNHOLY POWER
PROJECT

UNHOLY POWER

By Roman Liubyi (Ukraine / Germany)
A PICTURE TO REMEMBER
PROJECT

A PICTURE TO REMEMBER

By Olga Chernykh (Ukraine / France / Germany)
A POEM FOR LITLE PEOPLE
PROJECT

A POEM FOR LITLE PEOPLE

By Ivan Sautkin (Ukraine / Lithuania)
GLYADYELOV
PROJECT

GLYADYELOV

By Oksana Kravtsova (Ukraine / Lithuania)
NICE LADIES
PROJECT

NICE LADIES

By Mariia Ponomarova (Ukraine / Netherlands)
THE EDITORIAL OFFICE
PROJECT

THE EDITORIAL OFFICE

By Roman Bondarchuk (Ukraine / Germany / Czech Republic / Slovakia)