Supported project
THE SCHOOLMATES
- Director: Denys Vorontsov
- Scriptwriter: Denys Vorontsov
- Countries: Ukraine / France
- Genre: Documentary
- Country of shooting: Ukraine
- Language: Ukrainian
- Duration: 100 min
SYNOPSIS
In Kharkiv, Ukraine, three photographers, who represent the world famous Kharkiv School of Photography, Vlad, Liokha and Rodion, decide to document the Russian invasion of their country in their own artistic way. Between homelife during the war, work at the frontline, doubts and laughter, each of them tries to find his own way, both personally and artistically.
CONTACT
Ukrainian producer
Babylon 13 Production
Ivanna Khitsinska
ivanna.khitsinska@gmail.com
Producer from a contributing country
Les Steppes (France)
Louis Beaudemont
l.beaudemont@les-steppes.com
AMOUNT OF THE SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT: 12 500 €
Date of the decision : July 26th, 2024
THE DIRECTOR
Denys Vorontsov is a Ukrainian director, cinematographer and producer. He is one of the founders of Babylon`13 and a member of the Ukrainian Film Academy. In 2014, he received the Molodist IFF Award for outstanding contribution to Ukrainian cinema.
As producer and cinematographer, he made more than 20 different documentary short films.
- As director and cinematographer he made:
- 2022 The front through the eyes of a Japanese
- 2022 Zhadan and friends
- 2023 Digging trenches from scratch | “Coach” #PositionUkraine
- 2023 Ariyka rescues wounded soldiers from Bakhmut #PositionUkraine 2023 crimes watch film
- 2023 Radio Chasiv Yar
- 2023 Radio Chasiv Yar 2.0
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