Ukraine Content Club (UCC) is thrilled to announce its participation in the highly anticipated event in the CEE region Content Budapest – international co-production conference and content market, organized by C21Media, that will take place from June 27th to 29th at the Kempinski Hotel in Budapest, Hungary.
Ukraine will be prominently showcased at Content Budapest at the Ukrainian Content. Global Cooperation stand (#2 on the market floor), which will represent the country’s most relevant content and services. Colleagues and partners from all over the world are cordially invited to visit it and meet representatives of key Ukrainian media companies, including backers of the UCC initiative FILM.UA Group, Starlight Media, 1+1 Media, and Suspilne Ukraine.
Content Budapest, within its official conference program on June 27 at 3:30 pm will host a panel discussion dedicated to Ukraine Content Club, with a special focus on its documentary slate. During the session, the UCC delegates, along with the representatives of the initiative’s international judging panel, will announce the first three documentary projects selected to be developed under the UCC umbrella. These three projects will be carefully chosen from the diverse documentary series slate that represent the best selection of original Ukrainian feature titles available for potential partnerships and collaborations. The UCC documentary lineup includes: The Evil Empire, Russian Warship F*ck You! Decisive Battle, Risen from the Ashes, The Imaginary Worlds of Stanislav Lem, For Life, and Wedding during the War.
Find video pitches and further detail for each projects in C21Media Screening Room.
UCC is grateful to its outstanding doc expert board: Benjamin Noot, National Geographic acquisitions & co-productions director, Disney Media & Entertainment, Yung Kha, Head of communications, Dogwoof, Dan Salerno, Consultant (previously, National Geographic’s head of programming), Rachel Job, SVP non-scripted content, All3media International, Kristina Hollstein, Director acquisitions & co-productions documentaries/children & youth, ZDF, Steven Fullagar, Commissioning editor, Warner Bros. Discovery UK, Cecilie Olsen, SVP global content, non-scripted, ITV Studios, Elisabeth Hagstedt, Head of content and broadcast, TF1, David Cornwall, Managing director, Scorpion TV, Holly Hines, Co-CEO and founder, Happy Accidents.
Content Budapest provides an excellent platform to boost new programming relationships across CEE and connect fresh creativity with international partners. Being an integral part of the CEE market, Ukrainian AV industry community invites you to meet there and discover valuable insights into its vibrant content creation landscape. To book a meeting with the UCC member companies’ delegates – please contact us via Facebook or email us at ukrainecontentclub@gmail.com
Special thanks to C21Media and personally to David Jenkinson, its editor-in-chief & managing director for warm-hearted welcome at Content Budapest, strong support for Ukraine and its media industry, as well as providing exceptional opportunities for the country’s AV production sphere development.
