The Association unites 35 film and audiovisual agencies.
Ukraine has joined the European Film Agency Directors association (EFAD). This was announced during the field plenary session of the association, which took place at the Cannes Film Festival, according to the State Cinema.
The head of the Ukrainian agency Maryna Kuderchuk and the executive director of the Ukrainian Film Association Victoria Yarmoschuk were also invited to join the event. EFAD representatives assured Ukraine of their support and said that they had already done so.
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For example, EFAD, as well as the National Center for Cinematography and Animation of France, German film funds (including the National Fund FFA), the Dutch Film Fund and the Luxembourg Film Fund have made donations to the International Coalition of Cinematographers at Risk. The coalition has set up a special “Emergency Fund for Directors” to help filmmakers at risk from the war in Ukraine.
In addition, EFAD and Film Fund Luxembourg will contribute to the Filmmakers for Ukraine platform, which helps Ukrainian cinematographers to find specialized work abroad.
“Condemning the invasion of Ukraine and expressing its solidarity with our people, EFAD and its members have taken concrete steps to support Ukrainian film professionals both in Ukraine and in the countries where they have found refuge. We greatly appreciate this support. And we are very grateful for the Agency's invitation to join the EFAD Association with a waiver of membership fees for the next two years, which we will certainly use to further strengthen cooperation between the Ukrainian and European film industries, “said Kuderchuk.
EFAD is a European association of 35 national film and audiovisual agencies based in Brussels. EFAD membership covers the European Union, as well as Iceland, Norway, the Republic of Northern Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. strong>. He compared the events of Russia's full-scale invasion of our country to World War II. After quoting Charlie Chaplin's satire on fascism “The Great Dictator” in 1940, Zelensky called on cinema “not to be dumb” even now.
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