“U are the universe” at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival

Pavlo Ostrikov’s science-fiction feature, supported by ESFUF in December, will premiere in the “Discovery” section of the 49th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

The debut feature of Pavlo Ostrikov, U are the universe is set in a distant future and follows Andriy, a Ukrainian space trucker witnessing the Earth’s explosion from afar. When he believes he is the last human being in the Universe, someone gets in touch – Catherine, a French scientist working in a space station. They are completely different and far from each other, but every day Andriy and Catherine want to meet each other more and more.

This project received ESFUF Finalisation support in December, which enabled the team to complete the VFX and to work on the sound, music, and recording of  Catherine’s dialogue – voiced by a French actress. U are the universe is a Ukrainian-Belgian co-production between the companies ForeFilms (Ukraine) and Stenola Productions (Belgium).