The Docudays UA Team and the Ukrainian Institute selected 5 projects among 46 submitted applications. On 29 March, the authors will present projects to the film selectors from world festivals, representatives of international foundations, sales companies, and broadcasters. The 18th Docudays UA will take place in Kyiv on 26 March – 4 April 2021.

Docudays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival is held annually in the last week of March in Kyiv. After it ends, Docudays UA presents the best films in the regions of Ukraine.

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Ukrainian Doc Preview-2020 Projects:

• Expedition 49 (dir. Alisa Kovalenko; prod. Stephane Siohan, Valery Kalmykov, Oleksiy Kobelev, Tomasz Morawski).
• Florian’s Witnesses (dir. Oleksiy Radynski; prod. Lyuba Knorozok).
• Pryvoz. Tales of a Market (dir. Eva Neymann; prod. Gennady Kofman, Olha Beskhmelnytsina).
• Fragments of Ice (dir. Maria Stoianova; prod. Alina Gorlova, Maksym Nakonechnyi).
• Fragile Memory (dir. Ihor Ivanko; prod. Mariia Ponomarova, Oleksandra Bratyshchenko, Peter Kerekes, Ihor Ivanko).

What are the prizes for Ukrainian Doc Preview?

• Current Time $2000 prize for a film’s post-production;
• East Silver Caravan Award granted by the Institute of Documentary Film (Czech Republic) can help spread the documentary on the international film festivals for a year;
• The Documentary Association of Europe (DAE, Germany) will award one of the projects an opportunity to become a one-year member of the Association and to receive consultations from film industry professionals.
• The female participants of the Ukrainian Doc Preview will also be able to receive two annual memberships in the EWA Network (France).
• One of the largest international markets Sunny Side of the Doc (France) will award accreditation.

Ukrainian Doc Preview–2021 Tutors and Guest Speakers:

• Brigid O’Shea
• Selin Murat
• Joanna Solecka
• Heidi Fleisher
• Qutaiba Barhamji

Selin Murat and Brigid O’Shea will share some experience and teach how to successfully present your project to the international film industry. Joanna Solecka, Heidi Fleisher, and Qutaiba Barhamji are the guest speakers who will shed some light on the issue of developing an efficient marketing, fundraising, and promotional strategy as well as share some bits of advice on editing.

You may watch the online screening of the showcase on March 29.

The DOCU/PRO Industry Platform events at 18 Docudays UA take place in cooperation with the Ukrainian Institute and with the support of the Embassy of Sweden, and the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation.