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EXCLUSIVE: A pair of Nordic networks have boarded Those Who Stayed, the Ukraine invasion anthology collection we first advised you about final yr.
Public broadcasters SVT in Sweden and YLE in Finland have joined Film.UA and Purple Arrow Studios Worldwide on the challenge as co-producers.
Taking pictures on the comedy-drama anthology is deliberate to start in March. Three manufacturing crews are being readied to permit for a quick turnaround and supply in autumn of 2023 or winter in early 2024.
The scripted collection tells tales from the early days of Russia’s assault on neighbour Ukraine practically a yr in the past. We first revealed details in August.
The anthology comedy/drama will give attention to the instant aftermath of the February 24 invasion, with every episode telling the story of a bunch of characters whose paths cross with characters from completely different episodes. These encounters will probably be used as easter eggs that can tease what’s coming subsequent.
These Who Stayed will showcase the work of 1 Ukrainian filmmaker per episode, with Koza Nostra author Anastasiia Lodkina showrunning.
Lodkina will write episode one, titled ‘Family’, which Olexiy Esakov (director of Love in Chains) is directing. Artem Lytvynenko (The Sniffer) is writing and directing episode two, ‘In the Zoo’; Pavlo Ostrikov is behind episode three ‘Homeless’; Tala Prystaetska (author and creator of Love in Chains) lead on episode 4, ‘Mom, I’m Not Scared’; and Serhiy Luschyk is writing episode 5, ‘Kyiv-Berlin’, with Valentyn Shpakov (Early Swallows) directing. Lodkina additionally writes episode six, ‘The Star in the City’, which Katya Tsarik is directing.
The tales embody one a few celeb who stays in Kyiv when his entire staff runs, which was impressed by Andriy Danylko, often known as Verka Serduchka, who was behind Ukraine’s entry for Eurovision 2007. The producers have secured the rights to his life story and can finish the episode with actual footage of Verka Serduchka performing in a Kyiv metro station.
Anna Eliseeva, who co-created the collection with Lodkina, and Kateryna Vyshnevska are producers.
“The scripts are inspired by the true stories that happened or were witnessed by them,” stated Lodkina and Eliseeva in an announcement. “A team of eight supporting over 100 animals in a private zoo next to Irpin and Bucha. A Ukrainian celebrity — who you know as a break-out Eurovision star Verka Serduchka — who stayed in his house alone in the center of Kyiv. Foreigners who came to whisk their friends away to safety but chose to stay in Ukraine. We learn a great deal about humanity through the outstanding choices ordinary people make every day.”
Vyshnevska is saying the brand new companions immediately on the Sequence in Improvement showcase on the Gothenburg Movie Pageant immediately. The nonprofit group she runs, the Ukraine Content material Membership, is presenting immediately, with These Who Stayed and LLC Concepts Financial institution’s Alchemskys Thriller additionally being touted to patrons.
“The world as we know it has changed,” stated Vyshnevska. “February 2022 ushered in a war in the heart of Europe. May February 2023 usher in a year where we, the citizens of Europe, stand together when it comes to protecting our values and telling our shared stories together. Nordic partners boarding a Ukrainian project co-developed with a German studio – we can do greater things together. We are excited to bring this important story to the world.”
Anna Croneman, Head of Drama at SVT stated: “At SVT we are very proud to be part in the making of the anthology series Those Who Stayed. The war in Ukraine is covered by news media but the ongoing, everyday life of the people of Ukraine we cannot even imagine. This unique series changes that, and truly makes a difference.”
The producers hope These Who Stayed may also enable Ukraine’s writers and administrators to land extra work with European creators.
In keeping with the Workplace of the UN Excessive Commissioner for Human Rights, there have been 18,657 recorded civilian casualties in Ukraine, with 7,110 killed, between February 24, 2022, and January 29 this yr.
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