EU-backed support for Ukrainian filmmakers from Netflix, Ukrainian Film Academy, House of Europe, and New York Film Academy
With the support of the European Union, Netflix and a network of institutions have renewed their partnership supporting Ukrainian filmmakers and the country’s film industry affected by the war.
A new, bigger round of 20 grants of US$15,000 each will be distributed by the Ukrainian Film Academy to support films during the post-production stage. House of Europe, together with the New York Film Academy are also opening applications for an intensive online course on practical aspects of managing post-production processes.
This is already the fourth edition of the initiative, which provides Ukrainian filmmakers with mentorship, capacity building, new opportunities and financial support.
The joint initiative has led to several Ukrainian films receiving international festival recognition and distribution. For example, the film Militantropos, directed by Yelyzaveta Smit, Alina Gorlova, and Semen Mozhovyi, was selected for the prestigious ‘Quinzaine des Cinéastes’ programme at the Cannes Film Festival. Daughter, directed by Yehor Olesov, and The Glass House, directed by Taras Dron, premiered at the Warsaw Film Festival. Songs of Slow Burning Earth, directed by Olha Zhurba, premiered at the Venice Film Festival while the film U Are the Universe, directed by Pavlo Ostrikov, had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
“Even as Russia’s war rages on, Ukrainian filmmakers keep creating — telling honest, moving stories the world needs to hear,” said Katarína Mathernová, EU Ambassador to Ukraine. “Through our flagship House of Europe programme, we’re proud to support the fourth round of this initiative, delivered in partnership with Netflix, the Ukrainian Film Academy, and the New York Film Academy. Together, we’re up-skilling the industry, helping filmmakers to bring powerful stories to life and enabling their cinematic vision to reach completion.”
As in the previous years, any Ukrainian artist may apply for participation in the initiatives regardless of their current place of residence.
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