The Eurimages Co-Production Award is to be presented to the producers of Ukraine at the European Film Awards next month.
Eurimages and the European Film Academy said that the award, which is normally given to one individual, is being given to all the producers of Ukraine as an expression of “strong appreciation for the growing quality of Ukrainian production in the past years, and as a sign of ongoing support now that the infrastructure for production support within Ukraine has collapsed.”
The Award will be accepted by a delegation of Ukrainian producers who are Academy members at the ceremony of the 35th European Film Awards on December 10 in Reykjavík.
Eurimages and the European Film Academy said they wanted “to express their full support to Ukrainian film producers and for efforts to give continuity to the film industry in these difficult times.
They added that the quality of Ukrainian productions is reflected in the Ukrainian films shortlisted for the European Film Awards earlier this year, such as Reflection directed by Valentyn Vasyanovych for the Feature Film Selection, while Pamfir directed by Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk has been nominated for European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI.
In addition, there are two co-productions with Ukraine running for the European Film Awards: A House Made Of Splinters (Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Ukraine) directed by Simon Lereng Wilmont for European Documentary and 107 Mothers (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Ukraine), film supported by Eurimages and directed by Peter Kerekes, also for European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI.
The Eurimages Co-Production Award is presented by the European Film Academy in cooperation with Eurimages, the cultural support fund of the Council of Europe to acknowledge the role of co-productions in fostering international exchange.
Last year, the award was presented to Norwegian producer Maria Ekerhovd of Mer Film.
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