Two Eurimages Special Co-production Development Awards for Ukrainian filmmakers:

• CHERRY BLOSSOMS directed by Marysia Nikitiuk and produced by Igor Savychenko at the Sarajevo Film Festival (CineLink)
• WARRIOR to be directed by Masha Kondakova and produced by Valeria Sochyvets from Contemporary Ukrainian Cinema the TorinoFilmLab

Three bursaries for Ukrainian female filmmakers (two additional bursaries as part of the existing sponsorship agreement with the Nipkow Programm and one extra award as part of the existing sponsorship agreement with the Pop-Up Residency) which respectively went to:

• Hanna Bilobrova
• Tonia Noyabrova
• Maryna Vroda

Support for the promotion costs of two documentary feature projects:

• COMPANY OF STEEL directed by Yulija Hontaruk and produced by Babylon 13 Production
• MOUNTAINS AND HEAVEN IN BETWEEN directed by Dmytro Hreshko and produced by UP UA Studio, selected for the Ukrainian Institute’s proMOTION Programme. The Ukrainian Institute is a cultural promotional body, part of the Ukrainian Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Covering the fees for Ukrainian animator Oksana Kurmaz.

• Oksana is invited to teach during the Sisterhood of Young Animation Auteurs event, a workshop sponsored by Eurimages as part of its Gender Equality Action Plan.

 In addition, the 2022 edition of the Eurimages Co-production Prize at the European Film Awards went to the Ukrainian members of the European Film Academy on behalf of the Ukrainian film production community.

Three Eurimages Special Co-production Development Awards supporting 3 Ukrainian projects in the framework of the Rotterdam (CineMart, NL), Berlinale (DE) and Copenhagen (CPH:FORUM, DK) co-production markets in 2023:

• MY MOTHERS, directed by Marina Stepanska and produced by Esse Production House
• THE BLINDSIGHT, directed by Ruslan Batytskyi and produced by 2Brave Productions 
• RED ZONE, directed by Iryna Tsilyk and produced by Darya Bassel from the Ukrainian company Moon Man

Renewal of the three additional bursaries for Ukrainian female filmmakers as part of:

• Nipkow Programm 
• Pop-Up Residency
• Sisterhood of Young Animation Auteurs event

Partnership with the Ukrainian Institute to fully support the 2023 edition of the proMOTION programme over the three annual calls for projects looking to boost their international promotional campaigns.

In the framework of the first call, two films were supported:

• WE WILL NOT FADE AWAY, by Alisa Kovalenko (premiered at the Berlinale, DE)
• LA PALISIADA, by Philip Sotnychenko (premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, NL)

In the framework of the second call, two films were supported:

• FOREVER-FOREVER, by Anna Buryachkova (premiered at the Venice Film Festival, IT)
• DEMIURGE, by Olga Semak (premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh, IE)

In the framework of the third call, three films were supported:

• THE EDITORIAL OFFICE, by Roman Bondarchuk (nominated for the Heart of Sarajevo in 2024, BA)
• FRAGMENTS OF ICE, by Maria Stoianova (nominated in Munich, Sarajevo and Nyon - Visions du Réel in 2024)
• A PICTURE TO REMEMBER, by Olga Chernykh (premiered at IDFA, NL)

Four Eurimages Special Co-production Development Awards supporting 4 Ukrainian projects in the framework of the Nyon (Visions du Réel, CH), Sarajevo (CineLink, BA), Tallinn (Baltic Event, EE)  and Les Arcs (FR) co-production markets in 2024:

• FIXING THE WAR to be directed by Vadym Ilkov and Clare Stronge and produced by Moon Man
• TIMES NEW ROMAN by Philip Sotnychenko to be produced by CUC (Contemporary Ukrainian Cinema) and Viatel
• ENGLISH LESSON to be directed by Ivan Tymchenko and produced by Svitlofor Film
• 30 DAYS OF SUMMER to be directed by Anastasiia Solonevych and produced by the company Bosonfilm

In the framework of the first year of the 2024-2026 gender equality sponsorships, four additional bursaries for Ukrainian female filmmakers as part of:

• Le Lab – Femmes de Cinéma (FR)
• Locarno Pro – Step in (CH)
• Olhares Do Mediterraneo – Women’s Film Festival (PT)
• Woman in Fan – Sitges Foundation (ES)

Partnership with the Ukrainian Institute to fully support the 2024 edition of the proMOTION programme over the three annual calls for projects looking to boost their international promotional campaigns.

In the framework of the first call, one film was supported:

• INTERCEPTED, by Oksana Karpovych (which premiered at the Berlinale) 

In the framework of the second call, four films were supported:

• YOU ARE THE UNIVERSE, by Pavlo Ostrikov (which was nominated for the People’s Choice Award (Best Film) at the Toronto International Film Festival)
• DAD’S LULLABY, by Lesia Diak (which was nominated for the Heart of Sarajevo award for Best Documentary)
• SONGS OF SLOW BURNING DEATH, by Olga Zhurba (which premiered at the 81^st Venice Film Festival)
• FLOWERS OF UKRAINE, by Adelina Borets (which premiered at the Krakow Film Festival)

In the framework of the third call, two films were supported:

• MILITANTROPOS, by Alina Gorlova
• CUBA AND ALASKA, by Yegor Troyanovsky