Supported project
ITS NOT A FULL PICTURE

- Director: Maryna Stepanska
- Scriptwriter: Maryna Stepanska
- Countries: Ukraine / Portugal / United Kingdom
- Genre: Documentary
- Country of shooting: Ukraine
- Language: Ukrainian / English
- Duration: 80 min
SYNOPSIS
Is cinema a privilege for those who don’t have to fight for survival? When the Russian invasion of Ukraine started, a group of filmmakers debate whether to fight at the front or not. We follow their journey while asking: who will show the full picture about this war?
CONTACT
Ukrainian producer
JS Films
Julia Sinkevych
julsinkevych@gmail.com
Producer from a contributing country
BANDO A PARTE (Portugal)
Rodrigo Areias
areias@bandoaparte.com
AMOUNT OF THE SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT: 25 000 €
Date of the decision : May 15th 2023
THE DIRECTOR

Maryna Stepanska graduated from the Karpenko-Kary Kiev National University of Film and Television in 2004. She worked at the Experimental Theatre School, where she studied methods involving nonprofessional actors. She participated in the six-month workshop Archidoc, organised for European documentarists by La Fémis film school in Paris. After directing a few shorts, Falling, her feature film debut premiered at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Her work has earned 11 nominations and 5 wins at National Film Awards Golden Dzyga – together with her short film Desaturated was nominated for Best Short and National Film Awards Golden Dzyga (2018) – Best Actress, Best Sound Design, Best Original Score for Falling.
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