An international coalition of producers and distributors have come together to deliver “Citizens at War: A Year in Ukraine.” The six-part documentary series is expected include interviews with Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, survivors of a mass execution and a beauty queen who becomes a sniper.
The series is backed by Canada’s Blue Ant International, Ukraine’s Film.UA, Tilt Media in Australia, and Gtv Docs from the U.K. The deal was assembled by Lilla Hurst, global head of acquisitions & partnerships at Blue Ant.
The completed series is set to be delivered by next month, on the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The production leans on the filmmakers of Kyiv’s most prestigious film production house who fanned out to record the fate of their nation. They accessed the Ukraine government, Ukrainian military and the personal stories of Ukrainian citizens. It combines the fresh professional footage with...
The series is backed by Canada’s Blue Ant International, Ukraine’s Film.UA, Tilt Media in Australia, and Gtv Docs from the U.K. The deal was assembled by Lilla Hurst, global head of acquisitions & partnerships at Blue Ant.
The completed series is set to be delivered by next month, on the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The production leans on the filmmakers of Kyiv’s most prestigious film production house who fanned out to record the fate of their nation. They accessed the Ukraine government, Ukrainian military and the personal stories of Ukrainian citizens. It combines the fresh professional footage with...
- 1/11/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Blue An, Film.UA & Zdf Team On Zelenskyy Doc ‘Citizens At War’
Canada’s Blue Ant International has struck a distribution and co-production financing deal for six-part doc series Citizens at War: A Year in Ukraine. The doc will include exclusive, personal interviews with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife, Olena, and details how the lives of people in Ukraine were turned upside down by the Russian invasion. Stories include intervies with a Ukrainian beauty queen turned sniper, a Russian soldier terrified by unexpected resistance to his convoy and the sole survivor of a mass execution in Bucha. Blue Ant’s Global Head of Acquisitions and Partnerships Lilla Hurst struck the deal for the series with leading Ukrainian studio Film.UA, Australia’s Tilt Media and Gtv Docs in London. Germany’s Zdf is attached as the commissioning broadcaster and the show is expected to debut on the one-year anniversary...
Canada’s Blue Ant International has struck a distribution and co-production financing deal for six-part doc series Citizens at War: A Year in Ukraine. The doc will include exclusive, personal interviews with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife, Olena, and details how the lives of people in Ukraine were turned upside down by the Russian invasion. Stories include intervies with a Ukrainian beauty queen turned sniper, a Russian soldier terrified by unexpected resistance to his convoy and the sole survivor of a mass execution in Bucha. Blue Ant’s Global Head of Acquisitions and Partnerships Lilla Hurst struck the deal for the series with leading Ukrainian studio Film.UA, Australia’s Tilt Media and Gtv Docs in London. Germany’s Zdf is attached as the commissioning broadcaster and the show is expected to debut on the one-year anniversary...
- 1/11/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
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