FRAGMENTS OF ICE

SYNOPSIS

A delicate, hypnotic journey through the video archive of a skater from the Ukrainian Ballet on Ice Ensemble who toured the West in the 80s and 90s. Through these cassette recordings, his daughter recreates an extraordinary story of growing up: her own, her family’s and her society’s.

CONTACT

AMOUNT OF THE SUPPORT FOR FINALISATION: 59 000 €

Date of the decision : December 11th 2023

THE DIRECTOR

Maria Stoianova is a Kyiv-based independent filmmaker. After finishing her education with an MA in Cultural Studies (Kyiv) and an MA in Sociology and Social Anthropology (Budapest), she worked in different positions within the Ukrainian film industry. She has directed and edited several short documentaries, among which is the award-winning film Ma (2017), which was screened at Ji.hlava IDFF, Open City Documentary Festival, Astra FF, and many others. She has finished her studies at the Sergey Bukovsky Film Program and is currently working on her first feature-length documentary project.

FESTIVALS

• Visions du Réel 2024: International feature film competition (world premiere)
• Filmfest München 2024: “Focus on Ukraine” section / CineRebels competition – special mention
• Filmfest Hamburg 2024: “Molodist Kyiv IFF x Filmfest Hamburg” section
• Docudays UA 2024: Docu/World competition – special mention / Docu/Ukraine competition main prize / Student’s jury competition main prize / Union of the Ukrainian film critics jury prize
• Norwegian IFF Haugesund 2024: special screening
• Sarajevo IFF 2024: Documentary competition
• Perugia Social Film Festival 2024: International documentary competition