Exclusive: The fledgling Guild of Screenwriters of Ukraine (Gsu) has backed its WGA counterparts “unconditionally,” stating that a “screenwriter is a creator of history and this should be evaluated appropriately.”
In a statement shared with Deadline, the 41-strong Gsu’s President Andriy Babik urged U.S. writers to “be brave, like Ukraine” and said his outfit “absolutely and unconditionally supports the strike of our American colleagues.”
“We are always happy, if there is such an opportunity, to provide them with some real help, in addition to psychological help,” said the statement.
“Ukrainian screenwriters definitely support the strike of their American colleagues and fully share their philosophy, which is based on a clear and understandable definition: a screenwriter is a creator of history, and this should be evaluated appropriately.”
The Gsu was formed last year “during an air raid when city transport stopped in Kyiv,” according to Babik, a writer on popular Ukrainian drama The Sniffer,...
In a statement shared with Deadline, the 41-strong Gsu’s President Andriy Babik urged U.S. writers to “be brave, like Ukraine” and said his outfit “absolutely and unconditionally supports the strike of our American colleagues.”
“We are always happy, if there is such an opportunity, to provide them with some real help, in addition to psychological help,” said the statement.
“Ukrainian screenwriters definitely support the strike of their American colleagues and fully share their philosophy, which is based on a clear and understandable definition: a screenwriter is a creator of history, and this should be evaluated appropriately.”
The Gsu was formed last year “during an air raid when city transport stopped in Kyiv,” according to Babik, a writer on popular Ukrainian drama The Sniffer,...
- 5/11/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
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