European Movie Awards: Ukraine Producers to Obtain Eurimages Prize

EURO-UKRAINIAN CO-PRODUCTION SOLIDARITY

The Eurimages Co-production Award, offered as a part of the annual European Movie Awards, will this 12 months be awarded to all of the movie producers of war-torn Ukraine.

Eurimages, a Council of Europe-backed movie finance group described the weird award “as an expression of robust appreciation for the rising high quality of Ukrainian manufacturing previously years, and as an indication of ongoing help now that the infrastructure for manufacturing help inside Ukraine has collapsed.” The award shall be accepted by a delegation of Ukrainian producers who’re Academy members on the European Movie Awards ceremony on Dec. 10 in Reykjavík, Iceland.

The standard of Ukrainian productions is mirrored within the Ukrainian movies shortlisted for the European Movie Awards earlier this 12 months, Eurimages stated. These embody: “Reflection,” directed by Valentyn Vasyanovych for the characteristic movie choice; “Pamfir,” directed by Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk is nominated for European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI.

As well as, there are two co-productions with Ukraine within the working for different EFAs: “A Home Made from Splinters,” a Denmark-Sweden-Finland-Ukraine enterprise, directed by Simon Lereng Wilmont is competing for the European Documentary Award; “107 Moms,” a Slovakia-Czech Republic-Ukraine enterprise supported by Eurimages and directed by Peter Kerekes, competes within the European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI class.

AUTUMN IN VIETNAM

Money prizes have been offered on the closing evening of the Autumn Assembly, an annual movie trade growth occasion held in Vietnam. An EUR8,000 award procided by France’s CNC was made to Singaporean undertaking “Penumbra,” to be directed by Russel Morton and produced by Jeremy Chua. A ‘Producers Selection’ award of $2,000, offered by CJ-CGV, went to “Phan Xich Lengthy & the Rising of the South,” to be directed by Nguyen Dinh Minh Vu and produced by Michelle Phuong. The prize ceremony marked the shut of the tenth version of the Autumn Assembly, which inspires trade growth in Vietnam and outreach inside Southeast Asia. The 2022 version, operated 13-20 Nov., was its tenth iteration and a return to in-person gathering after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.

The occasion included 4 workshops targeted on abilities growth – primary appearing led by Lydia Parok (South Korea), advance appearing by artist Le Khanh and stage director Tu Mai, advance appearing by director Tsuyoshi Sugiyama (Japan), and cinematography led by DOPs Chananun Chotrungroj and Ly Thai Dung – with 83 filmmaker contributors. An additional 100 contributors joined the Asian-European Producer Discussion board.

Backing for the occasion got here from: the Taipei Financial and Cultural Workplace in Ho Chin Min Metropolis, CJ-CGV Viet Nam, VINIF , Sud-est Manufacturing, the Institut Francais, the French Embassy in Vietnam, France’s CNC, the Movement Image Affiliation, and Austin Dwelling Interiors.

“The event of the movie sector and abilities in Vietnam (and the SEA area) has been on the radar of a lot of the French movie trade. That is why, with the CNC we thought that Autumn Assembly may very well be the right platform to accomplice with, in an effort to create connectivity with French professionals who might be key companions for the internationalization of Vietnamese cinema,” Jérémy Segay, regional audiovisual attaché, of the French Embassy in Vietnam, informed Selection.

DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION

Indian cinema know-how agency Qube Cinema has struck a deal between its Qube Wire digital supply platform and Mega Filem Enterprise, Malaysia’s main digital cinema service supplier. They count on to function a content material supply community serving all cinemas in Malaysia and Brunei. The 2 corporations have linked greater than 80 theatres with a quick and strong digital connection. One other 40 theatres are scheduled for set up within the subsequent two months.