Thursday     16:00      Galleriet

On February 24th Russian troops invaded Ukraine. This panel discussion with representatives from Odesa Film Festival will focus on how the war is affecting the film festivals in Ukraine. How Ukrainian festivals are responding to the uncertainties, what are their adapting strategies and how other film festivals can help their film colleagues in Ukraine.

The panel will be held in English.

Representing Odesa Film Festival:

Anna Machukh became the Managing Director of the Odesa International Film Festival in 2020. During 2011 – 2016, Anna worked as Marketing Director of the OIFF, in 2017 she was the OIFF Film Market Director, and from 2018 to 2020 she held the position of the Strategic Development Director of the Festival. Anna Machukh is also the Executive Director of the Ukrainian Film Academy and co-founder of the online platform for the audiovisual sector DzygaMDB.

Alik Shpilyuk 
Artistic Director of Ukrainian Film Academy, Program Director of IFF “KROK”, Program Advisor of Odessa IFF, film programs curator, film expert

Ivanna Khitsinska 
Producer, coordination of Film Industry Office of Odesa IFF, director of Film Industry Association of Ukraine

Moderator: Anika Salvesen